Offices & Units

We are committed to promoting education with a global focus where international collaborative learning, research, and service are an integral part of the academic community.

Vision

A leader in global social work education actively promoting collective transformation and mutual wellbeing for all.

Mission

Through education, research, service and practice, our work is grounded in human rights, social justice, and anti-oppressive frameworks. We connect, we engage, we learn, we transform, and are transformed by our global communities.

Goals

1. To prepare our graduates to effectively engage with a local-global and international context [Curricula].
2. To increase recruitment, retention, mobility, career advancement, and a sense of belonging of international students, staff, and faculty [Outreach/Diversity]
3. To enhance opportunities for international professional development, research, service, employment, and teaching to embrace the local-global context (Students, Faculty & Staff/Development]
4. To promote engagement opportunities that are affordable and accessible for students, staff, and faculty to embrace global learning and involvement [Community-University Engagement]
5. To strengthen existing local-global partnerships and foster new opportunities for mutual intercultural collaboration. [Partnerships]
   To foster the development of transformative and responsive global citizens guided by principles of anti-oppressive practice, human rights, cultural humility, and social justice.

Note: The local-global perspective goes beyond nation-state borders and encompasses our interdependence and interconnectivity with domestic and international engagements that enhance the quality of life for all.