Seniors Alyssa Bennardo, Shannon Marcum, and Elissa Spetz were all notified in March that they were eligible for membership in Phi Alpha, which fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work.
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Meet Amy Dennison: Director of Master’s of Social Work student services
Amy Dennison, Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) and licensed clinical social worker, has joined the Illinois State University’s School of Social Work as the director of M.S.W. student services.
Doris M. Houston named interim director of the School of Social Work
College of Arts and Sciences Dean Gregory Simpson has named Doris M. Houston, Ph.D., as interim director of the School of Social Work at Illinois State University.
First Star Academy at Illinois State completes inaugural year
First Star Academy at Illinois State successfully completed its inaugural year on the campus of Illinois State University. First Star at Illinois State University is a college preparatory program for high school aged youth who receive foster care services. The program is administered through the Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies and led by
CAS Dean’s Address and Awards Ceremony, April 11
The Spring College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Address will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in the Old Main Room in the Bone Student Center.
Q&A with School of Social Work alum Hillary Wasson
School of Social Work alum and licensed clinical social worker Hillary Wasson ’05, M.S.W. ’07, has been very busy since getting her Master of Social Work, but she took time out to answer our questions.
Free movie screening: Brave Miss World
Nearly 80 percent of sexual assaults go unreported. In an effort to reach out to women who have been raped, Miss World Linor Abargil tells her story through a documentary film titled Brave Miss World, Tuesday, April 21.
Ain’t I a Woman: Laverne Cox to speak Feb. 25
Transgender-issues advocate and critically acclaimed actress Laverne Cox will speak at Illinois State University on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Cox, who currently appears in the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, will present Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 in Braden Auditorium at the Bone Student Center.
Teaching awards announced
Julia Jung and Larissa Castriotta Kennedy have been announced as the recipients of the Outstanding University Teaching Awards.
Up-to-date with Professor Alison Bailey
The Department of Philosophy continues its faculty spotlight series. This month we feature Alison Bailey, a professor of philosophy and the director of the women’s and gender studies program (WGS).