News: Department of Social Work Striving to improve lives and strengthen communities for a more humane and just society. Recent News 05/18/2025 Katherine Anne Kelly Award: Allison Cohen The Katherine Anne Kelly Award recognizes a graduating senior who best exemplifies Kate’s ability to bravely battle very serious medical challenges... 04/18/2025 UVM’s Statewide Internship Program Returns Back by popular demand, the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships has announced the return of the Statewide Internship Program, offering UVM... 11/06/2024 Meeting the Need: UVM Places Mental Health Professionals in Rural Schools There are not enough mental health professionals to support Vermont youth, particularly in rural areas. But a new program—the Catamount Counseling... 09/30/2024 Transformative Social Work Attracts New Faculty to UVM Inspired by a distinctive focus on transformative social work practice, a group of accomplished scholars are bringing their diverse backgrounds and... 09/25/2024 What does the University of Vermont owe to the children of our State? Land-grant universities were first created in 1862 to upskill the U.S. workforce, state by state. Over 150 years later, a collaboration in UVM’s... 05/18/2024 Pursuing Their Dreams and Fulfilling Our Mission The CESS Class of 2024 includes 200 undergraduate students and 138 graduate students across a range of academic pursuits. We are thrilled to... 05/15/2024 Transformative Social Work Book Depicts the Power of Curiosity, Mindfulness and Change After packing her bags in whirwhind, Danielle Jatlow flew to Florida to visit her ailing grandmother. The 101-year-old woman she lovingly called Nana... 03/21/2024 UVM Partnership Program Grows Into Service Learning Course UVM has fostered a partnership with the Center for Aging through the internship program Grand Friends. This programbridges the gap between students... 03/19/2024 Inspired to Serve Growing up in Winooski, Vermont, Evelyn Monje dreamed of attending the University of Vermont as she went by campus on the way to school every day.... 02/16/2024 Celebrating Accessible Art and Disability in Vermont with the CYCLES Exhibition Building on the success of four prior exhibitions and a robust network of community partnerships, Inclusive Arts Vermont will be hosting a 5th annual... 09/22/2023 New Faculty Bring International Perspective and Vermont Expertise to UVM Social Work Programs With their distinctive backgrounds and expertise, Dr. Simon Chan and Cassie Gillespie strengthen a strong core of internationally recognized... 08/05/2023 Celebrating the CESS Class of 2023 We are thrilled to celebrate the success of our most recent graduates. Our students have made a profound impact on the wellbeing of others by...
