Showing events starting from January 28, 2019

October 19, 2020 - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM ET

Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ) is hosting a relational organizing workshop presented by Progressive Pipeline at the SSW. The purpose of this event is to learn how to talk to our communities about the importance of voting in this year's election! We opted for the longer format of the workshop to include breakout rooms for practicing these vulnerable conversations. We are excited about bringing this educational opportunity to the SSW. Remember - voting is social work!

As a local chapter of the national network of SURJ groups, we organize white folx for racial justice. We recognize that many of the recipients of this email are Black, indigenous, or people of color, and we hope to offer useful information for people of all racial identities. We welcome feedback from community members at any time.

Below is an event description provided by Progressive Pipeline for anyone looking for further information about the workshop or the organization:

Get Everyone To The Polls

November's once-in-a-lifetime election will come down to turnout. In the time of COVID-19, the best messengers are friends voters already know and trust. Studies show that relational organizing is the most effective tool to drive voters to the polls - and we want to give you the tools to put it into practice.

Join Progressive Pipeline - a non-profit that's recruiting, training, and deploying the next generation of progressive leaders - for an interactive online organizing workshop, led by the star alumni of our fellowship program. We'll introduce you to Prof. Marshall Ganz's organizing practice and prepare you with the organizing tactics you need to get your friends, family, and neighbors to the polls.

Everything is on the line this fall. We'll show you how to do your part to make sure everyone's voice is heard.

October 20, 2020 - 12:00 PM ET

Join us for our Crip Camp discussion after our Crip Camp Watch Party, even if you watched the film at a different time. Check your email for a link from Mary Eldredge (hedgem@umich.edu) for more details.

October 20, 2020 - 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM ET

Student organizers will be holding a student-centered virtual Town Hall on Zoom in conjunction with Student Union, who will be acting as moderators, and with members of the administration in attendance to be present to answer questions.

We recognize that not everyone will be able to make this time, and truly wish that there was a time when everyone in the community would be able to attend. Our hope is that folks who want to will be able to come for at least some of the event.

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October 21, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET

Panel #1: Wednesday, 10/21 & Panel #2: Tuesday, 11/10 both 12-1:30 PM EST.

To give folks interested in pursuing higher education social work a chance to have conversation with and ask questions of a diverse group of folks who have established social work careers in higher education settings across the country.

Conversation will be facilitated by the U-M Social Workers in Higher Education Affinity Group's Central Organizing Committee member and Field Faculty + LEO Lec III, Rachel Naasko.

If you would like to participate as a panelist, please fill out this form.

If you would like to attend this event as a guest, please RSVP here.

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October 21, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

What's the program really like? Where is your field placement? What do social work students do for fun? Join an MSW student as well as other prospective MSW students for a live webchat about the School of Social Work.  Our MSW students are excited to answer any questions that you have and share their feedback about the program. 

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October 22, 2020 - 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET

This online session will provide the opportunity to learn more about the University of Michigan School of Social Work MSW program. Topics covered will include: Online Program, Residential Program, Curriculum Options, Application Process, Financial Aid, and more.

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October 23, 2020 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

This course is the fourth session in a webinar series - The Nuts and Bolts of Evaluation for Community Organizations. Each session focuses on a practical aspect of conducting evaluation in community-based organizations. This session will focus on designing and implementing surveys, a data collection method used frequently by many organizations.

Approval for the CE contact hours offered in this event is pending.

Speakers

Kate Helegda, MSW

Kathryn Colasanti, MS

Agenda

12:00 - 12:15pm | Getting Started with Surveys

12:15 - 12:30pm | Identifying your Survey Sample and Format

12:30 - 12:45pm | Developing Survey Questions

12:45 - 1:00pm | Revising and Testing your Survey

Learning Objective

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of surveys.

Identify the survey population and appropriate sample.

List common mistakes in survey questions.

Describe how to test and revise a survey.

CE Approval Statement

The University of Michigan School of Social Work, provider #1212, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The University of Michigan School of Social Work maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/15/2020-5/15/2023. Social workers participating in this course will receive 1 synchronous online continuing education contact hours.

Presentation Slides

October 23, 2020 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET

An admissions representative will speak to Central Michigan Social Work students at Central Michigan University about MSW and PhD. options at the University of Michigan School of Social Work.