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Through the decades, SSA has emphasized social research and applying the insights of social science to solving human problems. From helping define modern social welfare policy to developing new approaches to social intervention, SSA faculty have changed the way we look at the discipline and society. To honor this extraordinary heritage, we will host nine Centennial Symposia highlighting the work of our faculty and the core values of the School. In addition, the SSA will host various Centennial celebrations, professional development programs and lectures. Please check back often for updated listings.
Past Centennial Events
| Date | Title | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2008 | A Diverse Profession: Social Work in the Twenty-first Century Paul Brown and Tianna Cervantez |
Chicago, Illinois | Symposium |
| September 5, 2008 | Centennial Field Instructors' Event and Centennial Symposium: The Art and Science of Teaching Direct Practice in Social Work Keynote Speaker: Ann McCann Oakley Panelists: Anna-Marie DiPasquale, Denise Hagerla, Jason McVicker, and Barbara Smith |
Chicago, Illinois | Symposium |
| October 2, 2008 | Meet the Author and Book Signing Contemporary Psychodynamic Theory and Practice William Borden, PhD, Senior Lecturer, SSA |
Chicago, Illinois | Meet the Author and Book Signing |
| October 19, 2008 | Gun Violence in America |
St. Louis, Missouri | Harper Lecture |
| November 9, 2008 | University of Chicago Harper Lecture |
Detroit/Ann Arbor, Michigan | Harper Lecture |
| November 14, 2008 | SSA Centennial Opening Celebration: Relive History and Welcome the Future | Chicago, Illinois | Special Event |
| November 14, 2008 | A Conversation on Human Rights and New Directions for U.S. Policy | Chicago, Illinois | By Invitation Only |
| November 15, 2008 | Into the Second Century: Continuing SSA’s Tradition of Improving Urban Education Michael E. Woolley, Melissa Roderick, and Charles M. Payne |
Chicago, Illinois | Symposium |
| November 23, 2008 | University of Chicago Harper Lecture |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Harper Lecture |
| December 6, 2008 | An Examination of Gangs and Urban Violence |
Chicago, Illinois | Conference |
| December 10, 2008 | Jane Addams and the University of Chicago's Pioneering Women |
Chicago, Illinois | Special Event |
| December 11, 2008 | Thursday's Child Location, Location, Location: Combating Urban Poverty through Place-Based Initiatives Robert Chaskin, Associate Professor, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and Chapin Hall research fellow |
Chicago, Illinois | Conference |
| January 15, 2009 | Off the Couch and Out of the Clinic: Innovations in Research on the Therapeutic Relationship in Community-Based Settings Beth Angell, Jeanne C. Marsh, and Leslie Alexander of Bryn Mawr College School of Social Work |
New Orleans, Louisiana | Symposium |
| January 16, 2009 | SSWR Alumni and Faculty Reception | New Orleans, Louisiana | Reception |
| March 7, 2009 | Putting Research To Work: Improving Low-Wage Jobs and Public Policies to Support Vulnerable Workers Julia R. Henly and Susan Lambert |
Chicago, Illinois | Symposium |
| April 17, 2009 | America and Chicago's Health Safety Net: A Century of Continuity and Change Colleen M. Grogan and Harold Pollack |
Chicago, Illinois | Symposium |
| April 22, 2009 | Improving Urban Education: Building Bridges from Research to Practice, Social Work to Education, Chicago to New York Michael E. Woolley, Judith Dimon, James Kemple, Jane Quinn and April A. Porter |
New York, NY | Symposium |
| April 24 & 25, 2009 | Welfare State Transformation Since 1970: Comparative International Perspectives Robert Fairbanks, II and Fabian Kessl |
The University of Chicago Center in Paris | Symposium |
| May 8, 2009 | The City Revisited: Community and Community Action in the 21st Century Robert Chaskin |
The Chicago Cultural Center | Symposium |
| May 15 & 16, 2009 | Welfare States in Transition: Social Policy Transformation in Organizational Practice Evelyn Z. Brodkin |
Chicago, Illinois | Symposium |
| May 17 | Harper Lecture 2009, Los Angeles Revisiting the City: What the History of Community Development and Organizing Says About its Future |
Los Angeles, CA | Lecture |
| May 27 & 28, 2009 | “I Want to Be Your Friend, You Black Idiot!!”:The Dynamics of Majority Involvement in Minority Movements Charles M. Payne |
Chicago, IL | Symposium |
| June 4, 2009 | Centennial Gala | Chicago, Illinois | Special Event |
| June 5, 2009 | From the Task-Centered Approach to Evidence-Based and Integrative Practice Tina L. Rzepnicki, Stanley G. McCracken, Harold E. Briggs |
Chicago, Illinois | Symposium |
| June 5, 2009 | SSA Nite! | Chicago, Illinois | Special Event |
| June 6, 2009 | 50+ Luncheon | Chicago, Illinois | Special Event |
| June 6, 2009 | Annual Alumni and Students of Color Awards Dinner | Chicago, Illinois | Special Event |
| June 7, 2009 | Memorial Service for former SSA Dean Margaret Rosenheim | Chicago, Illinois | Special Event |
