The Dominion Post recently published an article about the West Virginia University Division of Social Work’s annual course in Vietnam and Cambodia. Click here to read the article!

For years, Professor Neal Newfield has helped our students embark upon the journey of a lifetime. Beginning in the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, our students explore the community health needs of their host country. Dr. Newfield’s program emphasizes the importance of learning outside the classroom, from visiting Vietnamese social service agencies to learning about children who suffer from disabilities that are the result of exposure to Agent Orange. Our students also travel to Central Vietnam and Cambodia, all the while working directly with Vietnamese citizens who also attend classes.

During one such trip in 2009, several of our students wrote beautiful articles about their experiences in Vietnam and Cambodia and posted them online. Their blog is packed with breathtaking pictures and penetrating insight. Our students happily immersed themselves in the beautiful cultures they encountered and in so doing, engaged in an earnest examination of their own cultural perspective. Please click here to view their blog.

The West Virginia University Division of Social Work is committed to empowering people everywhere.