Coach Randy Edsall Creates Charitable Event to Benefit Hartford Public Schools

University of Connecticut head football coach Randy Edsall announced his decision on Thursday to create a charitable event to benefit at-risk kids in the Hartford Public School system. The event will be called The Randy Edsall Golf Classic presented by Farmington Bank and is being created in the memory of former UConn player Jasper Howard. [...]

Finalists Announced for the Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement

The 2010 finalists for the UConn Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement were announced on Friday, October 22nd. The School of Social Work is doubly proud to have finalists in the Program and Staff categories. The Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work Practice (NAHIPSW) is one of the finalists in the Program [...]

Dr. Robert Fisher Co-Authors New Book with James DeFilippis and Eric Shragge

Dr. Robert Fisher has co-authored a new book with colleagues, James DeFilippis and Eric Shragge, entitled Contesting Community The Limits and Potential of Local Organizing (Rutgers University Press, June 2010). The book examines the proliferation of community-based efforts in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada, emphasizing the limits and potential of contemporary efforts. The [...]

Dr. Lynne Healy to Receive the Outstanding Community Service Award

Dr. Lynne Healy is the recipient of the Outstanding Community Service Award from The West Indian Foundation, Inc.  Healy will be honored on November 6th at the organization’s 32nd Annual Anniversary & Scholarship Gala for her significant contributions to the linkage program between the UConn School of Social Work and the University of the West [...]

Catherine Havens honored as a Mentor for Women in Social Work Education

Catherine Havens was honored as a Mentor for women in social work education at the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting. Dr. Robin Spath, a member of the CSWE Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education, chose Associate Dean Havens to honor at the Women’s Council Networking [...]

Provost Nicholls Announces Appointment of Dr. Salome Raheim to the Provost’s Commission on Institutional Diversity

Provost Peter Nicholls announced that Dr. Salome Raheim, Dean of the School of Social Work, and Dr. Jeremy Teitelbaum, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, have been appointed for a three-year term to lead the Provost’s Commission on Institutional Diversity. This Commission will be charged to address critical issues surrounding inclusion, diversity, [...]

Dierdra Oretade, 2nd Year Casework Student, elected to serve as the 1st Vice President of the NABSW Office of Student Affairs

Dierdra Oretade, 2nd year Casework Student, was elected to serve as the 1st Vice President of the National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW) Office of Student Affairs (OSA) for the term of 2010-2011. NABSW, created during the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement, is one of the nations foremost advocacy groups designed to promote the welfare, [...]

60th Anniversary Fellowship Fund Endowed

The 60th Anniversary Fellowship Fund has reached its $25,000 goal. In October 2009, the School of Social Work held an event to celebrate its 60th Anniversary. To mark the occasion, the planning committee established the Anniversary Fellowship Fund to support students enrolled in the SSW who demonstrate financial need and academic merit. Through the generous [...]

Millie Grenough, MSW ’84 Named ICF-CT Coach of the Year

The Connecticut Chapter of the International Coach Federation has named Millie Grenough 2010 Coach of the Year. This award is given to a member coach who has promoted or advanced the field of coaching to his/her community, city, state or country and to the world. It was presented to Grenough in appreciation of her outstanding [...]

Sarah Petela, 2nd year Policy Practice Student Elected to Serve as MSW Representative of the National Board of Directors of NASW

Sarah Petela, 2nd year Policy Practice student was recently elected to serve as MSW representative of the National Board of Directors of NASW. In her new role, Sarah will represent MSW student members of NASW and facilitate communication between students and the National Board. This a great honor for Sarah, the Policy Practice concentration, the [...]