Social Work
Cesar Abarca
For the past four years, Social Work Faculty Member César Abarca has helped plan, coordinate, and implement a community-based, grassroots organization, Los Jardines Institute's 4 Direction Intergenerational Youth Exchange, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Bobbie Good
Social Work student Bobbie Good co-facilitated with Byrd Lochtie May 4 at a session for board members and those working with boards on behalf of NorCAN, which promotes connections between people and organizations that work make the community healthy and strong.
Holly Scaglione (Social Work) offers Equine Assisted Growth and Assisted Learning Demonstratio
Social Work Lecturer Holly Scaglione recently partnered with Redwood Equine Partners and Healing Strides Psychotherapy, Inc. to offer an equine-assisted growth and learning demonstration at Redwood Acres. Social work students, staff and faculty attended the demonstration.
Social Work Student Association
The HSU Social Work Student Association (SWSA) recently participated in the 32nd annual Bowl for Kids' Sake "Jungle Bowl" event, which took place March 6-7, 2015 at Harbor Lanes in Eureka.
Sophia Gang-Halvorsen
Social Work student Sophia Gang-Halvorsen has won the HSU Book of the Year Essay Award. The writing contest celebrates the HSU/CR Book of the Year, "War Dances" by Sherman Alexie.
April Alexander, Rebekah Bailey and Sarah Goodman
On Feb. 7, several BASW students including April Alexander, Rebekah Bailey, and Sarah Goodman participated in the Saint Joseph Health, Wellness and Resource Fair at the Bayshore Mall in Eureka.
Social Work
With funding assistance from HSU’s College of Professional Studies and HSU Presidential Travel, students from the Department of Social Work were able to accept a personal invitation to attend and present at the inaugural California Higher Education Food Summit, Jan. 16-18, at UCSB.
Heather King
Heather King, MSW student in the Department of Social Work and Oh SNAP! MSW Intern, has been selected to attend the 2015 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum through the Student Diversity Program.
Margi Waller
Professor of Social Work Margi Waller is the Principle Investigator at HSU and two other Social Work Departments on CSU campuses for a “Writing Skills for Child Welfare Workers” online pilot course.