University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: March 2021

Social Work Month Highlight: Meet Jodie Glaspie MSW, LICSW (she,her)

Hello, my name is Jodie Glaspie. I teach Social Work 801: Field and Integrative Seminar Social Work Practice in Child and Family Welfare. I grew up and currently reside in the Twin Cities. I graduated with my undergrad in social work from St. Catherine’s University and immediately thereafter completed the Advanced Standing MSW Program at the …

Celena Roldán, BSW ’98, MSW ’00, Our 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

The Board of Visitors of the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work chose Celena Roldán as the school’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient. Celena is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross of Illinois. This is the second largest Red Cross region in the country, annually serving 12 million people and responding to …

Joyce Tucker, MSW ’95, Keeps Moving Forward

Joyce Tucker grew up in Wisconsin. When she returned to the School of Social Work’s MSW program in 1994, she was a 50-year-old single mother of a teenage daughter. Always an athlete, 10 years earlier a horseback riding accident resulted in her needing to use a wheelchair. Prior to her accident, Joyce worked as a …

Social Work Student Named Newman Civic Fellow ‘21

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is proud to announce Beth Allen as its 2021 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow.

Newman Civic Fellows are nominated by university presidents and chancellors for their leadership to address public issues and commitment to finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country.