University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2022

Assistant Professor Pajarita Charles Receives Mentoring Award

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Congratulations to Assistant Professor Pajarita Charles who received the UW-Madison Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities by the Office of the Provost. This award recognizes Dr. Charles’ outstanding work with undergraduates on her research team and her generosity in mentorship. The award highlights the “important role mentors play in fostering undergraduates’ intellectual, personal, and professional …

Part-Time MSW Program Student Spotlight: Jerome Flowers

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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 designed as blended courses with a mix of online learning and in-person sessions, while others are taught as online courses. …

Celebrating and Honoring the Profession: Jenny Braunginn

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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 life as a social worker, I see is as an evolving process of growth and focus where numerous people have …

Alum Robert W. Barry, MSSW ’59, Passes Away at Age 101

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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 short stint as a movie theater manager, he began his life in Social Services. He started with the Green Bay …

In the news: Social Worker Interview #4: Jaime Goldberg

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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

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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 a visual arts instructor in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Throughout my teaching career, I have noticed a shift in …

Dr. LB Klein Elected to Executive Board of the Caucus of LGBTQ Faculty & Students in Social Work

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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, and advocacy group,” open to faculty and students in social work who are LGBTQ or interested in LGBTQ issues. The …

Staff Members Aaron Raasch and Connie Koebke Recognized with Awards

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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 at the school. Aaron is an outstanding staff member in the school with a calm and caring personality that is …

PhD Student Sakara Wages’ Work Featured on Madison365

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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+ and other marginalized folks can just exist and connect with resources when necessary.”

Celebrating and Honoring the Profession: Javin Hintz, MSW, LCSW, LICSW

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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 like only yesterday that, my carpool pals (pre-pandemic here) and I traveled to Eau Claire every Saturday for a day …