Bachelor of Social Work students

Celebrate 50 years Bachelor of Social Work | 1976–1985

Date: Thursday 21 May 2026
Time: 12pm – 1pm

Join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Bachelor of Social Work qualification with an event series reflecting on the past to inform the present and envision the future.

Online

Organised by

Massey University

We warmly invite you to join us for our first online event looking at the 1976 to 1985 decade. The session will explore key social, political and professional influences of the time, significant moments and people at Massey, and how these continue to inform social work today.

Facilitator:

  • Associate Professor Kathryn Hay, School of Social Work, Massey University

Panellists:

  • Professor Emerita Robyn Munford, School of Social Work, Massey University
  • Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Rangi, Chief Executive, Te Oranganui
  • Mary Anne Baskerville, retired Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, Massey University
  • Dr Michael O’Brien, Honorary Associate Professor, School of Health and Social Services, University of Auckland