Student and Alumni Spotlight
The most successful men and women in your field were once in your shoes…studying, struggling to juggle everyday life and most importantly, striving to make the world a better place through service and compassion. Here, you will be introduced to fellow students, as well as alumni who have taken the time to share their experiences.
Andrea Longpre Macht,’99 MSW Graduate
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Coordinator, Norton Sound Region of Alaska
“I wanted to share some of my story with prospective and current students and alumni and to give you some indicator of how UNE graduates are doing here in “the real world.” I am thankful for the time, energy, humor, and expertise that the faculty at the School of Social Work provided me. A large part of my work is now in educating people, and I can hear each of their voices as I pass on my knowledge.”
Richard D. Tryon, ’04 MSW Graduate
“UNEs School of Social Work’s mission and its commitment to peace, social justice and fighting oppression fit. I have been a social activist most of my life, and it felt like I was joining with sisters and brothers to continue the work. I was treated with respect and dignity from the start.”
Lila Balch, ’03 MSW Graduate
“The focus of the MSW school has allowed me to explore post-modern therapies such as solution focus and narrative therapies. These approaches to the work are so empowering, because they put the client as the expert, allowing the therapist to enjoy the role of facilitating the wisdom within the client.”
Susannah Ford, ’01 MSW Graduate
Social Worker, Casey Family Services Reunification Program
“The UNE social work program gave me a solid understanding of human nature, and encouraged me to explore the individual human experience. Consequently, my work involves studying human joy, and angst in a way that is helpful to individuals rather than focusing on pathology. The most valuable gift I received at UNE is understanding the value of honoring and nurturing individual spirituality as a way of enriching the human experience.”
Kate Kearnan, ’02 MSW Graduate
Home Base Therapist, White Mountain Mental Health
“I’ve been thinking about what led me to UNE. At the time I was doing my search I looked at many schools. The thing that struck me about UNE was the mission statement of the School of Social Work. The words of the statement spoke to me in a very personal way. In hindsight, my career at UNE was just what I thought a college experience for an older student would be. I enjoyed the smaller classes, the camaraderie among the students and the leadership of teachers and professors.”
Stephanie Mulherin, ’02 MSW Graduate
Employee Assistance Triage Specialist, Resource Management Consultants
“After reading their mission statement, I felt that their values were like mine and I knew that UNE was the place I wanted to be. My experience at the School of Social Work enhanced my values and I believe I am a better social worker today. It’s great knowing that I have been able to meld my own values with the core social work values and can reflect that in the work I do with all types of people.”
POSTED BY: ec_admin - July 24th, 2009 at 04:22pm ( 0 )
