Arts and Sciences Lecture
posted on: April 7, 2008
St. Ambrose Assistant Professor of Social Work Pamela Long will be this year’s speaker for the sixth annual College of Arts and Sciences Lecture.
“Global Perspectives: International Social Work, Human Rights and Catholic Social Teaching.”
Tuesday, Apr. 15
Reception, 6 p.m.
Lecture, 7 p.m.
Rogalski Center Ballroom
Ripley and Lombard Streets, one block west of Harrison
The lecture is free and open to the public.
“While a primary purpose of the social work profession has been to redress issues of social and economic justice, social work programs must now include human rights education and international content,” says Long. “For schools of social work seated in Catholic institutions, Catholic Social Teaching provides a valuable resource for the study of human rights based upon primary principles of human dignity and the common good.”
Assistant professor and director of field education in the St. Ambrose master’s of social work program, Long holds a master’s degree from Syracuse University, New York, and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers’ Academy of Certified Social Workers. Before her appointment at St. Ambrose in 1999, Long taught in the baccalaureate social work program at Marycrest International University. Her social work practice spans more than 20 years in various settings, including mental health, health and substance abuse, public schools and child welfare. Long sits on several local boards and has made numerous local, national and international presentations.
The College of Arts and Sciences Lecture is an annual lectureship established in the fall 2002 to highlight scholarly work related to the liberal arts that has been conducted by St. Ambrose University faculty members.
For more information on the lecture, contact Regina Stephens, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, at 563/333-6156.