{"id":758,"date":"2020-10-30T10:40:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T14:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/?page_id=758"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:13:07","slug":"bachelor-of-social-work-students-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/bachelor-of-social-work-students-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Social Work Student Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/Art-Installation-The-Hand-FPA_0748-768x336.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Bachelor of Social Work Student Society\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"welcome-to-the-bachelor-of-social-work-student-society\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to the Bachelor of Social Work Student Society!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/BSWSS-Large-icon-and-name-integration.png\" alt=\"Logo for the Bachelor of Social Work Student Society\" class=\"wp-image-1551\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/BSWSS-Large-icon-and-name-integration.png 1500w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/BSWSS-Large-icon-and-name-integration-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/BSWSS-Large-icon-and-name-integration-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/BSWSS-Large-icon-and-name-integration-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/BSWSS-Large-icon-and-name-integration-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/BSWSS-Large-icon-and-name-integration-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/BSWSS-Large-icon-and-name-integration-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bachelor of Social Work Student Society (BSWSS) is a student organization led by, comprised of, and accountable to undergraduate students in the School of Social Work at Carleton. The BSWSS is the main collective voice of the BSW student body, and all undergraduates in the School of Social Work are members of the society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the primary functions of the BSWSS is to choose representatives to serve as members of the various committees of the School so that the student body has input into the deliberations regarding BSW program policies and decisions. The BSWSS also plays an important social role in connecting undergraduate students through various educational and social activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The major objectives of the BSWSS are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To represent the interests of BSW students in the functioning of the SSW; to advocate for the student body;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To initiate educational opportunities of interest to the students that are not covered directly in the academic curriculum of the SSW;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To work towards developing a sense of community among the students with particular attention to incoming students;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To promote respect and create a safer environment in the SSW;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To continue to work toward social justice within the student body and Bachelor of Social Work program;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To create an environment of support and collegiality among the students and to have some fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2024-25-executive-of-the-bswss\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024-25 Executive of the BSWSS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Co-Presidents<\/strong><br>Alyson Caron and Campbell Dicken<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Vice-President, Student Experience&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><br>Kayla Escoffery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Vice-President, Student Events&nbsp; <br><\/strong>Geraldine Ernest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">First-Year Student Executive Representative&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br><\/strong>Heidi Lebrun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Second-Year Student Executive Representative&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><\/strong>Ayah Layachi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Third-Year Student Executive Representative&nbsp; <br><\/strong>Maria Jackson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Fourth-Year Student Executive Representative<br><\/strong>Gwen Radzimirska<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"student-committee-representatives-for-social-work-committees-and-boards\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Committee Representatives for Social Work Committees and Boards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Departmental Board&nbsp;<\/strong><br>\nJessica Currie (Regular), Campbell Dicken (Regular), Gwen Radzkmirska (Alternate)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BSW Program Committee<\/strong><br>\nAlyson Caron (Regular), Christine Salman (Regular)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Field Education Committee<br><\/strong>Maria Jackson (Regular), Campbell Dicken (Regular)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Black History Committee<\/strong><br>Kayla Escoffery (Regular), Geraldine Ernest (Regular)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relational Resurgence Committee&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><br>Ayah Layachi (Regular), Amanda Bui (Additional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<em><strong>Contact Information and Social Media<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:bswss.cu@gmail.com\">bswss.cu@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-3 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carletonbswss\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/facebooklogo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2089\" style=\"width:75px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bswss.cu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/instagramlogo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2092\" style=\"width:75px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CU_BSWSS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socialwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/224\/twitterlogo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2093\" style=\"width:75px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Bachelor of Social Work Student Society! 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