SSW Doctoral Students Receive Competitive Grants

Michele Eggers and Jennifer Willett, first year doctoral students, have each been awarded competitive grants to study respectively in Santiago, Chile and Mombasa, Kenya this summer. Michele Eggers With support from the Tinker Foundation Graduate Field Research Grant (UConn Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies) for $2000 and the Human Rights Research Grant (UConn [...]

MSW Students Elected to National Posts

Dierdra Oretade, a second-year casework student, left, and Sarah Petela, a second-year policy practice student, were each elected to serve as representatives from the School of Social Work to national social work organizations. Oretade will serve as 2010-2011 first vice president of the National Association of Black Social Workers’ Office of Student Affairs. Petela will [...]

Amy Kioko Featured on UConn Today

Amy Kioko is enthusiastic about her time at the School of Social Work. “UConn School of Social Work has offered me opportunities that I never would have had anywhere else,” she says, “incorporating a curriculum that has taught me so much more about what it means to be a human being with the power to [...]

UConn School of Social Work to host ground-breaking conference: “Health and Human Rights in Connecticut: Building an Equitable Health Care System”

On Thursday, April 28th the UConn School of Social Work will host the first ever conference of its kind in Connecticut. The conference will be an all day event and include a diverse array of speakers presenting on issues related to understanding access to health care as a human right. Topics include:  Understanding the human [...]

In Honor of Dr. Frances Fox Piven

Dr. Frances Fox Piven: Honoring a Classic Regulating the Poor: the Functions of Public Welfare was first published in 1971. Forty years later it is still regarded as a classic, as is its co-author, Frances Fox Piven. Widely recognized as one of America’s most thoughtful and provocative commentators on America’s social welfare system, Dr. Piven’s [...]

Louise Simmons Elected Chair of the Governing Board of the Urban Affairs Association

Louise Simmons, Associate Professor and Director of the Urban Semester Program, has been elected Chairperson of the Governing Board of the Urban Affairs Association for 2011-2012. She has been serving on the Governing Board for the past 5 years. The Urban Affairs Association (UAA) is the international professional organization for urban scholars, researchers, and public [...]

SSW Alumna Receives “Above and Beyond” Award

Aurora Jakubowski, MSW ’91, licensed clinical social worker at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, recently received the Above and Beyond award from The Mill Foundation for Kids, Inc. The award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond in their daily duties to enrich the lives of sick children and who consistently exceed the expectations of [...]

The February 2011 Issue of Interaction Magazine is Now Available On-Line

The February 2011 issue of Interaction Magazine is now available on-line. Read about the newly established Black Studies Project, the Office of Research & Scholarship, faculty and staff awards, appointments and recognitions, and new faculty who have joined the School. This issue features thirteen Alumni Leaders Making a Difference, spotlight on alumni Patricia Wrice and [...]

Dr. Rebecca Thomas and Dr. Lynne Healy take students to Washington, D.C.

As part of the International Development Theory and Practice course, 13 MSW students traveled to Washington, D.C. for two days of visits and briefings at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), local NGOs and other related DC sites. The International Development course is an elective for the International Issues in Social Work and [...]

Dr. Lirio Negroni receives 2011 Women of Color Recognition Award

Dr. Lirio Negroni received the 2011 Women of Color Recognition Award from UConn Women’s Center for outstanding contributions to the University of Connecticut and for Excellence in Leadership, Achievement and Service. Dr. Negroni has been a leading force in advancing social work practice, education, and research focusing on issues related to improving the lives of [...]