The FSU College of Social Work will renovate its University Center, Building C (West Tower), location at Doak Campbell Stadium during the summer 2024 semester. Renovations will take place on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the West Tower from June through July 2024. The upgrades should not impact summer classes for social work students on the 1st floor of University Center C.
On May 3, 2024, the FSU College of Social Work celebrated its spring 2024 graduates at its semesterly graduation event. This semester, 37 BSW students and 129 MSW students, including 87 Online MSW students from across the United States, graduated.
The event also included honoring the College of Social Work award recipients, nominated and selected by their peers. Award recipients include:
Assistant Teaching Professor Brenda Legaspi was awarded a 2023-2024 Excellence in Online Teaching Award from Florida State University for her exemplary teaching approach through the College of Social Work’s Online MSW Program.
Founded in 2011, the Arts & Athletics Program at the FSU College of Social Work was established as a positive youth development initiative by then-Dean Dr. Nick Mazza through the support of generous FSU donors Guy and Delores Spearman.
Dr. Jessica Pryce, a research faculty member at the Florida State University College of Social Work, launched her new book, BROKEN: Transforming Child Protective Services…Notes of a Former Caseworker this March. Dr. Pryce uses her expertise as a social worker and former caseworker in the book to explore the issues found within the United States child welfare system.
Florida State University graduate programs in social work, speech-language pathology, and public affairs are the best in Florida and among the top in the nation, according to the latest rankings published in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 edition of “Best Graduate Schools.”
Florida State University presents “Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge,” a free workshop to explore how to achieve adaptive resilience for the Florida Gulf’s coastal communities with the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge.
The event will take place from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Resilient Infrastructure and Disaster Response (RIDER) Center conference room, 1753 West Paul Dirac Dr.
Kelly Daugherty (MSW 2002), the founder of Greater Life Grief Counseling and the Center for Informed Grief, LLC, has dedicated her career to providing resources and support for individuals facing the challenges of grief and loss.
"I wanted to go to a school that would offer me a college experience like you see in the movies as a first-generation college student," recalled BSW student Lucy Lawrence.
She came to FSU for its beautiful campus as a theater major, wanting to connect with people and provide commentary on the world around her through art. "I felt like I was missing the element of truly working with people and helping my community," she stressed. "When I found the College of Social Work, I fell in love with the program and the profession."
Dr. Amy L. Ai, a distinguished research professor at the FSU College of Social Work, was recognized by the Society for Behavioral Medicine (SBM) as the 2024 recipient of the Integrative Health and Spirituality Special Group (IHS SG) Distinguished Scientist Award.
