Mosaics – Spring 2021
UBSSW Alums Celebrate Social Work Month
This year’s national Social Work Month (March) theme, “Social Workers Are Essential, ”is fitting all the time, and especially now, with the heightened awareness and experience of the array of health and societal issues brought about by the ongoing pandemic. That’s one reason we were pleased to see this Instagram photo. Plus their upbeat attitude and the fact that these women paused their own vital contributions to document the moment—in their UB gear, no less. Natalie Geisbuesch, MSW ’19 says, “We’re celebrating Social Work Month AND Alma Mater Day at Highland Hospital in Rochester! All three of us are UB School of Social Work graduates, and we’re all inpatient social workers on med/surg floors!” [L to R: Anne Smith, MSW ’02, Natalie Geisbuesch, MSW '19, and Stephanie Seeber, MSW ’19]
Inside the issue
Social Isolation and Elderly
Q&A with Nancy J. Smyth
What I'm Up to
Virtual IPE Day
Class Notes
Dean's Column
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Masthead
Editorial
Maureen Hammett
Vice Dean/Chief of Staff
Sarah J. Watson
Associate Director of Communications
Jana Eisenberg
Contributing Editor/Writer
Design and Photography
Joseph Galanti (design)
IDesign, Inc.
Dylan Buyskes (photography)
Onion Studio, Inc.
Mosaics, the newsletter of the UB School of Social Work, is produced twice a year. April 2021. Volume 15, Number 2.
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