NASW NYCCSSW Alumni & Faculty Recognized at NASW-NYC leaders dinner!

On December 5, 2013, NASW-NYC honored emerging, mid-career, and top NYC social work leaders at the Seventh Annual Leadership Awards Dinner. We are proud that three alumni and one adjunct faculty member were among the honorees. Congratulations to (pictured top, L to R) Jordana Rutigliano '09, Barbara Feldmann '06, Kalima DeSuze (adjunct faculty), and Irene Chung '79 (pictured bottom with Dr. Martha Adams Sullivan, President NASW-NYC and Dr. Robert Schachter, Executive Director, NASW -NYC). Read their bios here.

Photo: Henry Leung

Coming Soon! Job openings to be listed in AlumniNotes

Want to advertise a job opening to CSSW alumni? Email us with the job title, organization name, and a link to the job posting, and we will be happy to include it in the next issue of AlumniNotes. Also be sure to send us your contact information so we can contact you if we need more information. Don't forget, you can still post and loof for a job on Experience.com.
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upcoming Events

January 22, 2014 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (ET)
WEBINAR: Updating Your Brand for Your Job Search

This back to basics webinar will help you to identify what your brand is in terms of your job search and give you key parameters for showcasing your brand, including your job search materials, social media and portfolio. Hosted by Erin Berkery-Rovner, Assistant Director, Alumni Career Services at CU Center for Career Education. Register

 

January 28, 2014 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm (ET)
New York, NY:
Presenting Yourself in Person: Networking and Interviewing
CSSW | Room C05

Presented by the CSSW Office of Career and Leadership Development. Registration not required.

 

January 31, 2014 | 10:00am - 5:00pm (ET)
New York, NY: LCSW Test Prep with NASW-NYC
CSSW | Dr. Carol H. Meyer Room (311-312)
Dawn Hall Apgar, Ph.D., LSW, ACSW will provide information on the format and structure of the LCSW examinations. The workshop will help participants develop successful test-taking strategies for correctly answering examination questions and will review material in each of the content areas on the examination to assist with recall of information and to help focus subsequent study. Register

 

February 4, 2014 | 6:15pm - 7:30pm (ET)
Webinar: Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Income-Driven Repayment

Social work graduates have important decisions to make about managing their student debt. Flexible repayment options and forgiveness provisions are available, but the details matter and it can be confusing to figure it out on your own. Presented by student loan expert Heather Jarvis. RSVP

February 20, 2014 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm
New York, NY: The Changing Job Landscape
Columbia University Club of New York | 15 West 43rd Street, NYC

All alumni are invited to join the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) for an evening of two back-to-back presentations from economic experts who will address the current and future state of the job market. Attendees will learn valuable information that will help you plan ahead for your own professional future. More

 

February 26, 2014 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm (EST)
Webinar: The Freelancing: Start of Supplement Your Career

Freelancing can be an exciting way to make more money, break into a new career path, or a complete lifestyle change. Want to begin freelancing but aren't sure when or how to make the change? This webinar will give you the basics to understand and make key informed decisions about your freelancing career. Sponsored by the Columbia University Center for Career Education. More

 

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News

HaiyanMitigating Vulnerabilities & Enhancing Strengths in the Wake of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda

Just as those of us in and around New York City were starting to reconcile with the transition into fall and the impending arrival of another Northeast winter, Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda struck the Philippines with anything but natural subtlety. One of the most powerful storms ever recorded, Typhoon Yolanda’s initial brutal impact and still unfolding aftermath are wrenching reminders that human vulnerability and need are omnipresent. More

 

J_SachsProfessor Jeffrey Sachs Outlines Model for Slowing Africa's Population Growth

The Columbia Population Research Center, which is housed within the School of Social Work, hosted Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs on December 12, 2013, for a talk entitled "Africa's Demographic Transition and Development." More

 

I_DBSWM-004: DBT in Clinical Social Work with Tony DuBose and Professor André Ivanoff

Communications Director Mary-Lea Cox Awanohara introduces Tony DuBose, a recognized epxert in the use of DBT in the treatment of suicidal and self-injurious behaviors in adolescents, and then hands over the floor to Professor André Ivanoff, who uses DBT with adults and youth in forensic and criminal justice settings. More

 

Class Notes and In Memoriam

Class Notes is back!  Post a class note online via the Alumni Directory or email us with your latest news and accomplishments.

Class notes | In Memoriam

 

Books and Publications

Our Books and Publications section is back for 2013/2014. Send us the details and we'll post it here.

Announcements

Lucille N. Austin Lecture To Feature the Connection of Neuroscience with Social Work

SAVE THE DATE! Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, will be speaking to the University community on neuroscience and social work on Monday, March 3, 2014 at 6:30pm (EST) . Dr. Shonkoff will lead us through advancements in neuroscience and how these developments may be helpful in our profession. For those outside the NYC area or unable to attend in person, this program will be available on Livestream. More information will follow shortly.

 

careerCSSW Students Able to Access Online Alumni Directory

As of this month, all CSSW students will have access to our online alumni directory. Along with LinkedIn, the alumni directory is an essential tool for students as they explore career paths. More

 

Thank You For Making a Gift That Helped Fund Social Work Education

Thank you to our 1,100 alumni, faculty, students and friends who gave to CSSW since July 1st. Nearly every dollar of every gift helps to provide financial aid. Together, donors raised over $183,000 which has made more resources available to CSSW students as they pursue their dreams of effecting social change locally and globally. Gifts made in the fall and winter of 2013 are already being put to use for students this semester. We are deeply grateful for the generosity of our donors.

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Alumni Profiles

Click on the links below to read about our featured alumni this past month. If you want to view all alumni that have been profiled this year, click here.

Barry Panzer '89PhD: New York, NY
Nathan Smith '02: New York, NY


If you are interested in having your profile featured, contact us at sswalumni@columbia.edu, or simply answer the questions you see in any of the above profiles (no more than 3 sentences for each question please) and forward them to us at the above email address. We'd love to post a photo as well, but it's not mandatory.