Showing events on September 17, 2014
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Constitution Day Presentation: ACLU Cases
September 17, 2014 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
In honor of Constitution Day, Michael Steinberg, Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan will present on select cases the ACLU is currently litigating, including cases advancing LGBT rights, racial justice, reproductive freedom and voting rights. All faculty, students, and staff are welcome to attend! Lunch will be provided.
Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
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Tips for Successful Graduate School Writing
September 17, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
This workshop, co-taught with Social Work Librarian Sue Wortman, is a repeat presentation of sessions offered during Fall Orientation. It covers:
Basics of good academic writing, with specific attention to Social Work
Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism
APA Style
Resources Available - including RefWorks, a tool which formats your APA reference list for you
Feel free to bring your lunch.
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Global Special Studies Information Session
September 17, 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Come learn about Global Special Studies opportunities.
Refreshments will be served.
Learn about the application process
Hear from students who completed Global Special Studies projects during the 2014 summer term
Have questions answered
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Class Visit-Eastern Michigan University
September 17, 2014 - 3:30pm
An admissions representative will be coming to Eastern Michigan University to present on U-M's MSW and PhD programs. For more information, contact ssw.msw.info@umich.edu.
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Surveying the Social Work and Sports Landscape
September 17, 2014 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Associate professor Robert Ortega will speak on "Surveying the Social Work and Sports Landscape". This event is part of this fall's LSA Theme Semester, Sports and the University. Food will be provided.
Click here to view a full list of Sport and the University events »
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Gen Silent; LGBTQ film on Aging
September 17, 2014 - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
The generation that fought hardest to come out...is going back in to survive.
"Gen Silent asks six LGBT seniors if they will hide their lives to survive. They put a face on what experts in the film call an epidemic: gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender seniors so afraid of discrimination, or worse, in long-term/health care that many go back into the closet..." IMBD Synopsis http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1605721/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
Light Refreshment will be served.
Presented by Queer Social Work Alliance, Sigma Phi Omega Gerontology Honor Society, and the Dean's Initiative on TBLG Matters