On April 10, the School of Social Work held its Phi Alpha Honor Society, Zeta Gamma Chapter, induction ceremony at Hendricks’s Chapel. Twelve undergraduate and 20 graduate social work students joined Phi Alpha this academic year. Associate professor, Keith Alford, was the keynote speaker. Leondra Polk, Phi Alpha president, led the ceremonies, with assistance from Deborah Monahan, professor of social work and associate dean of research. Awards were presented by Bette Brown Thoreck, director, Baccalaureate social work program. The concept of a National Social Work Honor Society came from a group of undergraduates at Michigan State University. In November, 1960,…

SU School of Social Work’s activities include 2013 Social Justice Award Ceremony March 26 honoring Professor Alejandro Garcia As the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) begins its annual commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month on March 1, the School of Social Work in the Falk College has planned a series of activities as part of its month-long national celebration. The Syracuse University Bookstore will feature faculty titles from the School of Social Work in its Schine Student Center window display March 6-12 spanning critical topics including aging, school violence and bullying, mental health care in the African-American community,…

In honor of his significant contributions to the field of social work through teaching, research, policy advocacy, and service, Professor Alejandro Garcia, Ph.D., received the 2013 Daniel and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award March 26, 7 p.m., in the Schine Student Center, 304ABC. Sponsored by Social Workers United, the School of Social Work, CNY NASW and the Falk College, the program was free and open to the public. This annual event was one of several activities celebrating National Professional Social Work Month commemorated each March. According to students in Social Workers United, “Dr. Garcia was chosen as this year’s…

Professor of social work, Eric Kingson, co-authored a Huffington Post piece about the importance of Social Security and the significance of that message in President Obama’s inauguration speech. He is the founding co-director of Social Security Works, an organization that launched and staffs the Strengthen Social Security Campaign. Kingson’s scholarship examines the politics and economics of population aging, Social Security policy, Baby Boomers and cross-generational obligations. His research also examines the distributional effects of changes in retirement age. A founding board member of the National Academy of Social Insurance, he is past-chair of the Social Research, Policy and Practice section…

Falk College students consistently exemplify the highest ideal of sustained, quality engagement with citizens not only in the local community but afar as well when they see opportunities to make a difference. Over the past semester, here are a few of the activities they were involved in: Donation drive for Hurricane Sandy With the recent storms in the New York City and New Jersey areas, students in the School of Social Work, led by members of its student organization, Social Workers United, collected items to support those affected by the storms. Response by the SU campus community was overwhelming and…

Erica Doe is a 2012 graduate of the School of Social Work and received a Fulbright Award that has taken her to Johannesburg, South Africa in January. Her award falls under the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program. She is based at the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Education where she is responsible for leading lectures and student study groups, grading papers and exams, and conducting one-on-one meetings with students. She is teaching two courses, Language Methodologies and New Literacies for Teachers. She also assists in the Writing Center and on research projects. Doe is in the process of starting…

Drop-Off Location: 3rd Floor, Sims Hall With the recent storms in the New York City and New Jersey areas, students in the School of Social Work, led by members of its student organization, Social Workers United, have been collecting items to support those affected by the storms. Due to overwhelming and very generous response of donations of coats, sweaters, hats, scarves, gloves and blankets arriving daily to Sims Hall, the drive has been extended through November 30. Because transportation volunteers are bringing donations personally to the severely affected areas, they can provide regular updates to Social Workers United on specifically…

The historical, ethical, political, and economic considerations regarding residential care for persons with special needs were explored during the Syracuse University School of Social Work’s 14th Annual James L. Stone Legislative Policy Symposium on Friday, October 26. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, was organized around the theme, “The Measure of a Society: What Does New York State Owe its Most Vulnerable Citizens?” State officials, disability advocates, persons who have direct experience as consumers of state-funded residential care, and service providers explored the likely impact of the recently established Justice Center for…

School of Social Work Professor Nancy Mudrick has co-authored the book, Rehabilitation Interventions with Margaret A. Turk, Professor, SUNY Upstate Medical University. The publication is one of eight volumes in the SAGE Reference Series on Disability, edited by Gary L. Albrecht, which is a cross-disciplinary and issues-based series incorporating links from varied fields making up disability studies. Rehabilitation Interventions explores issues involving rehabilitation interventions and therapies. Examining topics central to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families, this book balances history, theory, research, and application, while setting out the findings and implications of research and practice for others…