Student Name: Christopher Walker Major:Social Work with an emphasis on Youth Development and Mentoring Expected Graduation: 2017 What made you decide to enroll in the School of Social Work at SDSU? Having had the opportunity to live in two different countries (United States of America and Israel), I’ve always valued the importance of diversity and cultural […]
Student Spotlight – Cathy Aborn
Student Name: Cathy Aborn Major: Masters in Social Work Student Organization Affiliation: GWEP Stipend Program Graduation Year: 2017 What made you decide to enroll in the School of Social Work at SDSU? I had been a volunteer for many years at San Diego Hospice, and I considered one of their social workers (an SDSU graduate) […]
Alumni Spotlight – Jeri Wilson
Jeri Wilson first moved to San Diego when she was 5 years old, then she moved back to Michigan to finish high school. However at the age of 18, Jeri decided to make a life changing decision and move back to San Diego. “I just felt like San Diego was home,” Jeri said. She first […]
Alumni Spotlight – Diane Takvorian
Diane Takvorian was born in Pasadena California. Her grandparents immigrated to the United States after surviving the Armenian Holocaust by the Turkish in 1915. Diane expressed that learning about her grandparents experience gave her “an inherent understanding of the impacts of discrimination and bigotry,” despite the fact that she did not live the experience first-hand. […]
Student Spotlight – Brooke Lopez
Student Name: Brooke Lopez Major: Social Work Student Organization Affiliation: Latino Student Social Work Association Expected Graduation:May 2017 What made you decide to enroll in the School of Social Work at SDSU? I’ve lived all my life in San Diego County. As a native to some of San Diego’s most marginalized communities, I really attribute […]
