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Students
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Since March 2020, when COVID-19 escalated into a pandemic, at least three Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) students at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work contracted COVID-19 while juggling school, clinical placements and work as registered nurses.
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GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years, it has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate and celebrate generosity.
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For three Master of Social Work (MSW) students - two born in Armenia and one in California - the news from their families in Armenia on Sept. 27, 2020 was terrifying. Hostilities erupted in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, after years of escalating skirmishes. In the midst of midterms held remotely because of the pandemic, they say they were glued to social media reports and constant family communication to learn more.
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A few months ago, LaRaine Koen faced a tough decision. Financial worries, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, made it seem like her only option was to postpone the final year of her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree she was earning online through the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work’s Virtual Academic Center (VAC).
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In January 2020, Lourdes Ashley Hunter was contacted by the Library of Congress. An archivist told Hunter they wanted to archive her website, including the entire body of work contained within it, as part of their mission to preserve and provide access to a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge.
When Hunter asked what she needed to do, the archivist replied, “Nothing at all. You’ve already done it.”
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After significant urging from her mother, Annabelle Vives, RN, enrolled in the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work to become a family nurse practitioner. Isabel Vives, RN, had been cautioning her daughter since she was a little girl to get all her degrees before she was old, married and had kids, or she would regret it.
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Jennifer Avalos, Master of Social Work (MSW) student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, is a U.S. Army veteran, married to an active duty Marine. Her way of life, learned from her chosen family ― the military ― is to adapt, improve and overcome.
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Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) student Anthony Lista, RN, was just learning the ins and outs of his new job as director of population health for a large nursing home operator, Genesis Healthcare, when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Then everything changed, including his job duties. Lista answered the call to serve as a member of his employer’s infection prevention team. The position focuses on reducing the spread of the new coronavirus among a nationwide network of nursing homes.
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From a new spin on mental health awareness, supporting others through a virtual safe space, or donating funds originally earmarked for an in-person career development event, Master of Social Work (MSW) students at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work are finding ways to connect with fellow students and the community under “shelter at home” orders.
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Jennifer Dixon, RN, has been a nurse for 20 years. The current Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is part of the emergency department of a hospital in Georgia.