Social Work News
Social work alumna follows family legacy into the helping professions
Jodi Kapes G’97, LCSW-R Jodi Kapes G’97, LCSW-R, decided to pursue a career in the helping professions when she was in high school. “As an adolescent, I felt there were not enough adults to understand or support what teens are going through and felt it was my calling to try to change that,” she says. Her mother was a registered nurse and her father a social worker who earned his MSW from Syracuse…
Congratulations Falk faculty!
Professors Ellen deLara and Mary Ann Middlemiss at Falk Convocation.Professor Sarah Short and Dean Diane Lyden Murphy at retirement celebration. Photos courtesy of Prof. Alejandro Garcia. Dean Murphy, along with Falk College faculty and staff, congratulate faculty who retired at the end of the 2016-17 academic year, including: Ellen deLara, associate professor emerita, social work; Mary Ann Middle…
Congratulations Class of 2017!
Dean Diane Lyden Murphy, along with the faculty and staff of Falk College, congratulates the Class of 2017! We are excited to see where your careers take you. Remember that you are “forever orange” and will always be a part of Falk College and Syracuse University. We invite you to stay in touch and connect through social media, on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. As alumni, you will now…
Falk College celebrates the 60th anniversary of the School of Social Work
The Falk College School of Social Work commemorated its 60th anniversary at a celebration event Friday, April 21 at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse. Guests were welcomed with remarks from Keith Alford, director of the School of Social Work, as well as Diane Lyden Murphy, dean of Falk College. Xenia Becher, internship placement coordinator in the School of Social Work, presented a special selecti…
Social work students visit agencies in New York City during Mirken immersion trip
Students outside the Tenement Museum during the 2017 Mirken immersion trip. Each spring, faculty, students and staff from the School of Social Work embark on a three-day journey to the New York City area for the Alan B. Mirken New York City Social Work Immersion Trip, sponsored by the Alan B. and Barbara Mirken Foundation, designed to help students to learn how U.S. social welfare developed. This…
32 Students inducted into Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society
Adriana Sotolongo ’18, president of Phi Alpha, Zeta Gamma Chapter, presents a medal to inductee Danielle Cajigas. On Friday, April 21, the Syracuse University Falk College School of Social Work held its 2017 Phi Alpha Honor Society, Zeta Gamma Chapter, Induction Ceremony in Grant Auditorium, followed by a reception in Wildhack Lounge. This year’s inductees included 14 MSW students and 18 BSSW stud…
Social work alumna realizes passion for mentorship at the Syracuse City Schools
Social Work alumna Melissa Mendez ’16, G’17 was recently highlighted by the Syracuse City School District, where she is currently employed as a social worker at the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central. Mendez worked as a hairstylist before realizing her vision to become a social worker for the SCDS. Today, she gives high school students the mentorship and encouragement she wished she had r…
Catherine Falk to speak at Falk College April 17
Catherine Falk, MA, pioneer of the wards’ right of association bill named after her late father, Maxwell School alumnus, Peter Falk ’53 (M.P.A.), will speak at Syracuse University’s Falk College on Monday, April 17. An advocate for elder abuse prevention, guardianship reform and disability rights drafting and lobbying legislation for rights of association for those experiencing isolation in a guar…
Broadway, Ryans Receive Social Justice Awards at March 6 Program
Broadway and Ryans at the March 6 Social Justice Award program. In commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month during March, the School of Social Work in Falk College presented its annual Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award program on Monday, March 6 at 6:45 p.m. in Heroy Auditorium. The event included a keynote address by Beth Broadway entitled, “Building Bridges of Unde…
Broadway, Ryans to Receive Social Justice Awards at March 6 Program
Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein In commemoration of National Professional Social Work Month during March, the School of Social Work in Falk College will present its annual Dan and Mary Lou Rubenstein Social Justice Award program on Monday, March 6 at 6:45 p.m. in Heroy Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, and will include a keynote address by Beth Broadway entitled, “Building Bridges…