The School of Social Work is proud to announce that its Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work programs received outstanding results from the recent reaccreditation process by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
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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
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, 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 ’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
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.
Alum shines light on where abuse and HIV collide
For decades, School of Social Work graduate Kat Griffith has been an advocate bringing light to the intersection between HIV and women in abusive relationships.
Family’s first college graduate named commencement speaker
First-generation college student Yesenia Rodriguez will not just walk across the stage as an Illinois State graduate. She’ll stop at the podium and deliver her college’s commencement speech.
Social work student receives prestigious Acorn scholarship
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.
Juan Ortiz visit inspires School of Social Work students
Juan Ortiz captivated 200 students and community professionals September 27 with a frank and open discussion about the impact of family violence, poverty, drugs, and gangs on his family.