Showing events starting from November 1, 2014 up to November 30, 2014
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“Searching for Sugar Man: The Role of Music During the Apartheid Era” Film Screening and Discussion
November 13, 2014 - 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM ET
“Searching for Sugar Man” is a documentary focusing on artist Rodgriguez whose music served as an anthem for South Africans during the Apartheid Era. Although Rodriguez music did not gain fame in the U.S., he was an icon in South Africa. This movie brings light to the importance that music plays in political movements while informing viewers of the harsh conditions of South Africans after WWII.
Food from Panera Bread will be served. RSVP today!
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Private Practice Tips & Techniques for Social Workers - Day 2
November 14, 2014 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
Day 2 of Private Practice Tips & Techniques for Social Workers will build on the content presented on Day 1. Participants will review their draft strategic plans & other progress since Day 1. Feedback/coaching will be provided by presenter as well as other course participants. In addition, options for marketing strategies supporting their strategic plan will be covered. Tips & techniques for becoming credentialed by insurance companies, operating under managed care & effective contracting with new clients will also be presented. Final coaching & creation of action plans will wrap up the Day 2 course.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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Central Michigan University MSW Grad Fair
November 14, 2014 - 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET
An admissions representative will be coming to Central Michigan University's Graduate School Fair to share information on U-M's MSW and PhD programs. For more information, contact ssw.msw.info@umich.edu.
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Curtis Center: Pizza & Pontification
November 14, 2014 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET
Join the Curtis Center for "Pizza & Pontification" -- a series of discussions, trainings and presentations on the second Friday of the month at 12 noon in the Curtis Center Conference Room. Pizza and salad lunch available at 11:45 am. All are welcome!
November 14: Jinyu Liu will discuss supportive systems and mental health of Chinese older adults. Dr. Liu is a Curtis Center postdoctoral fellow working closely with faculty mentor, Associate Professor Lydia Li.
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Lecture: Sports and Youth Development
November 14, 2014 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET
Tarkington Newman will present his research on "Sports and Youth Development". This event is part of this fall's LSA Theme Semester, Sports and the University. Food will be provided.
Tarkington J. Newman (BS, Central Michigan University; MSW, University of Michigan) is a doctoral student in the College of Social Work and will also be earning as masters of science in Kinesiology. His research interest included sport-based positive youth development amongst at-risk adolescent urban male minorities, as well as the integration of social work practice within sport culture. More specifically, his focus is on the mechanisms of the youth sport leader (i.e. coach) in intentionally facilitating life skill development through the utilization of an experiential learning framework within the context of competitive athletics. He is currently a Graduate Enrichment Fellow and a Graduate Research Associate where services as the Teaching & Learning Coordinator of the LiFE Sports Initiative. Prior to joining OSU, Tarkington worked for two years as a school social work intern at the high school level utilizing adventure and experiential-based therapy as well as spending the last four years coaching competitive high school track & field.
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"Rape for Profit" Film Screening and Discussion
November 14, 2014 - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
The film description from the Web site reads: "Typically known for coffeehouses and cloud cover, Seattle has also gained another title: 3rd most prostituted children in the nation. Experts estimate that there are up to 300,000 underage girls sexually trafficked nationally every year. This feature-length documentary from Mew Films is the product of hundreds of hours of ridealong footage with Sea-Tac street crimes unit and the Seattle high-risk victims unit... This powerful film hopes to shed light on this growing problem and uncover the solution ...Rape for Profit partners with local law enforcement, teen shelters, and non-profit organizations to help educate the city of Seattle on what is going on right in front of them."
Dinner will be provided. Please RVSP by noon on Thursday, November 13, for this event.
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Alumni Lunch Series: Hazelette Crosby-Robinson, Community Relations Program Administrator at Washtenaw Community Health
November 17, 2014 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
Alumnus Hazelette Crosby-Robinson will discuss her work as a program administrator at Washtenaw Community Health.
This workshop may be of special interest to Community Organization, Management, and Mental Health students.
*Lunch will be provided
Please RSVP to ssw-cso@umich.edu with any dietary restrictions
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International Night
November 17, 2014 - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
Storytelling and performances from around the world. Come celebrate a multicultural world with our SSW international students.
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Change it Up! Bystander Intervention Workshop
November 18, 2014 - 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET
This session will bring bystander intervention skills to students for the purpose of building inclusive and respectful communities. Through interaction theatre, participants get to practice intervening in real-life scenarios, giving them the opportunity to develop the confidence and skills necessary to "Change It Up" when harmful situations arise.
Dinner will be provided!
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Peace Corps Information Session
November 18, 2014 - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
If you're interested in service work, life abroad, foreign languages, a government career and applying the theory of your coursework to real world problems in health, education, the environment, agriculture, community development and entrepreneurship, consider international work with Peace Corps! Learn more about working abroad for Peace Corps and "the toughest job you'll ever love."
Learn about the new one-hour application, hear about the international work of local Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and learn about what PCVs do, where they go and how Peace Corps service opens diverse career paths for RPCVs. Get your questions answered and even learn about grad school partnerships between Peace Corps and universities across the country, including many with U of M.
Check out the Peace Corps website to start planning where you will go after graduation: http://www.peacecorps.gov/openings