Recent News
FSU College of Social Work Becomes Trauma-Aware Certified
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
An initiative started in 2022 by Dr. Jim Clark, FSU’s provost and executive vice president of Academic Affairs and former dean of the College of Social Work, began a journey for Florida State University to become a trauma-aware community. The initiative is built upon Provost Clark’s vision to promote a university-wide commitment to fostering resilience, skill-building and trauma awareness.
FSU’s Great Give 2025: International Study for Social Work Students
Thursday, February 06, 2025
Florida State University launches the 14th annual FSU’s Great Give on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
During the 24-hour event, the FSU College of Social Work has set a fundraising goal of $30,000 to support FSU social work students in gaining life-changing global experiences through the college’s international programs.
Generous College of Social Work donors and alumni, Meg and John Paschal, have agreed to match the first $5000 donated dollar-for-dollar.
Doctoral Student Receives Award to Attend Society for Social Work and Research Conference
Wednesday, February 05, 2025
Ngondwe Ponsiano, or Pons as he also likes to be called, a doctoral student at the FSU College of Social Work, received a 2025 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Doctoral Student Travel Award to help him attend the society’s January conference in Seattle, Washington.
FSU Center Receives Grant to Support Innovative Substance Use Disorder Program for Justice-Involved Individuals
Tuesday, February 04, 2025
The Stoops Center for Communities, Families, and Children (Stoops CFC Center) in the FSU College of Social Work received a $670,000 grant from Elevance Health Foundation to launch a new program designed to help individuals who are involved in the justice system break the cycle of substance use and build healthier lives.
FSU Social Work Participants Make a Great Showing at the 2025 SSWR Conference
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
FSU College of Social Work (FSU CSW) participated in the 2025 Society for Social Work and Research Conference in Seattle, Washington. From January 15-19, faculty and doctoral students and affiliates from the Florida Institute for Child Welfare presented more than 40 presentations and sessions at the conference (listed below with FSU CSW participants).