The Center for First Generation Social Work Student Success, housed in ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ's School of Social Work, was designed to be a leading space for current and potential first-generation social worker unity, support, and growth. As a space to connect and discuss their experiences and the broader realities of first-generation individuals in America, while fostering success during social work degree pursuits and beyond, the Center is rooted in authenticity and strives to make systemic impacts.
Are you a first-generation student in your junior or senior year of high school, or who has graduated? Our Pathway Program helps you apply to and complete your Social Services - Social Work Associates Degree at CCRI and transfer to ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ to complete a Social Work undergraduate and graduate degree (BSW and MSW).
Become a contributor as a mentor and Fellow or as a supporter of the Center. Center members support one another while facilitating the entrance of other first-generation students into the field of social work.
Stefan Battle, Ed.D., MSW Professor, Director of the Center for First Generation Social Work Student Success, School of Social Work at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ; Aswood Bousseau, DSW, MSW, LCSW Associate Professor, School of Social Work at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ; Michael Wright, Ph.D., Consultant, MAW MediaGroup, LLC
Sam Terrazas, Ph.D., Dean, School of Social Work at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ; Mary Archibald, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Social Work at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ; Sadhana Bery, Ph.D., Director of Africana Studies at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ; Michael E. Neal, Office of Academic Advising/Academic Advisor at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ; Walter O. Orellana, MSW, LICSW, LCDP, Chair and Assistant Professor Department of Human Services Community College of Rhode Island
Marques Johnson, Ph.D., Adjunct Faculty, Fellow, School of Social Work at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ; Larome Myrick, Ph.D., Adjunct Faculty, Fellow, School of Social Work at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ; Michael Nordé, MSW, LICSW, VA Providence Patient Advocate, Fellow; Frank Paul, MSW, Assistant Professor CCRI/Department of Human Services, Fellow; Jeremiah Price, MA, Founder of Affirmed Futures, Fellow; Kinzel Thomas, MSW, Adjunct Faculty, Fellow, School of Social Work at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ
The School of Social Work at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ is a center of excellence for lifelong learning in social work and human services in Rhode Island and southeastern New England.
