The Student Services office will be joined by two temporary part-time clinical faculty members for the 2010-11 academic year. Sharon Thomas, the director of recruitment, admissions and financial aid, … [Read more...]
Orange County honors late professor Florence Soltys
School of Social Work faculty member and nationally-known aging advocate Florence Soltys was honored by Orange County on May 27, when county commissioners renamed the adult day health program building … [Read more...]
Program introduces high school students to the School of Social Work
by Chris Nealy and Sharon H. Thomas Project Uplift grants nominated high school students from around the country the opportunity to visit and learn about the university while visiting various … [Read more...]
Robinson is executive director of new program
PACE of Guilford and Rockingham Counties, a newly-established organization, hired Ursula Robinson, MSW '91, LCSW, as its first executive director. Robinson joined PACE on March 1. PACE stands for … [Read more...]
Chapman receives $50,000 grant for Latino youth project
Mimi Chapman was awarded a $50,000 grant through UNC's North Carolina Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS), the academic home of the NIH Clinical and Translational Science … [Read more...]
Student Laura Ziemer wins award for project in Mexico
MSW student Laura Ziemer won the 2010 Ron Hyatt Public Service Award. The Hyatt Rotary Public Service Awards are sponsored by the Chapel Hill Rotary Club and administered by UNC's Carolina Center for … [Read more...]
Johnson receives national award for work preventing child abuse
Kathy Johnson was honored with the Outstanding Service Award from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC). It was presented June 25 in New Orleans at the organization's … [Read more...]
Sullivans welcome baby Eli
Kristen and Mark Sullivan (both MSW '02), of Durham, are proud to announce that Eli Obie Sullivan arrived on June 16. Eli weighed 7 lbs, 11 oz. Mark is president-elect of the School of Social Work's … [Read more...]
Mergner adds autism training coordinator role
Sherry Mergner has accepted a 30% position as the autism training coordinator at UNC's Department of Allied Health Sciences, as of July 1. She will continue in her current role as AHEC (Area Health … [Read more...]
Murphy starts counseling service in Pittsboro
Diann Murphy, MSW '04,a clinical social worker specializing in mental health disorders, has started New Beginnings Counseling Services in Pittsboro. Murphy is available to conduct mental health … [Read more...]