vitalvoices 2018-2019

The vitalvoices speaker series serves as a forum to bring scholars and practitioners alike to speak to students, faculty, alumni and community partners at UHD's College of Public Service. It is our hope that those we invite to speak will share, from the heart, their professional experiences, their knowledge, and how the work they do impacts society as a whole. We like to feature people whose work is interdisciplinary and touches upon the fields social work, criminal justice and urban education. 

Please click on the title of the vitalvoices event to be directed to its video presentation.

Immigration Panel: How Social Workers Impact Immigration

Guest Speakers: Jill Campbell (BakerRipley), Ruby Powers (immigration lawyer from Powers Law Group

September 12, 2018 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100

 

Top Issues Facing Texas Public Education

Guest Panelists: 

• Senator Kel Seliger, Chair of the Texas Senate's Higher Education Committee, 
• Senator Larry Taylor, Chair of the Texas Senate's Education Committee, 
• TEA Deputy Commissioner A.J. Crabill, 
• Juliet Stipeche, Director of Education, City of Houston,

October 11, 2018 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100

Houston's Sobering Center

Guest Speaker: Leonard Kincaid, Executive Director

November 5, 2018 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100

 

Presentation of the Social Work Person of the Year

Presented by Social Work Faculty

Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100

 

School Violence, School Shootings, Bullying, Media Misrepresentation

Guest Speaker: Nadine Connell

February 20, 2019 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100

 

2nd Annual Innovation in the College of Public Service Symposium

Guest Speakers: Faculty, UHD's College of Public Service

April 11, 2019, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. in room C-100