SPRING 2020 GRADUATES EXEMPLIFY LEADERS AND BEST During the pandemic your lives were turned upside down. You had no time to say goodbye to your friends and professors, to take a final stroll in the Arb or have your photo taken by the Block M. Celebrations and gatherings, including your graduation ceremony, have been suspended. While you have endured uncertainty, loss and despair, you have also managed adversity and rapid-fire change, and helped those without a voice be heard. You have lived your social work values, by showing compassion, fighting against stigmas of all kinds, supporting and building community, abhorring prejudice and educating and promoting health care initiatives that save lives.
Spring 2020 graduates have earned respect, gratitude and admiration from the Michigan Social Work community and the University. You are truly the leaders and best and we are confident that you are fully prepared to take on the challenges facing our world. You have demonstrated your tenacity, compassion and willingness to fight and lead to ensure better futures for every member of our local and global communities. Celebrate your accomplishments, your degree and your passions. The following pages include photos, artwork, poems and stories from the spring 2020 graduates. Congratulations!
GRADUATING MSW STUDENTS Staci Almeida, Interpersonal Practice, Children & Youth Hyojin Bae, Management of Human Services, Community & Social Systems Edward Baik, Interpersonal Practice, Mental Health Paige Barrette, Interpersonal Practice, Health Lindsey Beaver, Interpersonal Practice, Mental Health Hannah Berger, Management of Human Services, Community & Social Systems, Jewish Communal Leadership Program Megan Bernard, Management of Human Services, Community & Social Systems, Jewish Communal Leadership Program Morgan Blair, Interpersonal Practice, Mental Health Brianna Bodary, Management of Human Services, Children & Youth Katie Buzan, Interpersonal Practice, Mental Health Angelina Camilleri, Community Organization, Children & Youth, Master of Social Work and Master of Arts in Educational Studies Charmaine Chua, Community Organization, Community & Social Systems, Master of Social Work and Master of Public Policy Kara Crutcher, Social Policy and Evaluation, Community & Social Systems, Master of Social Work and Juris Doctor Kyana Dixie, Interpersonal Practice, Mental Health Anikka Van Eyl, Management of Human Services, Community & Social Systems, Master of Social Work and Master of Urban & Regional Planning
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