School of Social Work earns second place in Homecoming campus decorating contest

  • Author By CJ Hamilton and Camila Graunke
  • December 13, 2023
ISU School of Social Work staff and students during '23 ISU Homecoming Parade.
The director of field education and B.S.W./M.S.W. students during Illinois State's 2023 Homecoming Parade

The School of Social Work proudly participated in Illinois State University’s 2023 Homecoming Parade. Our faculty, staff, and students showed our Redbird spirit along with thousands of other participants. To add to the enthusiasm, Nathan Stephens, Sally Parry, and Gardenia Harris dressed as social work pioneers Dr. George Edmund Haynes, Jane Addams, and Ada S. McKinley.

Director of MSW student services alongside BSW/MSW students during '23 Homecoming Parade.
School of Social Work professors dressed as social work pioneers during ISU's Homecoming '23.
ISU's hockey team joining the School of Social Work during the '23 Homecoming Parade.
Future Redbirds participating in the '23 Homecoming Parade with the School of Social Work.
Four BSW students ready to handout candy during the ISU Homecoming Parade '23.

Second place in “Most ISU Spirited”

Thanks to the hard work of Laura Roehm and Curtis Preston, the School of Social Work earned a second place badge of honor in the Homecoming decoration contest’s “most ISU spirited” category. From promoting our legacy of leadership to the creation of a historically accurate timeline that wrapped around the building, this was nothing short of a phenomenally decorated department!

See photos in the slideshow below.

  • School of Social Work staff posing for '23 Homecoming.
    School of Social Work staff proudly poses after receiving the honorary award for second place in the campus decorating contest.
  • School of Social Work decoration for the campus decorating contest during '23 Homecoming.
    School of Social Work decorations for the campus decorating contest
  • School of Social Work decoration for the campus decorating contest during '23 Homecoming.
    School of Social Work decorations for the campus decorating contest
  • Redbird's Reign Award for School of Social Work during '23 Homecoming.
    The School of Social Work took second place in a campus decorating competition at Homecoming.
  • School of Social Work staff posing for '23 Homecoming.
    School of Social Work decorations for the campus decorating contest

Units

College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School, Social Work