Tag: Social Work
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Himmelheber to lead Philosophers Café talk on ‘Food Waste, Insecurity’
The next Philosophers Café is at 7 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 14) at Kavarna coffeehouse, 143 N. Broadway in downtown Green Bay. UW-Green Bay Assistant Professor of Social Work Sarah Himmelheber is the presenter/moderator on the topic “Food Waste and Food Insecurity.” Participants will consider the fact that while food pantries continue to report increasing demand,…
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Reminder: Sallmann and Akakpo on ‘Cultural Competence’
The next lecture in the new Deans’ Lecture Series is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, in the 1965 Room of the University Union. Profs. Jolanda Sallmann and Francis Akakpo of Social Work will present on “The Impact of Instructor’s Race and Gender on Students’ Development of Cultural Competence.” Light refreshments will be served.…
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Deans’ Lecture Series: Sallmann and Akakpo on cultural competency
The next lecture in the new Deans’ Lecture Series is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, in the 1965 Room of the University Union. Profs. Jolanda Sallmann and Francis Akakpo of Social Work will present on “The Impact of Instructor’s Race and Gender on Students’ Development of Cultural Competence.” Light refreshments will be served.…
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Faculty note: Cupit, Trimberger, Radosevich
Illene Cupit, professor of Human Development, presented “A University-Based Camp for Grieving Children” at the National Conference on Bereavement Camps in Philadelphia, Pa., on Oct. 11. The paper, co-authored with Gail Trimberger (Social Work) and Deirdre Radosevich (Human Development) describes the Camp Lloyd structure and the results of data collected from campers, their parents/guardians, and…
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UW-Green Bay professors talk teaching (SoTL) at national conference
When the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning convened its annual conference in Raleigh, N.C., last week, UW-Green Bay faculty members were prominent. Assistant Prof. Sarah Himmelheber of Social Work presented a poster titled “The Power of Presence in the 21st Century Classroom: Integrating Mindfulness-Based Pedagogy to Cultivate Attention, Curiosity, Compassion, and…
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Last year’s Teaching Scholars to report back on projects, next Friday
The 2012-2013 UW-Green Bay Teaching Scholars will be sharing the results of their Scholarship of Teaching and Learning projects with the campus community Friday (Sept. 13) from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in MAC Hall 223. The program is free and open to all. Faculty members scheduled to present are Dallas Blaney of Public and Environmental…
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UW-Green Bay announces 2013-14 Teaching Scholars
The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) and the UW-Green Bay Teaching Scholars Program are proud to announce the names of faculty members selected to be 2013-14 Teaching Scholars. The eight selected are: • David Helpap, Public and Environmental Affairs (Political Science) • Jenell Holstead, Human Development (Psychology) • Katia Levintova, Public…
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Faculty note: Social Work’s Higgins, Trimberger earn grant funding
Social Work Professional Programs faculty members Doreen Higgins and Gail Trimberger are representing one of eight social work programs across the nation to receive funding from the New York Community Trust in conjunction with the Council on Social Work Education Gero-Ed Center. The “Partnerships for Person-Centered and Participant-Directed Long-Term Services and Supports (Partnerships Project)” one-year…
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Faculty note: Higgins publication
Doreen Higgins, associate professor of Social Work and coordinator for the master’s in social work program, is co-author of a paper published in the May 2013 edition of the journal Educational Gerontology. Higgins collaborated with Prof. Eunjeong Ko of San Diego State University on the article, “Do older Korean immigrants engage in end-of-life communication?” Their…
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Regents approve promotions for 14 UW-Green Bay faculty members
We’d like to offer another round of congratulations for UW-Green Bay’s seven new full professors and seven new associate professors, whose promotions were approved today (Friday, June 7) by the UW System Board of Regents. As we told you here yesterday, the board’s Education Committee on Thursday OK’d the promotions of the 14 faculty members;…