Showing events starting from October 1, 2014 up to October 31, 2014

October 8, 2014 - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET

Come and join us if you're interested in a micro focus program. Topics include clinical, integrative, child welfare, and geriatrics. Please note, this event is only open to declared CASC minors who are interested in the preferred admissions program.  

October 8, 2014 - 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM ET

When do you have an invention? How do you know if your invention has commercial potential? Who can help you explore that potential and protect your invention?

Join our panel of experts as we discuss intellectual property and the strategies used to support U-M researchers.

Robin Rasor, OTT, Managing Director of Licensing
Rick Brandon, OVPGC, Associate General Counsel
Bryce Pilz, U-M Law, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law

Moderated by Connie Chang, FFMI, Managing Director

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October 9, 2014 - 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM ET

Please join the University of Michigan School of Social Work online at the Social Work Grad School Virtual Fair! Admissions staff and current MSW students will be available in our chat rooms to answer questions you may have about our MSW program, the application, and what it's like as an MSW student. The virtual fair is free and open to anyone considering a social work graduate program. We look forward to chatting with you!

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October 9, 2014 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Michelle Woods provides tips and techniques to make your job search as effective as possible.

October 9, 2014 - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET

This Continuing Education session will cover both (1) understanding traumatic stress responses in individuals, and (2) performing effective assessments of traumatic stress.  Participants can expect to gain an understanding of the links between trauma and outcomes across the health spectrum as well as useful skills for assessing traumatic stress.  Social workers from a variety of settings including medical, foster care, school, and mental health, may find this useful for better understanding how individuals experiences affect their functioning. Further, participants will gain basic skills in assessing for trauma exposures and traumatic stress.

October 10, 2014 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET

The 2014 U-M Social Innovation Summit will feature entrepreneur and social innovator Aaron Hurst. Hurst is the Founder of the Taproot Foundation, where he catalyzed the $15 billion pro bono service market, Founder & CEO of Imperative, a platform that enables people to discover, connect, and act on what gives them purpose in their work, and Author of The Purpose Economy.

Globally known for his thought leadership and a regular blogger for the Huffington Post, Stanford Social Innovation Review and LinkedIn, Hurst is a member of the Nonprofit Times’ Power & Influence Top 50, and has been recognized as a top social entrepreneur by Fast Company, Ashoka, and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. You can follow him at @Aaron_Hurst.

During the Social Innovation Summit, Hurst and other leaders from across sectors will reveal how they have found purpose through their careers. Attendees will explore their own purpose journey, and engage with social entrepreneurs and thought leaders to discuss social challenges and innovations.  
Featuring Experts In:

Social Entrepreneurship in Detroit

Investing in Social Impact

Water Access, Food Security & Urban Farming 

Workforce Development & Youth Engagement

Career Discovery & Networking

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October 10, 2014 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Homeless people who struggle with compromised mental and physical health as well as drug use while cycling in and out of correctional facilities are at the center of numerous overlapping issues connected to extreme poverty. Conducting research with this population is essential to our understanding of severe deprivation, but doing so can present challenges with study retention and the ethical imperative to intervene.  

Moderator:

Sandra K. Danziger, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work; Research Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Discussants:

Reuben Miller, Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work

Megan Tompkins-Stange, Lecturer of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Free and open to the public. Lunch will be served; please RSVP to hpryor@umich.edu.

This event is co-sponsored by the Ford School of Public Policy and the SSW Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality.

October 10, 2014 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Interested in learning more about the Community Action and Social Change minor? Come to this info session to learn more about the CASC community, what CASC is and what it can offer you in your undergraduate program, the types of courses you'll take, and the available opportunities for CASC students after graduation!