The Part-Time MSW Program allows 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. Some courses are …
Month: March 2022
Celebrating and Honoring the Profession: Jenny Braunginn
Social Work Month Highlight Meet Jenny Braunginn, MSSW, CISW (she/her/hers) “Activism doesn’t Build character, it Reveals it” — quote from Janaya Kahn, when they spoke at our 2019 Social Workers Confronting Racial Injustice conference. When I approach my …
Alum Robert W. Barry, MSSW ’59, Passes Away at Age 101
Bob Barry, a long-time supporter of the School passed away on March 10, 2022 in Appleton, Wisconsin. Bob served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. After a …
In the news: Social Worker Interview #4: Jaime Goldberg
In honor of March being Social Work Month, ACE Senior Care Navigators is proud to showcase the incredible work that social workers do for older adults. This month we are highlighting a few social workers to share the variety of roles these professionals have. If you missed our previous interviews, check out Colleen Collins Josellis, a former medical social worker, Tricia Mullin, a home services social worker, and Karen Faith Gordon, an Aging Life Care Professional social worker.
We are rounding out our month of interviews with Jaime Goldberg. Jaime has a rich background in palliative care social work, and is currently working on her dissertation at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. We are very grateful to Jaime for sharing with us her experiences as a social worker in palliative care as well as a researcher in the field.
Celebrating and Honoring the Profession: Monique Karlen
Social Work Month Highlight Meet Monique Karlen (she/her/hers 4th year Part-Time MSW program, class of 2022 What led you to pursuing your MSW degree? For the past 32 years I have been working as …
Dr. LB Klein Elected to Executive Board of the Caucus of LGBTQ Faculty & Students in Social Work
Dr. LB Klein was recently elected to a two-year term as treasurer on the executive board of the Caucus of LGBTQ Faculty & Students in Social Work. The caucus is a “is a support, networking, …
Staff Members Aaron Raasch and Connie Koebke Recognized with Awards
Debby Hannon O’Connell Award for Exemplary Service: Aaron Raasch Please join the school in congratulating Aaron Raasch on winning the Debby Hannon O’Connell Award for Exemplary Service for 2021. Aaron is an Administrative Assistant III …
PhD Student Sakara Wages’ Work Featured on Madison365
Did you catch PhD student Sakara Wages and her amazing work to help establish BLKPlattCom featured in Madison365? “Our Spot, located on Bonson Street in downtown Platteville, will be a place where Black, brown, LGBTQ+ …
Celebrating and Honoring the Profession: Javin Hintz, MSW, LCSW, LICSW
Social Work Month Highlight Meet Javin Hintz (he/they), MSW, LCSW, LICSW Hi There! I’m Javin Hintz (he/they), MSW, LCSW, LICSW. I graduated from the UW-Madison School of Social Work Part-Time Program in 2016. It seems …
Celebrating and Honoring the Profession: Heidi Frank MSW, LCSW
Social Work Month Highlight Meet Heidi Frank (she/her) MSW, LCSW Thank you for this opportunity to highlight social workers for SW month. My name is Heidi Frank, MSW, LCSW and my pronouns are she/her. I …