Conference Evaluation Results 94% of the respondents indicated that the time allotted for each session was appropriate. 93% of the respondents gained valuable insight about local/global organizations responding to human needs from attending the conference. Finally, 93% of the respondents indicated that they would attend a future Annual Conference on Social Work in the Global Environment at KU and 96% would recommend future conferences to others to attend. STUDENT PARTICIPATION “UnMasked”: The Covid Year The COVID 19 Pandemic had a profound impact on many of our students’ mental, physical, and emotional health this past year. Returning to campus and attending in person activities was an added stressor for students. Students are felt overwhelmed with the vulnerability of being in person and navigating life during COVID. Social Workers and Advocates at Kutztown (SWAK), the social work student organization at Kutztown University, showcased the local response to this global issue in developing an interactive digital ecomap that served as a resource guide to help students connect with organizations on campus to help unpack these feelings of anxiety, become a “regular” student again, and get help!
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