Current Students
Newsletter 10/19/07
Social Work Social! Our first meeting was such a success we are now going to make it a regular event. Come join us tonight Friday October 19th 7:30pm
At The Other Side Café 407 Newbury St For directions and reviews check out http://boston.citysearch.com/profile/4728132/
Feel free to contact Liz at eltheria@bu.edu or David at dais@bu.edu
HEAD OF THE CHARLES WEEKEND!!! Sat and Sun. The world's largest two-day rowing event, was first held on October 16, 1965. The race committee proposed that a "head of the river" race similar in tradition to races held in England, be held on the Charles River. "Head" races, a class of regattas, are generally three miles long, boats race against each other and the clock, starting sequentially approximately fifteen seconds apart. Winners of each race receive the honorary title of "Head of the River" or, in this case, "Head Of The Charles." Can be seen from the Charles River along both banks behind SSW and further west. No Charge! http://www.hocr.org/competitors/ScheduleDraw07.asp
Dates for Next Week
Monday, October 22, SMG 220, 5-6pm
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public (large nonprofit social entrepreneurship foundation) is hosting a panel session about career opportunities in the organization at your school! Please join us to learn more about our hiring timeline, recruiting criteria and what a career at Ashoka looks like.
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Monday, October 22, Metcalf Hall, 7 PM
Nobel Laureate and BU Professor, topic “In Hasidism” Open and Free to the Public
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Tuesday, October 23, Newman House, 211 Bay State Rd, 7:15PM
Salt and Light: Catholic Graduate Students and Young Professionals Group First meeting of the semester. Opportunity to learn more about the Church and the Catholic faith as you share your faith journeys as a community. Semester theme is "Behold, I make all things new". Meets weekly. Open to General PublicAdmission is free
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Wednesday October 24,
Graduate Student Registration starts
7 a.m.
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Wednesday October 24 Conant Lounge SSW Racism Brown Bag Lunch
Akbadja Percussion Ensemble
A performance of traditional Vodou and Folkloric rhythms and songs from Haiti, the group will present new arrangements and versions of classic repertoire such as Ibo, Mayi, Kongo and Contredanse, as well as rarely heard material from the Souvenance region of northwest Haiti. Everyone invited!
12:00 noon
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Sunday October 28 Brookline (contact choward@bu.edu ) Potluck
SSW Student Organization potluck dinner. Signup sheet is at SSW Student Lounge or contact Christine Howard who is the hostess. Don’t miss this!!
6 pm
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HB721 WAIVER EXAM TIMES AND LOCATIONS:
Monday, October 22, 6:30-8:30 pm Conant Lounge, SSW
Tuesday, October 23, 12 noon - 2 pm SOC B63 (96-100 Cummington Street)
This street is "behind" Commonwealth Avenue, around the corner from Warren Towers.
Tuesday, October 23, 6:30-8:30 pm CAS 216 This building is right behind SSW.
Monday, October 29, 6:30-8:30 pm Conant Lounge, SSW
Tuesday, October 30, 12 noon-2pm Conant Lounge, SSW
Tuesday, October 30, 6:30-8:30 pm Conant Lounge, SSW
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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.
Changes to Spring Schedule that have been added yesterday (Thurs.) and today (Fri.):
CP807 sec. OL Clin. Prac. With Elderly is being ADDED and will be held as an “on-line blended” course with 3-4 actual meetings during the semester, all on Thurs. 6-8.
CP760 A3 Differential Social Work with Groups is Tuesday at 6 pm
CP781 A4 Clin. SW Assessment and Intervention is Tuesday at 4 pm
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OTHER IMPORTANT Upcoming information:
The BUSSW Puerto Rico Experience Course, summer 2008
This travel cultural immersion course focuses on the study and analysis of social, economic, and cultural factors which influence dynamics of the Puerto Rican population, migratory experiences, and social work practice. It includes lectures, community and social service agency visits, and weekend trips to historical sites. There are also daily three hours Spanish classes, adjusted to the participant’s previous experiences, fluency and language educational level. This 3 credits C-elective course is traditionally offered during the first summer session for three weeks in the month of June. Only 12 students can be accepted for the course. An application and essay with specific questions will be available in November, 2007, and a faculty team will select the participants based on the essays and students’ overall academic standing in the MSW program. Previous knowledge of Spanish is not required. There is also opportunity to participate in a substance abuse research project. For more information please contact Professor Luz López at luzlopez@bu.edu.
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NASW - LGBT October 22 Meeting with Directions
FEATURES EAP BEST PRACTICES: Please join us for pizza, networking and LGBT resources on Monday, October 22. Melinda Strauss will preview a conference session she will lead at a global Employee Assistance Professionals conference, "Gay and Lesbian Clients: Best Practice for an Effective EAP," using a business case perspective for a diverse audience. At Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Bowles Conference Center Room 3.
5:30pm to 7:00pm
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REMEMBER!!! Donate Your Used Cell Phones, Support Victims of Domestic Violence (Box for Donations is near the Mailfiles in the SSW Student Lounge)
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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.
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TODAY’s TIP
NOW OPEN! Einstein Bagels in CAS Basement, right behind SSW. Selling breakfast and lunch food, nice comfy seats, convenient. (Don’t seem to have any “opening specials” though.)
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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 Development 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, Fenway Community Health Collective Voices for Life: An event for women and their supporters, Paresky Conference Center Free, but space is limited RSVP required before Oct 23 to mailto:diane.hammer@simmons.edu..
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”
Please RSVP to e-mail mailto:diane.hammer@simmons.edu
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Q & A of the WEEK
Q: Will there be a World’s Series in Boston next week?
A: Tune in on Saturday October 20, 8 pm on Fox TV (unless you’re lucky enough to have tickets to the game!) and if the Red Sox win then and one more game (Sunday at 8 pm) there will be a World Series Game 1 right down the street on Wednesday!!
Then the next question is can you fit in any more TV watching along with mid-term assignments?
