We have just concluded an outstanding academic year at the Silberman School of Social Work! I am very grateful for – and inspired by – all of your dedicated work, talent, and commitment to our School community throughout the year. The past month has been particularly exciting, with many notable events and achievements to celebrate. I am so very pleased to share some recent highlights with you all:
News
Congratulations to the Silberman School of Social Work Class of Spring 2017!
On Tuesday, May 30, the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College proudly graduated its Class of Spring 2017 in a stirring Recognition Ceremony at Hunter’s historic Assembly Hall.
A record-setting 443 graduates took part in the ceremony. They represented Silberman’s Two-Year Full-Time, One Year Residency (work-study), Accelerated and Advanced Standing programs; two dual-degree programs; three Practice Methods; and five Field of Practice Specializations.
Silberman’s Leora Shudofsky Receives Hunter College Presidential Award for Excellence
The Silberman School of Social Work warmly congratulates our colleague Leora Shudofsky, who has received a Hunter College Presidential Award for Excellence – The Cecile B. Insdorf Award for Excellence in Teaching for Part-Time Faculty.
Leora has been a valued member of the Hunter College social work community for nearly a decade, as the Co-Director of PROVE: Project for Return and Opportunity in Veteran’s Education and a part-time faculty member.
Silberman School of Social Work’s Heather Armijo Wins Fulbright English Teaching Award
Carrying on the Silberman School of Social Work’s tradition of cross-cultural engagement, second-year Clinical Practice MSW student Heather Armijo has received the Fulbright English Teaching Award to teach college-level English in Colombia. A hallmark of the Fulbright Foundation’s travel scholarship portfolio, this prestigious award places Americans in school settings around the world, where they help teach English and facilitate cultural exchange.
For Heather, the award presents a unique chance to strengthen her capacity as a globally engaged social worker.
Second-year Bess Abrahams Presents Research at New York Academy of Medicine
On Monday, May 8, second-year Clinical Practice MSW student Bess Abrahams was given the distinction of representing Silberman at the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) Ninth Annual Social Work Student Night. She delivered a poster and oral presentation on original research she conducted with a team of colleagues, which was recently published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Pain, titled “A Randomized Trial of Yoga for Children Hospitalized with Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Crisis.”
Silberman to Host 16th Annual North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress
The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College (SSSW) is pleased to announce that it will host the 16th Annual North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress, June 15 – June 18, 2017. There is no fee to attend the Congress; however, attendees are kindly asked to register in advance. Please click here to find out more and register.
Doctoral candidate Rachel Chernick receives Anne Rosen Noran Dissertation Award
The Silberman School of Social Work proudly recognizes Rachel Chernick, LCSW, a doctoral candidate in the Silberman-CUNY Graduate Center PhD Program in Social Welfare, for receiving this year’s Anne Rosen Noran Dissertation Award. This prestigious award will support her toward completion of her dissertation.
Silberman Hosts Disabilities Roundtable, Global Cross-Cultural Collaboration
On Saturday, March 4, the Silberman School of Social Work (SSSW) hosted the Disabilities Initiatives Roundtable at its East Harlem campus, bringing together more than two dozen disability experts and advocates from the United States and Russia.
Samuel R. Aymer Speaks at CUNY Faculty Diversity Conference
On March 31, Associate Professor Samuel R. Aymer joined colleagues Mark Christian (African & African-American Studies, Lehman College) and Stanley Thangaraj (Anthropology, City College) for a Conversation with Male Faculty of Color at the CUNY Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2017. He discussed the unique challenges and opportunities that male faculty of color experience as they educate today’s CUNY students, and received a wonderful reception.
Feature Profiles: Silberman Faculty-Student Senate Members
The Faculty-Student Senate at the Silberman School of Social Work is a vital component of community and civic life within the School, and its impact is felt well beyond. The Senate is a governing body that brings faculty and student representatives together for collaborative debate and decision-making. The School is excited to feature profiles of five students serving on the Senate this year – Jordan Molina, Thomas Szlezak, Julia Sick, Joniel Thomas, and Andrew Belcher.