News
GSSW in the News
BC Social Work Faculty Collaborate on Social Innovation Study
JUNE 26, 2013
Get and give help. Consider small changes as well as big ideas. Build on strengths but consider moving outside of your comfort zone. Be ready. And be bold.
These suggestions for achieving success in social innovation are among the findings of a recent study co-authored by two Boston College faculty members on Massachusetts’ status as a leader in social innovation, which addresses social needs by blending entrepreneurship and practices from business with social work’s expertise in non-profit management and commitment to social justice.
Graduate School of Social Work Associate Professors Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Stephanie Berzin, directors of GSSW’s Center for Social Innovation, and their co-author Luis de Zengotita compiled the study through interviews with 23 leaders of human service agencies who had spearheaded different types of social innovation initiatives. More about the study of social innovation in Massachusetts »
GSSW in the News
Forum Showcases Model Programs to Aid Vulnerable Young Adults
JUNE 19, 2013
BC Social Work Associate Professor, Stephaine Berzin, co-organized a forum on campus earlier this month to discuss the issue of housing for vulnerable young adults aging out of the foster care system. The forum featured agencies and housing programs from across the state with a record of success in serving this at-risk population. More about the Forum on Housing for Vulnerable Young Adults »
Events
Commencement 2013
MAY 20, 2013
9:15 a.m. — Academic Procession
10:00 a.m. — University Commencement (main ceremony)
12:30–2:30 p.m. — Graduate School of Social Work Diploma Ceremony
The 137th Commencement of Boston College will be held on Monday, May 20, 2013. The University Commencement, which is attended by all graduates, is held in Alumni Stadium (rain or shine) and will begin with the Academic Procession at 9:15 a.m. and end after approximately two hours. Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who has a record of almost four decades in service to the public, will address the Class of 2013 at University Commencement.
The Graduate School of Social Work Diploma Ceremony is held following the University Commencement at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Burns Lawn (rain or shine). Dr. Darla Spence Coffey, President of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), will address the Class of 2013 at the Diploma Ceremony. Founded in 1952, CSWE is the sole accrediting agency for social work education in the U.S.
A nationally recognized author and speaker on issues associated with domestic violence, Dr. Coffey has served as a professor of social work, associate provost, and dean of graduate studies at West Chester University in Pennslyvania. Dr. Coffey received her bachelor's degree from Eastern College, her MSW from the University of Pennslyvania, and her PhD from Bryn Mawr College. Dr. Coffey has an extensive background in social work practice in the areas of mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence. After years of research on the effects of domestic violence on children, Dr. Coffey developed a curriculum for practitioners, Parenting After Violence, and trained social workers within the child welfare system in Philadelphia, PA.
Watch the highlights video from the Graduate School of Social Work Commencement ceremony »
Watch the video from the University Commencement ceremony »
Read more about the University Ceremony from the Boston College Chronicle »
