Students wanting to enroll in section 001 of SW 647 or SW 697 Winter term 2010 that are not a Community-Based Initiative Scholar must submit a Closed Course Petition to attempt to gain permission to enroll. http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/forms.html

Students enrolling in foundation field, SW 515 and/or SW 531 Winter term 2010 should select section 888. This section will be updated through the Registrar's office once your Field Liaison and/or Seminar instructor is known. Additional information on enrolling in Field Winter term can be located at the following web page http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/fieldInstruction.pdf

If you are trying to location Field (either SW 515 or SW 691) when doing a class search in Wolverine Access remember to select the check box that states 'Include Independent Study Classes'.

I. Purpose and Eligibility
This note announces an award available to new and continuing students in the Joint Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program. It is being made available under the Rosemary Sarri Scholarship fund in Management, Social Policy or Community Organization and carries a value of $2,500. One award will be made. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing and his or her research must focus on the advancement of community organizing, management, evaluation or social policy.

II. Form of Support
For 2009-2010, a $2,500 award will be made to a Doctoral student in the form of tuition or stipend support.

I. Purpose and Eligibility
This note announces an award available to new and continuing students in the Joint Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program. It is being made available under the Clara P. Davis and Larry E. Davis Scholarship fund and carries a value of $2,000. One award will be made. To be eligible for the award, a student must be in good standing and his or her research must focus on the study of poverty and social justice.

II. Form of Support
For 2009-2010, a $2,000 award will be made to a Doctoral student in the form of tuition or stipend support.

Families USA is now taking applications for two post-MSW fellowships, The Villers Fellowship and The Wellstone Fellowship. For more information and downloadable applications, please read on and visit:

http://www.familiesusa.org/fellowships/the-villers-fellowship.html

http://www.familiesusa.org/fellowships/wellstone-fellowship-about.html

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the State Fiscal Analysis Initiative is now accepting applications for the State Policy Fellowship Program. For more information, please read on or visit: www.cbpp.org/fellowship.

Fees increasing to $230 for bachelors and masters, $260 for clinical social work. Please read on or refer to http://www.aswb.org/pdfs/FeeIncreaseFAQs.pdf for more information.

Mini courses are located under the numbers SW 790 and SW 799. For detailed information on the specific topic you must click on the relevant section number on the SSW web site. Wolverine Access does not provide topic specific detail. http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/schedule.html?semester=20103

New course number SW 513 is also a topics course but not a mini course. The two currently offered for Winter term are Jews & Social Justice in the United States offered through Judaic Studies, and Community Empowerment - Arts offered through the Residential College. These also require that you click on the relevant section to receive detail on the course topic. http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/schedule.html?semester=20103

Using E-Portfolio and Integrative Learning Methods, SW 631. This course is a 1 credit hour elective and is titled Advanced Field Seminar. You can view the course description on the SSW web site. http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/schedule.html?semester=20103

Developing Practice Skills Through Role-Play and Client Simulation, SW 703. This is a new course. You can view the course description on the SSW web site. http://ssw.umich.edu/programs/classes/schedule.html?semester=20103

Upcoming events on Salary Negotiation, Licensure Requirements, Licensing Exam Preparation, and Nonprofit Management. Read More for dates and times.

To view this blog directly, go to http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/SSW/archives/career_services/index.html

CEW scholarship applications are now available. Click here for more info.

Eligibility Requirements for CEW Scholarships:
•Must be attending the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Flint, Dearborn Campuses) in the academic year of 2010-2011.

•Must have experienced a lapse in education after graduating from high school of at least (a) 48 consecutive months or (b) 48 non-consecutive months –not counting interruptions of less than 8 months.

•Applicants who have received a CEW Scholarship in the past are not eligible.