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NASW Welcome Back dinner for social work students of northwest Ohio.
Twenty social work students and two faculty attended the district's welcome back dinner held at University of Toledo on Friday September 14. The evening included games, word puzzles of social work terms, and door prizes. Students were given information about the structure of the Ohio Chapter of NASW and some state officers were introduced, including Prof. Don Brubaker who is serving as the chair of the Nominations and Leadership Identification Committee. Prof. Jennifer Hughes is serving as the coordinator of student volunteers for the annual conference in November.
Social Work Club
The Social Work Club gives students an opportunity to associate together to enrich their knowledge and understanding of the profession, to engage in service projects, and to develop some organizational leadership skills. The club officers for 2008-2009 are:
A service project undertaken by the club during the 07-08 academic year began with a request from Crime Victim Services and Pathways of Ottawa. They had begun a group for women experiencing domestic violence, but discovered that a good number had limited reading skills and could not read the workbook. The Bluffton Social Work Program was asked to record the workbook so it would be available on CD for participants to listen to. They received consent from the publisher, and with consultation from Bluffton's technology center, the full set of readings and discussion questions has now been completed.
The annual senior send-off "picnic" was held in Marbeck Center this year due to muddy conditions at the College Cabin. The occasion was also used to wish Professor Brubaker well as he begins his retirement. The students of the Social Work Club signed and presented a canoe paddle for him to display among his trophys and memoirs, and a Bluffton University blanket to keep him warm during long winter evenings.
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