On July 17, 2018, ISU senior Alison Myers presented before Congress on her research on the expansion of requirements for extended care for foster youth.
Tag: Social Work
Liechty named a College of Arts and Science Distinguished Lecturer
It is with great pleasure that we announce School of Social Work faculty member, Dr. Dan Liechty has been named as a College of Arts and Science Distinguished Lecturer for the 2018-19 academic year.
Social workers must stand against hate
A message from School of Social Work Director Diane Zosky.
Illinois State’s Kathryn Wehrmann to head National Association of Social Workers
Associate Professor Kathryn Wehrmann from Illinois State University’s School of Social Work will lead the National Association of Social Workers.
Social work policy experts bring real life to master’s course
Social Work 456: Child and Family Policy is a master’s course designed to explore existing and proposed policies on both a local and federal level that address social issues relating to children and families.
ISU students collecting water for victims of Flint crisis
Upon learning that over 8,000 children have been exposed to toxic levels of lead flowing from corrosive drinking water flowing through aging pipes, Illinois State graduate students Ariane Chew ’14 and LaCrisha McAllister ’14 and undergraduate student Emily Pete knew that they had to lend a helping hand.
Emily Blue on why she’s in the Master of Social Work program
Illinois State University graduate student Emily Blue talks about her experiences in the School of Social Work’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program.
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.
Social Work alumna Dakota Maughn will never give up
“I remember how much she loved being a ‘Baby Folder,'” said Social Work Professor Kathryn Wehrmann, fondly recalling School of Social Work alumna Dakota Maughn’s internship.
ISU Social Work chair muses on first semester
The School of Social Work welcomed in another academic year with both enthusiasm and trepidation.