MEDIA RELEASES

In celebration of National Social Work month, Dominican University’s Graduate School of Social Work will present an African American and Latino Social Work Symposium on Wednesday, March 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Priory Campus auditorium, 7200 W. Division Street, River Forest. The event is co-sponsored by the Northeastern Illinois University Department of Social Work.

The theme of the symposium is “Recapturing the Dream: Where Do We Go From Here?”

U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill) will present the keynote speech. A panel discussion on issues impacting Latino and African-American populations by representatives of social service and government agencies, universities, and the juvenile court will follow. In the afternoon session, undergraduate students from a variety of academic disciplines will present special projects or research focusing on the social and economic landscape of the African American and Latino communities.

The symposium is free and open to the public. Also, social service employees will be eligible for up to five continuing education units for attending the symposium. Registration by March 17 is required. To register or to receive more information, please contact Felicia L. Townsend, assistant dean of recruitment, admissions and marketing for Dominican University’s Graduate School of Social Work, at (708) 771-5298 or at ftownsend@dom.edu. 

Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Dominican offers 50 undergraduate academic programs in the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences and 15 graduate programs through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Brennan School of Business, the School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the School of Leadership and Continuing Studies. In the 2008 issue of America’s Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report again ranked Dominican University in the top tier of Midwest master’s level universities and as a “great school at a great price” for the tenth consecutive year.