Celebrate Haviland Hall's 100th Anniversary

A teacher instructs a class of students in Haviland Hall; Haviland 100: Berkeley Social Welfare logo is overlaid

Please note: We've reached capacity for the in-person events, but you may join our keynote or panel discussion online.

2024 marks the 100th anniversary of Haviland Hall, as well as the 80th anniversary of Berkeley Social Welfare. On Saturday, October 19, we'll celebrate our community and chart the future of social work!

Schedule for Saturday, October 19

All events will take place at Haviland Hall on UC Berkeley's campus

  • 9:45am: Registration. Outside Haviland Hall.

  • 10:00am: Meet and mingle with our research groups over refreshments. Haviland Commons, first floor.

  • 11:00am: Keynote - From Carceral to Abolition Feminism: Implications for Social Welfare. Delivered by Mimi Kim (PhD '14), Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach. Haviland 340, overflow livestream: Haviland Commons, first floor. 

  • 12:00pm: Picnic lunch. Present meal tickets to pick up lunch at Nathan Grove, the picnic area outside Haviland. 

  • 2:00pm: Panel - The Past, Present, and Future of Social Work. Haviland 340, overflow livestream: Haviland Commons, first floor. 

Ongoing: Self-guided historic tours, library exhibits, video story-collecting booth (Library Seminar Room 227A).

Connect with community

Engage with alums, students, faculty, emeriti, staff, and friends of Berkeley Social Welfare over breakfast and a picnic lunch.

Reflect on the past, present, and future of social work

Learn from our faculty, emeriti, and keynote speaker. Dive into the latest social work scholarship with Berkeley Social Welfare’s faculty and research staff.

Explore Haviland's History

Take a self-guided tour through interactive exhibits. Contribute your own Haviland memories through our story-telling booth.

Accomodations

If you require accommodation for a disability for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Dora Turkovich at swevents@berkeley.edu, 510-457-8715, with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.

Image credit for bottom left and center images: Keegan Houser