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Social workers in the state may soon have access to a new certificationto provide legal guidance to underserved individuals facing debt collection.

On Friday, April 5, 2024, the USU Board of Trustees approved promotions for 15 faculty in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The newly promoted faculty represent six departments in the college.

Utah State University’s Transforming Communities Institute (TCI) announces the launch of two new initiatives: the “Transforming Communities” open-access journal and the Community-Engaged Scholar Network.

MSW student Nicole Burnard started the Willam A. Burnard Warming Center to provide temporary overnight accommodations during Cache Valley’s freezing winter months.

A group of USU researchers from CHaSS is one of two teams in the state selected to participate in the 2022-23 Scholars Transforming Through Research (STR) Program.

USU’s Transforming Communities Institute recently hosted a special launch event to reflect on their achievements to date, honor community advocates, and share their plans for the year ahead.

Social Work student, Porscha Doucette hopes to diversify the social work curriculum. 

USU Moab faculty member honored with distinguished Teacher of the Year awards

Dr. Susan Egbert and Professor Sean Camp recently published an article in “Fostering Families Today” entitled “Self-Care for the Caregiver: Trauma Stewardship for Foster Parents.”

Three Social Work students awarded best undergraduate poster presentation in the Social Sciences and Education category at the USU Student Research Symposium.

USU social work students create resources for individuals in social isolation while stuck in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn about the I-Systems Institute a new center at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at USU.

Social worker Vonda Jump Norman says creative activities during these uncertain times build good memories that will last a child's lifetime.

USU social work program was ranked by a national company that only looked at tuition and expected tuition after graduation. The statewide program actually has a lot more things that explain its excellence.

The Office of Research at Utah State University announces the first cohort of the Peak Summer Research Fellows, a pilot program launched through the generous support of Terry and David Peak.

At this year’s Robins Awards, Dr. Jessica Lucero, Associate Professor of Social Work, was awarded the Faculty University Service Award.

The Point-in-Time Homelessness Count for 2019 in Cache Valley will take place the week of Jan. 21. USU assistant professor of Social Work Jess Lucero is an organizer.

Students in the CHaSS Social Work Program canvassed for donations and cash to build more than a hundred Thanksgiving dinners for Logan-based family service centers. The Thanksgiving Project is about 12 years old.

Caring means having intimate and human connection with others. And it can be expressed in multiple ways -- from helping an elderly person cross the street to fighting a house fire. But certain parts of America put this into practice more than others.

Derrik Tollefson, Professor of social work, tells Inaugural Lecture gathering that his Life Work has Been Safeguarding, Advocating for Victims of Abuse

USU hosted Dr. Anna Z. Blau and Laura M. Mora from the International Women's House, who are experts in working with immigrants and refugees who have experienced domestic violence.

USU Social Work students and alumni demonstrated support for Dreamers and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on September 12, 2017 in Logan, UT.

Utah State University BSW Student Becca Huppi receives Val R. Christensen Service Award

For Thanksgiving 2016, SWSA delivered 40 full Thanksgiving meals to The Family Place and another 40 to CAPSA (Logan's domestic violence shelter).

On Wednesday nights, the residents of Williamsburg Retirement Community in Logan don't just have manicures or poker to look forward to -- they have their "Grandfriends," too.

The United States Justice Department estimates 1 in 15 children are exposed to domestic violence each year, and USU alumnus, Catherine Jurado, knows exactly what witnessing this violence does to children.

In the department of social work, Diane Calloway-Graham can now be called professor -- or her office nickname: Practicum Goddess.

Months before sexual assaults on campus became newspaper headlines, two women -- one a Utah State University social scientist and the other an advocate and therapist -- began seeking funds to create a safety net for victims.

Utah State University has secured funds from the U.S. Department of Justice to create a community response for dealing with sexual violence and creating more of a safety net for victims.

Dr. David Parker, the Education Outreach Specialist at Utah's Division of Fair Housing, Dr. Jessica Lucero and Professor Jenifer Evers are working with USU undergraduate students to collect and analyze data related to Fair Housing.

Bret Nielsen, a senior in the social work program at USU, was invited to speak on a panel at the University of Wyoming's MLK Days of Dialogue.