For more information, contact James Jolly, director of marketing and communications, at 843.383.8018

Hartsville, S.C. — Coker College will hold its eighth annual social work conference, “Developing Our Own Assets:  Recognizing Social Work Success”, on Friday, October 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on campus. The conference will address a variety of topics, including gangs, child advocacy, and supervised living for the mentally ill. Conference attendees with state social work licenses can earn 5.5 general contact hours.

Dr. Nancy Randolph, a practicing social worker, consultant, administrator, teacher, and a world-wide lecturer on social work issues, will deliver the keynote address at 9:30 a.m. in the Watson Theater of the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center.

Randolph received the W. E. B Dubois Medallion from Board of Trustees of Harvard University in 2000. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University, a Master of Social Service degree from Smith College, and a Ph.D. from University of Alabama. Randolph has served as the Director of the Division of Standards and Accreditation for the Council on Social Work Education. She is a member of the Commission on Human Rights in Alabama and the National Urban League.

Conference session and workshop leaders include Patricia White of the Darlington County Police Department, Niki Chapman of the Billy Hardee Home for Boys, Merri-Shannon Lunn of the S.C. Department Social Services, and Ronald Pope of the S.C. Department of Mental Health.

For more information about Coker College’s eighth annual social work conference, or about Coker’s Bachelor of Social Work degree program, contact Darlene Sikes, assistant professor of social work, at 843-383-8015, or at dsikes@coker.edu.

In 2008, Coker College celebrates 100 years of fostering participation in the community of scholarship and the development of ethical character, leadership skills and social responsibility.

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October 15, 2007