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Commonwealth University Master of Social Work program earns accreditation

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Social Work program has been awarded full accreditation through the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The culmination of a three-year...

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Commonwealth Grads Bring Passion and Purpose to New Story Schools

Commonwealth University students have passion and purpose, and they are bringing both to New Story schools to make a difference in the lives of students with special needs. “At New Story, we believe...

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CU-Mansfield students and faculty tour Lewisburg Prison

An interdisciplinary contingent of 11 Commonwealth University-Mansfield students toured U.S. Penitentiary (USP), Lewisburg on Thursday, Feb. 29. The students were accompanied by Dr. Justin Crowl...

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Commonwealth Students Present at Social Workers Conference

The National Association of Social Workers-Pennsylvania held its annual conference from Oct. 22-25. The conference, "Social Work Breaks Barriers," focused on social work initiatives that aim to...

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CU-Lock Haven Social Work Club Sponsors Halloween Pumpkin Painting Event

It is mid-semester for Commonwealth University-Lock Haven students and as a way to help manage stress, the Social Work Club sponsored a pumpkin painting event to bring the spirit and fun of the...

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Lock Haven Social Work Club Travels to Kidspace in Washington D.C.

Sixteen students and three faculty members from the Commonwealth University-Lock Haven social work department traveled to Washington D.C. for a service trip to the Kidspace program, part of the House of Ruth network of social service programs.

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Lock Haven Social Work Club Hosts Easter Party for Salvation Army After School Program

Dr. Steven Granich and Tulare Park, co-advisers of the Social Work Club at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven, along with five student members of the club recently conducted an Easter party for 15 children at the Salvation Army in Lock Haven.

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Social Work Alumni Lecture Series March 22

Brittany Cooley, Lock Haven 2011 social work graduate, will speak on mental health and suicide awareness on Wednesday, March 22 from 7-8 p.m. in Ulmer 211 - planetarium on the Lock Haven campus.

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Commonwealth University Students, Faculty Return from Service Trip to Rural Jamaica

After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Lock Haven faculty once again led a short-term service-learning program to Harmons, Jamaica, and for the first time, were joined by Bloomsburg students.This program has been offered through Lock Haven since 2015, where students learn and serve in the rural mountainous village of Harmons in south central Jamaica.

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Lock Haven Campus Community Participates in STEP Head Start Mitten Tree Project

(ABOVE RIGHT) SHOWN FROM LEFT, ARE CHRISSY WISE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AT LHU; DENISE BANEY, STEP HEAD START DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS; AND CAROLYN HAWK, STEP HEAD START...

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