Adelphi University is honored to host Social Action Day on Monday, March 1, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Ruth S. Harley University Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The event will focus on social advocacy and is part of the University’s Social Work Month celebrations, which honors the work that social workers do to help improve community life. All social work students and those interested in the field are invited to participate.
During the event, faculty members will facilitate workshops and small action groups focusing on social problems, such as homelessness, employment and wages, child welfare and child abuse, healthcare, hate crimes and immigrant issues, domestic violence, seniors, mental health, and disabilities.
The purpose of this annual event is to teach social advocacy skills, discuss social problems, and then apply these skills to various projects that address the problems. For instance, participants will learn how to write letters in support of legislation, gathering and disseminating information, and how to organize and conduct lobby groups for specific causes.
For additional information about Adelphi University, please visit www.adelphi.edu. For more information about the School of Social Work, visit http://socialwork.adelphi.edu/
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
Media Contact: Kali Chan, media relations director, (516) 877-4040, chan@adelphi.edu
