Assistant Professor Lara Gerassi has been selected as a scholar with the UW-Madison Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Program, an initiative of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to connect junior faculty …
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Assistant Professor Pajarita Charles Receives Mentoring Award
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 …
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, …
Dr. Lauren Bishop Receives Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research
Dr. Lauren Bishop is the 2022 recipient of the Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research. The award recognizes innovative scholarship and a rigorous approach to social …
Post-MSW Option Fills Need for School Social Workers
Schools in Wisconsin work hard to make sure students have emotional, behavioral, health, safety, and community support so they can learn, but those districts often struggle to find school social workers who are trained to …
Social Welfare Student Megan Mercier Named Finalist for Prestigious Award
Vast Experiences Inform Her Domestic Violence Advocacy Social welfare junior Megan Mercier was recently named as a finalist for one of the most prestigious undergraduates awards in the nation – the Truman Scholarship. The Truman …
Meet Some of the Students Who Received Full-tuition Admission Scholarships
The following is just a sample of the 32 students who received full-ride tuition scholarships from the school in 2020-2021. In total, the school awarded 70 scholarships in 2020-2021. An additional 29 students received tuition …
Building Committee
Strategic Plan Progress Report Out April 2021 Committee Name: Building Committee Committee Members: David Barger, Audrey Conn, Russ Portier, Courtney Bingham, Alan Irgang, Alejandra Ros Pilarz, Jason Lee, and Vicky Knoke Strategic Plan Goal: Improve …
Committee on Diversity & Inclusion
Strategic Plan Progress Report April 2021 Committee Name: Committee on Diversity & Inclusion Committee Members: Amanda Ngola, Lynette Studer, Alejandra Ros Pilarz, Ellen Smith, Cindy Waldeck, Aaron Raasch, Sheri Meland, Tawandra Rowell-Cunsolo, HeeJin Kim & …
Title IVE Admissions Committee
Strategic Plan Progress Report Out April 2021 Committee Name: Title IVE Admissions Committee Committee Members: Alice Egan, Audrey Conn, Ellen Smith, Jessica Pac, Cindy Waldeck, Nancy Ortegon-Johnson, & Michael Hoffmeister Strategic Plan Goal(s) written out …