Showing events starting from March 1, 2020 up to March 31, 2020
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Social Justice Internship Fund Application (Apply!)
March 2, 2020 - 3:15pm to March 27, 2020 3:15pm
CancelledThe CASC Social Justice Internship Fund provides up to 500 dollars funding for students seeking internship, field, or volunteer opportunities in community settings with a social justice emphasis. Supported by the generosity of CASC alumni and friends, the CASC Social Justice Internship seeks to offset a portion of students' cost of living to encourage social-justice-oriented participation in community settings.
Requirements;
Applicants must provide evidence of demonstrated financial need
Applicants must describe how their internship reflects the CASC mission and vision to promote the knowledge, tools, and skills to engage diverse communities in social change efforts.
Applicants must provide a clear description of their host organization or agency, their specific role, and what they hope to contribute and learn from the experience.
Priority applications include community efforts that are not sponsored by the university.
Visit the CASC Minor Grants page for more information about the fund and how to apply.
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MSW Prospective Student Session
March 3, 2020 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
This session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work MSW program. Topics covered will include: MSW Curriculum, Dual Degree Programs, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more.
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SSW Book Club
March 4, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Saeed Jones is an acclaimed queer Black poet.
The SSW Book Club will discuss his coming of age memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives.
You are welcome to join us, whether or not you have attended before, and whether or not you have finished the book.
All members of the SSW community are invited. Feel free to bring your lunch.
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Prospective Student Information Session - Washington, DC
March 5, 2020 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
This session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work's MSW & PhD Programs. Topics covered will include: MSW/PhD Curriculum, Dual Degree Programs, Application Process, Degree Requirements, and Financial Aid. Stay for a reception immediatelly following to meet current students and alumni of the School of Social Work.
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DC Alumni Reception
March 5, 2020 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Please join us for a special reception to reconnect with alumni and meet current School of Social Work students who are interested in working in the DC area.
Event is complimentary - Registration is required
If you have any question please contact us at ssw.alumnioffice@umich.edu or (734) 763-6886.
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Classes resume
March 9, 2020
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Social Work Month Kick-off Celebration
March 9, 2020 - 12:00pm to 12:30pm
Happy Social Work Month!
“Social Work: Generations Strong”March is Social Work Month! It's a time to celebrate our work as leaders in making society a better place.Join us for some refreshments and giveaways! -
CASC Info Session
March 10, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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!
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Job Search Strategies - Utilizing the 2-Hour Job Search Method
March 11, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
The job search can seem like a daunting task. Where do I start? What can I do to be effective? How do I find employers who are hiring?
The 2-Hour Job Search Method offers a handy road map to help you plan and strategize your job search.
Michelle Woods, SSW Career Services Director, will discuss how to utilize methods from “The 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster” book by Steve Dalton for your job search.
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The Cognitive Costs of Environmental Racism: Myth, Science and Myopia
March 11, 2020 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Please join the University of Michigan MLK Health Sciences Committee and the Institute for Social Research as we host author and ethicist Harriet A. Washington on March 11 for a presentation and discussion on her book "A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and its Assault on the American Mind."
Harriet A. Washington has been the Shearing Fellow at the University of Nevada's Black Mountain Institute, a Research Fellow in Medical Ethics at Harvard Medical School, and a senior research scholar at the National Center for Bioethics at Tuskegee University. She is the author of Deadly Monopolies, Infectious Madness, and Medical Apartheid, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN/Oakland Award, and the American Library Association Black Caucus Nonfiction Award.
Does the dose make the poison? Are US patterns of environmental toxicity driven by socioeconomics or race? Are hereditarian scientists correct in ascribing intelligence to racial genetics? How have our habitual modes of thought blinded us to the true nature of environmental toxicity, and what challenges face public health practitioners as they assess the roles of industry, science and government?