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Assistant Professor Dr. Jen First Receives SEED Grant for Research
College of Social Work Assistant Professor Jen First, PhD, along with Kelsey Ellis, PhD, MS; Associate Professor, Department of Geography, and Kristina Kintziger, PhD, MPH; Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, recently received a $42,955 SEED grant from the Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment (ISSE). The grant titled “Beat the heat: Building adaptive…
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Faculty Take on Additional Roles for the College of Social Work
Two faculty members have taken on additional roles for the college in an effort to bring more focus on external engagement and service goals. Carmen Foster has taken on the role of Director of Alumni Affairs. In this new role, Foster will provide leadership and coordinate outreach to College of Social Work alumni and other…
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College Board of Visitors Member Dr. Altha Stewart Receives UT President’s Award
College of Social Work Board of Visitors member Dr. Altha Stewart, the 2021 Connect Honoree, is the UT Health Science Center senior associate dean for Community Health Engagement, associate professor and director of the Division of Social and Community Psychiatry and director of the Center for Health in Justice Involved Youth. The UT President’s Awards…
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Dean Lori Messinger elected to the Board of NADD
Dean Lori Messinger was recently elected to the National Association of Dean’s and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD). This is Messinger’s second national role, as she is also serving her second term on the CSWE Board of Directors, and is a member of the board’s executive committee. The National Association of Deans and…
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Welcome back from Dean Lori Messinger
We’re all together again! We’re here! We’re here! Years ago, when I was a Girl Scout, we sang this song:We’re all together again, we’re here, we’re here!We’re all together again, we’re here, we’re here!And who knows when we’ll be all together againSinging all together again, we’re here, we’re here?! I honestly feel a little like…
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College of Social Work Faculty Tenure & Promotions
The following UTCSW faculty received tenure and promotions for 2021-2022. Kate Chaffin – Promotion to Professor of PracticeAnne Conway – TenureRobert Mindrup – Promotion to Clinical Associate ProfessorSukey Steckel – Promotion to Associate Professor of PracticeStacia West – Tenure and promotion to Associate Professor Congratulations on a job well done.
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UTK Program for Pet Health Equity AlignCare Project Receives Grants
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Program for Pet Health Equity (PPHE) recently received two grants totaling $350,000 from PetSmart Charities to support the AlignCare project. AlignCare is a community-based network that aligns resources provided by Veterinary Service Providers, Human Support Coordinators, Social Service Agencies, Animal Welfare Organizations, as well as other agencies and stakeholders, to…
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COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic – Wednesday, June 16
The Student Health Center will be offering a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Humanities and Social Sciences Building on Wednesday, June 16 from 10-2 pm to coincide with the Picnic on the Plaza. The clinic is free and open to all members of the community 18 and up. The signup page can be found here:…
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Social Justice Innovation Initiative 2021 Grant Winners
The UT College of Social Work launched the Social Justice Innovation Initiative (SJII) four years ago in 2018. For the Academic Year 2021-2022, a fourth funding opportunity became available to students, faculty, and staff. The topic for the grants was how to address racism or sexism or to highlight intersectionality in the college (Knoxville and…
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College PhD Students Receive Graduate Fellowships
Congratulations to PhD students Melody Huslage and Joe Strong for receiving Graduate Fellowships. Huslage received one of the 2021-2022 Shipley-Swann Endowed Graduate Fellowships. The Shipley-Swann Fellowship is awarded to returning graduate students who have been nominated by their departments and evaluated by an interdisciplinary review committee. Strong was awarded a one-time Graduate Fellowship for Spring…