Medallions received by Child Welfare Education Collaborative grads

A total of 19 students in the School of Social Work have medallions to wear at their graduation ceremony as N.C. Child Welfare Education Collaborative graduates.

The Master of Social Work students are Kenyu Jones and Tinisha Tyre-Alford. The 17 Bachelor of Social Work students are: Kiswana Beckwith, Alexis Crouse, Dalayna Edmonds, Jeri Frumes, Avey Gibbs, Diamond Jenkins, Christina Mahon, Zaye Massey, Olivia Matthews, Milly Morales Canela, Hunter Moseley, Ashley Phykitt, Erica Sasser, Aiyanna Stallworth, Rachel Stephens, Tyasia Tripp and Jovi Woods.

The School of Social Work graduation ceremony, in conjunction with the Department of Human Development and Family Science, is May 6 at 4 p.m.

The North Carolina Child Welfare Education Collaborative is a unique statewide partnership focused on strengthening child welfare services in North Carolina by increasing the number and diversity of well-training and highly-committed BSWs and MSWs in local departments of social services.

ECU’s program was established in 1999.

School of Social Work faculty member Beth Osborne is coordinator of the N.C. Child Welfare Education Collaborative at ECU. Students interested in participating in this Collaborative at ECU are asked to contact Osborne prior to applying. She can be reached at osbornee@ecu.edu or 252-328-2480.