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School of Social Work Inducts Students Into Phi Alpha Honor Society
The Zeta Gamma chapter of the Phi Alpha Honor Society—the National Honor Society for Social Work students—induction ceremony was held March 26 in Hendricks Chapel. David Sokol, chapter president, Carrie Jefferson Smith, DSW, ACSW, director, School of Social Work, and Elizabeth Thoreck, LMSW, assistant director, field instruction, presided over the ceremony. Seven BSSW and nine MSW students were inducted, including:
Undergraduate students: Jacqueline Hallmon, Brittney Hensley, Brittany Joostema, Brianne Manley, David Minney, Leondra Polk, and Kristen Scirotto;
Graduate students: Alanna Barnes, Elizabeth Davies, Erica Doe, Danielle Hayes, Aviva Horowitz, Sarah McGuire, Danielle Perkins, Mandolin Porter, Christie Sauve, and Dawn Woodward.
Congratulations students on this accomplishment!
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March is National Professional Social Work Month
 Each March, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) kicks off a month-long celebration for one of the nation’s largest professions. March is National Professional Social Work Month and activities are held across the country to showcase the impact of more than 642,000 professional social workers in America. The SU campus’ commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month will culminate with the 2012 Rubenstein Social Justice Award Ceremony on March 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Maxwell Auditorium.
“Social workers weave together the threads of society’s social safety net,” says NASW Executive Director Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH. “As the profession of hope, we help people overcome poverty, inequality, insecurity, fear, violence, trauma, loss and pain. What social workers do and how they do it does matter to our country’s success.”
Founded in 1956, the School of Social Work at Syracuse University has a long and very distinguished history of social work education. The School of Social Work is dedicated to educating practitioners grounded in social work values and evidence-informed practice to respond to human service needs and to foster strengths in local, state, national and global communities.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, social work is one of the fastest growing professions in the country due to an increased need for health and aging related services, as well as child, family and school-based supports. From 1931 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Jane Addams to 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowe, social workers have been instrumental in achieving civil rights and human rights advances in the United States and across the globe for more than a century.
Luvenia Cowart, Genesis Health Project Co-Founder, to Receive 2012 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award
 In honor of her tireless work advocating for the health needs of underserved populations, Luvenia Cowart, Ed.D., R.N., executive director and co-founder of the Genesis Health Project Network, will receive the 2012 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award at an annual ceremony March 27, 7 p.m., in Maxwell Auditorium. Sponsored by Social Workers United, the School of Social Work and the Falk College, the program is free and open to the public. The evening will feature a keynote address by Barbara Shaiman, founder and president of Champions of Caring, an after-school youth program that promotes social justice in the Philadelphia area. This annual event is one of several activities in celebration of National Professional Social Work Month commemorated each March.
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View Photos of the 2012 Social Justice Awards Ceremony >>
Photos courtesy of Dr. Alejandro Garcia, Professor, School of Social Work.
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SWK Students Visit NYC During Human Service Immersion Trip
Students from the School of Social Work participated in the annual Roots of American Social Work program in New York City, which brings them face-to-face with site of significance to the history of social work along with a close-up view of contemporary practice. This annual experience, launched in 2002, is made possible by Mr. Alan Mirken and the Mirken Foundation. Site visits included Mt. Sinai Hospital, East Harlem Tutorial Program, Goddard Community Center, Jewish Child Care Association, and the East Side Tenement Museum. The group found some time for sightseeing, including travel to a Broadway show.
View Photos of the Trip on the Falk Facebook Page>>
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SWK Alum Nancy Calhoun Receives National Honor
With the observation of National Professional Social Work Month taking place in March, Social Work Today magazine is honoring committed social workers in the field with its second annual “Ten Dedicated and Deserving Social Workers” recognition program. Nancy Calhoun, LMSW, who graduated from the School of Social Work at Syracuse University, received this prestigious honor for her years of work on behalf of older adults and their caregivers in Onondaga County, and for the role that she played in training other social workers.
Maria Brown, Ph.D., LMSW, and a professor of practice in the School of Social Work, nominated Calhoun, a retired social worker for SUNY Upstate Medical University. “Nancy was my internship supervisor at University Geriatricians during my first year in the MSW program. She was a very nurturing, encouraging, and informative mentor, and continues to be a close friend. She was also instrumental in assisting my family in managing my Dad’s care towards the end of his life,” notes Brown.
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School of Social Work Receives Reaccreditation
The Commission on Accreditation (COA) has reaffirmed the Syracuse University School of Social Work’s baccalaureate and master of social work programs’ accreditation for eight years (through 2019).
Founded in 1956, the School of Social Work has a long and very distinguished history of social work education. The School of Social Work is dedicated to educating practitioners grounded in social work values and evidence-informed practice to respond to human service needs and to foster strengths in local, state, national and global communities.
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Carrie Jefferson Smith Named to Leadership Academy in Aging
Carrie Jefferson Smith, the director of the School of Social Work at Syracuse University, as well as its MSW program, has been accepted to participate in the Leadership Academy in Aging, a collaborative initiative between the New York Academy of Medicine’s Social Work Leadership Institute (SWLI), the National Association of Dean’s and Directors of Schools of Social Work, and the John A. Hartford Foundation.
The New York Academy of Medicine’s SWLI is a national initiative working to ensure that America’s older adults receive the care they need to live life to the fullest—and that their caregivers also get the support they deserve. One of SWLI’s primary goals is to build leadership in aging care. “This program is designed to help build the important skills needed to advance our intergenerational agendas,” notes Katharine Briar-Lawson, past president of the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work.
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Carrie Jefferson Smith, DSW, ACSW serves as the director of the School of Social Work
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College Events
Ethical Issues in Developmental Disability Research: Issues & Responses
The Center for Bioethics & Humanities invites you to its upcoming Center Seminar with Katherine McDonald, P.h.D.
Date: Friday, May 11, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Location: 4507 Setnor hall
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Important Information for Class of 2012 Convocation & Commencement
Congratulations to the Class of 2012! The Falk College is looking forward to celebrating our students and their accomplishments. On Saturday, May 12, 2012, the Falk College will hold its Convocation for graduating students, their families and friends in Manley Field House at 4 p.m.
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