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Stronger Community Begins with You

Community well-being starts with taking care of yourself. Show how you reconnect and stay grounded with yourself and others by sharing a selfie. By taking part, you contribute to a more connected and supportive community of social work students, faculty, and staff. It is important now, more than ever, to connect with each other during these uncertain times.

Share a Photo!

Theme: Show how you reconnect and stay grounded!

Guidelines:

• If sharing a group selfie, ensure everyone in the photo has consented to having their image shared on our social media or website.
• We have the right to remove anything the school determines as inappropriate.
• Be safe, be respectful, and have fun! Avoid displaying risky, inappropriate, or dangerous behaviors, or offensive language or gestures, including political messaging. We want to create a space for all participants to find community well-being through this experience.
   

Available now, you can upload your selfie to our share drive by scanning the QR code below. Include your first name & program in the file name.
 
 

Check back here to see featured photos! For questions, contact Ann Marie Yamada.

Info and resources for organizational culture and well-being activities within the school and local community.

Celebrate Culture and Well-Being

Stay Connected

• Please bookmark and visit the Organizational Culture and Well-Being webpages (this is one of them!) for further details on resources, upcoming USC events on the USC Events Calendar, and ways to get involved!

• If you would like to get involved in other ways or have community-building ideas, please reach out to Ann Marie Yamada.

Get Involved

• For more information on digital accessibility resources for creating inclusive and accessible content.
• To support a professional and inclusive learning environment we have designed some school spirit Zoom backgrounds. The Zoom backgrounds in this Google Drive folder are a few to consider using during class.
  
  Have your own design idea? Official school Zoom backgrounds must follow USC brand identity guidelines and be consistent with our student code of conduct. Send your designs in for consideration to be added to our selection!

 Featured Monthly Celebration

Juneteenth: Thursday, June 19, 2025

“Let's make Juneteenth a commemorative, not of the horrific institution our country embraced, but rather as a showcase of the strength in the American spirit to recognize wrong and set about making it right. In this same spirit America moves ahead today in leveling playing fields and achieving ever greater equality. Let us celebrate all that Juneteenth teaches us about our country's greatness in our use of the heart to hear and to learn and to work together for all that is good and just.” - John Albuquerque

Juneteenth is the oldest celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States and is nationally celebrated. Juneteenth was originally named African American Emancipation Day. Present day, Juneteenth is a day to celebrate African American freedom, emphasize education and achievement, and commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

Juneteenth celebration at USC USC Juneteenth Celebration - Event Calendar.

To learn more: Juneteenth World Wide Celebration, 7 Juneteenth Foods and Traditions | HISTORY

Visit the Culture Journey website for more information on other USC Pride Month news, stories, and events.