osa winter newsletter

8/3/2019 OSA Winter Newsletter

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In this issue:

Mission 1 OSA President’s

Message 2 Advisor Comments 3 National Conference

News 4-8 Officer Nominations 9

Scholarship Update 9

Time Management 10

OSA Fundraiser

Order Forms

11 –

15

Winter Graduate

Acknowledgements

16

Officer

Communication

17

NABSW NATIONAL

OFFICERS

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TheNationalAssociationofBlackSocialWorkers,Inc.,comprisedofpeopleofAfricanancestry,iscommittedto

enhancingthequalityoflifeandempoweringpeopleofAfricanancestrythroughadvocacy,humanservices

delivery,andresearch.

TheNationalAssociationofBlackSocialWorkers,Inc.willworktocreateaworldinwhichpeopleofAfrican

ancestrywilllivefreefromracialdomination,economicexploitationandculturaloppression.Incollaboration

withnational,internationalandotherappropriategroups,NABSWwillcontinuetoleverageitscollective

expertisetostrategicallydevelopthecapacityofpeopleofAfricanancestrytosustainandflourish.

NABSW’svisionisguidedbythePrinciplesoftheNguzoSaba,whichareUnity,Self-determination,Collective

WorkandResponsibility,CooperativeEconomics,Purpose,Creativity,andFaith,andtheSevenCardinalVirtues

ofMa’at,whichareRight,Truth,Justice,Order,Reciprocity,Balance,andHarmony.

M I S S I O N

T H E P L A C E W H E R E “ S T U D E N T S

C O M E F I R S T

O S A N e w s l e t t E R W i n t e r 2 0 1 1 V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 2

N a b s w o f f i c e o f s t u d e n t a f f a i r s



Hotep Family!

Seasons Greengs to you all during this whimsical, wonderful, and busy me

of year! I pray that each of you is in good health, spirits, and resng well

from nals for a few weeks!

We have been busy planning for the NABSW’s 44th Annual Conference,

which will be held in Atlanta, GA from April 3-April 6, 2012. The OSA

Conference commiee has been working diligently with the Naonal

Conference commiee as well as the Atlanta local chapters to plan for a

fantasc conference for you!

We would LOVE to see each of you there, so I hope your student chapters

are working hard at making plans to get there! We encourage each of you

to pre-register early and take advantage of the reduced rates for both early

registraon, and students.

This year, in accordance with the theme of this OSA administraon: “Taking Hold of Our Own Desny”, we

encourage you all to get involved at conference. As a student, there are many ways to get involved. We

encourage you to sign up to volunteer for OSA during the conference as well as to parcipate in OSA

scheduled acvies such as the OSA Day of Service, OSA Symposium, and our annual OSA party. Our OSA 1st

Vice President Glenda Duru will keep you informed with the latest informaon in regards to the conference.

For more informaon about the conference checkout the naonal website at www.nabsw.org, OSA blog

spot, and Facebook webpage. Another fantasc way to get involved is by preparing a poster presentaon.

For the rst me, OSA is sponsoring student presentaons at our annual OSA luncheon. This YOUR

opportunity to show o all that you do in your schools, communies, chapters, and research! Please

consider presenng! Proposal forms will soon be posted on the OSA blog spot as well as the link to them on

Facebook page so please check back for them. Also, please take an opportunity to engage in the OSA fund -

raising iniaves presented by the naonal ocers of OSA, as ALL funds raised directly go toward nancially

supporng OSA conference acvies.

The next Chapter President’s conference call will be held on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 4 o’clock pm CST.

Dial in informaon will be posted to the BlogSpot as well as Facebook, and an agenda will be sent to thosewho RSVP for the call.

Please connue communicang and sharing your ideas with us through Facebook and at

www.nabswstudentaairs.blogspot.com. Let us all connue pulling together in the spirit and joy of

Harambee! I look forward to seeing you all in Atlanta!

Peace and Blessings,

Tajsheena Leggs, BA

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




Happy Holidays & Seasons Greetings!

As you enjoy winter break and prepare for the spring semester,

I hope your days are filled with peace. Here is something to keep in

mind as you complete your holiday shopping and tackle New Year’s

Resolutions and task list. African Americans account for 12.6 % of the

US population (according to the 2010 U.S. Census) and account for

over 913 billion in spending yearly. Major corporations have spent

over 1.9 billion dollars advertising in black communities. Proctor &

Gamble, L’Oreal, Johnson & Johnson, General Motors, and

McDonald’s top the list. In order for our money to impact the black

community, it has to exchange hands 7 times. So whether you are

making everyday purchases, major purchases or preparing for OSA

fundraisers, think about our community and the impact of spending

your dollars with African American owned businesses and the

economic impact suffered in our communities if you don’t. So as our

government continues to debate the budget, where dollars should be

spent and what programs will be cut, I ask you, who will your dollars

benefit?

Asante Sana (Thank You),

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The44thAnnualNationalConferencewilltakeplaceinAtlantaGa.onApril3-April

6,2012.Theconferencewillbeginpromptlyat6:00pmTuesdayApril3,endingat

10:00pmonFridayApril6.Thethemeforthisconferencewillbe“"A New Era of

Social Justice and Civil Rights".ThehostchapteroftheNationalConferenceis

theAtlantaandGreaterMetroGeorgiaChaptersoftheNationalAssociationof

BlackSocialWorkers.Wehopetoseeyouthere!



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Quad $149

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This collaborave project will fall in line with the City of Atlanta’s observance of the Naonal

Youth Violence Week iniave by educang school age youth in our communies on the impact

of intra-racial bullying and violence on individuals and communies. According to Child Health

USA (2011), 13.7% of Black students reported being bullied in the 2009 school year. Please join

us as we tackle the increase in bullying and violenceamongst Atlanta teens on Tuesday, April 3 from 9 a.m.to

2:00 p.m.

JOIN US AS WE WORK TO BUILD

AWARENESS AND STRIVE TO END

BULLYING IN

OUR COMMUNITY

SIGN UP TODAY BY EMAIL 1st Vice President Glenda [email protected]

Deadline March 1, 2012 NOTE: It is Important to Sign up Early to ReceiveTraining Information

mailto:[email protected]





CONFERENCE Volunteer Opportunities

There are many volunteer opportunities for students during the National Conference.Below you will find various volunteer options along with a detailed description of the duties.

Those who are interested in volunteering in any one of these capacities, please contact OSA 1st Vice President at Glenda Duru [email protected]

Please provide your name, chapter affiliation, arrival date and time, and the areas in which you wish to volunteer. There will be a Volunteer Orientation via telephone conferencecall on Sunday, April 1, 2012. More details will be provided to you about the call when you signup to volunteer.

Service Project Volunteers – See Above

Workshop Monitors – Choose a workshop of interest that you would like to monitor.You will be responsible for the distribution/collection of the workshop evaluationforms. Once collected, you will tally them and return them to the Volunteer Booth.

Hosts & Hostess – Harambee Ceremony: Volunteers will pass out programs to confer-ees & with help with seating of elders and assure no one enters during the proces-sional.

Ceremony Participants – 5 students (at least 2 males needed)

Opening Session – 3 students to carry the Red, Black and Green flag. You willread 2-3 lines explaining the colors of the flag (will be given before ceremo-ny). Must be able to speak loud and proud in front of an audience of 600+

persons. Harambee Ceremony – 2 male students are needed to carry the NABSW shield

at the beginning of the ceremony. There is no required speech; however youmust wear African attire. Also, additional volunteers, both male & female vol-unteers will be used as escorts during the processional.

Luncheon Participants – 6 students are needed to assist with the raffle held during theCenie “Jomo” Luncheon. You will be provided the tickets when they call for the raf-fle. You will go around the room collecting money and giving tickets to interestedconferees.






DANCE FOR “AFRICA”Thursday, April 5, 2012 10:00 p.m. -1:00

a.m.

ANNUAL NABSW NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Admission: Free to all conference aendees:

OSA would like you to join us in donang a Box’s of Pencils or Cash Donaons for The PENCIL

PROJECT

This year we are supporng a fellow student member, Randryia Houston of the University of Houston ABSW

Chapter, Non-Prot: The Pencil Project. Randryia co-found The Pencil Project aer vising Ghana and nocing the

need for pencils in the public school system. Randryia stated, “As a social work student, the opportunity to travel

to Ghana enables me to indulge in both my passions: making a tangible impact in a disparate community and my

love of culture. I am grateful for the opportunity the African American Studies Department at the University of

Houston has aorded me and for the unwavering support of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and

the Graduate College of Social Work.” Let’s Support our fellow member passion and donate to this great cause!

If you would like to nd out more of the wonderful work our fellow peer is doing in Ghana please visit

www.pencils4ghana.org.

Special Guest Performance From

Uni-

versity

of West Georgia Afri- can Stu-

dent Associaon

We will have one of Atlanta’s Hoest DJ in the Mix!

Spinning all the Latest Hip-Hop, Reggae & Afro beats

http://www.pencils4ghana.org/





Hotep Brothers and Sisters

We would like to remind you that the Office od

Student Affairs will be holding our annual elec-

tion at the 44th Annual Conference in Atlanta,

Ga.

We are accepting Nominations for all positions.

The OSA Executive Nominations forms are

NOW posted on at www.nabsw.org under the

"FORMS" section. There you will find a list of

all OSA position duties and the nomination

documents.

All nominations are due by January 31, 2012

If you have any questions you can contact

Parliamentarian Ogletree at

[email protected]

All applicants who applied for NABSW scholarships by the December 31,

2011 deadline will be notified of their status by March 1, 2012. Scholar-

ship recipients will be formally announced at the Cenie "Jomo" Williams Jr.Luncheon at the 44th Annual NABSW National Conference in Atlanta, Ga.





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b r ea k f a st a nd a t lunc h a nd one hour a t dinner ea c h da y ; a nd

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mend t w o hour s of pr e pa r a t ion f or ev er y hour s pent in

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ommit ment s 10 125 hours T ha t lea v es 43 hour s in a w eek of ‘ f r ee’ t ime. H ow y ou

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Name: ______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Name: ____________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip Code:_______________________________________________________

Telephone (Home):___________________ Telephone (Cell):_______________________

Email Address: _______________________________________________________________________

Number of Stoles Ordered: _______ Total Amount Enclosed: _______($40.00 per stole includes shipping charges)

Shipping Information (If different from above ):

Name: _______________________________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________

City: ___________________________________________ State: _____________ Zip: ___________

Please submit your order form along with check or money order to:NABSW Graduation Stole, c/o Michelle Bair, 1117 N. 24th St., Richmond, VA 23223.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

For further information, please contact:Michelle Bair, OSA Fundraising Chair

[email protected]

Authentic

NABSW Graduation StoleOrder Form

Cost: $40.00 per stole



The Office of Student Affairs

“The Future of NABSW” T -Shirts

Cost:Sizes S-XL are $15.00 each

Sizes 2X-3X are $17.50 each

OSA t-shirts celebrating the spirit of Sankofa: “Learning from Our Past to Build Our Future” may

be purchased in sizes medium to 3X. They are available in the following color options:

(BG)-Black with Gold writing

(PG)-Purple with Gold writing(BW)-Blue with White writing(RW)-Red with White writing(GB)-Grey with Black writing

Order your individual and/or group t-shirt(s) today by submitting your order form to OSA Fund-raising Chair, Michelle Bair, at [email protected] or by mail to:NABSW Sankofa T-shirt, c/o Michelle Bair, 1117 N. 24th St., Richmond, VA 23223.


Thank you for your support of OSA!






NABSW Office of Student Affairs Sankofa T-shirt Order Form

Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

City: ______________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: _________________

Phone: ______________________________ E-mail: ______________________________

Indicate the number of each t-shirt you wish to order:

(BG)-Black with Gold writing

S ____ M ____ L____ XL____ 2X ____ 3X____

(PG)-Purple with Gold writing

S ____ M ____ L____ XL____ 2X ____ 3X____

(BW)-Blue with White writing

S ____ M ____ L____ XL____ 2X ____ 3X____

(RW)-Red with White writing

S ____ M ____ L____ XL____ 2X ____ 3X____

(GB)-Grey with Black writing

S ____ M ____ L____ XL____ 2X ____ 3X____

TOTAL # OF SHIRTS ORDERD: _____________

ESTIMATED COST (before shipping): _______________________

(Sizes S-XL are $15.00 each and sizes 2X-3X are $17.50 each)

TOTAL COST (after shipping): _____________________________ If ordering 5 or less shirts, please add $5.20 for shipping.If ordering 6-12 shirts, please add $10.95 for shipping.If ordering 13+ shirts, please add $14.95 for shipping.



The Office of Student Affairs“The Future of NABSW” Polo Shirts

Cost:Sizes S-XL are $20.00 each

Sizes 2X-3X are $22.50 each

OSA polo shirts celebrating the spirit of Sankofa: “Learning from Our Past to Build Our Fu-

ture” may be purchased in sizes Small to 3X. They are available in the following color options:

(BG)-Black with Gold writing(RB)-Red with Black writing

(WG)-White with Green writing

Reserve your individual and/or group polo(s) today by submitting your order form to OSAFundraising Chair, Michelle Bair, at [email protected] or by mail to:NABSW Sankofa Polo, c/o Michelle Bair, 1117 N. 24th St., Richmond, VA 23223.








NABSW Office of Student Affairs Sankofa Polo Order Form

Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

City: ______________________________________________ State: ________________ Zip: __________________

Phone: ______________________________ E-mail: ________________________________

Indicate the number of each polo shirt you wish to order:

(BG)-Black with Gold writingS ____ M ____ L____ XL____ 2X ____ 3X____

(WG)-White with Green writing

S ____ M ____ L____ XL____ 2X ____ 3X____

(RB)-Red with Black writing

S ____ M ____ L____ XL____ 2X ____ 3X____

TOTAL # OF SHIRTS ORDERD: _____________ (Sizes S-XL are $20.00 each and sizes 2X-3X are $22.50 each)

TOTAL COST (after shipping): _____________________________ If ordering 5 or less shirts, please add $5.20 for shipping.If ordering 6-12 shirts, please add $10.95 for shipping.

If ordering 13+ shirts, please add $14.95 for shipping.




O S A w o u l d l i k e t o r e c o g n i z e a l l W i n t e r

G r a d u a t e s . W e r e c o g n i z e y o u r h a r d w o r k a n d

c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e B l a c k C o m m u n i t y o f S o c i a l

W o r k .

P l e a s e k n o w t h a t w e c e l e b r a t e w i t h y o u , e n -

c o u r a g e a n d s u p p o r t y o u r n e x t s t e p s t o G r e a t -

n e s s .

B e e n c o u r a g e d a n d g u i d e d b y t h e P r i n c i p l e s o f

t h e N g u z o S a b a , w h i c h a r e U n i t y , S e l f -

d e t e r m i n a t i o n , C o l l e c t i v e W o r k a n d

R e s p o n s i b i l i t y , C o o p e r a t i v e E c o n o m i c s ,

P u r p o s e , C r e a t i v i t y , a n d F a i t h , a n d t h e S e v e n

C a r d i n a l V i r t u e s o f M a ’ a t , w h i c h a r e R i g h t ,

T r u t h , J u s t i c e , O r d e r , R e c i p r o c i t y , B a l a n c e ,a n d H a r m o n y .

w w w . N A B S W . o r g

If you or your chapter would like to personally recognize any December or May Graduates, please email

Secretary Pugh at [email protected]

Please submit all names and school via email No Later than April 20, 2011.



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National Association of Black Social

Workers Office of Student Affairs

PRESIDENTTajsheena Leggs

[email protected]

1ST VICE PRESIDENT

Glenda Duru [email protected]

2ND VICE PRESIDENT

Michael Riley [email protected]

SECRETARY

Zakia Pugh [email protected]

TREASURER

Michelle Bair [email protected]

PARLIAMENTARIAN

Lavena Ogletree [email protected]

ADVISOR

Tameka Brown [email protected]


















2305 Martin Luther King Ave. S.E.Washington, DC 20020

Phone (202) 678-4570 Fax (202) 678-4572

Email: [email protected]

Website: nabsw.org

PRESIDENT Joe E. Benton [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT

J. Toni Oliver [email protected]

TREASURER

Pat O’Neal Williams [email protected]

RECORDING SECRETARY

Tracy Golliday-Champagne [email protected]

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Karen Allen [email protected]

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Melissa Smith-Haley [email protected]

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Dayvid Brown

[email protected]

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Dr. Gloria Batiste-Roberts

OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS

Tajsheena Leggs

OSA President [email protected]

OSA IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Melanie Bryant

Website: nabsw.org



















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