May 13, 2024
Erin Mayhorn, Child Welfare Workforce Development Manager at the CoSW, details her professional journey in child welfare.
Impacting Students
May 8, 2024
This article is an op-ed provided by recent UK CoSW graduate Lakyn Collins. She details the path that brought her from a small town in Eastern Kentucky to finding her dream purpose to help others like herself as nontraditional students. To help provide resources and fight for the rights of Kentuckians that are overlooked.
May 1, 2024
“Although this road has been a difficult journey for myself and my family,” Scott shared, “I am grateful for DSW program at UK that gives me tools for both research and advocacy.”
April 24, 2024
Kotomi Yokokura is an exceptional student whose substantial impact on and off campus has left the University of Kentucky a better place.
April 18, 2024
Tracy Garret’s remarkable journey back to the college at 54 is full of unyielding resolve, tragedy, and transformation.
February 27, 2024
The accomplishment, which took more than two years, marks a significant milestone for the College of Social Work.
February 20, 2024
Following the success of the College of Social Work Alumni Association (SWAA) inaugural Alumni-Student Mentoring Program, the SWAA expands the initiative to foster deeper connections and further professional development opportunities in the field of social work for the Spring 2024 session.
February 5, 2024
The University of Kentucky’s College of Social Work launches the Kentucky Kinship Resource Center, offering unique support and innovative services like KY-KINS to kinship caregivers, addressing the high rate of kinship care in Kentucky.
February 1, 2024
University of Kentucky’s Rujeko “Rue” Machinga-Asaolu and Assistant Professor Laneshia Conner receive prestigious Living Legacy Awards for their exceptional contributions to social justice and leadership in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 19, 2024
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work features a Q&A on its Foster Parent Mentor Program, highlighting the crucial support and guidance provided to new foster parents through one-on-one coaching relationships with experienced mentors.
January 12, 2024
December 11, 2023
Jamison is a 2023 December graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Social Work Master of Social Work program, with a passion for helping others.
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“Social work found me.” Erin Mayhorn’s passion for child welfare culminates in doctoral degree
Erin Mayhorn, Child Welfare Workforce Development Manager at the CoSW, details her professional journey in child welfare.
May 13, 2024
College of Social Work graduate pens op-ed on perseverance as a nontraditional student
This article is an op-ed provided by recent UK CoSW graduate Lakyn Collins. She details the path that brought her from a small town in Eastern Kentucky to finding her dream purpose to help others like herself as nontraditional students. To help provide resources and fight for the rights of Kentuckians that are overlooked.
May 8, 2024
S.C.O.T.T foundation president and CEO graduates with Doctorate of Social Work
“Although this road has been a difficult journey for myself and my family,” Scott shared, “I am grateful for DSW program at UK that gives me tools for both research and advocacy.”
May 1, 2024
Social Work graduate Kotomi Yokokura leaves lasting impact on UKs campus
Kotomi Yokokura is an exceptional student whose substantial impact on and off campus has left the University of Kentucky a better place.
April 24, 2024
“I’m doing this for both of us.” UK grad earns Social Work degree, honoring veteran husband
Tracy Garret’s remarkable journey back to the college at 54 is full of unyielding resolve, tragedy, and transformation.
April 18, 2024
UK Social Work’s online program certified for quality, among 1st in the country
The accomplishment, which took more than two years, marks a significant milestone for the College of Social Work.
February 27, 2024
UK Social Work Alumni-Student Mentor Program Makes Lasting Impact, Builds Bridges
Following the success of the College of Social Work Alumni Association (SWAA) inaugural Alumni-Student Mentoring Program, the SWAA expands the initiative to foster deeper connections and further professional development opportunities in the field of social work for the Spring 2024 session.
February 20, 2024
Investing in Kinship Families: KY-KINS Provides Individualized Peer Support
The University of Kentucky’s College of Social Work launches the Kentucky Kinship Resource Center, offering unique support and innovative services like KY-KINS to kinship caregivers, addressing the high rate of kinship care in Kentucky.
February 5, 2024
Living King’s Legacy: Social Work members awarded during 2024 ceremony
University of Kentucky’s Rujeko “Rue” Machinga-Asaolu and Assistant Professor Laneshia Conner receive prestigious Living Legacy Awards for their exceptional contributions to social justice and leadership in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
February 1, 2024
Foster Parent Mentor Program Q&A: Providing Encouragement Through Mentorship
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work features a Q&A on its Foster Parent Mentor Program, highlighting the crucial support and guidance provided to new foster parents through one-on-one coaching relationships with experienced mentors.
January 19, 2024
Emily Puckett: Law School Mom and Foster Parent Mentor
Emily Puckett, a third-year law student and member of the Foster Parent Mentor Program at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, shares her story as a student and
January 12, 2024
MSW Grad and Foster Parent: A Portrait of Dedication
Jamison is a 2023 December graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Social Work Master of Social Work program, with a passion for helping others.
December 11, 2023