School of Social Work Events Calendar
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SSW Meeting - Promotion and Tenure Committee
April 5, 2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Visit the SSW meeting calendar for full schedule information.
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MSW Prospective Student Information Session - Virtual
April 9, 2024 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
This online session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work MSW program. Topics covered will include: Online Program, On-Campus Program, Curriculum Options, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more!
All registered attendees will receive a recording of the session.
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Applying a Resilience Framework in Social Work Practice: Protecting Children and Families while Protecting Ourselves
April 10, 2024 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Join us for an online lecture and discussion on some of the ways that social workers can apply foundational concepts of strenghts, resilience, and empowerment in work with populations impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and other recent events.
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SSW Meeting - Promotion and Tenure Committee
April 12, 2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
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SSW Meeting - Recruitment, Admissions, Student Services and Financial Aid Committee (RASSFA)
April 15, 2024 - 9:00am to 11:00am
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The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Impact Awards
April 15, 2024 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
The SSW Award for Impact in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion seeks to recognize outstanding individuals or groups in the School of Social Work who have demonstrated their commitment to improving diversity, equity, and inclusion at the School and/or in the community. These awards are open to all current SSW students, faculty, staff, groups, and registered student organizations, and may be awarded to up to three individuals or groups.
Award recipients embody the following characteristics:
Demonstrates a high level of commitment to personal growth and development around DEI topics (including confronting own implicit bias, exploring structural and systemic oppression, etc.)
Displays commitment to valuing DEI above and beyond assigned job responsibilities
Exhibits a true commitment to the promotion and prioritization of anti-racism
Facilitates opportunities to bring people in the school together across positionalities, to promote understanding and to celebrate diversity
Builds lasting and meaningful partnerships with organizations and communities beyond SSW
Invests in student development around DEI (teaching and mentorship of students of diverse backgrounds, developing student services [academic support, mentorship, etc.], programming, curriculum development, enhancement of free exchange of ideas around controversial issues, development of more inclusive and interactive teaching methods, etc.)
Participates in, creates, and publicizes programs or events that promote DEI
Implements creative and inclusive work policies and initiatives to support the needs of a diverse staff
Advocates for DEI practices, helping to develop appropriate DEI practices, resources, and tools, and mentoring colleagues seeking to contribute to DEI efforts
Engages in research and scholarship to advance DEI consciousness
Join us in celebrating their achievements and contributions to our field!
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Winter 2024 Final Education Agreement Due
April 15, 2024 - 5:00pm
All students currently enrolled in field.
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The Case for Reparations
April 18, 2024 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Our society has discussed reparations for Black Americans due to their enslavement, exploitation, and intergenerational oppression for a long time, but not much has manifested. As we become a more race-conscious society, examining and finally accepting the ways in which institutionalized discrimination has disseminated wealth, education, health outcomes, and other quality of life indicators for so many of our marginalized communities, we don’t talk enough about the free enslaved labor of Black people that built this country into one of the most powerful and rich democracies in the world - laying the foundations of capitalism and its view of human bodies as “units of production.”
With so many Black Americans continuing to be left behind in wealth and educational attainment - how do we make amends? How do we repay the many families who have paid the price, intergenerationally, for the rest of Americans to prosper? Join us for a virtual discussion on the need and movement for reparations for Black Americans, and local exploratory efforts happening both in Detroit and Washtenaw County. Speakers include:
Chris Watson, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Cynthia Harrison, Ann Arbor City Council Member
Lauren Hood, Assistant Professor at the Taubman College for Architecture & Urban Planning and former Co-Chair of Detroit’s Reparations Task Force
Michael Steinberg, Professor and Director of the Civil Rights Litigation Initiative at the University of Michigan Law School, Justice InDEED, and the Washtenaw County Advisory Council on Reparations
Stacey Deering, Political Science Department at Eastern Michigan University
University of Michigan’s Mellon Foundation- funded project on reparations, “Crafting Democratic Futures,” will also be discussed.
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We Need You: Volunteer Management in Nonprofits
April 18, 2024 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Volunteers play an important role in non-profit organizations, often supplementing the work of paid staff in order to improve or expand services to communities. This course will review the current state of volunteerism in the United States, which has been greatly changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This course will also discuss volunteer recruitment, training, management and retention practices. The course will explore the use of volunteer personas in the above areas and discuss strategies for managing challenging behaviors and termination.
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SSW Meeting - Promotion and Tenure Committee
April 19, 2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Visit the SSW meeting calendar for full schedule information.