12/08/2026
๐ ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ | ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ช ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐.๐ฌ. ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
The ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ (๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ฃ) โ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, in collaboration with the Social Work Department, successfully facilitated the ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป for ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐-๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, and ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ yesterday, August 11, 2026.
The orientation welcomed our new members of the Social Work family and served as an avenue to help them become familiar with the BS Social Work program, its objectives, policies, expectations, and the community they are now part of.
The program commenced with the preliminaries, followed by a warm welcome address from ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐บ, ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ช, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and an inspirational message from our guest speaker, ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ช. This was followed by a video presentation introducing the Department of Social Work and an orientation on the BS Social Work Objectives, presented by ๐๐ธ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ . ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ช. The students were also oriented on the Admission and Retention Policy, discussed by Jehahn C. Abid, RSW, providing them with a clearer understanding of the academic standards and responsibilities expected throughout their journey in the program.
Adding to the meaningful event was the presentation of the JSWAP-CotSU Chapter officers, led by ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต๐ป ๐๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ๐บ, ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ช, ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ. The Open Forum then allowed students to ask questions, express concerns, and gain further insights about their experiences as Social Work students.
The orientation concluded with the closing remarks from ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ช, ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ช, Social Work Program Head and JSWAP - CotSU Chapter Adviser, followed by a Campus Tour, giving our first-year students, shifters, and transferees the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the university and their new academic environment.
To our incoming first years, shifters, and transferees, welcome to the BS Social Work family! May your journey be filled with meaningful learning, genuine connections, personal growth, and a deeper commitment to the profession and the communities we serve.
