Making a positive impact in peoples’ lives is what students in the School of Social Work at Colorado State University do best. This spring semester, four students completed their sophomore practicum at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County, where they were matched with a mentee and met weekly within pandemic guidelines.
Colorado State University School of Social Work doctoral student Shivani Kaushik has been selected to receive a fellowship from the office of CSU’s Vice President for Research, to support excellence in graduate research and promote interdisciplinary work across campus.
Using social work research to advance equity in social work practice is a passion for CSU Master of Social Work graduate Quinn Grace Hafen (they/them). Hafen is the recipient of CSU's College of Health and Human Sciences Research Day award for Equity and Social Justice Category-Distinction in Graduate Research, as well as the CHHS Graduate Student Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.
Kelly Maycumber, field education program coordinator, brings tremendous dedication and a sense of humor to her administrative professional role in Colorado State University's School of Social Work.
Charlotte Bright knew that only a very special job could lure her away from her 13-year career and associate dean position at the University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore.
Casey Blackwatters (she/her) is a research associate in Colorado State University's Social Work Research Center.
The Colorado State University College of Health and Human Sciences has launched a new scholarship fund to address financial barriers for graduate students who need to enroll in preliminary coursework in order to gain provisional admission into Master’s programs.
On Wednesday, March 10 at 6 p.m., University of Manitoba dean and professor of Social Work Dr. Michael Yellow Bird will be the featured speaker of the biennial Brad Sheafor Lecture Series in Social Work. In the online presentation, Yellow Bird will explore mindfulness as a global tool of decolonization in “Neurodecolonization and the Medicine Wheel: An Indigenous Approach to Healing the Traumas of Colonialism.”
A new internship stipend program in the School of Social Work, developed in partnership with the Early Childhood Council of Larimer County, aims to give students a clear pathway for specialization in infant and early childhood mental health as social work practitioners.
Virginia Smith has never looked back since deciding on Colorado State for her BSW degree. Following graduation this fall she’s already looking forward to graduate study, to continue following her passion for social work policy within the field of education.