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Students
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For USC School of Social Work student Hector Cendejas, taking a trip to Washington, D.C., was – quite literally – like going home.
Having spent his undergraduate years inside the Beltway at Georgetown University, Cendejas was used to the idea of being politically involved and had even participated in lobbying activities while in college.
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For the first time in the USC School of Social Work’s history, the president and vice president of the university’s Graduate Student Government are students pursuing a master’s degree in social work.
Yael Adef, president, and Kevin Anderson, vice president, were elected earlier this year as heads of GSG, the official voice of USC’s graduate schools and professional programs. The student-led organization is composed of more than 100 members who work to represent and benefit the university’s graduate students through community service, social events and academic opportunities.
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The USC School of Social Work established the first military social work program at a civilian research university and can now claim another first—three of its students will receive the first full-tuition scholarships from the U.S. Air Force to study social work.
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Field internships are an important part of the curriculum at the USC School of Social Work, but one Master of Social Work student was able to turn hers into an accepted proposal for a national child welfare conference in Texas.