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July 2009 San Jose, Costa Rica
Dr. Christina Gringeri and Armando Solorzano co-directed the 2009 Study Abroad Program in San Jose,
Costa Rica. Twelve students participated in the program which included intensive Spanish language
courses and local community service projects. As a group, the students painted and decorated the
cafeteria of a local low income elementary school; individually, students worked in a children's
nursery and an eco-preservation project. They also traveled on the weekends to various locales to
experience the breadth of Costa Rica's cloud and rain forests, observe a wide range of wildlife,
and sample local cultures.
June 2009 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, Africa
Dr. Mary Jane Taylor, Dr. Joanna Bettmann and Dr. Jason Castillo visited KNUST, Ghana. The visit was
part of a faculty exchange, aiming to develop collaborative research projects and future student exchanges.
June 2009 Istanbul, Turkey
Dr. Norma Harris attended AUDEM Board Meeting
May 2009 Oslo, Norway
Dr. Joanne Yaffe attended the annual colloquium of the Campbell Collaboration in Oslo, Norway in
May. Dr. Yaffe serves on the Social Welfare Coordinating Group, as an editor for social welfare
reviews, as a member of the User's Group, and as a member of the Methods Group. She is collaborating
with researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK on two systematic reviews, and looks forward
to October, 2010, when the Campbell Collaboration will meet together with the Cochrane Collaboration
in Denver. She anticipates that Campbell/Cochrane reviewers from Denmark and the UK will be visiting
Salt Lake prior to the October, 2010 meeting.
May 2009 Japan Women's University, Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Scott Sorensen and Dr. Fran Wilby accompanied by 3 MSW students, Joseph Anderson, Chip Simpson,
and Laura Riddle traveled to Japan in May with great assistance from Japan Women's University. The
students fulfilled a study abroad credit and an additional independent research credit by assisting
with a survey administration to approximately 17 agencies in a two week period. It is felt that the
two Universities will continue learning from and teaching each other to increase the ties of
international social work.
May 2009 University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, Africa
Dr. Dolly Ntseane arrived in Utah as a faculty exchange. Dr. Caren Frost and Dr. Dolly Ntseane worked
on research about youth transitioning to university and research on other articles.
April 2009 TISS Exchange Students, Mumbai, India
Visit from 2 Practicum Exchange students from from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Richa
Tanupriya and Ishani Paul, came as practicum exchange students under the direction of Dr. Helane
Leta. They studied social work practice in social service agency-based field practicum.
April 2009 Marian College, Kerala, India
Visit from Anish K.R. (faculty) visited the College of Social Work to work with faculty to collaborate
research, and WebTC and other technology training.
March 2009 Japan Women's University, Tokyo, Japan
Visit from Mariko Kimura (faculty) and Satoko Oyama (faculty) and 9 BSW students to participate in student
exchange. The students and faculty attended and presented in classes.
January 2009 Marian College, Kerala, India
Dr. Christina Gringeri traveled to Marian College in Kerala, India, to conduct a two day workshop on Qualitative
Methods in Social Inquiry, as well as to renew CSW's collegial relationships with faculty at Marian College.
About 30 faculty and students attended the workshop, and we enjoyed many lively discussions on theory, methods,
and research. In addition, while in India, Dr. Gringeri presented a paper in Mumbai at the World Universities
Forum on the CSW summer study abroad program in Cuernavaca Mexico, and visited an ashram in Tamil Nadu in the
southeastern region of the country.
October 2008 Ghana, Africa
Rosie Hunter and Ruth Gerritsen-McKane traveled to KNUST to gather data to aid KNUST develop field education
for their emerging social work program.
October 2008 Mongolia
Caren Frost, Reiko Hayashi and Chanar Goodrich traveled to National University of Mongolia to establish a
working collaboration and presented on CSW Administration and Leadership.
September 2008 Prague, Czech Republic Exchange Students
The College of Social Work hosted two practicum exchange students, Kristina Ambrozova and Ingrid Poltavcevova,
from Charles University, Prague under the direction of Helane Leta. They studied social service and health
administration, and management in agency-based field practicum.
July 2008 Study Abroad in Cuernavaca, Mexico
Christina Gringeri and Armando Solorzano co-directed the 2008 Study Abroad Program in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Twelve students from the University of Utah, representing three departments and five countries, participated
in the program, along with 24 Mexican college students from UNINTER. University of Utah students studied
Spanish intensively, participated in the core service learning course with Mexican college students, and
worked on various community service projects. These projects included working with inner-city children on
recycling and the environment, and working with adults and children in a rural community on the same topics.
Additionally, they helped paint, clean, and reorganize a small grass-roots school for children who are deaf
and mute. We also participated in presenting a photo exhibit of the service work completed in 2007.
July 2008 YouthLINC
Moises Prospero, Trinh Mai, high school students and undergraduate students traveled to Mexico on a
humanitarian mission sponsored by YouthLINC. They participated in several humanitarian projects such as
physical disabilities, special education, substance abuse, domestic violence, poverty, and child welfare.
June 2008 KNUST, Ghana, Africa
Nine faculty members from KNUST arrived in Utah to continue discussions about social
welfare issues among faculty at both universities under the direction of Caren Frost.
KNUST Faculty and CSW Faculty presented information at workshops in our 2008 Summer Institute.
There were presentations from the Ghanaian faculty about the need to identify data collection
possibilities about social welfare programs, differing types of leadership qualities in agencies,
as well as what are current health and social issues faced by women and pregnant teens. The Utah
faculty examined faith and social work, attachment issues faced by refugees, gender violence, and
cultural/medical issues impacting women's health. The rich examination of each of these issues
allowed faculty, students, and community partners to distinguish the differences and similarities
faced by groups in each country.
It is our hope that the proceedings presented here will encourage our two universities to work
together in documenting progress on all these issues.
We would like to express a note of special appreciation to all those who participated from both universities.
March 2008 India Exchange Students
Two students from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Satarupa Dutta and
Shrivridhi Shukla, came as practicum exchange students under the direction of
Helane Leta. They studied social work practice in social service agency-based field
practicum.
February 2008 Marian College School of Social Work, India
Fr. Ruban, Manager, and Dr. V.T. Samuel, Director of Marian College School of
Social Work arrived in Utah to sign a MOU (Memorandum of Understand) between the
College of Social Work and Marian College. We were delighted to host Fr. Ruban
and Dr. Samuel at the College of Social Work for this special occasion which
formalizes and signifies the continuation of our collaborative work in teaching,
research, field education and international understanding.
February 2008 Japan Women's University
Mr. Hidenobu Koizumi, Dr. Youmei Nakatani, and Mr. Tatsuru Akimoto from Japan
Women's University (JWU) came to attend various practicum sites and attend the
Practicum Fair. The College of Social Work is in the process of signing a MOU and
arranging student/faculty exchange programs with Japan Women's University.
