School of Social Work News
2009 Visitation Day a Success
Undergraduate students from three Southeast schools visited the School of Social Work on Thursday, Nov. 12, for the school’s annual Visitation Day.
SSW students discuss public policy
SSW faculty members, staff and students convened in Tucker Hall lobby on Thursday, Nov. 12, for the seventh annual Parham Policy Day. The purpose of Policy Day is to facilitate policy discussions between social work and social science students, faculty, staff, community leaders, practicing social workers, social advocates and clients.
Student Spotlight: Emily Grace Thomsen
Senior Emily Grace Thomsen is a go-getter. She is finishing bachelor's and master's degrees in four years, and has made Dean's List and been a Presidential Scholar.
Alumni Spotlight: Thomas Bomar Edmonds Jr.
Name: Thomas Bomar Edmonds Jr. Degree: MSW 1969 Job title: Owner/Clinician of Mediation Education Counseling Associates LLC Hometown: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Institute for Nonprofit Organizations to help stiumlate economic growth in state
The Institute for Nonprofit Organizations in the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia is pleased to announce a partnership with ACTION Inc and Community Connection of Northeast Georgia that will strengthen economic development in five Northeast Georgia counties.
Southern Region-C Peter Magrath Community
Southern Region-C Peter Magrath Community Engagement Award to the UGA Archway Partnership
Foot Soldiers materials among those on exhibit at Russell Library
Materials donated by the Foot Soldiers Project for Civil Rights Studies at the University of Georgia are included in a new exhibit at the Russell Library.
SSW to host Field Agency Fair Oct. 22
Social work field education is crucial to the development of competent, confident practitioners. This year, the University of Georgia, School of Social Work is offering an opportunity to exchange information through a Field Agency Fair on Thursday, October 22, at the UGA campus in Gwinnett, (2530 Sever Road, Lawrenceville, Ga. 30043) from noon until 6:00 p.m.
Faculty Spotlight: Bernice Liddie-Hamilton
Early in her career as a social worker, Bernice Liddie-Hamilton had the opportunity to start an undergraduate social work program as part of the only five-school consortium in the country. As the program was being formed, Liddie-Hamilton served as director and field coordinator – that is until one was hired full-time.
Student Spotlight: Sarah Catherine Williams
MSW student Sarah Catherine Williams poses with children during her time serving in the Peace Corps in Nicaragua.
Meet the SSW Board of Visitors
The annual fall meeting of the UGA School of Social Work Board of Visitors was Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Sanford Board Room of the Georgia Center
Meet the 2009 PhD Cohorts
The School of Social Work welcomes a new class of PhD students this fall. Click here to read more about them and their reasons for choosing UGA.
Alumni Profile: Pamela Bridgeman
When Pamela Bridgeman was in ninth grade, she saw a social worker kneel beside an unmarried, pregnant teenager and encourage her.
SSW student brings lessons to life in Namibia
After returning from a summer in Namibia, Africa, SSW student Mary Fortson shares her experiences through her words and a video she created.
Student organization mentors adopted children
In the 1990s, Americans adopted roughly 120,000 children from other countries each year – many of those children are adopted from Asian countries.While these children who....
Student Profile: Stephanie Beatty
For UGA student Stephanie Beatty, the current economic downturn is more than just a topic of interest.
Ghana Study Abroad: A Legacy of Service-Learning
The West African Study Abroad Program completed their ninth consecutive trip to Ghana this summer under the leadership of School of Social Work faculty members Drs. Cheryl Dozier and Tony Lowe.
