DEADLINE EXTENDED: Nominations will be accepted through June 5, 2017.

The CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education is now accepting nominations for the 2017 Hokenstad International Lecture. The lecture series was launched in 2007 through an endowment from M. C. “Terry” Hokenstad, a former president and long-time member of CSWE. This year's lecture will be given during the CSWE Annual Program Meeting in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, October 20, from 9:15 am–10:15 am. The lecturer will be provided international airfare (economy class), 2 nights of hotel accommodation, a conference registration, and an honorarium of $1,000 (US).

Nomination Criteria for the Hokenstad International Lecture

The CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education will review all submissions. It will select this year’s lecturer based on the nominee’s body of scholarly work that enhances and complements the work of the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work and the work of CSWE’s Commission on Global Social Work Education, using the following criteria:

• The nominee’s accomplishments promote standards of excellence for international work that are consistent with the values of social work education, research, and practice.  

• The nominee has developed innovative international content in social work education or a related field and has published educational materials for internationalizing the curriculum. 

• The nominee has demonstrated success with the implementation of programs and initiatives that facilitated collaboration in the global social work community.

• The nominee has advanced theory and practice for global social work education.

• Consideration will be given to regional and gender diversity.

Previous Lecturers

Year	Country	Speaker
2016	Slovenia	Darja Zaviršek
2015	South Africa	Vishanthie Sewpaul
2014	Israel	Asher Ben-Arieh
2013	South Africa	Stefanus Snyman
2012	Singapore	Tan Ngoh Tiong
2011	Sweden	Sven Hessle
2010	Jamaica	Peta-Anne Baker
2009	South Africa	Fikile N. M. Mazibuko
2008	India	Vimla Nadkarni
2007	Australia	Jim Ife

 

Nomination Process

Please send a completed nomination form and the nominee’s CV to [email protected] by 11:59 pm EDT on June 5, 2017.