{"id":2971,"date":"2012-12-28T14:37:42","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T22:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/?p=2971"},"modified":"2012-12-28T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-28T23:00:00","slug":"sac-meeting-minutes-may-11-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/2012\/12\/sac-meeting-minutes-may-11-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"SAC Meeting Minutes &#8211; May 11, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAC meeting May 11, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Facilitator: Gary<\/p>\n<p>Minutes: Shelby<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>PhD Report: no Representative<\/p>\n<p>EDP Updates:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dane-<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 practicum positions for people out of the area; issues with finding practicum near home, but not allowed (too much work to find positions)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 STAR sights having practicum sights out of the area selection<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Midquarter evaluations: not a regular occurrence, but great option- wants more<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cornell West to be commencement speaker next year?!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lin suggests for Marie to start early to nominate him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Electives: what specific electives for EDP?\u00a0 Summer electives- more options for EDP sponsored electives<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emiko: 593 Adults with Chemical dependency, Life Limiting Illness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EDP representation for practicum meetings<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Wednesday of the month at 4:30- Marie can go- wants Day students to attend as well<\/li>\n<li>Still waiting on Ali\u2019s feedback- supposed to talk to James, but not too sure (Ali not present to divulge details) Emiko- still needs to have an info session, only met with faculty so far (James)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advanced Standing: Kevin<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cohort cohesion social May 10- around 20 people including faculty showed up: info session of advanced standing students, issues of AS students, ideas\/ solutions :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AS meet with program committee before next summer session\n<ul>\n<li>More IGD and social justice included in the summer seminar; although AS students may know about social justice, but does not know the same language- good opportunity to get AS students on the same page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Orientation for advanced students as a whole- break up into concentrations for an hour or so<\/li>\n<li>During class introductions- eradicating \u201cwhat year are you?\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cOtherization\u201d also happens when EDP students join the mix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>More information in registration packet ON BOTH SIDES; providing up front information for both cohorts<\/li>\n<li>Panel or group of 2<sup>nd<\/sup> year students (more informal) to talk about first year experience<\/li>\n<li>Educating about structures and sources about local community organizations\/ agencies\n<ul>\n<li>Including documentation about what specific social workers do (ie- hospital social worker)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Emiko: ratio will be different next year between AS and Day students (117:44)<\/li>\n<li>Rachel: Understanding what AS even means- it\u2019s not a \u201chigher\u201d level\/ better skills than Day students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Year Day: Rachel<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ready to graduate!<\/li>\n<li>Conversations about \u201ccareer support\u201d not being present- READ EMAILS!<\/li>\n<li>What is another way to make career support visible?<\/li>\n<li> Committee for graduation<\/li>\n<li>Is there an end of year celebration?\u00a0 Funds?<\/li>\n<li>Making a film (Rachel and Kevin) and a lot of students want to be a part of-\n<ul>\n<li> want to honor faculty members that have been inspirational for cohort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1<sup>st<\/sup> Year Day: Laura<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New student groups: create continuity for next year<\/li>\n<li>Global Alliance- Int\u2019l connection for int\u2019l students as well as a forum for students interested in abroad group perhaps international students feel disconnected, lack of support from faculty and cohort<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Group<\/li>\n<li> Jewish SW Student group<\/li>\n<li>Using orientation as a better forum to get information out there for first year\u2019s\n<ul>\n<li>30 min\/ 1 hr sessions to break up and discuss student groups\n<ul>\n<li>Rachel brought up that people were not willing to participate\/ show up to set up a \u201cfair\u201d (perhaps Fall quarter?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lin: wants a paragraph and description of student groups to put on the website\n<ul>\n<li>Not always updated; education about groups could be useful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BASW Update: Tanya<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Ice cream went well<\/li>\n<li> Disability committee success!\u00a0 (GREAT JOB!)<\/li>\n<li> Going to the farm (Lettuce link)<\/li>\n<li> Active in senior sendoff right now (junior\u2019s do something good for seniors- replete with crepe paper and cake<\/li>\n<li>Acceptance to Columbia!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Program Committee Updates: Shelby<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Electives getting finalized for next year<\/li>\n<li>Brought up\u00a0 AS\/ Day student social, but Kevin and Shelby were in process of planning mixer<\/li>\n<li>Marie: question- elective for School Social Work class (EDP students want it and are now excited to get a certification)<\/li>\n<li> Lin points out: but practicum must be at school to get certified<\/li>\n<li> Practicum Advisory Update: Marie- EDP going to start going to meetings<\/li>\n<li> Outstanding PI celebration- May 16<sup>th<\/sup>, 3-5pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Communications Subcommittee:\u00a0 Laura<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Talked about ways to get SAC more visible next year; make students understand WHY SAC exists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bulletin boards:\n<ul>\n<li>Student Group Board: portion of a bulletin board specific to student groups!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> adding to website and blog<\/li>\n<li>catalyst (discussion boards and surveys)<\/li>\n<li>not many people really look at emails, so not so many \u201csswall\u201d emails<\/li>\n<li>Communicate with larger UW campus<\/li>\n<li>Being more clear for new SAC members for next year:\n<ul>\n<li>Solicit direct feedback, twice quarterly to stay consistent, using all cohort groups to make sure all classrooms are visited (because a lot of SAC members are in the same classes)<\/li>\n<li>Setting expectations for SAC to elicit responses to ssw<\/li>\n<li>Welcome packet\/ info sheet for new SAC members\n<ul>\n<li>Include list of accomplishments\/ what to expect<\/li>\n<li>Quarterly updates for every meeting times in SAC member emails<\/li>\n<li>Establishing and managing student groups for SSW- \u201cCouncil of Student Organizations\u201d to establish what is or is not still active (SAC responsibility)\n<ul>\n<li>Quarterly\/ twice a year networking event for all student organizations to learn what everyone else is doing; space to network between groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bylaws Subcommittee Report: Mahogany<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Discussed specifically laying out when people come to SAC and expectations<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How many meetings you are allowed to miss<\/li>\n<li>Restricting people joining committees\n<ul>\n<li>Evening it out- requiring SAC to be part of committees<\/li>\n<li>Writing out all committees with brief description of each committee\n<ul>\n<li>Have committees write up 2-3 sentences of each committee (perhaps part of welcome packet)<\/li>\n<li>Have constant\/ Standard committees part of bylaws<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Making facilitating\/ Minutes mandatory for SAC members\n<ul>\n<li>Set meeting dates to set expectations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>GPSS representation\n<ul>\n<li>We can influence\/ learn about funding if we are on it<\/li>\n<li>We also have no idea HOW it can affect us because we have never had representation<\/li>\n<li>Anyone in the program- doesn\u2019t have to be a SAC member<\/li>\n<li>Can have proxy, but (we think) it has to be the same named person<\/li>\n<li>Meetings: 1<sup>st<\/sup> Wednesdays at 5:30 (every 4 weeks)<\/li>\n<li>Lin: Put it as a student group?\u00a0 Then we can self-nominate SSW students<\/li>\n<li>May 30<sup>th<\/sup>: RACHEL IS OUR REP!\u00a0 Bagley Hall, Room 134 (near fountain)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Social Subcommittee:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 June 1<sup>st<\/sup>&#8211; perhaps at Shultzy\u2019s: must call before hand<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laura and Derrick are planning the social! (Shelby will be delegated to, not planningJ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marie<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Furniture on roof?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wrought iron\/ locking up furniture to roof<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Budget Subcommittee: Lin<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only small requests, however, VERY short timelines!<\/li>\n<li>SWIYA making tamales for fundraiser<\/li>\n<li>Global Alliance, AS\/ Day student<\/li>\n<li>Lin: funding for \u201cspecial occasions\u201d; don\u2019t want students to plan events around meal times- should benefit SSW as a whole<\/li>\n<li>Should we have specifics\/ timelines for funding?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lin Updates:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Orientation!\u00a0 (Laura and Shelby VERY eager- Rachel will be our mentor)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AS- July 18<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>Continuing students Sept 20, 21<sup>st<\/sup>\n<ul>\n<li>What content over 2 days;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mentor program mentoring program?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matches have been a challenge\n<ul>\n<li>Some work, not enough 2<sup>nd<\/sup> years interested<\/li>\n<li>Intentional events between Advanced and 1<sup>st<\/sup> year students<\/li>\n<li>Perhaps buddy system between first year\/ advanced students over rather than 1<sup>st<\/sup>\/ 2<sup>nd<\/sup> year<\/li>\n<li>More organic matches are better or perhaps 1 2<sup>nd<\/sup> year has 3-4 students\n<ul>\n<li>Specificity of personal information (#of children, etc.) uncomfortable and specificity of requests<\/li>\n<li>Marie: suggests people\u2019s information on website with blurb (ie. Students with children, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Gary: would affect overall school cohesion with mentors<\/li>\n<li>Laura: branching international students in the mix of all students (rather than insular international student groups)<\/li>\n<li>Group mentorship better than individual mentorship\n<ul>\n<li>Especially with int\u2019l students: Marie- is this systemic or one on one change we as SAC can do<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SAC office?<\/p>\n<p>Can we use it for more confidential work or for the writing tutor?- all SAC says no problem!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign for office hours?<\/li>\n<li>Comment\/ feedback box for students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>New Agenda Items: Emiko<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Budget input from faculty council; comparable structure for student council and staff council (favor from everyone)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SAC going to larger cohort to talk to students\n<ul>\n<li>Can also go talk about SAC input on budget<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GPSS- Students must give more input on budgeting<\/p>\n<p>Action Steps:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rachel- attending GPSS meeting<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rachel- mentor for orientation<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laura and Derrick- restaurants for end of year party<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lin- gathering info for orientation, website testing, MSW connects<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laura, Glenn, Sylas, Shelby- MSW connects and orientation<\/p>\n<p>First SAC meeting: Mahogany facilitator, Shelby minutes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAC meeting May 11, 2012 Facilitator: Gary Minutes: Shelby<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sac"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2971"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2973,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2971\/revisions\/2973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/mswnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}