MSW student and Pitt football player Tre Tipon and MSW alumna Kristen Mackel have developed a strong relationship and worked to improve services for student athletes.Watch on WPXI-TV.
MSW alum publishes book
MSW alumnus Tommy Hearns shares his memoir of life on both sides of social services in More Than a Child Welfare Kid! Read more.
MSW alumnus named to Highmark Board
MSW alumnus Kevin Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer for Manchester Bidwell Corporation (MBC), was appointed to the Highmark Board of Directors. Read more in theNew Pittsburgh Courier.
PhD student awarded fellowship
Doctoral student Dashawna Fussell-Ware has been selected for support under the doctoral Interdisciplinary Minority Fellowship Program (IMFP). The IMFP fellowship is awarded through a federal grant to the American Psychological Association from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Read more about her work.
Alumna named NSWM Policy Fellow
COSA alumna Kate Gascoine, Engagement Coordinator at Auberle, was selected as one of 2020-2020 new Network for Social Work Management Policy Fellows. The NSWM Policy Fellows Program was instituted by the Network to encourage social workers in management positions to be at the forefront of policy in their communities and organizations.See more on their website.
MSW alumna wins award
MSW alumna Nisha Bowman, who works in Collaborative Care Management at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, won the Kristin Bowser Emerging Social Work Leader award at the NASW-PA virtual conference last month.
COSA alum works to improve trails
MSW alumnus and last year's Outstanding Alumnus award winner Matt Galluzzo, Riverlife’s president and CEO, is working to develops plans to complete Pittsburgh's riverfront trail system. Read more in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
ICYMI: Faculty participate in panels
Associate Professor Sara Goodkind was a panelist in the "Engagement in Uncertain Times" discussion hosted by the University Library System. Watch here.
As part of Civic Action Week COSA Chair and Associate Professor Mary Ohmer taught a Community Organizing 101 class along with her community partners. Watch now on YouTube.
November 9, 2020: PhD Information Session with current students. 5-6pm. Register here.
November 10, 2020: SEC: Forum on All-Gender Restrooms on Pitt's Campus.5:30-6:30pm. Zoom information to be provided.
November 11, 2020: COAL event: Supporting Veterans with Addictions. 9-11am. Register here.
November 12, 2020: Alumni Speaker Series: “Helping doesn't have to Hurt” feat. Sharise Nance.Register here.
November 13, 2020: Continuing Education: The Childbearing Years: Understanding and Working with Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders. 9am-3pm. Register here.
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