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GSSW Student Selected as Schweitzer Fellow
MAY 7, 2012
Caitlin Partyka, a first-year student at Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, has been selected as a 2012-2013 Albert Schweitzer Fellow in recognition of her dedication and skill in meeting the health needs of underserved communities, and whose example influences and inspires others.
Working through Sociedad Latina in Roxbury, Partyka has established an exercise program that offers weekly opportunities for area youths to participate in physical activity and to learn about diabetes prevention, nutrition, and overall health and wellness. Through the program, she also hopes to foster leadership among young people, bolstering their confidence and problem-solving skills in the process.
"Caitlin represents the professionalism, drive, and creativity that social workers strive for on a continual basis. She is a complete asset to our profession and we are so proud of her fellowship," said GSSW faculty member Sandee Tisdale. More about Schweitzer Fellow from the Boston College Chronicle »
GSSW 2012 Commencement Ceremonies
MAY 3, 2012
Mildred "Mit" Joyner, current president of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), will give the "Greetings" at this year's Boston College Graduate School of Social Work Diploma Ceremony. Founded in 1952, CSWE is the sole accrediting agency for social work education in the U.S.
Ms. Joyner is a full professor and chair emerita of the undergraduate social work department at West Chester University (WCU). More about GSSW 2012 Commencement »
Events
Pinderhughes Diversity Lecture: Vincent D. Rougeau
MARCH 23, 2012
8:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Heights Room, Corcoran Commons
1.5 CEUs. Breakfast buffet
RSVP by March 9, 2012, to Serena Heartz at heartz@bc.edu or 617-552-0866
Vincent D. Rougeau, Dean of Boston College Law School, will be the featured speaker at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work 6th Annual Pinderhughes Diversity Lecture. Dean Rougeau will speak on "Reflections on Justice and Religious Diversity: Why Living Together Is Better than Living Apart."
Dean Rougeau is at the forefront of how religion, law, and multiculturalism intersect. He is a leader of a research group on global migration and cosmpolitanism as part of the Contending Modernites project, sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame.
Dean Rougeau explores how key assumptions underlying Catholic teaching diverge from many of the ideas animating American law and public policy in areas like poverty relief, immigration, and redress for racial discrimination.
Vincent D. Rougeau became the eleventh dean of Boston College Law School in July 2011.
