SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENT RESOURCES

campus network resources such as the Blackboard course management system, databases, electronic reserves, and other online research information.

Equipment Rental The Informatics Office makes available to School of Social Work students and to a limited extent administrators, faculty, and staff, equipment for on & off-site rental to support the School’s programs. For more information see the Informatics Web Page at socialwork.umaryland.edu/ informatics but a summary of typical equipment available is provided below.

Audio Cassette Recorders Camcorders Computer Training Classroom Digital Cameras Laptop Computers Multimedia Presentation Equipment Overhead Projectors Slide Projectors Transcribers Tripods DVD/VCR’s & Monitors

Media Center Location: Louis L. Kaplan Hall, Room 4E39 Phone: (410) 706-7232 E-mail: sswmediacenter@ssw.umaryland.edu Hours: (See the Informatics Web Page at socialwork. umaryland.edu) The Media Center enhances the learning and research environment of the School of Social Work with its broadcast and commercial quality production facility. The Center has equipment to assist in audio recording, videotaping (studio or remote) video editing, duplication (of non-copyrighted material only), multimedia presentation, audio & video teleconferencing, and distance learning. The Media Center staff is also available for multimedia project design advice.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY http://tinyurl.com/sswideateam Location: Louis L. Kaplan Hall, 4th floor Clark Shah-Nelson, Assistant Dean, Instructional Design & Technology E-mail: ideateam@ssw.umaryland.edu Phone: (410) 870-9663

The IDEA team supports Blackboard and related teaching and learning technologies. They also support quality teaching, learning and research by providing services and resources related to instructional design (developing online/hybrid courses) eLearning, pedagogy, educational technology and assessment. Please refer to the Minimum Technology Requirements for Blackboard and other instructional technologies to ensure you are set up with the technology you need for instructional purposes: https://sites.google.com/site/sswideateam/students/ minimum-technology-requirements The IDEA Team can be reached via the Help link in the left navigation in every Blackboard course.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT SSW Student Government Association University-Wide Student Organizations The SGA office is located in 2E09. The SGA email is sga@ ssw.umaryland.edu. The SGA website can be found at

http://www.ssw.umaryland.edu/students/sga/

SGA Executive Board There are five annually elected SGA positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary, and Recording Secretary. The SGA also annually appoints six SSW students to serve on the University Student Government Association (USGA) as Senators.

2020/2021 SGA Student Leaders President: Judith Park Vice President: Joy Scalabrin Treasurer: Open Recording Secretary: Open Corresponding Secretary: Caitlin Balicki SGA Faculty Advisor: Henriette Taylor, Assistant Dean of Student Services

The SGA is annually funded from student activities fees. These fees are disbursed to the various “recognized and supported” student organizations for promotion of the organizations’ goals. Each SGA affiliate Student Organization additionally appoints a member to the SGA Executive Body to represent their respective organization at monthly meetings. Meeting dates and times are advertised in the Daily Bulletin.

** The School of Social Work has representation on the UMB Student Government Association (USGA)

SGA Mission The Student Government Association’s (SGA) primary mission is to consistently work toward making the student experience at SSW as fulfilling and rewarding as possible. The SGA does this in the following ways: • By assessing and addressing student needs, ideas and concerns and bringing these to the attention of the SSW and University administration • By sponsoring student activities and encouraging student participation in supported groups in order to create a sense of connection to the SSW and Baltimore communities. • By committing to provide a positive and accepting space for discussion • By working closely with the Office of Student Services (OSS) to appoint student representatives to serve on faculty committees.

The following faculty committees include one voting student member: • Admissions Committee

Clinical Concentration Committee Diversity and Anti-Oppression Committee (DAO) Field Education Curriculum Committee Global Initiatives Committee Macro Curriculum Committee Master’s Program Committee (MPC) Student Grievance Committee (SGC) Student Review Committee (SRC)

(Students have full deliberation and voting rights in the committees on which they serve. The PhD Program Committee (PPC) shall have two students who are selected by a different process. Students are excluded from the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC), the Faculty Grievance Committee (FGC), and the Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee)

SSW Student Organizations:

The Alliance of Anti-Racist Social Work Practitioners

The Alliance of Anti-Racist Social Work Practitioners (the Alliance) is an organization at the University of Maryland School of Social Work dedicated to racial justice. Within the context of activism and social justice, our group seeks to examine and redefine the work of social workers in a racialized United States. As there is no clear definition of anti-racist social worker, we intend to pursue a broad set of activities and questions that challenge the implicit and explicit racism buttressing the deep inequities in contemporary America.

Faculty Advisors: Wendy Shaia, EdD and Rebecca Davis, MSW

Anti-Oppression Work Group (AWOG)

The purpose of AOWG is to advance social justice principles and an anti-oppression framework within the School of Social Work by making policy recommendations, promoting an equitable school and work environment for students and staff, and ensuring that the curriculum critically engages and challenges all students.

Faculty Advisor: Lane Victorson, LMSW

Christian Social Work Fellowship (CSWF)

The purpose of CSWF is to promote the spiritual growth of members and to help balance the spiritual needs and concerns of students with the demands of the social work profession. We seek to provide support, fellowship, and encouragement to social work students and any other interested persons or groups. We participate in bible study during our meetings and serve as a voice by which the issues and concerns of Christians in social work shall be addressed. We follow Christ’s example in showing compassion without judgment, and in seeking social justice for those who do not have a voice.

Faculty Advisor: Fred DiBlasio, PhD

There are currently no student leaders for this group. Please contact Student Services if you are interested in becoming a student leader.

DREAM DisabilityJustice

The Purpose of DREAM is to create an inclusive and supportive community to promote disability justice at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and in the community at large. In doing so we strive to engage individuals with disabilities and their allies in respectful and compassionate discourse to promote greater awareness and inclusion of disability on campus. We aim to advance disability justice by raising awareness on the diversity of disability, along with the various cultural and systemic barriers faced by persons with disabilities. Through education and advocacy we aim to break down these structural barriers to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities within the School of Social Work, the social work profession, and the community as a whole.

There are currently no student leaders for this group. Please contact Student Services if you are interested in becoming a CAN leader.

International Social Work Organization (ISWO)

ISWO offers information and referral services to students interested in international social work through collaboration with local NGOs, our alumni network, and faculty and staff. ISWO advocates for an international social work focus at SSW and links students to opportunities for international research and experience. We partner with all UMB Professional Schools to provide a multidisciplinary team framework to prepare students for professional research and careers overseas.

Faculty Advisor: Sarah Dababnah, PhD

Intersectional Feminism and Social Work

The purpose of the Intersectional Feminism and Social Work Group is five-fold: 1. To be socially and politically involved on the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus and in the City of Baltimore. 2. To address and discuss issues relating to the intersections of sex and/ or race, color, age, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, veteran status, marital or family status, national origin, political affiliation, religion, etc. 3. To provide programming and events that interests or impacts IFSW members.