This semester, many of our faculty and students at the School of Social Work, including members from our CRSP team, were awarded grants for the Office of the Provost's Year of Discourse and Dialogue. A showcase celebration was held at the University Club where individuals from our school presented their grant funded projects. Congratulations to all of the awardees!
Awardees:
- Dr. Kyaien Conner (Director of CRSP): "Transforming Conflict: Best Practices for Facilitating Difficult Dialogues and Creating an Inclusive Communication Climate"
- Milencia Saintus (CRSP Program Manager): "Monthly Dialogue Sessions and Networking Opportunities for Racial Equity Consciousness Institute Participants" & "Bridging Stories and Action: A Dialogue on Incarceration"
- Daniel Abusuampeh, MSW, MPA (Doctoral Student, CRSP Research & Development Assistant): "Mental Health, Tribalism and Dialogue: Building Resilience through Understanding and Discourse"
- Dr. Deborah Moon (Pitt SSW Assistant Professor and convener of the Human Flourishing Collaborative): "A Symposium on Human Flourishing: From Deficits to Opportunities"
Also congrats to Frederick Honors College (Ron Idoko, who holds dual roles in Social Work and FHC & student Connor Diaz) for "Creating a Forum for Scalable, Gamified and Accessible Civic Discourse"