Bobby Bennett is in his second year of UNE's MSW on campus program. He was recently granted the 2020 Charlene B. Rydell Scholarship, which was established in memory of Charlene Rydell, HON ’95, who dedicated much of her life to community activism and promoting social equity and justice. Past Rydell Recipients: Blair Doucette '18 Kara … Continue reading Reflections on Art, Community, and Social Justice with MSW Student, Robert (Bobby) Bennett, Jr. ’21
Alumna, Deanna Barry ’17 provides clinical therapy services through Sweetser
Deanna Barry graduated in 2017 with her MSW and a certificate in Applied Arts and Social Justice (AASJ). She currently lives in Portland, Maine, where she works as a School-Based Clinician through Sweetser providing clinical therapy services to middle school students at Brunswick Junior High School Deanna (left) and her colleague Jess Troy (right) attending … Continue reading Alumna, Deanna Barry ’17 provides clinical therapy services through Sweetser
MSW Student, Wes Covey, builds podcast about music and social change in America
MSW student, Wes Covey, is pursing the Applied Arts and Social Justice (AASJ) certificate as part of his getting his MSW at UNE. For his final creative arts project, he's building a podcast that explores the history of music in America in relation to social change, gender expression, and racism. In one episode, he features … Continue reading MSW Student, Wes Covey, builds podcast about music and social change in America
Applied Arts and Social Justice: MSW Student Installs Pop-Up Art Pandemic Installation
Lynne Hatch is an MSW student with us on the part-time track, expected to graduate in May 2022. She is pursuing both the Applied Arts and Social Justice Certificate (AASJ) and the certificate in Training in Aging and Diversity (TRIAD). We recently interviewed her about her Applied Arts and Social Justice Certificate Project. Here's what … Continue reading Applied Arts and Social Justice: MSW Student Installs Pop-Up Art Pandemic Installation
From Maine to California: Alumna Jessica Boghosian MSW ’18 on Psychotherapy and EMDR
Recently, the Director of UNE School of Social Work, Shelley Cohen Konrad PhD, LCSW, FNAP, received an email update from MSW alumna '18, Jessica Boghosian ACSW, about her new life in California. Jessica graduated in May 2018 and shortly after graduation, packed up her car with a close friend and drove across the country and … Continue reading From Maine to California: Alumna Jessica Boghosian MSW ’18 on Psychotherapy and EMDR