The first face a social work student typically sees when considering UT is rarely a dean in a suit or a professor in a tailored jacket. More than likely, they met someone with piercings, quirky tattoos and an incredibly vibrant, warm personality. Dante Vargas, LBSW (BSW ’17) doesn’t look or… read more
Paying It Forward: Investing in the Social Workers of Tomorrow
Holly Scofield (BS ’79, MBA ’88, MSSW ’98) has a connection to The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work that runs both professional and personal. A program graduate and licensed clinical social worker, she describes her time at the School as a rich and life-changing experience —… read more
Austin Spins It Forward for ATX-VINyL
At Dell Seton Medical Center, palliative care physician and Dell Medical School assistant professor Dr. Tyler Jorgensen brings a record player and vinyl records to patients’ rooms — giving people facing difficult diagnoses a way to create meaningful moments when it matters most. Jorgensen and his team have been doing… read more
