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Student Spotlight: Ron Eo, MSW student and COBI Fellow in Social Innovation

Ron Eo is a graduate student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and COBI Fellow in Social Innovation. He spent a semester placed at the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families full-time. Here, he talks with Nathan Graser, CIR’s community program administrator, about military life, his decision to attend USC, and the importance of innovation for creating change.

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NG: Can you say your name?

RE: Ronnie Eo

NG: What did you do in the military?

RE: I was a helicopter pilot

NG: And what do you do now?

RE: I’m a change agent. I’m a social work […]

USC military center to take over work begun by MSW students

A nationally recognized nonprofit begun by a group of USC School of Social Work students has found a new home within the school’s military research center.

The Military Acceptance Project, which began in 2011 as a student initiative, provided information and resources to lesbian, gay and bisexual service members before the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the law barring these individuals from openly serving in the military. MAP’s work in promoting equality and acceptance among military service members, veterans and their families, received White House recognition in 2012 as a Champion of Change.

The San Diego-based nonprofit will now be housed […]

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Student Spotlight: Ron Eo, MSW student and COBI Fellow in Social Innovation

Students

Student Spotlight: Ron Eo, MSW student and COBI Fellow in Social Innovation

USC military center to take over work begun by MSW students

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USC military center to take over work begun by MSW students