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On Monday, April 29, University of Findlay’s Social Work Program, with support from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and the Hancock County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board, will host “Trauma & Addiction: Mindful Pathways to Recovery,” a daylong conference. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to […]
An informational session led by area professionals focusing on elder abuse will be offered by the University of Findlay Gerontology Program on Friday, Nov. 17 from 2 – 4 p.m. in the Malcolm Dining Hall, located in the Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion. This event is free and open to the public. To raise […]
Starr (Sears) Laytart ’13 did not come directly to the University of Findlay after high school like many. In fact, she spent two years at Owens Community College earning an associate’s degree in liberal studies before coming to the University. When she came to Findlay to study social work, attending school was not her only focus […]
All throughout her undergrad, Katie Dager ’14, was convinced that she would go into direct practice, providing one-on-one social work upon graduation. However, during field placements provided to her by the University of Findlay she realized where she would fit best in the profession was in community practice. By the end of her time at […]
Julian Brown’s interest in law enforcement began with a friend’s unsolved murder. The incident and its aftermath propelled her toward that career path, and in 2012 she graduated from The University of Findlay with a degree in social work and criminal justice. She is now a general probation officer and treatment court officer for the […]
No one who is a social worker will ever say that the job is easy. It’s often an unsung profession that requires workers to be on the front lines of some of the most horrendous, stressful situations in people’s lives. But it’s a profession that those who practice it love, as evidenced by six who […]
Alumni who practice social work around the globe will be converging on campus in April for a symposium focusing on the field’s status and its relationship to the family, and to celebrate professor Anthony J. Wilgus’s retirement from The University of Findlay’s social work program after 28 years of teaching. The free, public event will […]
The movie “Miss Representation” will be shown at The University of Findlay at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion, Malcolm Dining Room. Co-sponsored by Findlay’s Social Work Club and Soroptimist group, the movie showing will be followed by a Soroptimist panel discussion. Cookies and drinks will be provided by Soroptimist […]
“Growing up in Findlay, the University was in my backyard, but my eyes were opened when I became a student. I took classes like philosophy and art, and met all kinds of different people,” said alumna Heidi Mercer. “UF opened the box for me – to travel, meet new people and learn new cultures.” Mercer […]
At the start of summer, Robin Walters-Powell, assistant professor and chair of the social work program, headed to Vietnam for three weeks to share her social work expertise in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam. Each year, Hiro Kawamura, Ph.D., chair of the language and culture department, selects a faculty member to be part of the Vietnamese faculty […]
