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Q&A with the Class of 2024

As the School of Social Work prepares to celebrate the class of 2024, we asked some of our graduating students about their Husky experience. We hope you enjoy this look at their journeys, insights, future plans and advice for other students. The 2024 School of Social Work Graduation Celebration will be held on Thursday, June 6th, at 7pm at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on campus.

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2024 School of Social Work Graduation Celebration

The School of Social Work 2024 graduation will be held Thursday, June 6 at 7 p.m. at the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. The program will include welcoming remarks from Dean Michael Spencer, recognition awards, student performances, conferral of student degrees, and an inspiring presentation from our keynote speaker, Yvonne Dupuis Peterson (Chehalis).

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2024 SSW Graduation Speaker

Yvonne Dupuis Peterson (Chehalis), sixth generation weaver and professor of Indigenous Studies at The Evergreen State College, is the School of Social Work's keynote speaker for the 2024 graduating class. Ms. Peterson was awarded the Peace and Friendship Award from the Washington State Historical Society, the Enduring Spirit Award from the Native Action Network, and was a Kettering Scholar from 2005 to 2008.

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