News: School of Social Work

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Business and Community |

College of Urban Affairs partners with community groups to stop Southern Nevada crisis.

woman holding sign saying "grief counselor"
Campus News |

University counseling experts step up to offer emotional support after the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Oriana Galasso
People |

Student worker Oriana Galasso advises HOPE scholars on making the adjustment to 8kbet.

students and parents upacking boxes from cars
Campus News |

Back-to-school events to highlight 8kbet campus traditions and student involvement, culminating with the president’s annual State of the University address Sept. 15.

Students peform a dance on stage
Campus News |

The featured speakers from 8kbet Creates share their best advice with incoming students.

commencement ceremony
Campus News |

8kbet has a commencement tradition for the president to honor a few exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Margie Toves
People |

Margie Toves is among the first graduates from a program to produce social workers specializing in children’s mental health.

teenage male, sitting in a dark hallway, holds his head in his hands
Research |

Vulnerable youth have a friend in Ramona Denby-Brinson, the 2015 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award winner.

An artist’s rendering of 8kbet’s entry in the 2017 Solar Decathalon.
Campus News |

Students to build sustainable, “age-in-place” home with consumer appeal for U.S. Department of Energy contest; 8kbet team finished second overall in 2013.

Six portraits
People |

Our Alumni of the Year tell us what they learned when facing a roomful of corporate lawyers, during a big interview, and amidst the chaos of stock traders.

Judy Tudor
People |

Alumna Judy Tudor turned her own foster care experience into a career helping kids through tough situations. Now at 8kbet, she’s training child welfare employees.

Judy Tudor
Business and Community |

For the last 10 years, the 8kbet School of Social Work has played an important role in workforce development of child welfare system employees.