Graduate Student Association (GSA)
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is an elected student organization that acts as a liaison between the students and the administration and faculty of the Silver School of Social Work. GSA invites graduate students to bring feedback about the program, suggest events and come to them for direction and assistance.
The GSA also plans several events for the student body throughout the academic year, such as 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.
To join the GSA's list serve, send a blank e-mail to join-ssw-gsa@forums.nyu.edu . Listserv members receive email newsletters with information on events organized by the GSA and those taking place on or around campus.
- Phone: (212) 998-5888
- Email: ssw.gsa@nyu.edu
- Office Location: One Washington Square North, Room G10
- Web site:http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/ssw.gsa
The GSA operates through a GSA council. Members of the council for the academic year 2009-10 are as follows.
- Bobby Casiano - President
- Christian Tamasco - Vice President
- Kryst Richardson - Senator
- Josetta Harris - Secretary
- Jennifer A. Dyer - Treasurer
- Jeremy Schwartz - First Year Representative
- Maryam Toloui - First Year Representative
Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)
The USGA provides a forum for student participation in the educational program and offers a channel of communication between students, faculty, and administration. The USGA sponsors social activities, social work forums, and special events for undergraduates.
- Phone: (212) 998-9180
- Email: ssw.usga@nyu.edu
- Office Location: One Washington Square North, Room G12
The members of the 2009-10 USGA are:
- Katie Crehan - Co-President
- Jessican Mason - Co-President
- Elizabeth Fritz - Treasurer
- Marta Rodenas - Historian
- Becky Weinstein - Community Service Chair
- Caran Wakefield - Social Programming Chair
- Simone Shuman - Senior Class Representative
- Amanda Raposo - Junior Class Representative
- Michael Embrey - Sophomore Class Representative
- Andrew Sullivan - Freshman Class Representative
Docotral Student Association (DSA)
The Doctoral Student Association is an advocacy group for PhD students at the Silver School of Social Work at New York University. We are concerned with the overall well-being of SSSW doctoral students and with their participation in the social, academic and professional life of the school. We function as a unifying body for all SSSW doctoral cohorts. We also collaborate with doctoral students from other academic departments, within and outside of NYU, especially with PhD students at other schools of social work in the region. Towards the accomplishment of these goals, the DSA serves as a liaison among SSSW faculty, university administrators and students.
- Email: ssw.dsa@nyu.edu
The members of the 2009-10 DSA are:
- Dianne Mack - President
- Ryan Kull - Academic Advocate
- Maya Doyle - Intercollegiate Liaison
NYU Silver Student Organizations
Asian American Students Association
The Asian Students Association is a student support group for International and American students of Asian decent. The group seeks to provide an opportunity for knowledge and information sharing for both Asian-international students and Asian-American students. Additionally, this group provides resources for non-Asian students who are interested in serving the Asian population in their social work practices and learning about Asian cultures through workshops or activities.
To contact this group, please email ssw.asa@nyu.edu.
Phi Alpha National Honor Society - Pi Pi Chapter
Phi Alpha National Honor Society est. 1964 recognizes students in social work for their achievements in academia. The Pi Pi chapter at NYU est. 2009 invites into membership those students who demonstrate academic excellence, as well as those who are committed to providing community service throughout the year. All applicants must complete 9 units in social work courses at the time of application. Graduate students are required to possess a 3.75 GPA, while undergraduate students must possess a 3.5 cumulative and a GPA of 3.75 in all social work courses.
To contact this group, please email ssw.phialpha@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 ssw.prideinpractice@nyu.edu.
Sustainable Silver
Sustainable Silver is the School of Social Work's greening initiative. We work to increase the environmental efficiency of the School, promote sustainable living among our classmates, and raise awareness around issues of social and environmental justice. See our website (http://sustainablesilver.wordpress.com) for more information and our upcoming events.
To contact this group, please email ssw.sustainability@nyu.edu.
U-AND-ME
Unity and Awareness for Diversity and Multidimensional Enrichment (U-AND-ME) seeks to open dialogues about social justice and diversity, by offering workshops, discussions, movie nights and other events at the Silver School of Social Work.
To contact this group, please email ssw.uandme@nyu.edu.
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