UConn SSW Center for International Social Work Studies - CISWS

Please join us tomorrow to celebrate the center's annual International Day! This event will feature our guests from Armenia (3 policy students and 1 professor) as they present on social work practice in their home country. There will also be food and opportunities to network with UConn School of Social Work Alumni who will be present! See you there!

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MSW Student Awarded Minority Fellowship from CSWE - UConn Today MSW student Danielle Leblanc is an award recipient of the Council on Social Work Education’s Minority Fellowship Program (CSWE MFP). The Master’s Minority Fellowship Program is a program designed to enhance the training of full-time, master’s-level, direct practice social work students in thei...

Sherise Truman ’18 MSW will receive the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Partners in International Education (PIE) Student award at the CSWE Annual Program Meeting in Florida. As an intern for Dr. Rebecca Thomas, Sherise was involved in several International Center projects and qualitative research teams interviewing Karen refugees in the Hartford community and Syrian refugees in Armenia. She is being recognized for her programmatic innovations and contributions to the body of international education while a student at the School of Social Work.

In nominating Sherise, Dr. Rebecca Thomas, director of the Center for International Social Work Studies, described Sherise as having a strong work ethic and commitment to human rights and social justice. “She is passionate about working with immigrants, especially refugees. She is an advocate for first generation college bound students and has demonstrated outstanding contributions to the field of international social work education,” stated Dr. Thomas. As an MSW student, Sherise worked hard to educate the school community on issues of immigration and migration with a focus on DACA students.

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Recognizing the global importance of Social Work’s involvement in international problem solving and policy development, SSW strives to provide students with experiential opportunities in international settings. A gift to the International Fund during helps us continue to provide these life changing opportunities for our students. https://givingday.uconn.edu/giving-day/5404/department/6370