Current Students
Newsletter 12/14/07
Advice is like snow -- the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge ___________________________________________________________________
SNOW DATE
Wrapping Up With ALANA
When: Monday, December 17, 2007, 5:30-8:00
Where: Student Lounge
Everyone come out to wrap up the semester & gifts for children!
While we celebrate the holidays we remmber that for some of our clients this is a difficult time!
If you cannot make the event, there is a toy drop box in the Social Work Lounge.
Thanks to SO we have refreshments & toys to wrap !
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Some students missed their last class yesterday when BU closed early. Please be in touch with your instructor to find out how the final projects and assignments will be handled. Also, there will be course assessment forms in your mail file in the student lounge for those courses that were missed yesterday.
The University uses 1-617-353-SNOW to alert the community about a school closure due to weather
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SSW SUMMER SCHOOL COURSES
Registration for Summer courses begins in March.
(If you need any advice, or have questions, please contact Cate)
- Priority goes to CRC PT, AS, and dual degree students whose program plans include summer courses
- If additional space is available, FT students can enroll.
- Summer term courses require a minimum of 5 students enrolled
- Schedule subject to change.
SUMMER I
SSW CP801 S A1 Clinical Practice: Adolescents in the Social Context, Tues, Thurs 6 - 8:30 pm, May 20 – June 26 (TBA)
SSWHB723 S A1 Adult Psychopathology, Thurs, 9 am – 2 pm, May 22 – June 26 (Furlong)
SSW HB735 S A1 Implications of Racism, Wed, 4 - 9 pm, May 21 – June 25 (Butler-MacKay)
SSW SR744 S A1 Research II, Mon, Wed 8:30 – 11:30 am, May 21 – June 25 (Zerden)
SSW WP710 S A1 Family Law and Children’s Rights, Mon, Wed, 12:30-3:30 pm, May 21 – June 25 (Schwartz)
SUMMER II
SSW CP799 S B1 Brief Treatment, Tues, 4 – 9 pm, July 1 – August 5, plus Thurs. August 7 4-9 pm (Gianino)
SSW HB735 S B1 Implications of Racism, Wed, 4-9 pm, July 2 – August 6 (Sheehan)
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PAY YOUR TUITION BILL Today or pay a late fee…
The payment deadline for Spring 2008 semester, without a late fee, is Decmeber 14th, 2007.
For example, if you pay between December 15 and January 16 it’s $150 for FT students and $50 for part-time students.
The fee then doubles and continues to go up (contact Heidi maitland@bu.edu Room 117B 617-353-2221 if you are interested in the exact amounts.)
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Note the changes in the SSW calendar for spring 2008.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Last Day of Classes
Friday, December 21, 2007 Last Day of Field Education
Week of January 7, 2008 Field Education Begins
SSW spring semester classes START Monday January 14, 2008.
Other schools at BU start on Wednesday that week so don’t get confused.
Monday classes from Feb 18 will be held on Tues Feb 19.
This will change the end dates for Monday and Tuesday classes.
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All students in the field should be evaluated by their field instructor.
Final date Field Ed should receive the evaluation form is Thursday, Dec. 20th.
Make a copy for yourself and your faculty advisor as well.
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Students ENTERING Advanced Placements 2008-9
Mark your Calendar FIELD ED STUDENT PANEL
A panel of current advanced year students will present and answer questions about learning opportunities, how to tweak the placement process and expectations and challenges in their particular Field Placements.
Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Time: 12:15-1:30 PM
Place: Lowy Lounge
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The Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis, Inc.
Open House
entitled
WHY CHOOSE PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAINING?
An open conversation among colleagues
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
at
The Inn at Harvard
1201 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Please join candidates, faculty, and members in a lively
discussion about psychoanalytic training.
Refreshments will be served.
For further information, please contact our Institute Administrator,
Mary Loughlin, at (978) 692-4790 or email: MLoug23@aol.com.
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BU RideShare for those who are traveling and are interested in sharing a ride www.bu.edu/rideshare/
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Limit your personal environmental impact: http://www.catalogchoice.org
National Wildlife Federation and National Resources Defense Council and others have started a new on-line consumer service called Catalog Choice giving people the choice of which catalogs you will receive
(and which catalogs you wish to stop).
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Support Community Health & eat pie!
I am a first year student here at BUSSW. This spring I am running the Boston Marathon for Team Brigham. My goal is to earn at least $3000 all of which will go towards community health programs in the greater Boston area. In order to raise money I am selling homemade pies. How it works, you make a tax-deductible donation to Team Brigham and in return I give you a delicious pie made from scratch (my specialties are pumpkin, pecan, and chocolate cream)! Please check out my fundraising page
( http://www.firstgiving.com/sarahhauke ) and email me at sehauke@gmail.com if you have any questions or are interested. I can't wait to cook for all of you!!!
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You're Invited to the
NASW LGBT Issues Committee
HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
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Monday, December 17 at 6:00pm
at Laurel Grill and Bar
142 Berkeley St., Boston (corner of Columbus Ave.)
RSVP to melindastrauss@ gmail.com
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Have a COMMUNITY PROJECT you’d like to do?
Albert $chweitzer $2,000 Fellowship
Applications due February 1, 2008
Apply online at www.schweitzerfellowship.org Click on “U.S. Programs” then “Boston”. For more information, contact: Devon Reber, MSW Program Coordinator (617) 667-1526 dreber@bidmc.harvard.edu
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CONTACT YOUR: LEGISLATOR @
http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-legisportal/redistricting.do
To Support
Loan Forgiveness for Social Workers: An Act encouraging licensed social workers to work in child welfare and human services programs
2007-2008 Legislative Session HB1191
Priority Legislation for National Association of Social Workers, MA Chapter (NASW)
Lead Sponsors: Rep. Smitty Pignatelli, member of Higher Education Committee, Rep. Carl Sciortino
Brief Description of Legislation: This bill would create a student loan repayment program administered by the board of higher education for licensed social workers who have completed a baccalaureate or masters degree in social work at a public or private college or university in Massachusetts.
What this legislation does: This legislation creates a loan forgiveness program to encourage social workers to work in child protective services programs or in other underserved areas in accordance with guidelines established by the board of higher education in consultation with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The program will be subject to appropriation.
Why this legislation is needed: Social work salaries are amongst the lowest for professionals and in particular for those with a master’s degree. The median salary for beginning master’s level social workers with 2-4 years of experience is $35,600 . In Massachusetts, the average social work student graduates from a BSW program with a debt of $24,809 and from an MSW program with a debt of $42,980 . These levels of debt are unmanageable and have the effect of dissuading qualified students from staying in the field or out of financial necessity from pursuing social work as a career.
A 2006 analysis by the Public Interest Research Group showed that 37% of public college and 55% of private college graduates have unmanageable debt as a starting social worker . State government has a role to play in ensuring qualified and educated professionals enter the field of social work. Social workers often work on the front lines, protecting vulnerable children, elders, disabled individuals, and those in poverty. Creating a loan repayment program is an important first step in making a career in social work an affordable option for those who wish to pursue this important line of work in Massachusetts.
For more information contact: Rebekah Gewirtz, NASW Director of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy 617.227.9635 x12 gewirtz@naswma.org or Mary Ann Hart, NASW lobbyist and consultant 617.864.1996 mahcamb@aol.com.
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SSW Q & A
- Q. Is there a notary at BU that I can use?
- A. Yes, Michael Ciarlando (at All University Functions) at 1010 Commonwealth Ave tel: 617-353-2238.
E-mail Cate at csolomon@bu.edu, call: 617-353-5607 or, come by SSW 117A, BUSSW Student Services, to talk, ask questions, get information and/or share your perceptions and ideas.
Please send all notices for the newsletter to: csolomon@bu.edu
