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FEATURE STORY
08/17/07
Social Work Faculty Research Accepted for Presentation at National Conference
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Pittsburgh, PA - A paper entitled “Student Research in Social Work Education: What Helps, What Hurts?” has been accepted for presentation at the Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting to be held in San Francisco in October 2007. The paper is the result of a national survey of social work program directors conducted by the Chatham social work faculty. Drs. Rubin, Robinson and Valutis collaborated on the project which grew out their continuing interest in promoting and supporting student research in social work. All social work majors at Chatham complete a research project during their senior year while also completing a field placement in the community. The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is a national association representing individual members as well as graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education and is the sole accrediting body for social work education in the United States.
FEATURE STORY
08/17/07
Social Work Faculty Member Traveled to Egypt Through Fulbright-Hays Grant
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Pittsburgh, PA - Dr. Deborah Rubin, Social Work Program Director was selected to participate in a one-month small group study program during June and July 2007. The trip brought secondary and tertiary level educators from Pennsylvania and Ohio to Egypt in order to increase knowledge about Islam across the curricula. Coordinated through the Global Studies Program within the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, the program was funded through a grant from the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad, part of the International Education Programs Service of the U.S. Department of Education. Chatham’s Dr. Christina Michelmore, Associate Professor of History served as U.S. Faculty Supervisor. The Egyptian tour included visits to Luxor, Alexandria, and Cairo, as well as seminars with Egyptian faculty; discussions with religious, cultural, political, and community leaders; visits to historic sites; and attendance at cultural performances.
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