Terry Rolnick Lowenstein ’06 W and her husband announced the birth of their son Moshe Michael in September 2007. Mazel Tov! to Terry and Stuart.

San Francisco Bay Area WSSW Alumni Event: October 28, 2007

Bay Area Alumni Event: October 28, 2007

6:30-8:30pm

George Krevsky Gallery

77 Geary Street

San Francisco, California

George Krevsky, WSSW 1968, has graciously offered his gallery space THE GEORGE KREVSKY GALLERY for an alumni reception on October 28, 2007. The event will occur in the gallery space, where alumi will have an opportunity to enjoy re-uniting with other WSSW graduates and perusing the works of The gallery specializes in 20th century American art in the figurative tradition, emphasizing the Ashcan, Regionalist, Modernist, and Social Realist schools and is committed to showcasing art of the highest quality art that documents the cultural history of the last century. Krevsky has been guided by a philosophy by which directs him to make historically significant fine art accessible to all levels of collectors.

Robert Jacobvitz WSSW 1975 has volunteered to work with the staff of the Krevsky Gallery coordinating this evening of art and reunion. Robert is quite interested in meeting with all of the Bay Area graduates of the Wurzweiler school who might be interested in attending the event or possibly taking a role in the event that evening.

The evening will include comments by the dean and an opportunity for alumni living in or even visiting the Bay area to meet or reuinite and enjoy the wonderful work currently hanging in the gallery. Refreshments will be provided ( dietary laws will be observed).

If you are interesting in participating, either as an attendee or a volunteer, please contact :

CMMILLER@yu.edu and I will pass your name on to Robert.

If you discover that you are not receiving mailings from the school or have simply neglected to update your address within our system, please take the opportunity to let me know who you are and where we can direct mailings.

I look forward to a great turnout on the evening of the 28th and hope to have the opportunity to say hello to each and every one of you.

Big news flash!

Jacob Schulder, WSSW '06 and YU '04 and his wife Sharona are proud parents of a beautiful boy, born on Sunday, September 2, 2007. Mazel Tov to the proud parents!!!

How Do I Get a Job ?

Jobs, jobs, jobs!

In my personal (not scientifically verified) experience, most individuals leaving Wurzweiler, (without prior non-profit work experience) are absolutely overwhelmed by the prospect of conducting a job search. Some of our graduates have the luck to be in the right place at the right time and are offered positions by their first or second year field placements. However we all know that it is unrealistic to anticipate that field placements will have the financial resources or that the personal chemistry will such that a job offer will come across the table. The most important job searching tool most graduating MSW's will leave their job with is a few good professional contacts.

Today I received a call from a recent May 2007 graduate and I want to share some of her naches with you. This graduate did have the good fortune to get a job upon graduation. The practice opportunity seemed to be exactly what she wanted. However after a few short weeks she discovered that the fit wasn't quite right.

As a recent graduate with few contacts, she made a call to a member, of the professional staff, from her first year field placement who had since moved on to another job. During her initial conversation with this woman she discovered that individual was not happy in the job and was getting ready to tender her resignation. The had a nice talk about their respective lack of job satisfaction.

It turns out that the field work contact did not leave her job and the resignation was not accepted, in fact this individual was now going to be a major player in reorganizing the department that caused her such angst. Our graduate, because she had planted a seed,was given a job offer, which she has accepted.

Now how is that for luck? How many people accept 2 jobs in 3 months?

Networking seems to play a critical role in the modern world and especially in the social work world. Individuals, who respect your work, are your greatest resource in job searching. Peer input can be a very valuable resource in evaluating the modern job market.

On this note I would be very interested in getting some feed back on your interest in attending an alumni networking evening. I envision holding an evening event in Midtown, either later this fall or in the spring or both. I believe this could be a great opportunity to catch up with some classmates, to share your accomplishments, and find out what other graduates of the Wurzweiler School are involved in professionally and socially.

Please call or email me with your thoughts on participating in an event like this. This would not be a presentation on job searching, simply an opportunity for individuals who have graduated from Wurzweiler to share their experiences with their peers.

You can email me: cmmiller@yu.edu : or call me at:212-960-0127 with your thoughts or questions.

Hello,

(Believe it or not, E Blogger changed their posting critera and I haven't taken the time to figure out how to resolve the issue. However, after a minor hair pulling episode, I can once again post to this site.)

As of July 26, 2007 another academic year will have passed here at Wurzweiler, and the first half of the 50th Anniversary Celebration as well.

Boy, Oh Boy ... have I been busy!

I hope everyone reading had an opportunity to participate in the regional events. It has been my distinct pleasure to meet with everyone who was able to join us in all of the regional venues.

I have all been very impressed by the level of enthusiasm alumni have shown so far.

Events occurred in : Montreal, Toronto, Baltimore, Fairlawn(NJ), Boston, Los Angeles, Sioux Falls, Jerusalem and two different events in New York City. There are two additional events upcoming, San Francisco on October 29 at the George Krevsky Gallery and December 2nd in Boca Raton Florida. Details are currently being finalized, ... more details will be available soon.

Please be in touch with me and let me know what you are doing these days. Email me at: CMMILLER@YU.edu or call me 212-960-0127, or just drop by the 7th Floor of Belfer Hall. I would love to speak with you and maybe grab a little lunch.