We are excited to announce that Pitt School of Social Work is partnering with Arizona State University and 12 other universities across 11 states to offer an AmeriCorps opportunity that will provide financial support for 9 Pitt students in their field placements. Our 9 Pitt students will join a cohort of 99 social work students from across the U.S., working closely with intimate partner violence experts to build capacity in public health agencies to improve knowledge about domestic violence and the use of evidence-based interventions for survivors. Read more about the program requirements on the Pitt Social Work website.

You can also read a recent story in ASU News about the program.

The Pittsburgh Hospital Workers Survey, led by Pitt School of Social Work faculty, was recently cited in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article about nursing wages and retention. Read here.

Read about Michael Jasek, the Pitt School of Social Work Payroll and Personnel Coordinator. Jasek has been with the University for five years! Read the profile on the website.

Nominations for the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards are now open!

There are four award categories:

Here is the link if you would like to nominate someone. Nomination forms for the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards are due by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 31.

Jen Silver, a second-year MSW student, is on the ballot for NASW-PA’s upcoming Board of Directors election as the MSW Student Representative. The election will be run through SurveyMonkey, and all NASW-PA members will receive a personalized email invitation to vote along with a series of four reminders (that go to only those who have not yet voted). Please vote! The ballot remains open until 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13th.

MSW alumnus Richard Garland, a Pitt assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences and director of the Violence Prevention Initiative at the University's Center for Health Equity, looks at gun violence prevention through the lens of public health. Read more in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Incoming MSW student and hammer thrower Noah Walker secured a spot at nationals this year and made Pitt proud! Read more in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

BASW and MSW alum SJ Porter has been named by the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre and the publisher of American Theatre, as one of the Rising Leaders of Color. Porter currently serves as the interim board president of Ujamaa Collective, a local nonprofit, which promotes creative entrepreneurship among women of Africana descent. Read more.