Social Work Educational Enhancement Project
SWEEP-Raíces
SWEEP-Raíces is a special project of the Facundo Valdez School of Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University. It is dedicated to supporting the educational success of Hispanic/Latino and under-resourced social work students.
SWEEP-Raíces Special Projects
What We Offer
Funded by the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program, SWEEP-Raíces enhances student engagement through community building and targeted support. The program offers career discussions, networking opportunities, and collaborates with faculty and community partners to strengthen professional and academic pathways in social work.
Community Partnership Opportunities
SWEEP-Raíces enhances constituent engagement through community building and targeted support. We offer career discussions/pláticas , networking opportunities, and collaborate with faculty and community partners to strengthen professional and academic pathways in social work. Our efforts are focused on outreach/enrollment, retention supports that lead to graduation, scholarship opportunities, and providing resources and support to all of the grant’s constituents, students, faculty, staff, and community, detailed further below.
Thinking about a Career in Social Work?
NMHU’s FVSSW offers both a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) program in four program locations in New Mexico, and offers an online MSW program. Part and full time options are available to meet the needs of students.
Current FVSSW Students
SWEEP-Raíces offers student support opportunities where we help students get the most out of their social work education. Through the development of a three-tier advisement model we seek to meet the multidimensional needs of students during their academic journey. Our Social Work Student Success Series includes opportunities for academic skill building, networking, and professional development while building community with social work peers. To learn more about SWEEP-Raíces opportunities and resources, contact us at sweep@nmhu.edu.
Faculty & Staff Support
An important component of our work is providing support to the faculty and staff of the FVSSW by offering training, professional development, resource materials, and in establishing systems of support. SWEEP-Raíces hosts an annual advisement training for all faculty and staff and will be facilitating the creation of a professional development series.
Contact Information
Program Email
sweep@nmhu.edu