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Mission OSA Presidents Message Advisor Comments National Conference News Membership Update Scholarship Corner Decision 2012 Fundraising Secretarys Note OSA Officer Communication 1 2 3
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The National Association of Black Social Workers, Inc., comprised of people of African ancestry, is committed to enhancing the quality of life and empowering people of African ancestry through advocacy, human services delivery, and research. The National Association of Black Social Workers, Inc. will work to create a world in which people of African ancestry will live free from racial domination, economic exploitation and cultural oppression. In collaboration with national, international and other appropriate groups, NABSW will continue to leverage its collective expertise to strategically develop the capacity of people of African ancestry to sustain and flourish. NABSWs vision is guided by the Principles of the Nguzo Saba, which are Unity, Self-determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, and Faith, and the Seven Cardinal Virtues of Maat, which are Right, Truth, Justice, Order, Reciprocity, Balance, and Harmony.

Hotep Brothers and Sisters,

With warm greetings and great anticipation, I welcome you to the 2012-2013 school year! As youre newly elected President of the Office of Student Affairs; National Association of Black Social Workers, Inc., I am thankful that you have given me another opportunity to serve you on the Office of Student Affairs executive team. I have both enjoyed and appreciated the opportunity to serve you last year as OSA Secretary. It was truly a rich learning and growth experience and I am excited to continue my service to NABSW.

I hope you have had a wonderful summer and are ready for the challenges of a new year. All of us here at the Office of Student Affairs are excited about the prospects of a very rewarding and fulfilling year. It is with immense delight that I share with you the 2012-13 theme for the Office of Student Affairs, The New Generation of Black Social Workers: Reclaiming Our Culture, Our Purpose, and Our Communities. This theme was directly inspired from our 2013 National Conference theme, "Building Coalitions for Community Empowerment: Ujima - A Model for Collective Work And Responsibility." As students and future leaders (activists, clinicians, administrators, and entrepreneurs), we must take responsibility for our involvement in creating the change we would like to see in our communities.

As a part of this process, the Office of Student Affairs would like to extend the opportunity to you to show the exceptional work you are doing in your chapters, schools, and communities. At this years 45th annual conference in Jacksonville, Fl, the Office of Student Affairs will be hosting student/chapter poster presentations, annual symposium, and a day of service during conference. We encourage each of your chapters to have at least one representative to present and or support these events. You will find the proposal forms, updates, and other documents on our student blog as well as on Facebook.

The achievements with NABSW; Office of Student Affairs are the result of the entire community- students, elders, staff and our community members- working together to maintain the focus on social justice, academic achievement, and social movements to enhance our own communities. As student leaders, we wish to continue to foster this partnership. With your help and support, we are confident we can overcome the many challenges we may face this year. With that in mind, be assured that OSA will continue to support NABSW initiatives charged by our National President, and I encourage student chapters to make efforts in achieving the goals set forth. As we continue to move forward, I implore you to let your voices be heard. I ask that you help us continue the legacy of the Office of Student Affairs as we advocate for the needs of the student members. We are committed to serving you! Please continue communicating and sharing your questions, comments, concerns, and ideas with us through Facebook and the OSA Blogspot at www.nabswstudentaffairs.blogspot.com.

Again, I would like to thank you for your renewed faith in me to serve as your President and hope to see you at the 45th Annual NABSW Conference in Jacksonville, Fl., April 2-6, 2013

Peace and Blessings, Zakia Pugh

Hotep Family! It is the spirit of Harambee that I greet and welcome you to the 2012-13 academic year. As you begin your semester, I am certain you have taken note to all that our communities, society, and people face during this election season. Even more important, is the economic state of our community. Some of you may have already begun to notice the changes that are occurring. Parent plus loans have more stipulations, financial aid SAP (satisfactory academic progress) standards are becoming more stringent and the amount of aid is decreasing. Higher education is indeed a privilege and, now it is becoming more difficult for less affluent families to obtain. As you begin preparing work in your chapters, I hope that you take note of, educate students, and prepare your work with this thought in mind. The theme of this years administration The New Generation of Black Social Workers: Reclaiming our Culture, Our Purpose, and Our Communities speaks directly to the need in our community. There is a reality television show on almost every major network. Many of the shows feature or put on a platform, people who look like us. While they (reality tv celebrities) are overspending, lying, deceiving, going bankrupt, and buying items with no appreciation value, many families are trying to figure out how to send their children to school, buy the new I-Phone 5, latest Jordans, and provide their children with money to attain all other trinkets that claim their attention. This is not and has never been the climate of our community. We cannot allow this to color our view on what we stand for, what our ancestors expect of us and how we should move forward. It further drives home the point that we must continue to infuse the principles of Maat into our communities. This occurs in many ways. Through education in our student chapters, on college campuses, through community outreach, and continued awareness, we can help our community move beyond all that is put in place to oppress us and we can thrive. In order to be the change we want to see, we must remind, model and/or teach those principles we stand for. I am excited to continue to serve as the Advisor to the Office of Student Affairs and look forward to seeing and hearing about the wonderful activities that will come from your chapter. Peace & Blessings, Advisor Brown
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If you enjoyed yourself or perhaps you missed the 44th Annual National Conference that took place in Atlanta, Ga. on April 3-April 6, 2012. Please save the date and begin working with your chapters to attend this years 45th Annual National Conference in Jacksonville, Fl. We would love to see you there!!

Greetings from the NABSW Office of Student Affairs, I am Michael L. Alexander Sr., your 2nd Vice President of OSA and Chairperson of the membership committee. We have such an exciting year ahead of us and we are off to a great start! If you are not familiar with OSA; we are the students YOU selected to be your national representatives at the 44th National Conference in Atlanta, GA in April 2012. We are honored and privileged to represent you, the students of NABSW. If there is any way we can be of service to you as individuals, or to your chapters, please feel free to contact us and let us know. We are excited to serve you this year! We want to take a moment to provide you with some very important information that we are sure, will benefit you as a NABSW student. 1. Most importantly, the NABSW membership year has changed effective July 2011. The annual renewal deadline is October 31, 2012. Please make sure that your student chapters have renewed by this date, as your timely renewal will allow you to benefit from the NABSW student rates for the annual conference. 2. If you have questions please contact President Pugh at osa-president@nabsw.org or 1st Vice President Satterfield at osa-vp1@nabsw.org 3. OSA scholarship applications will be available on the OSA blog spot by October 15, 2012. The scholarship deadline this year is December 16, 2012! If you have further questions, please contact osa-treasurer@nabsw.org. 4. Nomination forms for OSA positions will be available on the OSA blog by November 1, 2012. All nominations will be due January 30, 2013. If you have further questions please contact Parliamentarian Johnson at osa.parli@nabsw.org or Secretary Andrews at osa.secretary@nabsw.org. As always, you can join us in our group on Facebook, or you can follow us in the OSA communication room at http://www.nabswstudentaffairs.blogspot.com/. There is a link on the blog spot that allows you to click and update all information for your student chapters, anytime, any day. It just takes 2 minutes. We look forward to hearing from you this year! Please also look for our officer conference call dates on the OSA blog spot and the Facebook page. In the spirit of Harambee, Michael Alexander

Over $7,000 is up for grabsdo not miss out on some of it possibly coming your way!!! The NABSW Office of Student Affairs will release its 2013-14 scholarship application on October 14, 2012. Tuition and book scholarships ranging from $250-$2000 will be available to BSW, MSW, and PhD candidates. Completed applications received by the December 15th deadline will be considered for scholarships. Check the OSA Blogspot in October for more detailed information. If you have any questions regarding the scholarship application process, please contact OSA Treasurer, Michelle Bair, at osatreasurer@nabsw.org.

Election time is coming, please be sure to conduct thorough research on Propositions as well as Candidates in order to make an informed decision. President Benton sent out a letter on July 19, 2012 addressing NABSWs responsibility to continue to advocate for social justice in such a crucial time. There are several policies being implemented in many states which will potentially affect the Black Community if we do not stand up!

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Secretarys Note:
Hotep Family!
Please take the time to check out our Blogspot and see the updates throughout the year, we will do our best to keep it updated on a regular basis. If you have anything to submit for publishing on the Blogspot, please email Secretary Andrews at osa.secretary@nabsw.org . Please remember that as administrations shift within your local Chapter, it is imperative that you keep OSA updated on any changes in contact information. I am requesting that any Chapter who needs to update information please visit the OSA Blogspot and fill out the Chapter Update Information form. If you are unable to access the Blogspot please contact 2nd VP Alexander at osa-vp2@nabsw.org .

In the Spirit of Harambee, Secretary Andrews

PRESIDENT Zakia Pugh osa-president@nabsw.org 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Shane Satterfield osa-vp1@nabsw.org 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Michael Alexander osa-vp2@nabsw.org SECRETARY Lia Andrews osa-secretary@nabsw.org TREASURER Michelle Bair osa-treasurer@nabsw.org PARLIAMENTARIAN Shawn Johnson osa-parli@nabsw.org ADVISOR Tameka Brown osa-advisor@nabsw.org

Check out the OSA BlogSpot!

http://www.nabswstudentaffairs.blogspot.com/

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Type in the search box: National Association of Black Social Workers Office of Student Affairs

PRESIDENT Joe E. Benton NABSW-President@nabsw.org VICE PRESIDENT J. Toni Oliver NABSW-VP@nabsw.org TREASURER Connie Watson NABSW-Treasurer@nabsw.org RECORDING SECRETARY Tracy Golliday-Champagne Recording-Secretary@nabsw.org CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Sondera Malry Corresponding-Secretary@nabsw.org MEMBER-AT-LARGE Dayvid Brown Member-at-Large1@nabsw.org MEMBER-AT-LARGE Dr. O. Yvonette Powell Member-at-Large2@nabsw.org
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

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Dr. Gloria Batiste-Roberts

OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS Zakia Pugh

OSA President OSA-President@nabsw.org

OSA IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Glenda Duru

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