College Dream Tour
July 27, 2009 - Social work students sponsored an event called the College Dream Tour. They invited at risk children on campus to tour with the goal of inspiring them to want to go to college.
High Achievements for SW Faculty
April 21, 2009 - Dr. Valu Vakalahi of the Department of Social Work was recently selected to be a Fulbright Scholar. She has also been appointed as a Hartford Social Work Faculty Fellow. Congratulations to Dr. Vakalahi.
Faculty Spotlight
Ellen Fink-Samnick, LCSW, CCM, CRC is President of EFS Supervision Strategies. She empowers others via education & professional development focusing on Interdisciplinary Case Management Practice, Clinical Supervision, Professional Resilience and Inter generational End of Life Perspectives. Ellen was appointed to the Fairfax Medical Reserve Corp as a Team Leader for Mental Health/Substance Abuse, and the Editorial Advisory Board of The Journal of Professional Case Management.
Social Work Faculty receives Medal of Honor award
Dr. Cathy Tompkins received a Medal of Honor award by the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors for her work to bring gerontology education and scholarship to undergraduate social work programs.
Social Work faculty named Fenwick Fellow -
Dr. Halaevalu Vakalahi, Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work, was named as one of the Fenwick Fellow for next year. As noted in the fellowship announcement. Dr. Vakalahi’s study, “Pacific Islander Americans: Immigration and the Duality of Identity and Experiences,” will involve extensive review of journal articles, books, films and videos related to the experiences of Pacific Islander Americans as immigrants to the United States, particularly in relation to social, political, educational and economic-based factors that impact health, well-being and social functioning.
Social Work Faculty selected as Hartford Faculty Scholar - Dr. Cathy Tompkins, Department of Social Work, has been selected as a Hartford Faculty Scholar in Social Work. This is a highly competitive national program that gives current faculty members two years of support so that they can obtain mentoring from senior scholars in their areas of research and continue to develop their leadership skills in Social Work.