NASW launches new membership category
Following a 2021 vote of the membership, NASW has created a new membership category: Affiliate Membership.
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2021 NASW volunteers
Thank you to our 2021 volunteers!
NASW president Jill Adams called the 2021 Annual Business Meeting, held via the Remo virtual conferencing platform, to order at 11:30 a.m. ET, Monday, Oct. 4, with her welcome and president’s report.
Treasurer’s report
The NASW Finance and Audit Committee is tasked with coordinating the Board’s financial oversight responsibilities by recommending the annual budget and financial policy to the Board, monitoring their implementation, and providing Board oversight of the organization’s financial audit.
Bylaw changes foster more inclusive professional community
Last October, regular members were invited to vote on several proposed updates to the NASW bylaws. Recommended by the Membership Committee and supported by the Board, the proposed changes to Article II of NASW’s bylaws delineated four categories of membership: Professional, Honorary, Student and Affiliate
From the Director
Publishing deadlines are such that most of these recognition pages are being constructed around the Thanksgiving holiday, when gratitude is top of the menu. For me, gratitude is top of the menu most of the year, and I find it pairs well with just about anything.
Diversity summer fellows advance careers and field with NASW support
Last summer, NASW members Delger Erdenesanaa, Alex Ip, and Claudia López Lloreda were awarded $5,000 Diversity Summer Fellowships to help offset the costs associated with pursuing science communication internships. Here’s what they accomplished:
2021 NASW Diversity Reporting Grant recipients announced
Congratulations to Sayantan Datta (@queersprings), Andrew Meissen (@AndrewMeissen), and Duy Linh Tu (@duylinhtu) on being selected as recipients of NASW’s 2021 Diversity Reporting Grants.
Scores of students participate in Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program
During the summer of 2021, 85 students were matched with NASW volunteers from a variety of science writing backgrounds for mentorship and support through the David Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program.