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“I see social workers and veterans have some similarities, particularly in being resilient,” said Turk, who served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force. “There are a lot of things we have to deal with, and we don’t always have all the resources, so we do the best that we can with what we have available to us.”

Whitney Grube focuses her research on community mental health, and children and teens experiencing serious emotional disturbances.

The Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Educational Opportunity Programs is hosting its sixth annual I Am First Too commemorative poster unveiling in honor of members of the KU community who have excelled as role models and advocates of first-generation student success.

Faculty and researchers will share their work during the annual conference on social work education, taking place Oct. 24-27 in Kansas City.

A new research center in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare will elevate health-related research, training and collaboration. The Center for the Advancement of Health Equity is committed to improving health, behavioral health and long-term care systems, as well as promoting health equity and access.

Professor Emeritus Ed Canda shares memories from three decades serving the School of Social Welfare in Twente Hall.

Recent graduates share how the Sigler Scholars program helped develop an interest in social work careers supporting older adults.

Lori Messinger shares: "When I moved into Twente Hall as the director of the BSW Program, they told me I could pick my paint color. Because they gave me no parameters, I picked an adobe orange."

Freda Herrington shares: "My memories of Twente Hall are animated by the relationships I was so fortunate to have with those who studied, taught, researched, and worked within its halls."

Bradford Sheafor shares why a bottle of inexpensive bubbles helped welcome the School of Social Welfare to Twente Hall.