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For Alumni

The lifelong and worldwide Trojan Family is alive and real here at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.

Holding a degree from our school means you have a host of theoretical frameworks and applied skills that will enable you to succeed in any number of professional roles. It also means that you are a part of a dynamic family made up of supportive peers, mentors, faculty, and partners who will help you thrive personally and professionally.

We believe that personal and professional enrichment is a lifelong pursuit and a necessary part of one’s growth.

Alumni at every stage of their careers and life have the opportunity to expand their expertise, cultivate their professional networks, and seek out new opportunities through our Alumni Association, which regularly provides new and unique in-person and virtual career and professional development offerings for alumni.

Consider us your partner, colleague, and friend as you help carry on our school’s legacy.

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Alumnus Carl Hill MSW '84 hosts 2020 student SCupper
Alumna Jillian Barba MSW '09 DSW '18 hosts SCupper for our students at her home.
Alumna Jillian Barba MSW '09 DSW '18 hosts SCupper for our students at her home.
Social Work Month: Celebrating Leaders, Advocates and Champions 2018
Social Work Month: Celebrating Leaders, Advocates and Champions 2018
Alumna Claire Towle MSW '90 hosts SCupper for our students at her home.
Alumna Claire Towle MSW '90 hosts SCupper for our students at her home.
USC Alumni Day of SCervice 2016, Social Work alumni volunteered in San Diego with Father Joe's Villages
USC Alumni Day of SCervice 2016, Social Work alumni volunteered in San Diego with Father Joe's Villages
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck Social Work Homecoming Celebration 2016
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck Social Work Homecoming Celebration 2016
USC Alumni Day of SCervice 2018, Social Work alumni volunteered with Illumination Foundation Recuperative Care.
USC Alumni Day of SCervice 2018, Social Work alumni volunteered with Illumination Foundation Recuperative Care.
NASW-USC Unit Conference- Social Work for Social Change 2017
NASW-USC Unit Conference- Social Work for Social Change 2017
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck Social Work Homecoming Celebration 2018
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck Social Work Homecoming Celebration 2018
Alumna Romona Merchan MSW '08 hosts SCupper for our students at her home.
Alumna Romona Merchan MSW '08 hosts SCupper for our students at her home.
USC Alumni Association Healthography Bay Area Event 2017
USC Alumni Association Healthography Bay Area Event 2017
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck Social Work Homecoming Celebration 2018
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck Social Work Homecoming Celebration 2018
Social Work Day at Petco Park 2018
Social Work Day at Petco Park 2018

USC Alumni Association Benefits

As a member of the Trojan Family, you have access to a number of exclusive benefits through the USC Alumni Association. These include career services, access to campus libraries, discounts at campus retailers, special offers from the USC Alumni Association’s corporate partners and access to fellow Trojans across the globe. Visit the USCAA website to learn more.

Getting Involved

As alumni, you qualify for free membership and access to the benefits available through the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Alumni Association, the USC Alumni Association and the USC Career Center.

There are many ways you can be involved with the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, your fellow alumni and our students and faculty.

Sign up to host an event or be a guest speaker

 

 

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A Community’s Support Helps Alumna, Single Mom Return to USC to Earn Her Doctorate

MSW alumna and DSW student Dezetta Burnett has drawn strength from her daughter, Amaiya, and others in her community

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Alumni Nominated for KCET 2019 Local Heroes Award

In 2014, Steve Kim, MSW ’06 and fellow alum Mary Vu Iammarino, MSW ’05, co-founded Project Kinship, a nonprofit based in Orange County that works to reintegrate former gang members and the incarcerated back into their local communities. Their work has now earned them a place among the 14 nominees for the 2019 KCET Local Heroes Award.

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