Social Work Student Success

Sep 2, 2021

Alumna Highlight: Sabriya Dobbins from Project Passport

Sabriya Dobbins, BSW 17', tells us how she transformed herself into the award-winning Founder of Project Passport and a Life Discovery Expert.

Dec 12, 2019

MSW Student Paige Moore Attends and Presents at Women Leaders Global Forum in Reykjavik, Iceland

From November 18 – 20, 2019, leaders and conversationsationists from around the world gathered in Reykjavik, Iceland for the Women Leaders Global Forum. Joining those world leaders, was Master of Social Work student Paige Moore. Moore, who is a second-year MSW student currently interning at the Raleigh Police Department in the Research and Planning Unit, was…

Dec 9, 2019

Department of Social Work Well Represented at CSWE APM 2019

The Department of Social Work was well represented at CSWE APM 2019 this year. In addition to 22 HRSA students who attended as part of their BHWET and OWEP Education, six faculty members, and four MSW students also had the opportunity to attend CSWE APM.    (Above) Three of our MSW students serving at Graduate…

Dec 2, 2019

Department of Social Work Takes 22  HRSA MSW Students to CSWE APM 

From October 24 – 27, 2019 the 65th Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM) was held in Denver, Colorado. This year’s theme: Social Work Education: Looking Back, Looking Forward, drew social work faculty, practitioners, researcher, and professionals from across the discipline. Twenty-two  Master of Social Work (MSW) students from NC State’s…

Jun 28, 2018

2018 MSW Graduate, Ron Scott, Making a Difference in the Drug Recovery Court

Above – Judge Craig Croom (left) with Ron Scott (right) at graduation. Ronald (Ron) Scott, now 43, decided to take the leap of faith and return to school to pursue his Masters in Social Work (MSW) two years ago. For many working professionals and parents, the idea of returning to school to pursue a graduate…

Jun 28, 2018

NC State Alumn, Chris Campau and the Triangle’s First ‘Recovery High School’

When people think of those struggling with Substance Use Disorders, rarely do they think that such an uphill battle will lead to a person finding their professional calling. Yet, this is the case for NC State alumn Christopher Campau, who says that his “recovery has allowed me to complete my education, find my dream job,…

Jun 26, 2018

Stories that Inspire Us: Deaf, Non-Traditional, Working Mother and Grandmother Earns BSW

For many traditional first-year students and incoming transfer students, their  most pressing concerns are figuring out the NC State Wolfline schedule and distinguishing one brick building from the endless rows of seemingly identical brick buildings. When Lisa Fowler arrived on NC State’s campus for the first time, she had these concerns as well as other…

May 21, 2018

Social Work Student Briana Garcia, her Prestigious Scholarships, and Women of Color Travel Blog

During August of 2017, rising social work senior Briana Garcia was awarded the prestigious Gilman and Travelers Scholarships to fund her fall 2017 study abroad experience to Chile. The Gilman Scholarship or “the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study…

May 3, 2018

Meet Some of Our Outstanding 2018 Graduates

Our community of nearly 40,000 alumni will grow even larger this spring, as nearly 1,000 Humanities and Social Sciences undergraduate and graduate students earn NC State diplomas for their hard work.

Mar 8, 2018

Wolfpack rides five-run sixth inning to season-opening victory

Social Work Graduate Student Johnny Piedmonte is a member of the baseball team. Read the article here!