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The UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services is pleased to annouce its 2018-2019 Faculty Teaching and Staff Employee of the Year Awards. Roger Suclupe, Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work, was honored with the Community Engagement Award. Roger Suclupe with Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke, Dean, UNC Charlotte College of Health and […]

Dr. Julian Montoro-Rodriguez, Professor of Gerontology and Social Work and former Director of the Gerontology program, has received the 2019 Evelyn Berger Award from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Aging Coalition. The award recognizes outstanding contributions an individual or organization has made to address and support older adult issues. The mission of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Aging Coalition […]

Social Work Undergraduate Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Sonyia Richardson has been awarded the 2019-20 Lucille P. and Edward C. Giles Dissertation-Year Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship supports UNC Charlotte doctoral students as they work to complete a dissertation in pursuit of their degree. It allows students in the final stages of their program to […]

Dr. Schnavia Hatcher, director of the UNC Charlotte School of Social Work, has been inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP). Hatcher was elected as a Distinguished Fellow in Social Work. NAP selects Distinguished Fellows to honor outstanding achievements in interprofessional practice. The mission of NAP is to advance interprofessional healthcare by fostering collaboration […]

by: Roger Suclupe, Clinical Assistant Professor and MSW Part-time Program Coordinator My great colleague and friend Drew Reynolds and I are excited to announce the official launch of our podcast, The Helping Hands of Our Community: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health. The main idea of our podcast? To focus on and spotlight the incredible […]

Class of 2020 Born: Guyana, South America Majors: Social Work & Sociology Chandradai Chandler will be the first to tell you that she is not your typical student at UNC Charlotte. At 58, she was the oldest undergraduate selected to be an Orientation Counselor (OC) for the 2018 OC class, but she explains that her […]

The UNC Charlotte School of Social Work master’s program is tied for 51st in the 2019-2020 U.S. News & World Report rankings, improving four places from the previous year and ranking in the top 20 percent of all graduate social work programs nationally. “Our ongoing ascent into the upper echelon of social work programs nationally […]

Transcend Charlotte Co-founder and Executive Director Trey Greene, despite his prominent position in the city’s LGBTQ community, is not one to draw attention to himself. Rather, the clinical social worker, educator, dedicated gamer, television binge-watcher, cat dad, hamster dad and all-around introvert prefers to focus on those he serves: individuals grappling with issues of gender […]

UNC Charlotte alumna and College of Health and Human Services adjunct faculty member Tchernavia Montgomery has received the 2018 Charlotte ATHENA Leadership Award for Service, honoring her accomplishments with the Crisis Assistance Ministry. The award honors professionals in the non-profit sector who give back to improve quality of life in the Charlotte community and assist […]

Tables lined the salon in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on a November day as UNC Charlotte’s nationally ranked School of Social Work hosted its Field Education Fair. Students like Tachina Hardy buzzed in and out of the tables, speaking with agents and learning about upcoming internships. Hardy is well aware of the networking opportunities […]