Empowering Social Workers to Change the World
UB Social Work is uniquely positioned to understand—and transform—communities, societies and the profession of social work itself. Now, with your philanthropic support, we will lead a new vision of social work—a rekindling of its relevance, passion and power. We will equip social workers everywhere to be agents of social innovation, advancing progress on many fronts—and you can accelerate that change.
Here Is How We Empower UB Social Workers to Lead a Revolution
Versatility, flexibility and collaboration are crucial to creating tomorrow’s leaders in social work research, practice and education. With your support, we’ll empower our students through a visionary new curriculum founded on social innovation, expand our Field Education Fund and create Experiential Learning Stipends to diversify student field experiences. Through philanthropy, we will also embrace opportunities through our inSocialWork Resource Center, and ensure that we attract the brightest and best students, regardless of financial status, by expanding scholarships for both MSW and PhD students.
Here Is How Our Research Is Driving Change
At UB, we are preparing social workers nationwide to tackle complex 21st-century issues in bold new ways. We merge social work’s traditions of compassion and activism with new insights into person-centered care, leading research and powerful collaborations with other disciplines. Now we’re seeking your added support to tackle bigger challenges, including:
- Establishing a Social Innovation Collaboratory—the first of its kind nationwide
- Attracting and retaining visionary faculty through endowed chairs and professorships
- Increasing the impact of the Buffalo Center for Social Research
- Providing seed money grants that will enable our dedicated faculty to conduct visionary research on social work innovations and public policy improvements
Here Is How We Practice 21st-Century Social Work—in Buffalo and Beyond
Buffalo is a community with a huge, unbridled heart, and UB Social Work is a vital partner in that community. Now, we’ve taken our community partnership to a new level, leading the way (with UB’s School of Management and College of Arts and Sciences) with our Social Impact Fellows program, which pairs MSW students with other socially-minded UB students, then places them at mission-driven organizations to tackle real-world challenges. We’re helping refugees adapt and thrive. Finally, through the Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care, we bring our understanding of how trauma shapes the development and health of people and communities.
We are seeking your investment in redefining social work.
