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Battling Grad-itis: Wrapping up the Year Strong
It’s almost our time, Class of 2024! Being in this portion of the Spring semester can feel like a constant, never-ending Wednesday. I use this analogy because Wednesday is that in-between day where you know you’re close to the weekend, … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Fun, grad school, graduation, self-care, Social Work
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A Conversation with Clinical Assistant Professor Neil Bilotta, Ph.D, MSW, MHS
Posted in Academics, In the Classroom, Outside of the classroom
Tagged Academics, community, Social Work
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Come Along for A Week in the Life of an Advanced Standing Student!
Monday: I am a research assistant for evaluating Adolescent Mental Health First Aid. I work with a professor here in the school of social work and an amazing team of dedicated team members! I dedicate the first half of my … Continue reading
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SECOND HOME
When you move outside of your state or country, you will get a new place to live everyday there and you will start calling it home gradually. After high school, I left my hometown and my first home where I … Continue reading
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Tagged community, international student, Social Work
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7 SSW Survival Skills
Starting a new endeavor can be an exciting and stressful thing! Here at the School of Social Work, we are walking into a whole new culture, potential career, and workload. Here I have compiled a list I wish someone would’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, community, self-care, Social Work
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Making the Most Out of Your First Month Abroad as an International Student
Hi everyone! I am Hayman, an international student in the 2 year-full time MSW program at UNC Chapel Hill. I am originally from Myanmar (Burma) and I moved all the way across the globe for my master program in 2022. … Continue reading
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Tagged abroad, community, international students, self-care, Social Work
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Here I am…
What a first couple of weeks— Honestly, I did not want to write anything this week. I was tired of talking about what happened. I was tired of being reminded of inequities, accessibility, and privilege. But here I am with … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, community, self-care, Service, Social Work
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Welcome to Your New Family
Welcome to your new family, your MSW cohort. You probably didn’t know when you chose grad school that you would be given this intimate community of peers. Maybe you haven’t quite worked out the dynamics yet, dare I say you … Continue reading
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Tagged cohort, community, making friends, networking, new family, self-care, Social Work, support
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Connect with Your Cohort!
When starting graduate school, you may be wondering about the balance of social activities alongside academic work and internship work. There are a lot of great opportunities for social engagement both at the School of Social Work (SSW) and in … Continue reading
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