Our Students Abroad
This semester more than two dozen social work students will spend at least three plus weeks abroad. A total of 18 students will travel to Dharamsala, India, from Sept. 2 to Sept. 30 to visit the home of the Tibetan Government in Exile. Read about their experiences here.
While nine international social work students will travel to one of five different locations (Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, India and Belize) to complete their final, semester-long international field placement before December graduation. Read about their experiences here.
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TSSW in the News
Working for a Cause -- November 10, 2009
Nine social work graduate students held an Internet-based phonebank on Nov. 2 to alert Maine voters about a same-sex marriage vote on Nov. 3. The students reached more than 1,000 potential voters during three hours of calling using MassEquality’s Callfire system.
Lessons of Resilience -- November 3, 2009
What do a group of Norwegian Seaman's Church chaplains and the Tulane School of Social Work have in common? They are experts in overcoming disaster.
Lens Captures India Journey -- October 26, 2009
For social work student Mandy Conger, photography is a passion that has served to enhance her efforts to earn her master of social work from Tulane University.
Looking for 'Evacuteers' -- September 14, 2009
Robert Fogarty, director of Evacuteer.org of New Orleans, talked with social work students about volunteering during the next implementation of the City Assisted Evacuation Plan, a program to help the needy evacuate during a major hurricane.
Social Work Enrollment Up -- September 4, 2009
When classes began on Tuesday (Sept. 1), the halls of the Tulane School of Social Work were filled with students as enrollment has nearly reached pre-Hurricane Katrina numbers.
The 2009 fall class boasts 78 full-time students and 14 part-time students, marking the school’s fourth straight year of admissions growth. The school was set to admit 88 full-time students and 18 part-timers in August 2005.
The student growth is more clearly illustrated over a three-year period. In the fall of 2006, 45 full-timers registered while the numbers grew to 57 in 2007 and 73 in 2008.
“We are certainly encouraged to see our numbers continue to near our pre-Katrina enrollment levels,” says Ron Marks, dean of the school. “While our numbers increase, our student body continues to become more diverse as well.”
This semester, social work students hail from 21 states including as far west as California and several northeastern states such as Maine, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
'Poignant Moments' Mark Storm Anniversary -- August 28, 2009
In conjunction with an event on Saturday (Aug. 29) marking the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall, photographs by Ron Marks, dean of the Tulane School of Social Work, will be on display in the Great Hall of the New Orleans Museum of Art. In this video, Marks discusses about how photography can capture "poignant, passionate moments" and shares his thoughts on several of the multicultural images in the exhibit.
Social Work to a Beat -- July 27, 2009
When Tulane social work student Julie Salomone saw her first Super Sunday event in New Orleans, with the pageantry of Mardi Gras Indians wearing their tribes' colors and suits as they competed with other tribes, she was hooked.
Be Prepared -- July 11, 2009
School of Social Work students helped staff an Emergency Preparedness Expo in July that was cosponsored by TSSW and the Broadmoor Improvement Association.
Peru Trip Fosters Global Cooperation -- July 6, 2009
Stephanie Baus, a clinical assistant professor of social work, is new to global research. The world of international research opened to her when she joined a dozen Tulane University researchers who traveled to Lima, Peru, for the first global health immersion workshop sponsored by the Tulane Office of Global Health.
Time May Heal Memories -- June 29, 2009
New research by two Vietnam War veterans suggests that, contrary to the widely held views of mental health experts, repressing painful battlefield memories may actually be helpful to some people who have experienced combat trauma.
Workshop Helps Social Workers -- June 26, 2009
Social work students and professionals learned ways to cope with challenges from homelessness to natural disasters to family loss at a workshop on Tuesday (June 23) at Tulane.
More than 100 Tulane School of Social Work students, faculty and staff members and community workers packed Richardson Hall on the uptown campus for a workshop about ways to build hope and resilience in the face of trauma and multiple stress factors.
Leading the presentations were Gonzalo Bacigalupe, chair of the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, and Peter Fraenkel, associate professor of clinical psychology and environmental psychology at City College of City University of New York. They showed attendees how to help families overcome mental-health issues.
The workshop was a joint effort between the and the School of Social Work's Porter-Cason Institute for the Advancement of Practice with Families.
Water, Water — It Isn’t Everywhere -- June 15, 2009
Tulane international social work students are raising public awareness about global health issues. This summer, four student-led groups picked a variety of issues to highlight including clean water, domestic violence and climate-change refugees.
Leading the Way in Disaster Management -- June 8, 2009
Tulane University has launched the Disaster Management Leadership Academy, the first university program in the nation to offer training through the doctoral level in international disaster management. Tulane faculty members Nancy Mock and Charles Figley are among those who are applying their expertise in international disaster management to the new academy.
Tulane School of Social Work, 6823 St. Charles Ave., Building 9, New Orleans, LA 70118 800-631-8234 msw@tulane.edu