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