U-Club: From prison to the outside

Mary Campbell, co-director of the Board of Labyrinth Outreach Services to Women and associate professor emerita of Social Work at Illinois State, will talk at the next University Club (U-Club) meeting Friday, Feb. 27, in the Faculty/Staff Commons of the Bone Student Center.

From the director’s chair

Diane Zoksy

The faculty, staff, and students of Illinois State University’s School of Social Work enthusiastically welcomed the new academic year. We are in the midst of a busy fall semester with many exciting initiatives.

Q&A with M.S.W. alum Maggie Jones

Maggie Jones

Maggie Jones, M.S.W. ’12, is the manager at Child and Family Connections of Central Illinois Office 16, a division of Easter Seals. She works in the early intervention program.

Q&A with B.S.W. alum Claudia Santana

Claudia Santana

Claudia Santana ’14 is a case manager at Home Sweet Home Ministries in Bloomington. The Bachelor of Social Work graduate works with the local homeless population in McLean County.

Career Center to host Nursing and Health Professions Career Fair, October 28

Person presenting

The Career Center is pleased to host the Nursing and Health Professionals Fair on Tuesday, October 28, to connect hiring employers with students who are majoring in nursing, kinesiology, social work, and other health related fields and are looking for full-time jobs or externships/internships. The event will be held from 12:30–3 p.m.in the Bone Student Center.

Social work student receives prestigious Acorn scholarship

Master of Social Work student Marcellus Rose.

Master of Social Work student Marcellus Rose received one of the 2013 Acorn Equality Fund scholarship designed to provide academic financial support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered students; their allies; or the children of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered parents.