Seven of our MSW students were sponsored to attend this years' Portland Maine MLK Dinner: MLK Observance: The Color and Cost of Justice . Five students were sponsored by UNE's Intercultural Affairs Office, while two others were generously offered tickets by their host Field Placement institution: Portland Public Schools. Several UNE Social Work faculty and alumni also attended … Continue reading The Color and Cost of Justice
UNE Social Work in Ghana
UNE's Ghana Cross Cultural Health Immersion Every May since 2008, an interprofessional group of UNE faculty, staff, and students have traveled to Ghana to work alongside Ghana Health Service, community health educators, community members. The Cross Cultural Health Immersion to Ghana, Africa integrates western health practices with folk medicine, which we believe to be integral in providing … Continue reading UNE Social Work in Ghana
2018 Annual Alumni Winter Social
Alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff gathered again Thursday evening for our Annual Alumni Winter Social. Big band holiday music played from speakers while guests enjoyed food, drink, and mingled with one another. MSW Alumni '18 Maya Williams kicked off the evening with some of her poetry. She opened with To Happiness: We are … Continue reading 2018 Annual Alumni Winter Social