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Chair’s Corner

I would like to welcome all new and returning social work students to the Undergraduate Social

Work major. I hope you are adjusting and feel confident about your fall semester classes as we want you to be

successful as a social work student. I do have a small request if you have not done so already stop by my office

and introduce yourself. As your department chairperson I love talking with matriculating social work students,

feel free to stop by the office, call, or email me for some common times to chat. Our goal as faculty members is

to answer any questions and educate students about the profession, the community, and to address any other

professional guidance you feel you may need. Faculty members are here to serve you, so stop by the

Undergraduate Social Work office and let us get to know you.

West Chester University Undergraduate Social Work Department has a long history and a great

reputation in the community, the state, and the nation. Although the program is small I feel that the department‟s hands-on approach, that is also

the core of the department‟s teacher-scholar model, assist in developing our majors to become social work leaders once they graduate.

Recently, I attended the Social Work Alumni Panel that was hosted by the Phi Alpha Honor Society. Thank you, Phi Alpha members all

of you did a wonderful job developing a program that invited graduates from our program to come back and speak about their experiences. I could

not help but feel joyous as I watched individuals talk about their journey as undergraduate social work students; as employees; as employers; as

master degree students; as completed doctoral degree professionals. To know as the chairperson that the West Chester University Undergraduate

Social Work Faculty had a small part in the panel‟s career development brought nothing but smiles, pride, and a re-commitment to continue our

rigorous academic legacy.

The department will pursue an additional faculty member for the 2010/11 academic year. A tenure-track search will begin immediately

headed by Dr. Richard Voss, Search Committee Chair. We hope to hire a faculty member that enjoys the roles of advising, mentoring, assisting in

the curriculum design and delivery, while adding a needed expertise in innovations in technology and program delivery that will also enhance the

creativity of the Undergraduate Social Work Departments curriculum. The search committee anticipates appointing a student to the committee

and/or to participate equitably in the search process. Let Dr. Voss know if you are interested in serving on the search committee. We want all

candidates to have an opportunity to meet and discuss their teaching philosophy with social work students before they are hired.

The department invites your feedback on any issues, concerns, or ideas that you have in regards to the Undergraduate Social Work

Program. We encourage you to attend the student/faculty meetings that are held once a month at noon in Sykes 252. Students are free to voice

theirs ideas at that meeting, however, if it is not possible for you to attend the meetings, feel free to email me directly at www.mjoyner@wcupa.edu

I promise to get back to you with a response to your concerns.

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The Advocate Fall 2009

Chairs Corner 1

Message from Field 2

Article from C.A.T.A. 1

From our clubs 2

Pictures from Liv Live 8

Motivational Corner 6

Calendar of events

(plus much more…)

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Inside this issue:

C.A.T.A.

El Comité de Apoyo a Los Trabajadores Agricolas

The Farm workers Support Committee

Promoting Human Rights of Migrant Workers in the U.S.

Farmworkers are the lowest paid occupational group in the nation: the median seasonal income for male farmworkers is $5000 and half that for farmworker women. This pov-

erty is compounded by a lack of legal rights: farmworkers are exempt from the National Labor Relations Act, and have fewer protections than other workers or are entirely ex-empt from a wide range of laws, including federal minimum wage, overtime, child la-bor, Social Security, and unemployment legislation. Agriculture is also one of the most

hazardous occupations in the nation. Injury rates amongst farmworkers are up to twice as high and the death rate over five times as high as the national average. The G.A.O. has estimated that over 300,000 farmworkers are poisoned annually by exposure to pesti-cides.

CATA, el Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas, or Farmworker Support Com-mittee in English, is a migrant farmworkers' organization governed by and comprised of farmworkers who are actively engaged in the struggle for better working and living

conditions. CATA's membership is based in southeastern Pennsylvania (with an office in Kennett Square), New Jersey, and the Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware, Maryland and Virginia). The majority of farmworkers in this area are from Mexico, Central America

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Message From the Field

J. Bradley

For most students, the field experience is where all that they have learned starts to come together and make

sense. There is an excitement about working with clients. There is also a large degree of responsibility. My

advice to you is to nurture your relationships with your clients, be mindful of your influence and maintain

boundaries; thus, creating an environment in which your clients will feel safe exploring their struggles and de-

veloping their goals. In this process, it is very important to put your own judgments (which everyone has) aside

and let your clients determine their path. Working in the field of social work is rewarding, exciting, challenging

and often emotionally draining. So, my other piece of advice to you is to find avenues to take care of yourself

emotionally and make sure that you find time for yourself.

Over the next couple of years our program will be going through the reaffirmation process; we will need to dem-

onstrate that we are effective in our teaching and graduating competent social workers. This summer, we devel-

oped new field evaluation forms which evaluate students on their understanding (junior year), application (first

semester of senior year) and competency (second semester of senior year) of the four one practice behaviors iden-

tified by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). In your internships, you will be expected to demon-

strate these behaviors and by the time you graduate you should be confident that you are prepared to practice in

the field or attend a graduate social work program. Reaching this point will be demanding. You will be expected

to apply what you have learned. You will be expected to demonstrate professionalism and a commitment to the

values of social work. Although it will be hard, by graduation, you will feel rewarded for your hard work.

If all of this is not enough, as I prepare to attend the March on Washington for Equity Across America, I am

reminded of our social work commitment to advocacy. We, as social workers, are asked to advocate for those

groups who feel oppression and the inequities brought on by our society. Pick an area of advocacy that you feel

passionate about and dedicate at least some of your time working towards preventing or eliminating the ineq-

uity. In the end your advocacy work will make you a better person and social worker.

For all social work majors or those interested in social work - Feel free to stop by my office, introduce yourself

and chat about the social work field.

FROM OUR CLUBS

Active Minds is off to a great start this semester! This

year‟s President, Jessi Gregory, Vice President, Johanna Hersh,

Secretary Kim Coder, and Treasurer Katie Kirszenblat are putting

together a semester to be remembered for Active Minds! With the

mission of promoting mental health awareness and “stomping out

the stigma” against mental health, Active Minds is planning a

number of wonderful events; as well as collaborating with a vari-

ety of other organizations on campus to further promote the cause!

Our meetings thus far have consisted of many new members from

a variety of majors at West Chester. We‟re excited to have so many

new, supportive, and passionate members of Active Minds!

September started for Active Minds with chapter meet-

ings, the involvement fair, and the Start of the Semester Active

Minds Stress Less Table. The involvement fair proved to be a suc-

cess and Active Minds recruited many new names to help with our

cause! The Start of the Semester Stress Less Event was also a

great success! A group of enthusiastic Active Minds members

spent the day handing out Active Minds and stress less informa-

tion and explaining Active Mind‟s purpose on campus to those who

passed by. Students and faculty were also able to play with play-

doh, silly putty, and make jewelry to help relieve the stress of the

beginning of the new semester!

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Hello all,

My name is Charlene and I am the presi-

dent of the Rotaract club on campus. This is a

community service club with an international

twist. This semester, our area of focus is the

South Pacific. We have a concert planned and

other activities that highlight our area of focus.

There are also a few trips that are in the works,

but I need to know if any students are interested

in going. The trips are to Egypt, Jamaica, Ger-

many, and China. This club is open to anyone

that is a student at West Chester University. Our

meetings are every other Monday at 4pm in

Sykes room 209. I know that this time might not

be convenient to some people, but you can email

me and get the minutes. Students can contact me

at cr680882@wcupa.edu, Brit Brenner at

bb633134@wcupa.edu, or Claudia Vogelsang at

cv681576@wcupa.edu for more information.

Thanks

Charlene Reed

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In 2010, the annual BPD Conference that social work students attend will be held at the Hilton, Atlanta, March 17-21, 2010. If you are interested, see Social Work

Club President, Katie Suchniak. In order to receive a free shared room you must participate in at least two social work programs. Join other West Chester stu-

dents in Atlanta this spring for a wonderful opportunity to meet other students, attend a student conference, meet authors of your books, and talk with various

graduate school representatives from across the United States. Please visit www.BPDonline.org to learn more about this exciting upcoming national conference.

Over the last month, in my capacity as a representative of the Undergraduate Social Work Department of West Chester University of PA I have

attended numerous events. I hosted the fall, WCU Undergraduate Social Work Advisory Board Meeting which brings together a student representative, alumni,

social work community leaders, field instructors and others to discuss how the social work program fits with the needs of the surrounding community. If you are

interested in reviewing the minutes or attending an Undergraduate Social Work Advisory Board Meeting, please let me know.

In addition, I attended a meeting at the NASW headquarters in Washington, DC. I am proud to announce that I will serve as a convening national mem-

ber of the upcoming 2010 Social Work Congress which will be held in late April in Washington. In preparation of the Social Work Congress, I want to talk with

groups of social work students to ascertain how they envision social work in the next ten years.

I was appointed to Vision 2020, which is a national group of leaders that will convene at the Philadelphia Constitutional Center on October 21 and 22, 2010.

A group of women leaders representing all states and the District of Columbia will engage and discuss the topic of “American Conversation about Women and

Leadership”. The American Conversation goal is to launch an action agenda that moves America towards equality by 2020, which is the centennial celebration of

the 19th Amendment. Please feel free to search, Vision 2020; a project of The Institute for Women‟s Health and Leadership and learn more about this upcoming

event.

In the community one of my service commitments is serving as the Chairperson of Living Beyond Breast Cancer. On October 3rd, LBBC raised over one-half

million dollars to assist the organization educate women who are diagnosed with breast cancer live a quality of life that they deserve. To learn more about the

organization or access information for your clients, friends, or someone you know that was diagnosed with breast cancer visit www.LBBC.org

Finally, a capstone to my career is that I was elected to serve as the President of Council on Social Work Education, (CSWE) from July, 2010 to June 2013,

serving this year as the President-elect. In my capacity as President-elect, I will involve some West Chester University students so that they are aware of social

work education functions nationally and globally. I am honored to serve in this office and will represent social work and West Chester University in the United

States and globally. To learn more about this organization or learn about graduate schools and receive other information pertinent to social work education please

visit the website www.CSWE.org

I know that other Undergraduate Social Work faculty members are also involved in numerous activities that expand our social work program beyond the

walls of West Chester University providing unique opportunities for students, faculty, and our graduates.

Once again, enjoy your semester. Before you know it, we will be preparing for the winter break. My best advice to each of you is to study hard, and have fun

as your social work journey is just beginning.

Fondly Social Work Undergraduate Chairperson,

Professor Mildred C Joyner

Are you interested in finding out what former

students had to say about different field sites? Check out the field section of the

Undergraduate Social Work Department’s

Blackboard site.

Important Field Dates

October 28th @ noon in Sykes 257 – Dr.

Cynthia Bradley-King from the Univer-

sity of Pittsburg will be here to talk to

students who are interested in the

CWEB program. She will speak to cur-

rent CWEB students @ 12:30pm.

December 10th – Last day of field for

the holiday break

January 19th – Seniors start back in

field

January 19th – Junior Field Orientation

January 21 – Junior Preparation for

field

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October‟s Mental Health Awareness Week allowed Active Minds to organize and take part in a variety of

events while getting our name and purpose heard on campus. Our National Day Without Stigma information table

in Sykes provided WCU students and faculty with buttons and ribbons to support Mental Health Awareness Week,

along with information about what Active Minds does, what mental health is, and what stigma is regarding mental

health. In collaboration with the Mental Health Awareness Committee, Active Minds also had the opportunity to

attend a night with Jordan Burhnam who spoke about his experiences with mental health and suicide, and the Men-

tal Health Awareness Exhibit. Our major event of the week however was the Jake Kelleher Liv Live Concert Event.

The Jake Kelleher Liv Live Concert Event was a great success! In collaboration with the Chester County

Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force, Active Minds put on a great display of awareness for youth suicide and de-

pression prevention. Four performers provided excellent musical entertainment, a number of mental health organi-

zations along with Active Minds provided literature and information regarding mental health, the crowd heard from

a variety of speakers, and great raffle prizes were given away. Active Minds was able to raise money for the Youth

Suicide Prevention Task Force, as well as host an event which brought great awareness to suicide and mental health

awareness and to Active Minds. It was a great job by everyone involved!

Active Minds is collaborating with the Wellness Center on two events in the upcoming months regarding stressing

less. Be on the look out for details! November hosts the 1,100 flowers event for suicide awareness on November 6th,

along with the To Write Love on Her Arms Event on November 13th. Active Minds is excited to promote further

awareness and stomping out the stigma for mental health in the upcoming months. A number of members will also

be attending the National Active Minds Conference on November 13-14th in Washington, D.C. This national event

allows WCU Active Minds members to meet other members of Active Minds Chapters from all over the United

States. Active Minds meets every other Friday at 2:30pm in Sykes room 254. Also check us out on Facebook! Search

Active Minds at West Chester University 2009-2010. Feel free to contact Jessi Gregory at JG640453@wcupa.edu

with any questions or comments!

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"Let Mama marry Mama, HEY

OBAMA!!"

Heather A. Jacoby

On Sunday, October 11, 2009, hundreds of thousands gathered in our

nation's capital to march in support of equal rights for LGBTQA community.

Amidst a sea of rainbows, and even one in the sky right before the march began,

protestors from all across the country came together for a common purpose to say,

"No, separate is NOT equal". Various signs, some funny, some serious were carried

by protestors, accompanied by chants including, "What do we want? EQUAL

RIGHTS! When do we want them? NOW" and "Two, Four, Six, Eight, love does not

discriminate". The support was overwhelming and for one day, differences were

not looked down upon, they were embraced.

David Mixner gave a call to action and people most definitely responded.

All walkers gathered on the lawn in front of the Capital Building to unite and lis-

ten to various inspirational speakers including Lady GaGa, Lt. Dan Choi, Cynthia

Nixon, NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, and Judy Shepard. Each person gave mov-

ing speeches in support of equal rights as well as supporting the repeal of the mili-

tary's "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy and the Defense of Marriage Act. The audience

seemed to stretch on forever and the unity connected every person for miles.

Each person who attended the event came from a different background,

had a unique story, and a plethora of experiences, but for one day, only a few short

hours, we all shared in one struggle, one fight. I can honestly say that I was hum-

bled by the experience and so lucky to have been able to be a part of something so

inspiring. This march exemplified social work values. Dignity and worth of every

person, we all deserve equal rights. Self-determination, to love and marry whom-

ever one may choose, and empathy, feeling the pain of others who are deemed less

worthy because of sexual orientation. To be surrounded by thousands of people

demanding equality was overwhelming and I am left feeling empowered to stand

up and fight so that no human beings have to feel ashamed and hide who they

truly are.

Social Lights

Social Lights is a new faith-based

social work organization on campus. God pre-sented the founder and president of Social Lights, Charet Sanders the vision of uniting social work-ers from all walks of life and encouraging students to either build or strengthen their relationship with Christ. Social Lights welcomes everyone from all races, ages, religions, cultures, sexual orienta-tions, etc! You are ALL welcome and encouraged to come out and discuss daily social taboos to help prepare students for the working force and any ethical dilemmas that we may face.

The Social Lights motto states: We are torches for Christ by letting our light shine for him. As followers of Christ, the Bible verse that Social Lights strives to live and act upon is Matthew 5:14-16. “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand. And it gives light to everyone in the house in the same way let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven.

Spirituality and strengthening our relationship with God is key in the lives of the founder and leaders of Social Lights. With Christ being the center of our lives, we feel that many of the values such as empathy, genuineness, and compassion for others that we all withhold will be carried into our profession as social workers. We are excited and committed to spreading the love

of Christ by living a Godly lifestyle and sharing God’s love with our actions. Likewise, as social workers we share a common goal to the commit-ment of strengthening and empowering our clients to be self-sufficient and bringing support and hope to many. So although we may all come from very different walks of life, as social workers we share a very common interest in spreading hope to the hopeless. So come join us every Monday at 12pm in Sykes room 255 and together lets spread more light into the world!

By: Rachel Palmer

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and the Caribbean. CATA's mission is to empower and educate farmworkers through leadership devel-opment so that they are equipped with the skills needed to effectively challenge the structures that op-press them. For the past thirty years CATA has been committed to facilitating the organizing of farm-workers, based upon the belief that only through organizing and collective action will farmworkers be

able to achieve social, economic and environmental justice.

The local farmworker community itself governs the organization and formulates its work plan. Carlos Diaz, the current President of the board of directors of CATA, first came to the USA from Mexico in

1959, having crossed the border to work in Texas and California as part of the bracero program. Seeing the abuses in that program, including being sprayed by pesticides and watching his colleagues and coworkers get sick and in some cases die, Carlos has been committed for decades to working for justice for migrant and immigrant workers.

Carlos, who has been living in this region since 1980, believes that there is currently no higher priority for the organization than to achieve just and comprehensive immigration reform. “Our focus right now is to help our colleagues without documents who don’t have rights, who don’t have a space in

which to make their case in front of a judge or court.” To achieve this, Carlos points out the importance of alliances with students and others: “It is crucial that American citizens make their voices heard by petitioning their government in Washington, so that immigrants can come out of the shadows and act with power in the future and make themselves fully part of Society by being able to get drivers’ licenses,

buy houses and cars, and other basic things we all want in life.”

CATA has been working with student volunteers from West Chester University in a variety of ways, including scheduling presentations to raise awareness and more recently, working with CATA’s organic

committee to promote workers’ rights in sustainable agriculture and increase farmworkers’ access to healthy food. “It is vital,” says Carlos, “to support each other and learn about each other. Solidarity with others is part of our struggle."

Prepared by Richard Mandelbaum, CATA

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“None of us are home until all of us are home”

I am on a quest to save the world! In the midst of my journey to do so I have found myself at Project H.O.M.E, an agency in the Art

Museum section of Philadelphia that serves the cities homeless population. As an intern, I am filling the social work role of case

manager to three homeless men and women. I also spend one day per week seeing walk-in clients, who come in from 8am until

4pm with a plethora of needs. This job is stressful, demanding and exhausting, but most of all it is life changing. My clients are

actually making such an impact on me that I feel myself changing…morphing into an actual social worker and the human being

that I have always wanted to be! What a feeling!!!!!

Some of my clients have absolutely nothing. They come into my office, vulnerable and desperate for something or somebody to help

them get back on their feet. I have the privilege (thank you Dr. Voss) of being that somebody to help a client succeed! (Of course,

the client must help him/herself in this process as well.) What a position for a human being to be in; homeless, needing everything

from clothing to housing and having the strength to ASK for these things.

My clients are incredible; every single person I have seen and spoken to thus far has contributed to my growth as a social worker

and as a human being. I encourage you to be kind and compassionate and welcome the change that human connections can bring

to your life. Everybody has something to offer even when they feel like they have nothing. Keep on keeping on, my fellow social

workers in training….we will change the world!!!!!!!!

-Nikki Cronin

“Simple kindness may be the most vital key to the riddle of how human

beings can live with each other in

peace, and care properly for this planet we all share.”

--Bo Lozoff

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Motivational Corner

Unity

By Melissa Fassler

I dreamed I stood in a studio

And watched two sculptors there

The clay they used was a young child‟s mind

And they fashioned it with care

One was a teacher; the tools he used

Were books and music and art;

One a parent with a guiding hand,

And a gentle, loving heart

Day after day the teacher toiled,

with touch that was deft and sure,

While the parent labored by his side

and polished and smoothed it oer.

And when at last their task was done,

they stood proud of what they had wrought.

For things they had molded into the child

could neither be sold or bought.

And each agreed he would have failed

if he had worked alone,

For behind the parent stood the school,

and behind the teacher, the home.

Submitted by Whitney Moore

A gift of Hope

H. Jacoby

Look into these eyes

and tell me what you see.

Is there a light

even the smallest glimmer

somewhere, concealed beyond

my veil of deceit?

I can see it,

dim as you think it may be

To me it shines brighter than the stars

Dream sweet dreams for me

as I am no longer capable

Hold tight to them

I have lost all my strength.

I will keep them safe

and nurture the energy

that emits from deep within.

The bottom is all too familiar

no hope, no glow

only the immense pressure of darkness

waves crash with fury, pounding

I absorb your aura of despair

overwhelmingly desperate

Take my hand and we shall walk to-

gether.

I look to the heavens

to catch a glimpse of blue

welcoming the light rain that fills my

eyes

with faith that had long ago

been swept out with the tide.

Feel the soft sand beneath your feet

and stand on the legs

that you never trusted to hold you

I promise, they are strong

“…And why would you want to do that?”

J. Martin

Perhaps it is the sole word „sex‟ that turns heads or sparks further interest.

Or more importantly, perhaps it is the meaning behind the combination of words

„sex‟ and „offender‟ that raises eyebrows and provokes further questioning, questions

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like: “Why would you want to do that?” Questions like this are among some of the thought provoking, and mind you, sometimes unsup-

portive looks from many outside the social work family. When asked where is my internship placement, I simply respond: “At PCS, a

residential treatment facility for 13-21 year old males who are, dare I say, SEX OFFENDERS! And as anticipated, the common re-

sponse of “Why would you want to do that?” follows. Well then, let me tell you…

At my last internship in my junior year, I had the opportunity to work with homeless men and women. These individuals

came from different backgrounds and had different factors in their lives that may have contributed to their then homeless status. One

of my clients was homeless because he was just released from prison after serving a sentence for committing a sex crime. He was one of

my first clients, and I had the chance to see him struggle on many levels as he tried to re-create a lifestyle for himself in today‟s society

among everyday people not only as a man who was homeless, but as a sex offender. Long story short, he did not follow rules of his pro-

bation and was sent back to prison. This incident sparked my initial interest in individuals who have committed sex offenses, and I

discussed this with my prior supervisor. We discussed the harsh, in-your-face approaches to the realization and admittance of one‟s

crime and the effort of those working to treat offenders. And so when the opportunity to intern at PCS arose, I considered it. This is a

treatment facility for juvenile sex offenders and while differences do remain, treatment for the offenses is still priority.

And so why would I want to do this? Well, first of all, I considered how these attending male youths were so young and in

treatment for such horrific crimes, and then I considered how society reacts to sex offenders. Most are disgusted. Most are frightened

for themselves, their friends and families. And therefore, rules and laws exist (Megan‟s law, probation rules, etc). And then I consid-

ered my previous client who faced so much difficulty in trying to rehabilitate back into society after committing his crime, and I noticed

how, unfortunately, an individual can be defined by their past crime because of the way society reacts. So having the opportunity to

work alongside therapists and counselors at PCS to help treat these offending youths, to control their thoughts and behaviors, and pre-

vent recidivism, I took it. I do not want to see these individuals continually make mistakes that will cause suffering for years to come.

Yes, what they do is incredibly wrong and horrific and by no means, acceptable, but as social workers we start where the client is at,

and I‟m learning more and more, how sometimes it isn‟t easy and it‟s scary, but risks are necessary; necessary for growth for myself,

growth for the client, and growth for the community. These youths are and foremost, still individuals, individuals who have committed

sex offences and yet, individuals who are capable of change!

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Do you know a social worker exemplifies professionalism,

integrity and commitment to the profession and clients? Do

you want to see his or her work acknowledged? Do they work

in Chester or Delaware County? Then, nominate her or him

for the DNB Loyalty to Service Award. You can find the

nomination form at:

www.dnbfirst.com/DNBLoyaltyadv4.pdf

The deadline for nominations is December 1st so don’t delay and do it today.

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Pictures from Liv

Live!

(submitted by Dr. Dente)

Top picture: Club Active Minds mem-

bers supporting the Liv Live event; mid-

dle picture: attending supporters; bot-

tom picture: attending supporters.

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Upcoming Events

November 4, 2009 Student/Faculty Meeting 12:00-1:00 Sykes 254

November 5-9, 2009 CSWE Meeting San Antonio

November 9, 2009 Seminar in Field Instruction 9:00-12:00 GBC 204

November 17, 2009 Faculty Meeting 9:00-11:00 114 Conference Room

November 18, 2009 Student Applications to BPD Due

November 25-27, 2009 Thanksgiving Break

December 1, 2009 Reaffirmation Faculty Work Meeting 9:00-11:00 114 Conference Room

December 2, 2009 Student Review Faculty Meeting 12:00-1:00 114 Conference Room

December 8, 2009 Faculty Meeting 9:00-11:00 114 Conference Room

December 9, 2009 Student/Faculty Meeting 12:00-1:00 Sykes 254

Social Work Club Meeting every Wed. Sykes 254

December 9, 2009 Field Liaison/Seminar Professor Meeting 12:00-12:50 114 Conference Room

December 10, 2009 Last day of Field

December 11, 2009 Final Evaluations Due

December 11, 2009 Seminar in Field Instruction 9:00-12:00 GBC 204

December 14, 2009 Last day of Classes

December 18, 2009 Rose Sale Preparation TBA 114 Student Room

December 20, 2009 Graduation and Undergraduate Rose Sale 6 am-2 pm People‟s Building

Other Activities TBA: BEST Tea

Competency Exam for all

Adopt A Room

PAUSWE Meeting

Active Minds

Research Poster Session

C.A.T.A. Panel

TENTATIVE SPRING 2010

January 18, 2010 MLK Day (University Closed)

January 19, 2010 Classes begin

January 19, 2010 Seniors start back in field

January 20, 2010 Reaffirmation Work Faculty Meeting

Jan. 25, 29 and Feb. 1 Senior Integrative Paper Presentations 8:00-5:00 Sykes 252A, 251, 255

January 21, 2010 Preparation for Field – Juniors 9:00-11:30 GBC 126

January 22, 2010 Seminar in Field Instruction 9:00-12:00 GBC 204

January 26, 2010 Field Orientation for Juniors 1:00-3:30 GBC 126

Field Instructors and Students

January 28, 2010 First Day of Field for Juniors

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Pictures from the

Social Work

Luau!!!

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Advising List

Last Name Student Advisor Telephone Email

A thru C Dr. Michelle Belliveau 610-436-3469 mbelliveau@wcupa.edu

D thru H Dr. Eli DeHope 610-436-0501 edehope@wcupa.edu

I thru M Dr. Claire Dente 610-436-3252 cdente@wcupa.edu

N thru Z Dr. Richard Voss 610-436-2785 rvoss@wcupa.edu

* All transfer students and graduating seniors see Professor Mildred Joyner*

The Old Man and the Stream

By Ryan Fox

As I drive home there are many sounds, but I hear nothing.

For I am in deep thought, thinking of the man who made me.

I think of him often, but today more than others.

I pull along side a stream, shut off the engine of my car and exit.

I step on the mud-covered embankment and inhale the aroma I have missed.

To many the smell of muddy waters and fish remains are foul and grotesque.

To me it reminds me of the Old Man in his glory.

I gaze off into the creek and I see him as clear as day.

The water rises up to his waist, while his hat slightly covers his eyes.

His hanker-chief is tied tightly around his neck absorbing beads of sweat that have traveled down from his brow.

He reaches into his vest for his daily dose of cancer, when his rod bends into an arc.

As he rells in the beast, I whisper: “I miss you.”

As the wind picks up my body becomes numb with Goosebumps, and I say, “I love you too.”

“He is with me.” I say to myself as I bid farewell to the waters,

I head home in silence passing the scenery he may have seen on his “Farewell tour.”

Tears come to my eyes but I don‟t cry.

Instead I smile and laugh, because today is his birthday.

For his gift I show him how strong I have become.

His is with me whenever I need him, and having him there brings me happiness.

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The Advocate would like to

thank all of the students and

faculty who contributed to this

publication. Enjoy!

If you would like to submit an article for the next publication,

please contact any one of the following members:

Editors: Jeanne Martin

Whitney Moore

Georgia Smith

Kimberly D. Gonzales

Kara E. Fisher

Renee C. Frazier

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Advisor: Janet Bradley

Look for our next publication near February 2010!!!