Events
Forum on Housing for Vulnerable Young Adults
JUNE 11, 2013
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Murray Room, Yawkey Center
RSVP required by May 28, 2013, to agingouttaskforce@gmail.com.
The Forum on Housing for Vulnerable Young Adults will bring together representatives of agencies with successful housing programs for vulnerable populations from across Massachusetts to discuss who they serve, what type of housing and services are provided, where housing is located, when and how it was established, and why their program is working.
The forum is co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Task Force on Youth Aging Out of Department of Child & Family Services (DCF) Care and the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. More about the Forum on Housing for Vulnerable Young Adults »
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. More about Commencement 2013 »
News
New Faculty Appointment in Children, Youth & Families Concentration
FEBRUARY 10, 2010
The GSSW is pleased to announce that Jessica M. Black will be joining the Health/Mental Health faculty concentration this Fall. Jessica is a postdoctoral scholar at the Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research at Stanford University School of Medicine. She earned an MA and PhD in Education from Stanford University. Jessica's dissertation work focused on academic self-concept, subjective task value, and beliefs about intelligence in dual-language and English-only elementary school students. She is currently the Project Manager for a longitudinal study of kindergartners with high-risk for developing reading disabilities.
