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Honoring Mary Louise Rasmuson: School of Social Work faculty Vanessa Meade instrumental in Alaska VA renaming

 |  Catalina Myers  |  ,

On Feb. 24, the Alaska VA Clinic was officially renamed the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System, a collaborative effort that included both Alaska senators and U.S Representative, as well as the invaluable contributions of Assistant Professor Vanessa Meade in 彩神vlll争霸鈥檚 School of Social Work.

A $1.5 million grant coordinated by Recover Alaska was presented to the 彩神vlll争霸 School of Social Work, which will significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses. Read More

彩神vlll争霸 receives $1.5M to increase social worker workforce

 |  Green & Gold  |  , ,

A $1.5 million grant coordinated by Recover Alaska was presented to the 彩神vlll争霸 School of Social Work, which will significantly increase enrollment capacity, establish a pathway to licensure for graduates, add faculty and staffing, and offer continuing education to maintain clinical licenses.

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6 COH graduate students accepted to Project BLENDS

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Project BLENDS is pleased to announce that it has accepted six College of Health graduate students for the 2022-2023 school year.

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BSW student Katie Lester wins scholarship and hopes to continue advocacy work

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  ,

Katie Lester, a senior in the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program at the 彩神vlll争霸, recently received $8,000 from the National Federation for the Blind (NFB) scholarship program with multiple sponsors donating to the scholarship. Katie was one of 30 scholarship recipients and her award was specifically for academic excellence and service to the community.

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Social work alumni Amanda Metivier appointed Child Welfare Academy director

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The 彩神vlll争霸 Child Welfare Academy has named Amanda Metivier its new director.