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Social Work

Early Career Award for Alice Gates

Alice Gates, social work, was selected as this year’s recipient of the Council on Social Work Education Early Career Faculty Award for Service and Leadership in Social Work Education. 

Founded in 1952, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is the national association representing social work education in the United States. Its members include over 800 accredited baccalaureate and master’s degree social work programs, as well as individual social work educators, practitioners, and agencies dedicated to advancing quality social work education. CSWE’s Commission on Accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in the United States and its territories.

Careers in Social Services Industry Night, March 10: All Students Welcome!

In partnership with the Department of Social Work and the Moreau Center for Service & Justice, the UP Career Center invites all students to the upcoming Careers in Social Services Industry Night on Tuesday, March 10, from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120.

Faculty and staff who work with students are asked to let them know they are welcome to this multidisciplinary event, especially those who are interested inopportunities and career paths within various local social service nonprofits and government agencies. Students can gain insight through a professional panel and informal roundtable Q&A, learn about volunteer, internship, and job opportunities, and hear what employers are looking for. Meet UP alumni professionals in the field and hiring managers from over ten local nonprofits. All are welcome regardless of major or class standing.

For questions or ADA accommodations, contact career@up.edu or x7201.

UP Social Work Students Shine

rogers copyTwo University of Portland social work students, Rebecca Tabor and Yuri Hernandez, have won competitive national scholarships through the Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society, according to Anissa Rogers, social work. Three students are chosen each year from a national pool for the Patty Gibbs Wahlberg Scholarship based on a student’s service, scholarship, and leadership.

Rebecca Taylor won first place, which comes with a cash prize and a trip to the national meeting of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, where she will speak to an audience of students. Senior Yuri Hernandez won third place, which comes with a cash prize. Last year, UP social work student Sophie Anderson won third place.

Phi Alpha’s executive director, Paul Baggett, commented on how outstanding Taylor and Hernandez’s applications were, and was impressed that UP had two winners in one year, and one last year. For more information contact Rogers at 7304 or rogers@up.edu.