Claudia Cummings, MSW Student at the University of Maine’s School of Social Work becomes the youngest member ever elected to the Penobscot Nation Indian Island Tribal Council. Read about her trajectory to this recent accomplishment in the UMaine News: https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2020/11/03/claudia-cummings-connections-are-key-to-success/
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Andrea Steward: Social work master’s student part of global outreach through Democracy International practicum October 4, 2019 “My roots are, and will always remain, in the shadow of Katahdin, in Millinocket,” says Andrea Steward. And this summer she had the chance to expand on those roots with global outreach through a social work practicum with […]
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This award recognizes women faculty in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) and Social Sciences who have made outstanding contributions to the University of Maine tripartite mission.
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Social Work faculty and MSW alumni presented at the Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education October 24 to November 1, 2014. Deirdre Boylan, Sarah Harvey (MSW alum), Kelly Jaksa, Judith Josiah-Martin, Len Kaye, Nancy Kelly, Jennifer Middleton, and Alison Mitchell (MSW alum) presented on a variety of topics. For more about […]
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Student Social Work Organization members participated in the “Out of Darkness Walk” on October 5th. The “Out of Darkness Walk”, coordinated by the UMaine Counseling Center, benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Janice Grant (BSW ’04; MSW ‘ 10; IPh.D. candidate), Graduate Assistant for the Counseling Center’s Touchstone Project recruited social work students for […]
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Dr. Sandy Butler’s important research on the impact of a 2012 decision by Maine legislators to discontinue extended TANF benefits was quoted in a recent article in the Washington Post, Why Temporary Assistance May Not Be Enough for the Neediest of Families. To read more: Why Temporary Assistance May Not Be Enough
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Human Trafficking in Maine Workshop on September 18, 2014 Special guest lecture on Thursday, September 18 at Wells Commons at the University of Maine (9:30 am to 12:00 noon). Human trafficking is an emerging issue in Maine. The University of Maine School of Social Work invites you to attend a special presentation regarding sex and […]
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Our UMaine School of Social Work part-time faculty members are a multi-faceted group. Nancy Webster, MSW, MPA is an example of a teacher with multiple connecting interests as both a social worker and sheep breeder. In 1989 Nancy left Boston, Massachusetts for life on a small farm in rural Maine. Nancy has been teaching at […]
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Channel 2 (WLBZ), Channel 7 (WVII) and the Bangor Daily News reported on the Feb. 12 swearing in ceremony held in Hermon for the new five-member Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which includes University of Maine School of Social Work Director Dr. Gail Werrbach. Over the next 27 months, the Commission will […]
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Dr. Jennifer Middleton and Dr. Lenard Kaye are providing research and evaluation expertise to the Penquis Regional Linking Project – a partnership of the Bangor-based Families And Children Together (F.A.C.T.), the University of Maine School of Social Work, and a coalition of community organizations and agencies.In Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, children ages 5 and under […]
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