Good afternoon and congratulations to the Falk College Class of 2015. I want you all to know how honored I am to be standing here. Thank you to my family, my classmates, my friends, and the esteemed faculty and administration for joining us on this joyous day. I can’t begin my speech without remembering our classmate Sabrina Cammock. Sabrina was one of my dearest friends, a stellar track runner, a brilliant student, and a woman who used her gifts for the greater good. Even though she is not with us today, she is in our hearts and I hope we…
The School of Social Work in Falk College, an approved provider of continuing education for LMSWs and LCSWs in New York State, will offer “A Social Work Perspective: What’s Correct in Corrections?” on Thursday, June 18, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Currently there are 7 million people involved in the correctional system in the US. Corrections encompasses the punishment, treatment, and supervision of persons who have been convicted of crimes, which commonly include imprisonment, parole and probation. However, the system affects more than the convicted individual, it affects families, neighborhoods, communities and our nation as a whole. Included will be an…
Strategies to overcome stress and trauma, and transition support programs for the well-being of veterans and military families in Ukraine were two of many areas discussed during Falk College’s March 31 Research Colloquium sponsored by the College Research Center. Yuliya Chorna, a Fulbright Scholar and 2009 MSW graduate of the School of Social Work, and her colleague, Iuliia Pylypas, met with a standing room-only audience that included students, faculty, and staff. Chorna and Pylypas are the executive director and program developer, respectively, of the International HIV/AIDS and TB Institute in Kyiv, Ukraine, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) focused on public health…
Faculty members from Falk College’s Department of Child and Family Studies and School of Social Work will be honored for excellence in teaching, research and service with 2015 Falk College Faculty of the Year Awards. The honorees, who are nominated by their peers for outstanding performance and contributions to students, the Falk College, Syracuse University and beyond, will be recognized during the Falk College’s Convocation for the Class of 2015 on May 9, with awards presented in April. The name of each recipient, the award received, and excerpts from the letters of nomination are noted below. Dr. Keith A. Alford,…
The Alan B. Mirken NYC Social Work Immersion Trip took place April 1-3. The annual “Roots of American Social Work” immersion program included students and faculty in Falk College’s School of Social Work. The group visited numerous sites of social work significance, including Mount Sinai Hospital, Goddard Riverside Community Center(which began as one of the first Settlement Houses in NYC),The LGBTQ Center, and the Lower Eastside Tenement Museum, which helps students to learn how U.S. social welfare developed. This unique and innovative three-day educational opportunity brings students face-to-face with sites of significance to the history of social work, giving them…
On April 10, the School of Social Work held its Phi Alpha Honor Society, Zeta Gamma Chapter, induction ceremony at Hendricks Chapel. Thirteen undergraduate and 11 graduate social work students joined Phi Alpha this academic year. Dr. Karen Kirkhart, professor of social work, was the keynote speaker. Breanna Turner, Phi Alpha, Zeta Gamma Chapter president led the ceremonies. Awards were presented by Bette Brown Thoreck, director, Baccalaureate social work program. The concept of a National Social Work Honor Society came from a group of undergraduates at Michigan State University. In November, 1960, a National honor Society Committee was formed and…
Recent research conducted by two Syracuse University faculty members, working collaboratively with community agencies, indicates the most important issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-identified (LGBTQ) youth in the Central New York (CNY) community are bullying, family acceptance, self-acceptance, and having to leave home. Additionally, the two issues believed to most likely put LGBTQ youth at risk of homelessness are parental physical or emotional abuse and being forced to leave home because of LGBTQ identity. The study’s complete findings will be shared at a public meeting on the housing experiences of LGBTQ youth from the CNY community on Monday,…
Students and their faculty-staff advisors in Falk College were recognized with three 2015 Chancellor’s Awards for Public Engagement and Scholarship during a ceremony April 22. The Chancellor’s Awards for Public Engagement and Scholarship are given each year to Syracuse University students and groups who exemplify the highest ideal of sustained, quality engagement with citizens in our community. Falk College honorees include: Student Organization—Sport Management Club Innovation in Academic Engagement—FST 402: Feeding the City Legacy Award for Academic Engagement—SWK 435, 445, 671, 672, 771, 772/BSSW seniors, MSW graduate students Read more about the award’s ceremony
“Once you start working in trauma, you see it everywhere,” says Tracey Musarra Marchese, MSW, LCSW-R, social work professor of practice in Syracuse University’s Falk College and a practitioner in the community working with individuals and families. “Because of the amount of trauma out there, we need to have more people trained in treating it.” And Marchese is doing just that. Students in her classes on trauma treatment for children, adolescents and adults are learning from her first-hand training experiences in the practical application and benefits of an integrative psychotherapy approach proven effective for trauma treatment. Eye Movement Desensitization and…
The School of Social Work honored faculty and staff for excellence with the following 2014-15 awards: Nancy Mudrick, Faculty Member of the Year Yvonne Smith, Faculty Member of the Year Tracey Marchese, Teaching Faculty Member of the Year Bette Thoreck, Administrative Faculty Member of the Year Tracy Walker, Field Faculty Member of the Year Kim Carlson, Staff Member of the Year view event photos (courtesy of Professor Alejandro Garcia)