Graduate Student Association (GSA)
The Silver School of Social Work has an elected student organization that acts as a liaison between the students and the administration and faculty. This group is known as the Graduate Student Association (GSA). The GSA typically is the place where graduate students can bring feedback about the program or suggestions for events and can come for direction and assistance. The GSA also plans several events for the student body throughout the academic year. Some events organized so far include student-to-student forums, student faculty meets, informal networking events for social work students, mentoring programs, coffee workshops, end-of-semester celebrations, career panels, and a graduation party. Several student organizations operate in collaboration with the GSA. These are Pride-in-Practice, MOSAIC, and Peer2Peer.
To learn more about the GSA, visit their website.
You can also join the GSA's e-mail listserv to receive announcements and information about upcoming social work events at the Silver School of Social Work, NYU, and at large in the NYU community. To join, send a blank e-mail to join-ssw-gsa@forums.nyu.edu. Listserv members also receive weekly email newsletters with information on events organized by the GSA. If you would like to become more involved with the GSA, feel free to introduce yourself to them during office hours or contact them via e-mail or phone. The GSA office is located at the garden level, in the student lounge at the Silver School of Social Work.
- Phone: (212) 998-5888
- Email: ssw.gsa@nyu.edu
- Office Location: One Washington Square North, Room G10
The GSA operates through a GSA council. Members of the council for the academic year 2007-08 are as follows.
- Kate Barrow - President
- Tom D'Addario - Vice President
- Seunghee Hong - Senator
- Jennifer Mallis - Secretary
- Sasha Stim-Vogel - Co-Treasurer
- Jana Colley - Co-Treasurer
The GSA invites the Silver School of Social Work Community to visit during their office hours. Their office hour schedules can be found on the door of Room G10. Again, the GSA welcomes the involvement of all graduate social work students in feedback, and planning and organizing of events.
Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)
The Association provides a forum for student participation in the educational program and offers a channel of communication between students, faculty, and administration. Organized on democratic principles, officers are elected each spring for the following academic year. The Association sponsors social activities, social work forums, and special events for undergraduates. The Association has an office for all social work undergraduates, which is located in the Social Work Student Lounge in the Garden Level of 1 Washington Square North. The Association’s current officers will announce meetings and events.
- Phone: (212) 998-9180
- Email: ssw.usga@nyu.edu
- Office Location: One Washington Square North, Room G12
The members of the 2007-08 USGA are:
- President - Elizabeth Valerio, '08
- Vice President - Chris Gates, '09
- Secretary - Gabi Jacobs, '08
- Treasurer - Jessica Mason, '10
- Historian - Lisa Bednarz, '08
- Community Service Chair - Chelsea White, '09
- Programming Chair - John Fredrickson, '09
- Senior Class Representatives - Christine Gleason, '08 & Danielle Patterson, '08
- Junior Class Representative - Will McGrath, '09
- Sophomore Class Representative - Katie Crehan, '10
- Freshman Class Representative - Amanda Raposo '11
SSW Student Organizations
MOSAIC
Mosaic (formerly AHANA) is an extracurricular student organization at the Silver School of Social Work at NYU. It began in 1992 and addresses issues of diversity. The purpose of MOSAIC is to provide support and to promote awareness and understanding of issues affecting people of color.
To contact MOSAIC or to learn more about joining the club, email ssw.gsa@nyu.edu.
Pride and Practice
Pride and Practice is the student group for bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender students in the Silver School of Social Work at NYU. Pride and Practice works to provide emotional support in a safe environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons at the Silver School of Social Work regardless of race, ethnicity, or political viewpoint. Pride and Practice is also committed to educating both the Silver School of Social Work community and the community at large about the issues that are important to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
To contact Pride in Practice or learn more about joining the club, email jh1579@nyu.edu.
Peer2Peer Talk
Peer2Peer Talk is a dynamic discussion group offers all graduate social work students an opportunity to meet with peers to talk about internship, social work practice, goals, resources, and other topics of interest. Peer2Peer Talk is peer-led by a Co-Facilitator team of 2nd Year Students.
You can find out when the next Peer2Peer group is being held in many ways:
- Join the SSW GSA List Serve for weekly updates to find out about upcoming Peer2Peer sessions as well as many other student events!
- See updated flyers posted on bulletin boards in the SSW building!
- Come by to participate in a discussion group - discuss current student issues and...meet your future colleagues!
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