Newsletter created by and about Student Social Workers organization. Articles:    Mission Becoming Involved Attention 101/205 Students National Association of Social Workers Meetings Social Work Students Honored – Dawn Long, Christy McClendon, Darlene Wells Congratulations to Student Social Workers on the Success of Kentucky Association of Social Work Educators Student Social Workers Social 1999-00 SSW Officers Nominated SSW Year in Review Thanks to 1998-99 SSW Officer

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Newsletter created by and about the Student Social Workers organization. Articles:    Purpose Getting Involved Today! Kentucky Association of Social Work Educators Conference Community Service Projects Brown Bag Lunches Class Representativ

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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Student Organizations WKU Archives Records 2-16-1999 UA66/4/3 SSW News, Vol. 1, Issue No. 1 WKU Student Social Workers Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_org  Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, and the Social Work Commons This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Organizations by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact topscholar@wku.edu. SSW Volume No. 1 Issue No. 1 Date Feb. 16, 99 Purpose The Student Social Workers at Western Kentucky University serve for the bettennent, education, and representation of ourselves while gaining practical experience and providing service to the community. Membership to Student Social Workers offers the opportunity to enhance our student careers through peer recognition and to continue our education through practical experience. We commit ourselves to conducting professional relationships in accordance with the National Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics. Getting Involved Today! Attending weekly SSW meetings, participating in the fun at monthly socials, fundraisers, and communtiy service projects are just some of the ways you can become involved with the organization. SSW is a resource for all social work majors and minors. You have the opportunity to connect with other students, faculty and professionals. You learn about classes, field placements, opportunities, and other infonnation you may not receive as part of the classroom education. As a member of SSW, together, we have the opportunity to have a voice in our education. KASWE Conference SSW will host the Kentucky Association of Social Work Educators Conference on Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9, 1999. The conference will be held in classrooms located on the third floor of Downing University Center. The theme of the conference is "Social Work in the New Millennium: Strength Through Diversity." Topics of workshops include gender, race, age, class, se)OJality, disability, language, and religion. A unique feature of the 1999 Spring conference is student presentations. It is the goal of SSW to make this the best KASWE Conference yet. Success depends greatly on the participation and involvement of social work students like yourself. Do not pass up the opportunity to help in the planning. Contact an SSW officer to see how you can become involved. And do not forget to mark your schedule to attend the conference. Fill out your registration fonn today! Community Service Projects SSW believes that an important part of the organization and our social work education is community service projects. As part of SSW, the Community Events Committee actively seeks community projects and activities in which SSW can become involved and have fun in the process! In the last year, SSW has participated in Salvation Anny food drives, Women In Transition clothing drive, Bowling Green Junior High coat drive, Big Brothers and Sisters College Bowl for Kids Sake, Housing Authority and Make a Difference Day, Christmas gifts for the elderly, and many others. SSW continues to seek opportunities to participate in community service projects and activities. Members plan to participate in the Big Brothers and Sisters Big Bowl for Kids Sake on February 27 and 28. To learn how you can participate or to suggest community projects in which SSW may become involved, contact Jenni Lee at 745-4822 or Hadley Hayden at 846-0072. Brown Bag Lunches During the past semester, SSW held bi-weekly brown bag lunches. Social work students brought their lunch and gathered with other social work students. It was a great opportunity to socialize with students who share a common major or minor and many other interests. Participants discussed a variety of topics and networked with students across the cohorts. The opportunity was great and loaded with laughs and lots of fun! Join the fun this semester. Check the social work bulletin board located on the second floor of the Academic Complex across from room 208 for scheduled lunch times. Class Representative An SSW topic of consideration is to incorporate a class representative program. A candidate for class representative is a social work student who attends class regularly. As a class representative, all you would need to do is announce upcoming SSW events in your social work classes. If you are interested in the opportunity of becoming class representative and initiating a new role for SSW members, please contact Christy McClendon at 745-7397. You will be placed on a phone list. One of the officers will contact you to remind you of the class announcements. Questions or Comments If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact one of the 1998-99 SSW officers. * Dr. Susan Wesley, Faculty Advisor 502-745-5313 or susan.wesley@wku.edu * Christy Mcclendon, President 502-745-7397 or bmcclen603@aol .com * Hadley Hayden, Co-Vice President 502-846-0072 or mhhayden@mindspring.com * Lisa Kinser, Co-Vice President 502-242-6342 or lmk999@hotmail.com * Melanie Moch, Secretary 502-846-0072 or mhhayden@mindspring.com * Jodee Chaisson, Treasurer 502-393-1986 Membership to SSW Dues are $5 per academic year. To join SSW, complete an application for membership. Applications are posted on the social work bulletin board. When you join you will receive an SSW membership card. Dues are used for club activities and expenses. Applications and dues may be returned to Dr. Susan Wesley, Academic Complex, Room 208. SSW Web Address www.wku.edu/Dept/Org/Student/SOSW Visit your website today! Go beyond the classroom and expand your network of present and future professional contacts by joining SSW today! 

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Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® Student Organizations WKU Archives Records 4-23-1999 UA66/4/3 SSW News, Vol. 1, Issue No. 2 WKU Student Social Workers Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_org  Part of the Mass Communication Commons, Organizational Communication Commons, and the Social Work Commons This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Organizations by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact topscholar@wku.edu. SSW Volume 1 Issue No. 2 Date April 23, 99 Mission The mission of Student Social Workers Organization at Western Kentucky University is to serve for the betterment, education, and representation of ourselves while gaining practical experience and providing service to the community. Becoming Involved SSW is more than a resume builder. With SSW, you can expand your network of present and future professional contacts. SSW provides the opportunity to learn about the community, field placements, specific areas in social work and much more ... all in addition to your classroom experience. Although the 1998-99 academic year is corning to a close, do not miss the opportunity to become involved with YOUR student social work organization in the academic year 1999-00! Beginning the fall semester, pick up your membership application and pay the $5 academic year dues to Dr. Susan Wesley. As a member of SSW, you have a voice in your education. Attention 101/205 Students Students desiring to make application to the social work program for the fall semester must submit applications prior to August 1, 1999. For additional information or to obtain a program application contact Dr. Dean May, Program Director of Social Work, at 502-745-2693 . NASW Meetings Further your professional experience and contacts with your participation in the National Association of Social Workers. The NASW South Central Branch meets on the third Wednesday of the month at Lone Star restaurant at noon. For additional information regarding NASW and the involvement of the local branch contact Jan Peeler, Branch Chair, at 502-745-5049. Social Work Students Honored Congratulations to Dawn Long, BSW as she was named WKU's 1998 Social Work Student of the Year. Dawn was a December 1998 graduate from the social work program at Western. She is currently employed with the Barren River Child Advocacy Center where she serves as the Executive Director. Two WKU social work students were named to the 1998-99 Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Congratulations to Christy McClendon and Darlene Wells for their outstanding merit and accomplishment as social work students at WKU! ! Congrats to SSW on the Success ofKASWE SSW hosted the Kentucky Association of Social Work Educators Spring 1999 Conference on April 8-9. "Social Work in the New Millennium: Strength Through Diversity" was a huge success for SSW. The months of planning and preparing allowed SSW members to meet the goal of making this the best KASWE conference yet. Success was possible due to the unrelenting dedication of social work students and faculty who worked so diligently toward the conference. Thanks and Congratulations to all students who worked at the conference and/or participated in the conference sessions. A big thanks to faculty for all their support and encouragement!! SSW students and faculty deserve a trophy! On a scale from 1-5, the average response given on the evaluation form to "overall satisfaction with the conference" was a 4.5 (5 being the greatest satisfactory level). Here is what some conference participants had to say regarding what they liked most about the conference: ~workshops ~friendliness, good topics, conference rooms are close together, convenient ~nice environment, friendly atmosphere, very informative workshops, great job! ~the workshops along with student interaction ~workshop sessions ~everything was great ~brief workshops-well done-not trying to cram in too much ~well planned ~good selection of workshop presenters and handouts ~good selection of food ~keynote speaker's opening and closing remarks were very appropriate ~everything! SSW Social SSW will host an end-of-the-semester social on Tuesday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m. on the fourth floor of DUC. Join the fun and kick off the end-of-the-semester stress with bowling, refreshments, laughs, and great socialization! 1999-00 SSW Officer Nominees President: Lori Gilstrap Vice President: Tonya Payne Secretary: Julie Hatton, Caron Sanders Treasurer: Lisa Turner, Darlene Wells, Julie Younkin Elections will be held Monday, April 26-Wednesday, April 28. Election ballots can be picked up and returned to Dr. Susan Wesley during office hours. One ballot per social work student. Best of luck to each nominee. J Don't forget to vote! The SSW Year in Review SSW celebrates the 1998-99 year in reviev.;! Check out what SSW members have been involved with in addition to weekly business meetings: "'Q'/ ~ ~ - -..,..:::--,, ,'--... 00 C Planning for KASWE begins in May 1998, summer yardsale/bakesale fund-raiser at Christy' s, membership cards designed and printed, lasagna dinner at Christy's, summer cookout at Dr. Wesley's, second yardsale/bakesale fund-raiser at Hadley's, KASWE planning continues, taco dinner at Hadley and Melanie's, WKU's Welcome Back at DUC Southlawn, membership recruitment pizza party, SSW T-shirt design and sales, KASWE planning continues, Salvation Army food drive, Women In Transition's clothing drive, Fall hot-dog social, initiation of class representative system, Halloween soup/chili social, Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Conference, painting over graffiti on Make a Difference Day, KASWE planning still going on, Women of Western Conference, Bowling Green Jr. High Coat Drive, Holiday social hosted in conjuction with Phi Alpha Honor Society, nursing home residents "adopted" by social work program cohorts and residents' Christmas Wish Lists fulfilled, SSW social-planning and community-events committees established, donation of clothing and household products to Goodwill, membership directory formed, KASWE planning rules, bakesale fund-raiser, February monthly social, brown bag lunch program initiated, SSW News formed and distributed, KASWE planning is still going, assisted NASW in promoting March as Social Work Month by creating display for the Wellness Center, College Bowl for Kids Sake, Warren Co. Parks and Recreation Easter egg hunt, expanded brown bag lunch program by incorporating WKU social worker alumni as speakers, KASWE arrives with SUCCESS!!, end-of-the-semester social, Rape Crisis and Prevention Center clean-up, and much, much more! Congrats to SSW members on a fun, exciting, and busy year! A special thanks to Dr. Susan Wesley for her dedication to SSW as faculty advisor. Congrats to Graduates SSW recognizes the Spring/Summer social work graduates. The best of luck to each graduate as they embark on their professional careers as SOCIAL WORKERS! Thanks to 1998-99 SSW Officers As the 1998-99 academic year closes and SSW 1999-00 elected officers take position, SSW sends its appreciation to the 1998-99 officers. The leadership, direction, and competence displayed by officers Christy McClendon, Hadley Hayden, Lisa Kinser, Melanie Moch, and Jodee Chaisson were fundamental to the growing distinction of the Student Social Workers Organization. Thanks for the effort and contribution each of you put forth. HA VE a SAFE and FUN SUMMER! SEE YOU NEXT FALL IN SSW!!! 

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