University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2020

Get to Know: Steph Van Pay, Program Coordinator for the Part-Time MSW Program

Steph Van Pay (She, Her, Hers) Title: Program Coordinator for the Part-Time MSW Program How long in your current position? 5 ½ years How long at the school? 7 ½ years (including my MSW student days) What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? If they had any Part-Time MSW …

Today is Indigenous Peoples Day

Today is Indigenous Peoples Day and at UW-Madison, it is a good time to remember and reflect on the history and people indigenous to this region. The following statement is in the signature line of a dear friend, and fellow UW-Madison colleague, whose indigenous ancestry shapes her lived experience and advocacy for the land we …

Get to Know: Jason Lee, Communications and Development Specialist

Jason Lee (He/Him/His) Title: Communications and Development Specialist How long in your current position? How long at the school? I’ve been at the school for almost four years; at UW for about 10. What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? I share news about the exciting work of …

Get to Know: Mackenzie Otterson, Graduate Coordinator and Office Administrator for the Part-Time MSW Program

Mackenzie Otterson (She/Her/Hers) Title: Graduate Coordinator and Office Administrator for the Part-Time MSW Program How long in your current position? How long at the school? I started working in my position and at the school back in March of this year, so this is my seventh month working here. What are the main reasons students, …

Get to Know: Russ Portier, Assistant to the Director

Russ Portier (He/Him/His) Title: Assistant to the Director How long in your current position? How long at the school? 1 year in current position; 10 years at the school. What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? I’m responsible for a number of administrative functions at the school, so …

To our LGBTQ+ and Social Work Communities and Allies:

The protection and pursuit of LGBTQ+ rights are critical in social work. Social work is a profession that strives to defend the principles of equality, equity, and justice—our fight to realize these principles for all is far from over. Before same-sex marriage was legalized in 2015 by the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, …

Get to Know: Courtney Bingham, Admissions Coordinator

Courtney Bingham (He/Him/His) Title: Admissions Coordinator How long in your current position? How long at the school? 1 year overall What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? Current students can contact me if they need help navigating campus; the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work resources as well as …

Get to Know: Aaron Raasch, University Services Associate 2

Aaron Raasch (He/Him/His) Title: University Services Associate 2 How long in your current position? How long at the school? 4.5 years in this position and at the school What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? I mostly have contact with faculty and staff who have questions about copy …

Get to Know: The People Who Make the School Run

From advisors to program coordinators, the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work is special because of the people. Get to know some of people who work in the school in this semi-regular series.

Social Workers Vote!

Check out this slideshow video with a message from students, faculty, and staff of the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work. UW-Madison Voter Information