Showing events starting from October 1, 2018 up to October 31, 2018

October 24, 2018 - 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET

Civilla is a "design studio dedicated to changework." In this workshop, Civilla will take you through the process of facing a social problem and addressing it using user-centered design. Presenters Adam Selzer and Michael Brennan (who have worked in design and social spaces including IDEO and the United Way, respectively) will lead you through a discussion of their methods, the work they have done this far, and its connection to Change Work. You will then go on to a short challenge session in which students from both UMSI and SSW will use their newfound knowledge to try and address a problem (in a practice session) using Civilla's methods.

This workshop will be of special interest to SSW students who are interested in designing for Social Change/Social Impact, non-traditional paths of Social Work, Social Justice, Entrepreneurship, and Macro work.

Tentative Itinerary:

1:00 PM Leave for Civilla

2:00-5:00 PM Civilla workshop

6:00 PM arrive back in Ann Arbor

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October 24, 2018 - 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM ET

Kathleen Pottick, PhD, Rutgers University and Miwa Yasui, PhD, University of Chicago will introduce the Culturally-Infused Engagement (CIE) model, a new integrated conceptualization of engagement. CE contact hours are available. Reception immediately following the colloquium. 

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October 24, 2018 - 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM ET

Facilitators: Grant Jackson (CRLT) and Stephanie Rosen (University Libraries)

Free session but registration required at crlt.umich.edu

Investing in Ability 

October 24, 2018 - 3:00 PM ET

An admissions representative will be coming to The University of Michigan Psychology department to share information on U-M's MSW program. For more information, contact ssw.msw.umich.edu.

October 24, 2018 - 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET

The International Opportunities Fair is a great way to connect with organizations with an international focus right here on campus! We expect 40-50 organizations and 300+ students to participate in the event.

The Fair includes:

Internships/Short-term Work Abroad Programs/Organizations

Study-Internship Programs/Organizations

Volunteer/Teaching Abroad Programs/Organizations

Graduate School Programs

Organizations with full-time positions (e.g., government organizations with international focus)

October 25, 2018 - 8:00 AM to October 26, 2018 12:30 PM ET

An admissions representive will attend the Alabama-Mississippi Social Work Conference to share information about U-M's MSW and PhD programs.

October 25, 2018 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET

Today, data is everywhere. In nonprofits, we now have access to a massive amount of data about finances, clients, and program effectiveness. Extracting useful takeaway messages and next steps from our massive data can be very challenging. This is where a dashboard comes in handy! Dashboards can help an organization synthesize and make meaning from a large amount of data. Like your car’s dashboard, they summarize your organization's data in a visually engaging way that is simple and easy-to-understand. They can be shared with boards, staff, donors, and grantmakers. The best part is that these can be built in a way where they are interactive and auto-update when new data is added...

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

October 25, 2018 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

Join us in room 2629 SSWB for our next Book Club meeting. We will continue our discussion of 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.