National Social Work Month - March 2020
Mar 2, 2020
Social Work Month in March spotlights the positive impact of social workers over generations. The theme for 2020 is “Social Workers: Generation...
Living and Learning Abroad
Feb 3, 2020
By Audrey GurkinCosta Rica videoKristina Byerly and Kelsey Wilson, social work graduate students, had the opportunity to travel abroad this summer. Th...
Social Work Strikes Again!
Sep 20, 2019
The 3rd Boone Build Bowl Brawl hosted by App Builds a Home (partners of Watauga County Habitat for Humanity) was on Monday, September 16, 2019 at High...
Social Work Faculty Recognized at BCHS Opening Meeting
Sep 10, 2019
On Thursday, August 15, 2019 the Beaver College of Health Sciences held its opening meeting in Leon Levine Hall. During this meeting several faculty a...
Social Work and Nursing Students - Serving Meals with Dignity in New York City
May 28, 2019
A group of Social Work and Nursing students, along with their professors, spent a week in New York City and volunteered with the All Souls Unitarian C...
Social Work Students Honored at BCHS Student Awards Ceremony 2018-2019
Apr 29, 2019
Boone, NC — On April 10, 2019, the Beaver College of Health Sciences held their annual Student Awards Ceremony and honored a total of 26 students fo...
Volunteer to Director - ASU MSW Alumna, Heather Canipe, Forges Career and Makes a Difference
Mar 25, 2019
An experience as a student volunteer while at Appalachian State University sparked a career path for Heather Canipe ’08 ’10.As part of a com...
New Initiative and Staff Position for ASU MSW Alumna, Mollie Mellishrencken, with Aim to Reduce Jail Recidivism
Mar 25, 2019
A new initiative to reduce recidivism at the Watauga County jail is already receiving positive feedback, with one inmate calling it an “inspirationâ...
Pritzker Fellow, ASU MSW Alumna Crystal Kelly, to Collaborate with Community on Development of Early Childhood Programs
Mar 25, 2019
Appalachian State University alumna Crystal Kelly ’00 ’09, who holds a master’s degree in social work, has been selected to direct efforts to bu...
Congratulations to University and Departmental Honors student Lyndsay Wilcox!
Apr 10, 2018
The Department of Social Work is pleased to announce that on Friday, January 19th, 2018, University and Departmental Honors Student Lyndsay Wilcox suc...