Emily Williams
Public Relations Specialist
Articles by Emily Williams
| Mar. 1 2012 |
Harvard sociologist to deliver UGA’s inaugural Hollowell LectureHarvard sociologist William Julius Wilson will deliver the inaugural University of Georgia Donald L. Hollowell Lecture April 2 at 7 p.m. in the Mahler Auditorium of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. Wilson, the Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor at Harvard University, will give an address titled "Affirmative Opportunity in the Barack Obama Era." A reception, which begins at 6 p.m., will precede the lecture, which is free and open to the public. |
| Jan. 26 2012 |
Social Work lecture series to bring civil rights icons to UGAThe School of Social Work is hosting a series of civil rights lectures this spring that will bring leaders and historians of the civil rights movement to the University of Georgia campus. The lectures are part of the course "The Civil Rights Movement and the Practice of Social Work" taught by Obie Clayton Jr., the inaugural Donald L. Hollowell Professor of Social Justice and Civil Rights Studies. |
| Nov. 22 2011 |
UGA’s Carney creates virtual community to aid decision making in local countiesMichelle Mohr Carney, professor and director of the Institute for Nonprofit Organizations in the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia, was awarded UGA's Public Service and Outreach Fellowship this semester. Through the fellowship, Carney is developing a model for local counties to map their assets on top of census data, creating a virtual community for county leaders to use to make decisions and identify resources and services for citizens in their communities. |
| Oct. 27 2011 |
UGA School of Social Work awarded full accreditationhe University of Georgia School of Social Work has been fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the sole accrediting body of schools of social work in the country. UGA is one of the first schools of social work in the nation to earn accreditation under new standards set by the CSWE, requiring compliance with 10 core competencies identified as common to all social work practice. |
| Oct. 6 2011 |
UGA School of Social Work and College of Public Health partner in M.S.W./M.P.H. dual degreeThe University of Georgia School of Social Work and College of Public Health have partnered to offer a new dual degree program, which combines the master of social work and master of public health degrees |
| Sep. 13 2011 |
Voices for recovery: UGA students promote addiction recovery through websiteA group of students in the University of Georgia School of Social Work is making a difference in the lives of those who have been affected by addiction. Under the direction of Donna Leigh Bliss, a UGA associate professor, 14 student volunteers from her Clinical Practice with Addictive Disorders course will launch a website for the Augusta community. |
| Sep. 6 2011 |
Clayton named inaugural Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor at UGAThe University of Georgia School of Social Work has selected Obie Clayton, Jr. as the inaugural holder of the Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professorship of Social Justice and Civil Rights Studies. |
| Mar. 16 2011 |
UGA School of Social Work’s Bride named spring 2011 Distinguished ScholarUniversity of Georgia associate professor Brian Bride, the interim director of the Ph.D. program in the School of Social Work, has been named “Spring 2011 Distinguished Scholar.” |
| Mar. 1 2011 |
UGA Social Work professor receives numerous national and international recognitions and honorsA University of Georgia School of Social Work faculty member has been honored and recognized for “exemplary” work in her field. |
| Feb. 11 2011 |
UGA premiere of Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice rescheduled for Feb. 22The premiere campus screening of Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice, originally set for Jan. 10 and canceled due to inclement weather, has been rescheduled. |
| Feb. 9 2011 |
UGA’s Risler elected chair of Board of Juvenile JusticeUniversity of Georgia School of Social Work Professor Ed Risler has been elected by unanimous vote to serve as chair of the board for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Risler has served on the board for the last eight years and most recently held the position of vice chair. |
| Jan. 31 2011 |
UGA School of Social Work Schiele releases bookJerome H. Schiele, associate dean and professor in the University of Georgia School of Social Work, released Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance Among People of Colorthis January. |
| Jan. 18 2011 |
UGA Certificate Program in Marriage and Family Therapy to host institute on clinical practicesThe 27th Annual Marriage and Family Therapy Institute titled "Going Beyond Acceptance: Clinical Strategies for Working with Gay and Lesbian Families" will be held Friday, Jan. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. |
| Dec. 27 2010 |
UGA premiere of Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice set for Jan. 10The premiere campus screening of Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice will be Monday, Jan.10 at 8 p.m. in Masters Hall of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. |
| Nov. 30 2010 |
UGA professor to release research glossary with smart phone applicationMichael Holosko, the Pauline M. Berger Professor of Family and Child Welfare in the University of Georgia School of Social Work, is releasing a glossary of more than 1,500 commonly used research terms. |