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Staff Profile- Abiodun Ajayi
Abiodun Ajayi started at the college in April 2024 as an Instructional Designer. What does your job entail?As an instructional designer, my job involves supporting faculty members with their instructional needs. This includes helping them develop engaging course materials if needed, implementing effective teaching strategies, and integrating technology into the classroom. I also collaborate with…
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The Social Work Teaching Summit 2024
The Social Work Teaching Summit was organized around teaching principles that were generated by outstanding UT faculty. The overarching goal of the summit was for participants to develop a personally relevant teaching mission that would guide their teaching practice and interactions with students. Participants worked on:• Developing their own personal teaching mission as it relates…
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Cat Steele
Cat Steele is a student in the Online Master of Social Work program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is also a program coordinator for the local Community Action Committee. The online program has allowed her the freedom to continue working full-time while obtaining an education. Being a Knoxville native has provided her with…
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Eliza Chance
My name is Eliza, and I’m an online MSSW student in Memphis getting a trauma certificate! I love working out, cooking, and spending time with my friends! I also love to crochet and knit in my free time! Can’t wait to hear from y’all, and Go Vols! Schedule a meeting
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Emma Cain
Emma is an Advanced Standing MSSW student from Oxford, MS. She recently graduated from The University of Mississippi with a BSW degree and has thoroughly enjoyed transitioning into a new program. Emma is on the clinical concentration track and is especially passionate about working with the geriatric population. She views social work as her life’s…
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Caroline Beckman
Caroline Beckman is a second year student in the part time online MSSW program at UTK. She is on the clinical track and hopes to pursue the LCSW licensure after graduation and work in a non-profit setting. She is currently living in New Haven, CT and works at the Yale School of the Environment, but…
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Brynn Anderson
Brynn is a MSSW student and is a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville). She is very interested in micro practice and forensic work after studying Psychology as an undergraduate. Brynn is completing the forensic certificate to gain more knowledge in preparation for working in correctional facilities. Brynn believes that social work…
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Vallee Vanover
Vallee is a sophomore in the BSSW program at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. She was born and raised in Knoxville. She is the president of our student ran Bachelor’s of Social Work club, BSWO. Vallee wants to do macro social work. She hopes to focus on community health or anything involving nonprofit work. Her…
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Samantha Surprenant
Samantha is a Junior in the BSSW program at the University of Tennessee. Her favorite thing about the College of Social Work is how easy it is to talk to the faculty and how comfortable they make the students feel! Outside of school, she likes to spend time reading and with her friends and loves…
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Sequoia McCabe
Sequoia is a BSSW student from Knoxville. She transferred from Pellissippi State Community College in August of 2023. Her favorite thing about UTK’s social work program is the accepting and open-minded peers and professors she has interacted with. She became passionate about social work during her time working at KARM Stores in high school. She…