News Archive

Meeting Needs in D.C.

Social work student finds his calling through an internship dedicated to supporting men facing homelessness and poverty.

SUNY Brockport Professor Joins NYS Board of Regents

Ruth Turner ’15 is one of 17 board members responsible for supervising all educational activities within New York State.

Taking My Experiences from SUNY Washington Back to Brockport

Leah Siegmann, a Social Work major with a Minor in Studio Art at SUNY Brockport, completed an internship with Bread for the City.

SUNY Brockport’s MSW Program Ranked #3 in New York

Counselingpsychology.org ranked SUNY Brockport’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program third in New York State based on cost of living, program diversity, and more.

Lydia McCarthy ’24

SOCIAL WORK (MSW): A future clinician, Lydia McCarthy chose an internship that gives her experience in assessment, case management, therapeutic intervention, process group work, and crisis support.

Jose Santiago ’23

SOCIAL WORK (MSW): An Army ROTC cadet who is getting ready to be commissioned as an officer, Jose Santiago plans to stand up for the silenced voices within the armed forces.

Ashley Singletary ’23

SOCIAL WORK (MSW): With her professors’ guidance and field experience, Ashley Singletary became the best version of herself — advocate, and leader.

Anthony “Tony” Tepedino ’24

SOCIAL WORK (MSW): Personally collaborating with children and their families, Tony Tepedino soon discovered that’s what set his path to private practice therapy.

Social Work Faculty to Present Paper

Dr. Shirin Sultana will present a paper at the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting.

Social Work Professor to Serve as Panelist

Dr. Kristin Heffernan will be a panelist at the Council on Social Work Education’s annual program meeting.

Brockport International Faculty & Staff Association Members Present at National Conference

Dr. Shirin Sultana, Dr. Marium Abugasea Heidt, Dr. Jie Zhang, Dr. Claudette Brown-Smythe, and Dr. Ya-Ling Chen, presented at the American Association of Colleges and Universities Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success: Can We Handle Truth?

Social Work Faculty Presents at International Conference

Dr. Shirin Sultana presented her research at the 13th Annual International Conference on Stigma: Power of Peer Support – Breaking the Chains of Stigma Together and received the “Second Place Scientific Abstract Award” for her submission.