Current Students
Newsletter 1/25/08
“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.”
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On "Super Tuesday," February 5th 24 states (including Massachusetts) go to the polls for the primary.
To find your polling place, go to: http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php
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WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT?
Please participate in a BUSSW PRIMARY POLL
CLICK HERE (it takes less than a minute):
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=BeGqrXfYjD9YF_2fpHdqDXFQ_3d_3d
VOTE ON-LINE
So we can see which candidates BUSSW support…
(Results will be published)
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GROUPWORK SPECIALIZATION
INFORMATION SESSION
THIS Wednesday, January 30th 12:15pm Lowy Lounge
All students interested in learning more about the BUSSW Group Work Specialization please join us!! Group Work faculty and current specialists will participate and talk about this exciting program.
For more information, contact Donna McLaughlin at 617-353-9593 or dmmclaug@bu.edu
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LAST CHANCE THIS YEAR TO FIND OUT EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FAMILY THERAPY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM!!!
INFORMATION MEETING, Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:15 P.M. – 1:15 P.M.
Lowy Lounge
The Family Therapy Certificate Program (FTCP) offers 2nd year and continuing part-time students specialized courses, colloquia, and a field placement geared toward understanding and working with families, couples, and individuals in a systemic context.
Information packets and applications for the Family Therapy Certificate Program will be available at the meeting. If you are interested but unable to attend, please pick up an information packet from Doris McFarlin, Room 209, 264 Bay State Road, or call her at (617) 353-3752.
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HAVE YOU CONSIDERED MANAGEMENT????
Human Service Agencies need skilled social work managers.
If you are interested or have any questions, here’s what you can do:
- Visit Suzanne Hogan and pick up the Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Management Certificate Program at BU School of Social Work handout.
- Contact Julie Springwater, Director of the Program at 617-278-4276 or email her at jspring@jbcc.harvard.edu or jspring@bu.edu with questions.
- Stop in to see Julie - Thurs. 11AM -1PM at her B.U. Office Room B45.
- Get an application sent to you on-line from Suzanne Hogan shogan@bu.edu or, pick up a hard copy in SW Room 12
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FIELD PREPARATION SEMINAR
1rst YEAR, PART-TIME SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS
Bring your placement forms (in your mail folder) to fill out and a resume.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Time: either 12-1:30 PM or 5-6PM
Place: SW Room 121
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ThANk you
to all who came, made Food, CONVERSED & Ate
at the bussw AnNual
Multi - cultural
POTLUCK
Brought to you by The Diversity Committee
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Summer School Abroad in China
Examine social problems, social policies and the delivery of social services in China
The School of Social Work at UNC-Chapel Hill is pleased to invite faculty and students to join us on our 2008 China Study Tour. The program will begin on May 14th and end on May 31, 2008 (18 days) and the cost ($2,050) is inclusive of everything except airfare to and from China.
This course is open to all graduate students, as well as practitioners, administrators, and educators in social work, public health, education, etc. Friends and family members of participants are also welcome
Students can apply to the BUSSW Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (freedman@bu.edu) to request transfer credits.
If you are interested in participating or for more detailed information on the course, itinerary and program, contact Dan Hudgins at danhudgins@unc.edu (919) 962-5163, School of Social Work.
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ADVOCACY DAY TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS’ RIGHTS
WHEN: Monday, January 28th, 2008, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
WHERE: Massachusetts State House, Grand Staircase & Great Hall
WH0: Hundreds of Supporters and Sponsors of Senate 802
An Act to Protect & Advance the Rights of Child & Adult Victims & Witnesses of Crime
WHY: To Demonstrate Support for Senate 802
The morning will include inspiring speakers, community resource information tables, and refreshments. Lead sponsors of the bill are Senator Frederick E. Berry and Representative Peter J. Koutoujian.
Please contact Christine Howard (choward@bu.edu) or Rebecca O’Connor, MOVA Coordinator of Legislative Affairs (617-727-7885) with questions about the bill or to show your support.
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The Massachusetts Association of Psychoanalytic Psychology (MAPP) wants to collect data on how professional organizations (such as MAPP) can enhance the experience of Boston-area graduate student trainees in the fields of mental health…
Students who complete the survey will gain *free admission* to the February MAPP seminar "How to set up a private practice." They will also be able to indicate whether they wish to participate in a focus group. Students who participate in a focus group will receive *a year of free membership* to MAPP.
Take an online graduate student survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9BAD93u91prhha4Wysbi_2bQ_3d_3d
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The Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis, Inc.
Open House
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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Facing AIDS: Project ABLE's Lobby Day
(ABLE=AIDS Budget Legislative Effort)
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
10 am – 12 noon
Nurses Hall, State House, Boston
Ask Legislators to Close the Disparities Gap in HIV/AIDS and Fund Prevention and Services!
***22,000 - 24,000 Mass. residents are living with HIV/AIDS (17,000 diagnosed and an estimated additional 5,000 to 7,000 who don't know they are infected).
***Six percent of the Mass. population is black and 6% is Hispanic, yet over 28% of people living with HIV/AIDS are black and 25% are Hispanic.
On January 30, join us to advocate for state funds for a Communities of Color Initiative to reduce racial an ethnic disparities in HIV/AIDS by expanding prevention, rapid testing, and services targeted to communities of color; for HIV/AIDS prevention programs aimed at other high risk individuals; and for Client Support Services such as meals and transportation to keep people living independently in their homes and out of more expensive institutional settings.
Project ABLE (AIDS Budget Legislative Effort) is a statewide coalition of AIDS service providers, advocates and people affected by HIV. For more information, contact 617-864-1996 or HIVProjectABLE@aol.com
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Clinical and Legal Issues in the Treatment of Dividing/Divorcing Families
Insights from experienced clinicians who work to support families at the intersection of clinical and legal concerns...
Date: Friday, February 1, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM-2:15 PM
Faculty: Barbara Hauser and Adam P. Rosen
CE Hours: 4.00
Ninja Moms:
Infiltrating Boy Culture and Enjoying Our Sons
A day of supportive dialogue open to all women who are raising or helping to raise boys...
Date: Friday, February 15, 2008
Time: 9:00-4:45
Faculty: Emmy Rainwalker
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Every student Update your emergency phone contact once each semester on the Student Link.
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Last day to ADD a class January 28th
Last day to drop a class (without a “W” grade) February 21
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Map Out Your Wednesdays
(may be amended)
Jan 30
12:15PM- 1:30 PM Group Work Specialization Info Meeting (Lowy)
12:15 - 2PM Governance (Conant)
Feb 6
12:15 - 1:00 PM Student Org (SW121)
Feb 13
12:15-2PM Admissions Committee (Conant)
Feb 20
Curriculum Committee
12- 1:30 PM Career Services’ Panel: Social Work Salaries ()
Feb 27
Racism Brown Bag/Diversity Event
March 5
12:15-1:00 PM Student Org (SW121)
1-2 BUSSW Mali, West Africa, Trip Presentation
1-2PM Teaching Excellence Student Committee Mtg (SW121)
March 12 Spring Recess
March 19
12:15-2PM Curriculum Committee (Conant)
12- 1:15PM “Youth on Fire” Speaker Event (SW121)
1:15 -2 PM Student Graduation Committee Mtg (SW121)
March 26
12:15-2PM Governance (Conant)
1-2 PM Career Services - Resume Writing Workshop (SW121)
April 2
12:15-1:00 PM Student Org (SW121)
12-2 PM Admissions Committee (Conant)
1-2 PM Student Graduation Committee Mtg (SW121)
April 16
Curriculum Committee
1-2PM Career Workshop – Effective Job Strategies (SW121)
April 30
12-2PM Governance
Mini Career Fair (student lounge)
May 7
12:15-1:00 PM Student Org (SW121)
12:15-2PM Curriculum Committee (Conant)
1- 2PM Career Services: Licensing Workshop (SW121)..not yet confirmed
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SSW Q & A
- Q. Can you explain how I can participate in the primary election?
By-the-way, how do primaries and conventions work?
- A. The Democratic & Republican primaries take place in Massachusetts on” Super Tuesday” February 5, 2008; Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. To vote in this primary, you must have already registered.
You can still register to vote in the Presidential election in the fall by going to:
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howreg.htm
Here is an outline explaining how primaries and conventions work.
1. The primaries are votes within each party to decide who will be the candidate representing the party in the general election.
2. When you vote in the primaries, you're actually selecting delegates to attend the party convention and vote for the candidate you voted for. When a candidate wins, say in Massachusetts, that means that s/he obtained the most delegates.
3. The number of delegates for each state is proportional to the population of that state. The Democrats use a higher ratio than the Republicans, which means they have more delegates overall.
4. The delegates from each state meet at the convention to vote for the candidate they represent. They have a big party, wear silly hats, and hold up signs. If no candidate has a majority going into the convention, the candidate gets decided there.
5. The conventions are effectively over when one candidate gets over half of the total national delegates, which gives her/him a majority at the convention.
7. The delegates determined in the primaries are committed to vote for their candidate only on the first ballot at the convention. After that, they can vote for anyone. Sometimes a candidate will release her/his delegates enabling them to vote for someone else, i.e., in the past election, McCain "released" his delegates to vote for Bush so that Bush could have a unanimous vote.
8. At the convention, the party delegates also write the official party platform.
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 & ideas.
Please send all notices for the newsletter to: csolomon@bu.edu
