“Think of a population at risk, a population that’s vulnerable, a population that’s been marginalized — social workers are there,” Singletary said.
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First-through 12th-grade Texas students with disabilities have been given the chance to display their artwork at the Baylor School of Social Work. The school partnered with Artsonia.com, a website that archives student art pieces from around the world to create an exhibit showing how students with disabilities view the world.
Baylor School of Social Work will be celebrating International Social Work Day with a food tasting and panel discussion today from noon to 3 p.m. today. The events, which are open to the public, will be held on the second floor of The School of Social Work, located at 811 Washington Ave.
Texas is the second-hungriest state in the nation, with 4.2 million people at risk of experiencing hunger. At 8 p.m. today, PBS will air “Feeding the Minds: Texas Takes On Hunger and Obesity,” a documentary featuring Baylor School of Social Work’s Texas Hunger Initiative. The documentary will discuss the issue of hunger in Texas by highlighting the efforts of the Texas Hunger Initiative and its partners.
Baylor researchers have received a $350,000 federal grant from the Department of Defense to study how soldiers and their families cope with the stress of military deployment.
The Board of Regents approved a series of programs last week to facilitate university research efforts, equip students for leadership roles in social service organizations and make it easier to pursue careers in Christian ministry.
Super Bowl Sunday is considered the busiest day of the year for sex trafficking in the United States, according Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. But the night before kickoff, 128 Baylor women gathered to raise awareness and combat the issue head-on.
Baylor students from all academic disciplines can now minor in poverty studies and social justice, a program housed in the School of Social Work.
Baylor and the School of Social Work received a $3.6 million endowment for the Global Mission Leadership program Thursday.
The Baylor Graduate Council approved a new joint-degree program last week that will offer students the opportunity to earn both a Master of Social Work and a Master of Business Administration simultaneously.
Government, non-profit and corporate leaders came together to celebrate the statewide launch of the Texas No Kid Hungry campaign Wednesday at Capitol Hill in Austin.
Baylor’s School of Social Work Texas Hunger Initiative is partnering with Share Our Strength, a national non-profit organization, to fight childhood hunger in Texas.
Prospective students were offered the opportunity to learn about potential master’s degrees offered through the School of Social Work at the biannual MSW Preview Day that took place Friday.
Food has not always been an issue on artist and Baylor alumnus Mark Menjivar’s conceptual plate.
Visit the new School of Social Work downtown at 811 Washington Avenue to view alumnus Mark Menjivar’s photography exhibit “You Are What You Eat.” The images will be on display until April 29.
Campaign season has been largely unproblematic so far this year — with only one charge brought against a student government candidate — which some believe is a result of the recent revisions to the electoral code. The season will begin wrapping up today, with voting beginning at 8 a.m.
The Baylor Autism Resource Center hosted an event Monday night to celebrate and bring awareness to recently passed legislation that will require insurance companies to provide more coverage to autistic patients.
You are what you eat is an age-old phrase, used by moms and grandmothers across the nation to scare children into eating healthier, but most people do not take it as literally as artist and Baylor alumnus Mark Menjivar has.
Baylor’s School of Social Work celebrated its new location in downtown Waco with an open house on Wednesday.
Baylor’s School of Social Work has a new home in downtown Waco. The school, which has a staff of 35 and about 260 students, outgrew its old location in the Speight Plaza Parking Garage and is now moved into the former Wells Fargo building at 811 Washington Ave.