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In addition to the hard work of BPD Officers and Board of Directors, the accomplishments of BPD must be attributed to the
BPD chairpersons and committee members. BPD relies on its committee structure to achieve the goals, objectives and tasks
outlined in the Strategic Plan 2002-2004. Currently, BPD has four Standing Committees (membership, conference, program administration
and curriculum, and publications and communication), and eleven ad hoc committees (Advocacy/Outreach Committee, Anti-Racism
Committee, Archives and History Committee, Disabilities and Persons with Disabilities Committee, Educators and Friends of
Lesbian Women and Gay Men, Field Committee, Gerontology Committee, International Committee, Research Committee, Social Work
Education Continuum Committee, and Technology Committee). These committees provide the means for broadening the participation
of BPD members in the work of the organization. BPD welcomes the participation of members on these committees. BPD feels
confident that there is a committee that aligns with each member's interest and expertise.
The focus of this issue of UPDATE is internationalism. BPD has a very active, productive International Committee. The
International Committee is to be commended for its outstanding activities. One of the committee's major accomplishments is
the development of an excellent website that can assist BPD members with enriching the undergraduate social work curriculum
with international content. Social work programs must be vigilant in internationalizing the curriculum and preparing future
professional social workers for our global world. Our technological society has opened up undreamed of possibilities. Technology
has made it so much easier to transcend the globe and be a ready resource to people around the world. Thus, social work programs
must prepare professional social workers who will make a difference in this world because they know and understand the extent
to which our world is interdependent - socially, economically, financially, scientifically, and militarily.
Anita Curry-Jackson, President
Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors
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