CNU's Social Work Program to Continue
News Release - May 14, 2009
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Lori Jacobs
University Relations
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(NEWPORT NEWS, VA) – Christopher Newport University Provost Mark Padilla announced this week that the University has completed its internal, administrative review and has decided to continue to offer the optional social work major as part of the sociology program.
Social work, which has four full-time professors and 64 students, was one of several courses facing elimination as the University worked to reduce expenses in the wake of at least three rounds of decreased state support in the past two years.
Students receive a bachelor's degree in sociology with a social work major after completing the program requirements, which include field work with local agencies, school districts and other organizations. Students in the program provide more than 7,000 volunteer hours to community organizations to fulfill their field work and internship requirements. The social work program also offers students the opportunity to gain advanced standing in graduate programs.
On July 1, 2009, a newly formed Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work will be formed, reporting to the dean of the new College of Social Sciences.
Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 5,000 students in rigorous academic programs through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Joseph W. Luter III College of Business and Leadership and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor. Visit us at www.cnu.edu.