Current Students
Newsletter 10/12/07
Dates for Next Week
Saturday, October 13
Muhammad Yunus who shared the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize with the Grameen Bank, will speak about his model of economic development in a lecture titled The End of Poverty: Because Poverty Is the Absence of Every Human Right at 2:45 p.m. at the BU George Sherman Union’s Metcalf Hall. This is cosponsored by the Bangladeshi Students Assoc, the International Students Consort, the Student Union, the Office of the Dean of Students, the Boston Area College Housing Assoc RA Conference, and the MIT Bangladeshi Students Assoc. The lecture is free. For more information, contact the Student Activities Office at 617-353-3635
Monday, October 15, Lowy Lounge, 4 PM
Dual Degree Program, Social Work & Public Health (MSW/MPH) and Certificate Program in Clinical Social Work & Behavioral Medicine (CSWBM) “For all interested students"
Wednesday, October 17, Student Lounge
(and “Repeat” on Thursday, October 18) 12 – 12:45
Sweet, Eat, Meet and Greet SSW Ice Cream Social for the entire community to welcome Cate back and help students get to know one another better
Wednesday October 17 117B, 9-11 am, 12 noon – 3 pm, 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Grad Review for Tentative Jan, May and Sept. ’08 Grads
Thursday October 18 117B, 9-11:30 am, 1:00-3:30 pm, 4-5:30 pm
Grad Review for Tentative Jan, May and Sept. ’08 Grads
Thursday October 18, 6-8 pm (door prize drawing at 7:30 pm)
John Harvard’s Brew House, Cambridge NASW NETWORKING NIGHT and Social Work Exchange Location is 33 Dunster St.
REGISTRATION DATES TO REMEMBER:
On-Line Registration for all students for Spring 2008 is starting on October 24 and spots usually fill quickly so plan on being on-line at 7 am when the “gates” open. You will get more information about spring courses in your mailfiles. Up until October 15 the courses listed as being ready for spring 2008 on the StudentLink are still tentative.
OTHER IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
First ANNUAL Potluck Dinner!!! Sunday October 28, 6 pm MARK your Calendars NOW!!!! More info to come. Sponsored by Student Organization. Will be held at an off-campus location.
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APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR SINGER FAMILY FOUNDATION PRIZE FOR GLT STUDENTS AT BUSSW
Applications should be sent to Assoc. Dean Ken Schulman at Akschul@bu.edu no later than Wednesday, October 17. See Financial Aid Bulletin Board in Student Lounge for all details (or request from maitland@bu.edu)
APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR CAROLYN JACOBS PRIZE for a Full or Part Time Second Year Student
Applications should be sent to Assoc. Dean Ken Schulman at kschul@bu.edu no later than Wednesday, October 17. See Financial Aid Bulletin Board in Student Lounge for all details (or request from maitland@bu.edu)
Boston Schweitzer Fellows Program
The Boston Schweitzer Fellows Program seeks to build leaders in service who are dedicated to working with the underserved in their Fellowship year and beyond. Fellows design and implement their own 200-hour community service projects that address local unmet health needs and participate in monthly Fellowship activities. We select a diverse group of up to 35 graduate students each year from multiple schools and health related disciplines, including medicine, social work, music, nursing, optometry, law, education, public policy, and religion among others. The Fellowship is open to students enrolled in a graduate-level degree program through March 2009. The due date for the 2008-2009 program year is February 1, 2008 and the application information is available online
REMEMBER!!! Donate Your Used Cell Phones, Support Victims of Domestic Violence
To support the Community Advocacy Program: Funds raised from donated phones support an Emergency Assistance Fund for survivors of dating and domestic violence. In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month the donation drive will run for the month of October. A collection box can be found in the SSW lounge. We appreciate any phone donations, even if they are broken, missing chargers, etc. Please contact Jessica Davine (617) 777-4517 with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your support!
STUDENT SERVICES OFICE HOURS:
8 am – 4 pm Monday, 8 am - 6 pm Tues, Wed, Thurs, 8 am – 4 pm Friday
{ATTENTION CONTINUING STUDENTS! Note from Student Services: If you are looking for papers returned last year to your mailfile, Francois Exilhomme has them and will return them to you. Just check with him at 617-353-3761, room 117A or sswoss@bu.edu)
SSW Faculty Committee that STILL needs student representatives: Technology Committee – Contact Kate Cooney for more information (kcooney@bu.edu)
Additional Committee Member affirmed by the Student Organization last week:
Abby Ross: Diversity Committee
MAKE SURE YOU notify BU (on the “Personal” tab at StudentLink) of your personal emergency contact information. All students must be compliant before you can choose courses for spring. Also required of all full time students and all international students are certain IMMUNIZATIONS. You should have already been notified of this by the University Health Services. If you need vaccines, they are available at clinics at the GSU (October 17-19 10am-6pm) and FITREC (October 15 11am-5:30pm). You can bill the costs of these to your student account.
REGISTRATION TIPS
- Clear up any compliance issues (see above Make Sure You….) and be up-to-date with your Student Account so you are not blocked
- Add the courses you want ahead of time to your “Planner” on the StudentLink under Academic tab
- Check for other possible elective courses at other grad schools at BU or at Consortium schools (BC, Tufts, Brandeis, Hebrew College). We usually have about 4-5 BUSSW students taking courses out of our school and we also get an equal number from Consortium schools students taking courses here.
- Check again the night before registration starts to make sure your schedule is still the way you expected (in case changes have been made to courses by the School).
- Set your alarm for 6:45 am on Wed October 24. Begin registration at 7 am.
- After 10/24 clear up any registration problems with Heidi Maitland 117B (maitland@bu.edu) or Francois Exilhomme 117A (sswoss@Bu.edu)
UPCOMING CONFERENCES & SPEAKERS:
October 19 and 20, 2007. Boston, Race and Culture Intersections in Scientific Research and Mental Health Service Delivery for Children, Adolescents, and Families. http://www.bc.edu/isprc/dc/program.html
October 27, 2007 - Newton, MA: The Boston Institute for the Develop of Infants and Parents (BIDIP) "What Does Media Exposure Do to Infant's and Children's Learning, Imagination, and Relationships?"
http://www.bidip.org/conferences/nextevent.htm
Saturday, October 27, 2007 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change, presents Fenway Community Health Collective Voices for Life: An event for women and their supporters
The 9th Annual Audre Lorde Cancer Awareness Brunch "Ubuntu Kuumba: Sharing Our Creative Energies" This year's event focuses on identifying and sharing our creative energies in our communities and healing circles. Local artists and healers will be featured and the event includes a special bonus activity for all participants. NEW THIS YEAR We will have an Audre Lorde Women's Tea Dance on Oct 27 from 6 pm to 10 pm. RSVP for the brunch and Tea Dance. This event is free, but space is limited RSVP required before Oct 23 to mailto:diane.hammer@simmons.edu. Located in the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center.
November 8, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. Wheelock College Activities Building, 180 The Riverway, Larsen Alumni Room, Activities East, 1st Floor, Pagan Kennedy, “The First Man-Made Man: The Story of Two Sex Changes, One Love Affair, and a Twentieth-Century Medical Revolution”
Come hear Pagan Kennedy talk about her new book The First Man-Made
Man. She will share with us how she put together her book, as well
as the gender issues that she grappled with in writing this gripping tale. Free and Open to the Public. Please RSVP to e-mail mailto:diane.hammer@simmons.edu
