This year’s five recipients of the Staff Impact Awards were recognized for their hard work, positive spirit, loyalty and more. The award winners display the breadth of the School’s service to the state and to the field of social work.| UNC School of Social Work
Interim Associate Dean of Online Education Tina Souders and Digital Pedagogy Coach Stefanie Panke were recipients of a 2025–26 CFE/Lenovo Instructional Innovation Grant from the UNC Center for Faculty Excellence. The funding will support the School’s online Master of Social Work program by using artificial intelligence to assist the process for high-quality, accessible and immersive multimedia learning materials, specifically through simulations and case studies.| UNC School of Social Work