2021 | Welcome Back!
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Fall 2021 Orientation
New MSW and MA NML students participate in the annual Social Justice Common Book Initiative (SJCBI). For a third year, incoming students arrived at orientation with an eagerness to discuss the book. The SSW's timely and thought-provoking book selections have been inspired by socio-political topics in the last three years including how to have critical dialogue on difficult topics (We Need to Talk in 2019), voting (Give Us the Ballot in 2020), and the “economics of racism” (The Sum of Us in 2021).
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Here we are, back for Academic Year 2021-2022. It is a fall of new beginnings and of transitions, with new people and new roles. We hope for a fall where all are safe and well, and where we can continue our good work to promote well-being and social justice through our teaching, research, and service.
The most exciting part of any new academic year is meeting our new students. This year we have wonderful cohorts, who we welcomed during orientations throughout early August. This year we are greeting 104 new students to our MSW Athens full-time program, 36 to our MSW Athens Advanced Standing program, 49 to our Gwinnett extended-time MSW program, 5 to our Gwinnett MSW Advanced Standing program, and 34 to our MSW Online program. In addition, we welcome four new PhD students, 16 new BSW students, and 18 MA in Nonprofit students. It is a full house and we are happy to have each student join our community.
We also welcome Evonne Jones as a new Academic Profession in our Field Education team. Evonne will be working with our BSW students and our online MSW students in their field placements. We also have two new people in our Center for Human Trafficking Research and Outreach (CenHTRO), Rebecca Poon and Anna Cody. Welcome all!
This summer has also seen a number of farewells and transitions to new roles. Shari Miller, who has served as Associate Dean for six years, was selected to be the new dean at Stony Brook University’s School of Social Work. We miss her and wish her all the best in her new role. Our Interim Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs is Joon Choi . She had served as PhD Director, and that role is being taken on by Tiffany Washington. Finally, Tiffany’s role as coordinator for the MSW/MDiv program has been assumed by Michael Robinson. It has been a bit of “musical chairs,” but everyone is settling in and doing an amazing job in their new positions.
I hope each of you has had a safe and restful summer, and are looking forward to a calm and healthy fall. It would be lovely for our paths to cross this year. Please let us know if you would ever like to come to the School for a visit—either in person or virtually (we have gotten quite good at virtual tours!)
Warmly,
Anna M. Scheyett
Dean and Professor
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The Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (CenHTRO) has published its inaugural newsletter. The center was established in May 2021 as the new research home of the African Programming and Research Initiative to End Slavery (APRIES). Read the newsletter here.
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WELCOME BACK!
School of Social Work students having fun at the Fall 2021 Welcome Back Celebration. Students, faculty and staff joined together at the Athens and Gwinnett campuses to say hello to incoming students and welcome back old friends.
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The School of Social Work welcomes the newest members of the Dean’s Board of Advisors for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Mamie Harper BSW ’09
Mamie Harper resides in Atlanta Georgia and is the Executive Director and Founder of Carrie’s Closet of Georgia. She organizes volunteers, collects clothing for donations, writes grants, establishes community connections, connects foster children and families with free clothing, and is the direct link to many organizations to help provide clothing and other necessities for the foster child population. Mamie has been instrumental in helping shape the policy for clothing security to be included in the Georgia Foster Children Bill of Rights.
Laurence Nelson MSW '09
Nelson is the Director of Training and Professional Development for the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services. When asked about his experience at UGA, Nelson says "The knowledge I received and the connections I made with professors and peers through the University of Georgia School of Social Work has had a tremendous impact on my career. To this day, I remain closely connected to my classmates and professors. The feeling of community helped to realize the importance of partnerships throughout my career with the Division of Family and Children Services."
Rob Trevena
Over 35 years of experience in community development program management, housing and economic development technical assistance, organizational capacity building, strategic planning and community development associated with neighborhood revitalization and performance based management.
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Evonne Jones, MSW '09, LMSW
The School of Social Work Field Office welcomes Evonne Jones, the BSW and Online MSW Field Coordinator. Ms. Jones comes with an extensive record of exemplary service in higher education counseling services, community & private mental health, and online learning spaces. She is a SSW alumna graduating from the extended time program at the Gwinnett campus in 2010 and also hold a Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership (2011). She has worked part-time with the Field Office as recently as last academic year providing off-site supervision for students. We are DELIGHTED to have her join us.
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Join fellow Social Work Bulldogs committed to increasing access and affordability for the next generation. Your gift, no matter the size, empowers students to deliver innovative solutions for challenges and transform the way people experience life.
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