Silla University Department of Social Welfare Holds Volunteer Workshop This Year

The Value of Volunteering Conveyed by Graduates

The Department of Social Welfare at Silla University (President Heo Nam-sik) held the ‘2024 Volunteer Workshop’ for new students.

Silla University Department of Social Welfare Held Volunteer Workshop.

Every year, the Department of Social Welfare at Silla University conducts a volunteer workshop for new students with the purpose of educating them on the core values of volunteering, encouraging them to think about practical approaches, and sharing opinions.

The ‘2024 Volunteer Workshop’ held on the 21st included representatives from welfare institutions that are entrusted agencies of Silla University and collaborate with the Department of Social Welfare, such as Busan Sajik Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, Dongnae-gu Senior Welfare Center, Busan Youth Support Center, and Sasang-gu Volunteer Center, providing an opportunity to vividly convey voices from the field.

In particular, alumni currently working at each institution visited in person to give lectures based on their direct experiences, covering topics from university life know-how, volunteer introduction and guidance, field experiences, to the mindset of social workers, which received great responses from the new students.

Bang Hye-rim, a third-year student who presented a volunteer case that day, shared her thoughts: “I felt reassured because there were alumni seniors who personally gave lectures and explained the characteristics of each institution for the new students.”

Choi Seon-gyeong, head of the Department of Social Welfare, said, “It seems that the volunteer workshop served as an opportunity to increase new students’ interest in the social welfare major,” adding, “We hope that alumni currently working as social workers will continue to show affection for new students and serve as guides in the field of social welfare.”