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Welcome to Student Affairs at the NYU School of Social Work
The Office of Student Affairs plays a vital role in maintaining and enriching the school's community. We plan initiatives to improve student life, facilitate student achievement, and welcome and orient new students. We also realize that being a Social Work student is very challenging and want to offer you support and assistance. The office provides support for a variety of student concerns, including illness, death in the family, academic trouble, and other personal emergencies. Students may seek assistance, advocacy, and satisfactory resolutions to problems.
Feel free to stop into our offices or call at any time to speak to someone about your interests, concerns, or questions. We are here to assist you to make the most of your School of Social Work experience.
Student Affairs provides the following resources:
advising
Student Affairs serves as a liaison to student groups and the Graduate/Undergraduate Student Councils. In this capacity, we provide programmatic assistance and advisement regarding University Student Affairs funding for SSW student groups.
Current SSW Student Groups:
- Graduate & Undergraduate Student Councils (Advised by Courtney O'Mealley)
- Pride in Practice (Advised by Jim Martin)
- Mosaic (Advised by Alma Carten)
- Peer2Peer Talk (Advised by Diane Grodney)
career services
Student Affairs provides resources in conjunction with the NYU Office of Career Development at the Wasserman Center. We offer career workshops at the SSW location, mock interviews and access to the CareerNet online job search engine.
Student Affairs works with employers to collect available social work related job listings to be compiled in the SSW onsite Jobs Book, located at the front desk. To post a job listing, please email the description to ssw.joblistings@nyu.edu.
counseling support
Student Affairs provides non-academic counseling and assists with referrals to University Counseling Services.
international students
Student Affairs will provide resources for international students such as community building events including socials, mentorship opportunities and group connections. The office also serves as a liaison with the Office of International Students and Scholars and as a connection to resources and life at the SSW and on campus.
housing
Students Affairs connects with the University Housing Office to resolve issues and it advocates for student housing needs.
orientation and transitions
Student Affairs coordinates Fall & Spring New Student Orientations and Convocation with faculty, staff and the student councils. The office also works with the satellite schools to streamline information and resources for students for orientation.
students with disabilities and accomodations
Student Affairs works with the Moses Center for Students with Disabilities along with other SSW staff to ensure that all disabled student needs are met. These include but are not limited to:
- Accommodations for non-academic functions such as open houses and Commencement
- Monitoring physical building accommodations & fire safety plan
- Meeting with students to gauge service needs
student support
Student Affairs assists with issues of performance enhancement, adjustment and other personal matters. The office is available to meet with students to discuss ors refer personal issues in a non-"counseling" scenario.
student community development
Student Affairs plans school-wide social and community-building activities, working both with and without the assistance of student groups. Check out the SSW calendar for upcoming events!
student leaves
Student Affairs provides advisement and direction about medical, psychological and other student leaves.
nasw liaison
Student Affairs offers liaisonship with the National Association of Social Workers on student membership and opportunities for professional development. For more information on NASW, visit their website: http://www.socialworkers.org.