Social Work Honors Day
Social Work Honors Day
Minnesota State Mankato’s Department of Social Work will hold its annual social work honors day event Friday, March 29 at 10 a.m. in Centennial Student Union, Room 245. A 9:30 a.m. reception will precede the 10 a.m. program. This year’s theme is “Recognizing the Role of Social Workers across the Health Care Continuum.”
The guest speaker will be Assistant Professor Sky Niesen Smith, who will draw on her experience and research in the field of oncology social work while speaking on “Bringing Humanity to Cancer Care: Social Workers as Leaders for Inter-professional Medical Models.”
The University’s Department of Social Work will present two individual awards and one organizational award during the event.
The department will present the Social Work Alumnus of the Year award to Todd Archbold (BSSW Class of 2003). The Outstanding New Social Worker of the Year award will be presented to Nelsie Yang (BSSW Class of 2017). The Collaborative Agency of the Year Award will be presented to Mayo Clinic Health System-Southwest Minnesota Section of Social Work. In addition, the department will recognize social work student scholars and scholarship recipients at the event.
For more information, please contact Minnesota State Mankato’s Department of Social Work at 507-389-6504.
