Showing events starting from March 1, 2015 up to March 31, 2015

March 13, 2015 - 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

Come see "Are you willing to give up all your rights and plead guilty to the crime?: Immigration Enforcement at the Southwest Border".

Students from SSW799-Immigration Enforcement at the Contested Border-will provide visual, aural, and tactile evidence of immigration enforcement and deterrence and of Samaritan activities to prevent deaths during dangerous desert crossings. They spent spring break in the Tucson/Nogales area witnessing methods of enforcement and considering social justice at the border.

Presentation materials will be up on Friday (with students presenting during the lunch hour).  

Come participate in conversations about social justice at the border and learn more about the methods and outcomes of immigration enforcement.

March 13, 2015 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

The purpose of the Poster Session is for SSW faculty and Doctoral Students to engage in scholarly exchange and to learn more about each other's work.  

As we have done in the past, the Research Poster Session will coincide with the doctoral student recruitment weekend.  Our hope is that having the Research Poster Session at this time will demonstrate to the newly admitted students the wide variety of research being conducted at the University of Michigan, School of Social Work.  This informal venue also provides another opportunity to speak with these students to help them decide if the University of Michigan is the right place for them.

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March 15, 2015 - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET

The Jewish Communal Leadership Program (JCLP) warmly invites you to the 2015 Communal Conversation. This year's theme is community storytelling, featuring local community members.  Andrew Lustig, nationally-known Jewish slam poet, will also join us for this interactive, inspiring evening. Food will be served.

Additional featured speakers and storytellers:

Arthur Horwitz - President and founder of the Detroit Jewish News

Kaye White - Toy designer, mother of Jewish kids, lifelong hippie 

Karen Rosenstein - Past Coordinator of JARC Judaic and Spiritual Care

Haya Bar Yitzhak - Schusterman Professor in Israeli Studies, Director of the Israel Folktale Archives at the University of Haifa

Shira Schwartz - Bold and bright PhD candidate in comparative literature at U-M

This event is cosponsored by University of Michigan's Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies.

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March 16, 2015 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Michelle Woods demystifies licensure.

*This is a repeat session of 2/25

March 17, 2015 - 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET

An admissions representative will be coming to Siena Heights University's BSW program to present on U-M's MSW program.

March 18, 2015 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

The Peer Consultation Group offers a seminar-like experience where students can come to consult each other with field-related issues/support. The groups are open and drop-in. You can come to as many or as little as you like. 

March 19, 2015 - 5:15 PM to 7:15 PM ET

Social Work Allies for Immigrant Rights (SWAIR) will be showing the CNN documentary "Documented" that details the life of Jose Antonio Vargas, who only found out late in his adult life that he was technically an undocumented immigrant to the United States who was brought here by his family at a very young age.  The film explores the difficulties faced by José as he tries to navigate our current immigration system. In a brave and bold move, José "comes out" to the world as an undocumented immigrant, demonstrating the absurdity of the system that creates situations in which humans like José are forced out of the United States for technicalities and other reasons they may have absolutely no control over. Following the film, club members will host a brief discussion about the significance and implications of José's life, what small steps students can take two promote humane immigration reform, and will learn the essential details of current immigration legislation from representatives of the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC).

Tmaz tacos will be served.

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March 20, 2015 - 12:00 PM to 12:30 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!