News
Online Field Instructor Course Now Open
Current and potential field instructors are encouraged to complete the CASWE-ACFTS Online Field Instructor Course, which is now open for online registration and must be completed by May 10, 2024.
BSW Student Wins Scholarship
Pauline Pauloosie, a student in the BSW Nunavut Cohort, has been awarded a $10,000 Rebekah Uqi Williams Scholarship by the Government of Nunavut. Bravo, Pauline!
March is Social Work Month
Every March, social workers across Canada celebrate National Social Work Month.
Search on for Dean
Memorial University seeks a visionary and dynamic leader to serve as Dean of the School of Social Work.
President's Award for Exceptional Community Service
Congratulations to our interim dean, Dr. Sulaimon Giwa, on being awarded the 2023 President's Award for Exceptional Community Service. Bravo, Dr. Giwa!
School of Social Work Welcomes Banting Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Nicole Schott joins Memorial University's School of Social Work as a Banting postdoctoral fellow.
Award-winning Poster
Congratulations to School of Social Work PhD student and instructor Kristen Hynes, RSW, on winning the Best Student Poster (Humanities) at the 24th Aldrich Multidisciplinary Conference!
Award-Winning Manuscript
Congratulations to School of Social Work faculty member Ami Goulden, on winning the 2023 Disability Manuscript Award.
Interim dean receives prestigious honour
Dr. Sulaimon Giwa, interim dean and associate professor, School of Social Work, has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (RSC) — one of the nation’s highest scholarly honours.
Dr. Giwa is recognized worldwide for his community-engaged research in forensic social work, race and sexuality, and the effects of structural racism on racialized and LGBTQ people.