Showing events starting from September 18, 2018 up to September 29, 2018

September 21, 2018 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join us for our next Book Club meeting, to discuss The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander.

Learn more about the book from the book website and trailer.

Learn more about the SSW Book Club.

All members of the SSW community are invited. Feel free to bring your lunch.

September 21, 2018 - 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM ET

Our team is excited to invite you to the public launch of Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change, a new massive open online course (MOOC) opening on edX in September!

Come hear from project team members and students, see the finished product, and learn ways you can take the course or use it in your context, such as a program, course, education abroad, engaged learning experience, student or non-profit organization, and more. What’s the course about? Now more than ever, people are seeking ways to affect change in their communities — both local and around the world. Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change is for anyone who wants to work more effectively with community members and organizations, be it through community-academic partnerships, community service and learning, education or work abroad, social change projects, community-based participatory research, non-profit internships, public scholarship, or civic performance, just to name a few.

Key concepts and strategies:

valuing community context and expertise;

understanding how social identities, power, and privilege impact your interactions;

approaches to collaborative leadership, such listening effectively, resolving conflicts, and building mutually-beneficial partnerships;

reflecting on your work, and transitioning in and out of communities; and

effectively managing community-engaged projects

Developed by an interdisciplinary team of content experts from U-M, this course is designed to be both engaging and challenging, offering an accessible entry into foundational topics as well as a jumping off point to pursue work and further learning in effective community engagement. It is also a toolkit and a roadmap, providing concrete takeaways and resources to bring to practice in the field.

Who’s on the course development team?

Jennifer Chizek, Global Engagement Team

Christie Donahue, Engineering

Ludmila Ferrari, LSA

Amanda Healy, LSA

Kelly Kowatch, Information

Katie Lopez, Social Work

Carrie Luke, Provost's Office

Danyelle Reynolds, Ginsberg Center

Mary Ruffolo, Social Work

RSVP here »

September 22, 2018 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

This minicourse teaches participants to use social media as a tool for community organizing. Participants will use the internet and social networks as easily integrated spaces designed to share information with peers and provide quick ways to organize communities and increase the reach of a group's voice. This minicourse covers the following topics: (1) Relationship building via Facebook & Twitter; (2) Facebook content for organizers; (3) Blogging hosts and content ideas; (4) Twitter content for organizers; (5) Use of video; (6) Mobile social networking; (7) Location-based social networks; (8) Online safety; (9) Discussions of: "safe" spaces online, online dialogue, and traditional organizing methods. Core competencies including critical thinking, social justice, and social equity are also examined and discussed in detail.

Registration for this course is closed. Visit the CE Course Catalog for more offerings.

September 23, 2018 - 5:00 PM ET

 Come enjoy food, friendship and dancing with the LatinX Social Work Coalition and the Trotter Multicultural Center in celebration of LatinX Heritage Month.

September 24, 2018 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join Betsy Williams, Writing Skills Coordinator, and Darlene Nichols, Social Work Librarian, for an overview of resources and expectations for graduate-level academic writing and library research. Topics will include when to cite sources and how to cite correctly using APA Style.

Short presentations will allow ample time for your questions.

This session will repeat the information provided on Wednesday, September 19.

RSVP  -  Feel free to bring your lunch.

September 24, 2018 - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET

Stop by the Idealist.org Graduate School Fair to speak with an admissions representative about U-M's MSW and PhD programs. The fair is free and open to anyone considering graduate school.

Click here to learn about Atlanta Idealist Grad Fair

September 25, 2018 - 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET

"Join our watch party!"  

Barack Obama's speech given at the University of Illinois about the state of our democracy was largely a call to action for college students and young people to vote in November. 

Join us Tuesday, September 25th from 12-2pm as we watch the speech over lunch, and discuss ways to get involved now. Come commit to voting and/or signup to volunteer with our 90% Challenge initiative!

Make sure to RSVP so we acquire the appropriate amount of food.

September 25, 2018 - 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET

An admissions representive will attend the Spelman College Social Science Graduate School Fair to share information about U-M's MSW and PhD programs.