Faculty Member Elected Chair of Macro Social Work Organization
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
This year Dr. Shalay Jackson, an associate teaching professor at the College of Social Work, was named the new chair of the Association for Community Organizing and Social Action (ACOSA). Elected by ACOSA’s board, she will hold the position for two years through December 2026.
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Immersive learning: FSU College of Social Work to Launch AI-powered Tool to Enhance Child Welfare Education
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Child welfare professionals and Florida State University College of Social Work students often face challenges in developing the necessary skills for effective observation and interviewing in real-world settings.
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Faculty Member Named Jeanene M. Janes Professor in Child Welfare
Monday, February 17, 2025
The College of Social Work recently named Dr. Lisa Schelbe its Jeanene M. Janes Professor in Child Welfare. The professorship is awarded to a faculty member whose scholarly and educational demonstrate dedication and focus on child welfare issues.
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FSU Graduate’s Role with National Task Force Fosters Grassroots Support
Monday, February 17, 2025
Taylor Biro, a two-time FSU College of Social Work graduate (MSW 2023, BSW 2021), has been a long-time community organizer and activist with roots in Tallahassee, Florida. “When I started in social work, I wanted to make a difference,” she explained. “I began in direct service delivery but quickly saw the inequities and harmful practices embedded in many systems.”
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FSU Social Work Welcomes Undergraduate Exchange Student from Sweden
Monday, February 17, 2025
The College of Social Work has had a special international partnership with Jönköping University in Sweden since 2012, offering an exchange opportunity for both universities’ undergraduate students. Students participating in the exchange can take a full-time course load for a full semester at their host university.
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, CSW General, International Programs
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, CFC Center News
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).