2019 Hallym and EWHA Social Welfare Study Tour
Incoming Program
Albany, NY, United States
Founded in 1844, the University at Albany is New York State's oldest publicly founded university. Located in New York's capital city, it is the premier public research University in the Capital Region and offers a world of opportunity to over 17,300 students, including 1,800 international students from more than 90 countries. UAlbany's location in the state capital of New York provides students with limitless opportunities for public service and research through which you can gain experience, test your skills, and prepare to launch brilliant careers. The excellence of a UAlbany education is recognized by many independent sources. UAlbany is ranked among the top universities in Forbes' "America's Best Public Colleges," and U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks many of our graduate programs among the top 50 in the United States, including clinical psychology, criminal justice, library and information studies, public affairs, public health, sociology, and social work.
For the past twenty-three years (22) the University at Albany, School of Social Welfare has provided a Study Tour for Hallym University (located in South Korea). We are pleased to be joined, this year by EWHA Womans University. The study tour has allows students to examine Social Work Practice in the United States. The University at Albany School of Social Welfare sets up appointments at a number of human service agencies throughout New York State's Capital Region, and presentations/and tours are conducted for the students and the professors. We look forward to welcoming Hallym University and EWHA Womans University.
Sample Program Itinerary
The 2019 Summer Study Tour itinerary will be posted in May.
1:00 pm Expected arrival at New York City, JFK Airport around 1:00 p.m.
Travel to Albany, New York
10:00 a.m. Meet at the School of Social Welfare
10:30 a.m. Overview of the Study Tour Schedule and local Albany Events
11:00 a.m. Dean's Welcome and Exchange of Gifts
12:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Visit to Sunnyview Hospital
4:00 p.m. Return to the School of Social Welfare
9:15 a.m. Meet at the School of Social Welfare
10:00 a.m. Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern NY
2:00 p.m. Agency Visit
9:00 a.m. Seminar
10:00 a.m. Unified Services of Rensselaer County
2:00 p.m. Senior Hope Counseling
6:00 p.m. Dinner with the School of Social Welfare Faculty at N.A.M.U. Korean Barbecue
10:00 a.m. New York State Office of Mental Health Site
2:00 p.m. Albany County (Anne Lee) Nursing Home
9:00 a.m. Meeting with the Project Coordinator of the Internships in Aging Program
11:00 a.m. Prepare/Set-up for the Closing Potluck
2:00 p.m. Potluck Meal
To Be Determined Departure for New York City, JFK Airport
About our Faculty
UAlbany's School of Social Welfare faculty ranks in the top 5% nationwide in terms of research productivity. Many have participated in the profession's most important studies and leadership initiatives. This alone makes the School a leader among colleges and universities across the United States. Many of these faculty will accompany you on your study tour.
Accommodations are included as part of the program. Details are forthcoming.
All meals during the program hours, including two refreshment breaks and lunch, are included as part of the program.
Participants from the University of Hallym and EWHA Womans University should contact their program coordinator for information regarding program costs.
To study at UAlbany as a visiting student your home university must select you and recommend you to UAlbany. Questions about the terms of the agreement between your university and UAlbany should first be addressed to your university.
If you are not eligible to participate in the ESTA visa waiver program, a visa may be required. Please contact your home University for more information regarding the visa application process.
There are no scholarships associated with this program.
Moody, Rachel
rsmoody@albany.edu
July 6, 2019 Arrive in New York City (JFK Airport)
July 7 to 12, 2019 Examination of Social Work Practice in the U.S. Study Tour
July 13, 2019 Depart for New York City (JFK Airport) and South Korea
About UAlbany
The University at Albany enrolls students in nine degree-granting schools and colleges including its Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity; the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy; and its Schools of Business, Criminal Justice, Education, Public Health, and Social Welfare.
The Campuses
The Uptown Campus, the University's main campus, is located at 1400 Washington Avenue in Albany, and has been described as "a distinctive work of modern art." Home to many of the University's Schools and Colleges, including the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Business, Criminal Justice, and Education.
Uptown Campus
The Uptown Campus also features the Performing Arts Center, the University Art Museum, and the Campus Center. The hub of student activity, the Camps Center includes lounges, meeting and dining rooms, a ballroom, a cafeteria, banking facilities, a convenience store, a Barnes & Noble bookstore, and a variety of both fast-food and healthy food options.
Outdoor recreational facilities include lighted tennis courts, basketball and volleyball courts, and several multipurpose playing areas, including a turf field for student recreational and intramural use. Indoor athletic facilities are dominated by the SEFCU Arena. With an arena seating capacity of nearly 4,800, the facility is home to NCAA Division I Great Dane basketball, and also houses a running track, a modern fitness center, a fully equipped athletic training complex. The Physical Education Center includes a pool, locker rooms, weight and wrestling rooms, a dance studio, and basketball, handball and squash courts. The facilities also include a 8,500-seat multi-sports stadium, home to football and men's and women's soccer.
The Downtown Campus, located at 135 Western Avenue in Albany, served from 1909-66 as the main campus. It houses the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, the School of Criminal Justice, and the School of Social Welfare, as well as the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Health Sciences Campus
The Health Sciences Campus, a former pharmaceutical complex located at One University Place in Rensselaer, is one of the region's booming bioscience research and high-tech centers. Its academic anchor is the School of Public Health, and its research facilities include the Cancer Research Center, home to the Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics, and the Center for Functional Genomics.
The International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) office arranges pick up for semester and year-long exchange and study abroad students from the Albany International Airport on one designated day. More information regarding this service is available after acceptance to your program.
Many of our international students arrive in the U.S. at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York City or Newark (EWR) International
Airport in New Jersey. If you are coming from Asia, we advise you to book your flight through Chicago (ORD), Detroit (DTT), or other airports with good connections to Albany. If you are continuing by airplane to Albany, use only a direct, non-stop connecting flight from your arrival airport to Albany.
If you arrive at one of the New York City or New Jersey airports, you have to plan your own transportation to Albany. Further information regarding travel to Albany is available here.
The Amtrak station is 15 minutes from campus and is easily accessible from NYC. Further information regarding train travel to Albany is available on the Amtrak website.
General Travel Advice
Further information regarding travel to Albany is available here.
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In addition, UAlbany has more than 200 student clubs and organizations in which you can participate, as well as a wide variety of cultural, musical, and artistic events.
The University at Albany enjoys a strategic location in the City of Albany. The capital of the State of New York offers something for everyone, the center of a region remarkable for its natural and cultural resources. The Capital Region includes the cities of Albany, Schenectady and Troy, and has a population of approximately 838,000. Within a short distance are the Berkshires, the Catskills and the Adirondacks, the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi River. Major ski areas such as Killington, Gore, Hunter, Bromley, Stratton and Mt. Snow are within easy commuting distance. Saratoga Springs, 25 miles to the north, is internationally known as a sports, concert, and cultural center, and features outstanding thoroughbred and harness racing at Saratoga Race Track.
Four major malls and shopping centers, including Crossgates, Stuyvesant Plaza and Colonie Center, fall within one mile of campus. Albany nightlife is active with concerts, movies, theater, dancing, and nearly every kind of restaurant or eatery imaginable.