1.  Empowerment from Within: Department of Social Work’s Lunch and Learn Series Betsy Jenkins ‘11, Peace Corps Volunteer-Vanuatu Wendy Campbell, Assistant Professor

2. Presentation Outcome

3. Presentation Goals  Outline social work values  Discuss concept of empowerment  Assess student experiences, knowledge, skills  Identify strategies to engage students  Integrate global issues into department  Discuss future strategies

4. International Social Work Values  Human Dignity  Human Rights  Social Justice

5. Empowerment  Invest with power through knowledge and skills  Allowing people to make decisions and direct change  Upholding the concept of social change from within  Allowing those with newly acquired power to chart the future

6. Student Experiences  Study Abroad/Travel Abroad  Volunteer/Internships Abroad  Social Activism  Peace Corps

7. Strategies to Enhance Student Global Learning  Informal sharing of stories  Class discussions  Field Trips  Videos  Formalized sharing of information and experiences

8. Integration of Global Learning into the Department  International Committee  Encouraging study abroad and travel abroad  International Social Work course  Inclusion of global content across courses  Student-guided/directed cultural events

9. Lunch and Learn Series: Empowerment-Based Approach  Arose from course presentations in summer elective  Global Issues Lunch and Learn  Sponsored by Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society  Students speak on global issues  Arranged cultural event credit  Student-organized and student-led presentations

10. Future Goals  Continuation of Lunch and Learn Series  Coordination with Social Work Club and service opportunities  Formalized communication on Facebook  Opportunities for student research