【机构名称】纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼分校社会福利学院 (UAlbany-SUNY School of Social Welfare )
【机构简介】该学院成立于1965年，根据权威排名，是全美位居前5位的社会工作学院，其科研实力位居前2位。
- Ranked among the top 5 schools of social work for research and scholarship (top 2 for research productivity), according to Academic Analytics
- Rated #12 among social work schools by U.S.News & World Report
- More than 500 students in undergraduate degree programs, MSW degree programs, and Ph.D. study
- 24 faculty members, including distinguished researchers, former presidents of national social work organizations, and longtime practitioners
- Undergraduate major and MSW programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
- Extensive international program with research in Ireland, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, Peru, and many other countries
- Located just minutes from the seat of New York State government, enabling researchers and students to take part in impacting social welfare policy
- Extensive emphasis on community engagement - local, national, and international - to build systems, enhance community capacities, and pioneer best practices in clinical services
- Recipient of $27 million in 2008 grant funding - up from $1.5 million in 1998 - including a very large grant for social work education ($16.5 million for National Child Welfare Workforce Institute)
- Field practica with hundreds of organizations in New York's Capital Region
- More than 40 scholarships provided in 2008-09
- Innovations in the university-wide Community and Public Service Program, which connects community organizations with UAlbany faculty and student volunteers who can help them advance their mission and build their capacities
- Founded 1965
