Dr. Shonda Lawrence  traveled with Dean Mario Azevedo, Dean Emeritus Gwendolyn S. Prater, Dr. Wesley F. Prater, and Dr. Mohammed Shabazzi to Uganda to present a paper at the International Scientific Conference on Public Health in East Africa. During her visit, she had the opportunity to visit several small villages. According to Dr. Lawrence, while...Read More

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                Mac Epps, MSW student and program director for MS M.O.V.E. (Motivating and Organizing Voters for Empowerment), Inc., and Ashanti Dampier, MSW student and project manager, MS M.O.V.E., Inc. along with a fraternity participated in a sleepout to help the homeless on November 24th. The event was held in...Read More

MSW students attended the 44th Alabama/Mississippi Social Work Education Conference that was held October 29-30, 2015 in Hattiesburg, MS. Pictured L-R, MSW Students: Shamicka Cannon and Raven Reese, Dr. Eunice Harris, and MSW Students:Tishawn Thames and Ashanti Dampier.  The students learned valuable social work education information and enjoyed the networking opportunities the conference afforded them. Read More

MSW Student Recipient of Scholarship Courtney Roberson (left), MSW student, received the graduate student scholarship at the 44th Annual Mississippi Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare Conference at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Conference Center. Ms Roberson is interested in working in the healthcare field and plans to use the $500.00 scholarship to assist...Read More

The Mary S. Nelums (MSN) Foundation was founded and established by graduates from the premier class of 1995 in the name of Mary S. Nelums, a retired social work faculty.  The foundation’s mission is to provide scholarships to master-level social work students enrolled at Jackson State University (JSU). Dr. Nelums, President of the Foundation stated,...Read More

New student orientation for full-time Master of Social Work students was held on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Jackson Medical Mall. The students represented a combination of traditional and non-traditional students who attended universities and colleges across the state of Mississippi. Michael Reed, a recent graduate of Alcorn State University, said, “I felt Jackson...Read More