Showing events on March 10, 2017
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Research Day
March 10, 2017 - 8:30am to 1:00pm
This is Research Day!
Faculty Speakers + Invited Keynote Speaker + Annual U-M SSW Research Poster Conference = Research Day
Research Day is scheduled during the doctoral student recruitment weekend. Candidates for the U-M SSW Joint PhD Program will attend the keynote, poster session, and strolling lunch.
8:30 AM Breakfast in the Educational Conference Center
9-11 AM SSW Faculty Member Research Talks: Andy Grogan-Kaylor, Lydia Li and Luke Schaefer
11 AM-12 PM Keynote by Karen Lincoln, U-M SSW Joint PhD Program alumna and Associate Professor and Director, USC Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Social Work
12-1 PM Lower Level Atrium poster session & strolling lunch
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Social Work and Sport
March 10, 2017 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
A growing body of research documents the positive health and mental health benefits of participating in organized sports and recreation. While much of the current research is focused on youth participation in sports, there is also evidence of how participation in sports can benefit people across the life span and from different ethnic and socioeconomic groups. This workshop will examine how social work values, concepts, and interventions on both the micro and macro levels can enhance sport activities. Specific strategies such as strength-based coaching, teambuilding, conflict resolution, family collaboration, diversity training, community engagement, advocacy and policy development will be discussed. Model interdisciplinary programs that serve at-risk youth, older adults, individuals with disabilities and other special populations will be highlighted.
Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.
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2nd Annual Berkhofer Lecture: An Evening with Joy Harjo
March 10, 2017 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Joy Harjo is an internationally known poet, writer, and performer of the Myskoke Creek nation. Her work has won many awards including the 2015 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America, among many others.
Harjo has written eight books of poetry, including How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems and She Had Some Horses. Her recent collection, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (W.W. Norton, 2015), was shortlisted for the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize and added to ALA's 2016 Notable Books List. Harjo's memoir Crazy Brave (W.W. Norton, 2012) won several awards including the PEN USA Literary Award for Creative Non-Fiction and the American Book Award.
Joy Harjo is also a renowned musician. She plays her saxophone internationally, both solo and with her bands Arrow Dynamics and Poetic Justice, and has set her poetry to music in melodic spoken-word form. She has five CDs of music and poetry including the award-winning album, Red Dreams, A Trail Beyond Tears.
Sponsored by LSA Department of American Culture's Native American Studies.
Robert F. Berkhofer Jr. (1931-2012) was a historian and leading scholar in the field of Native American Studies; he taught at U-M from 1973-1991. This annual lecture on Native American Studies honors his work and legacy.