Alum Kim Sutter Featured for Work on Homeless Services
Alum Kim Sutter was featured this week in The Cap Times for her work with people experiencing homelessness. She is the director of services for of Porchlight Inc.
Alum Kim Sutter was featured this week in The Cap Times for her work with people experiencing homelessness. She is the director of services for of Porchlight Inc.
Every year, Madison365 publishes its Black Power list to “highlight the beauty of the diversity across our state.”
“I want kids here in Wisconsin to see role models of people who are succeeding, to know that it’s possible for African Americans to achieve great things here,” said Henry Sanders, Publisher and CEO of Madison365.
This year, Jael Currie, MSW ’11 is featured on the list. Currie is the Housing Director at YWCA Madison and candidate for Madison Common Council’s 16th District. Currie is also the acting Vice President of the Dane County’s Homeless Services Consortium Board of Directors.
PhD student Sakara Wages is featured in a Madison365 story about her work at UW-Platteville as one of the first two Black alumni to return in teaching positions to the university in 10 years. Sakara is a 4th-year student the PhD program in social welfare. Her interests include anti-racist pedagogy, Black feminist theory, social work education, and Black family welfare.
Dr. Kristi Slack has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) for “distinguished accomplishments as a scholar and practice and policy leader dedicated to achieving excellence in high-impact work to advance social good.” The virtual induction ceremony will be held at the Society for Social Work …
The Part-Time MSW Program is designed to allow students who are not able to pursue full-time study to work towards a master’s degree on a structured, time-extended basis with classes delivered in a hybrid manner: using in-person sessions and online technology. Some courses are designed as blended courses with a mix of online learning and in-person sessions …
New Agreement Continues a Long-term Partnership By Mel Morgenbesser Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work faculty have had a long-standing partnership with Wisconsin’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) to provide research on a variety of topics that affect children and families, with a focus on child support. In a recently announced agreement, six social …
Mary Paulauskis (She/Her/Hers) Title: Senior Advisor How long in your current position? How long at the school? One Year/9 years What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance?Students contact me to navigate their plan of study, to find resources to support their progression through the MSW program, and to …
Latoya Kirton (She/her/hers) Title: Academic Advisor – Part Time MSW Program How long in your current position? How long at the school? Almost two years. What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? Advising related questions What’s one effective (or ineffective) strategy you’ve used to work remotely during Covid? …
Peter Doksus (He/Him/His) Title: Database Administrator How long in your current position? How long at the school? 4 years What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? If updates or new functionality is needed in SWIMS (our internal databases). What’s one effective (or ineffective) strategy you’ve used to work …
Michelle Helmer (She/Her/Hers) Title: Part Time MSW Program-Eau Claire Site Director How long in your current position? I have been the Eau Claire Site Director since 2016. How long at the school? Seven years total former role was instructional. What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? As the …