Angela Thomas
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Student Spotlight: BSSW Program
Paola Gomez, BSSW (Knoxville) As a third-year student in the Knoxville BSSW Honors program, Paola Gomez knows what it takes to get the job done. She is committed to social work and to UTK. She takes on leadership roles and connects with the freshman social work students. Amanda Gandy, BSSW Academic Advisor, sees her commitment…
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College Responds with Student Outreach Programs
As the University of Tennessee, Knoxville ramped up preparations for the fall semester, one of the first priorities was to develop a robust system for contact tracing. Graduate students from the College of Social Work were recruited and hired as contact tracers and valued for their unique skillset. This has given the students the opportunity…
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CSWE APM: Leading Critical Conversations: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
The Council on Social Work Education‘s (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM) is the place where social work education professionals collaborate, learn, teach, and grow. This year’s APM was focused on “Leading Critical Conversations: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion” and featured hundreds of social work education presentations, daily keynote sessions, a virtual exhibit hall, and networking opportunities. The College of Social…
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Center for Guaranteed Income Research is Launched
College of Social Work Assistant Professor Dr. Stacia West, along with Dr. Amy Castro Baker, Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2), were recently named as co-leaders of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research. The Center was established by Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI), together with the University…
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Social Justice Innovation Initiative Rocks the Vote
College faculty Dr. Julie Franks, Kate Chaffin, and Kim Crane Mallory have continued to build on their 2019 Social Justice Innovation Initiative (SJII) grant to bring UConn’s Campaign School to Tennessee. For 2020, they have been working hard to get the word out about voting and the election through a series of events. Vote Like…
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Dean’s Student Advisory Council Update
The Dean’s Student Advisory Council is now in full swing. Advisory council members represent their cohort/program and stay in communication with the Dean and the committee. They meet monthly to discuss what is going well at the college, what needs exist, ideas for events, training opportunities, as well as website and social media recommendations. The…
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Continues to Make Strides
The Office of Equity and Inclusion at the College continues to make great strides in implementing awareness and change at the College, under the direction of Dr. Camille Hall, Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion (pictured), and with the support of Dean Messinger. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is asking everyone to commit to seeking out…
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Dr. Stephen McGarity Awarded Grant
Assistant Professor Dr. Stephen McGarity (Co-PI) Awarded FINRA Foundation Grant for Research on Extra Costs of Disability New research from Assistant Professor Dr. Stephen McGarity (pictured at right) and Dr. Zachary Morris, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook University, estimates that households containing an adult with a disability require, on…
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Two New CSWE Minority Fellows
Two College of Social Work students were selected for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP). These fellowships, funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, are designed to reduce the effects of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities by increasing the number of individuals trained to work…
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Dr. Michael J. Blackwell Receives Avanzino Leadership Award
Maddie’s Fund®, a national family foundation established by Dave and Cheryl Duffield to revolutionize the status and well-being of companion animals, has presented the 2020 Avanzino Leadership Award to Dr. Michael J. Blackwell for his outstanding leadership and purposeful dedication to the human-animal bond. The award is named after Rich Avanzino, the father of the…