The 2009 winter edition of The Network magazine is now available online

The 2009 winter online edition of the IU School of Social Work magazine, the Network, featuring stories about faculty, students and alumni is now available. To read the Network, click here. 

MSW Application Cycle Now Closed for 2009

Applications for 2009 are no longer being accepted for the MSW program.  The 2010 Application Packet should be available in September of this year.  Please check back on this website as it will be posted as soon as it is available.

School of Social Work hosts annual meeting of Midwest Roundtable meeting of the Title IV-E Education Partnership programs

School of Social Work faculty discuss education issues with counterparts at rountable meeting

June 18, 2009 - The IU School of Social Work was the host of the 9th Annual Midwest Roundtable meeting of Title IV-E Educational Partnership programs on June 11th and 12th. Participants from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities interacted with our IV-E faculty to discuss issues of curriculum, budgeting, field practica and research. We were also joined by the University of Minnesota-Duluth faculty via conference call. This meeting was originally convened by Associate Professor Lisa McGuire in 2000 and has met yearly since then to share resources and ideas to improve the education of public child welfare employees, using a combination of federal, state and university funding sources. School of Social Work faculty participating included Annita Osborn, IV-E MSW Student Services Coordinator, Patricia Howes, Director, Child Welfare Education and Training Partnership and Jacqueline Bell, IV-E Field Coordinator.

MSW students Marian Frick and Jill Ertel receive the "Sacred Modem" from NASW-Indiana Executive Director Jo Hughes

MSW students accept "the Sacred Modem" as part of the tradition of working on the NASW-Indiana website

June 11, 2009 - MSW students Marian Frick and Jill Ertel receive "The Sacred Modem" from NASW-Indiana Executive Director Jo Hughes. Passed on from graduates Susan Kelly and Jennifer Rowland, Marian and Jill will help design and maintain our statewide professional website! This traditional service, now in its seventh year, is part of Dr. Bob Vernon's S516 class on macro practice.

Hard work and commitment equals a future of untold opportunities, new MSW students are told

Dean Michael Patchner

June 9, 2009 - Michael Patchner, Dean of the School of Social Work, welcomed nearly 200 new Master of Social Work students at an orientation session and then quickly set to work to ease the jitters of anyone worried about whether or not they were cut out for graduate work. Click here for complete story.

PhD student Lalit Khandare receives International Enhancement Grant

Lalit Khandare

June 3, 2009 -  PhD student, Lalit Khandare was awarded a $1,500 International Enhancement Grant by the IU Office of the Vice President for International Affairs.  Lalit will be using the award for his trip to Peru to participate in the HDCA (Human Development and Capability Association) Summer School on Capability and Multidimensional Poverty to be held Aug 27-Sept 8th, said Margaret Adamek, Professor and Director of the School of Social Work's PhD program.  The 9-day training program focuses on the capability approach for conceptualizing and measuring multidimensional poverty and development.  This year’s program is co-sponsored by the University of Pavia and the University of Oxford.

MSW students are part of a new community partnership with St. Anthony's Catholic Church on Indianapolis' westside

Father John McCaslin (from left), Christine Turo-Shields, Carolyn Harkin-Brinton, Ashley Fallos at St. Anthony's Catholic Church

May 29, 2009 - Graduate students from the Indiana University School of Social Work are part of a new community partnership to help meet the needs of the growing Hispanic parish at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church on Westside of Indianapolis. Click here for complete story.

BSW and MSW graduates of the Child Welfare Education and Training Partnership are honored

May 22, 2009 - BSW and MSW graduates of the Child Welfare Education and Training Program overseen by the School of Social Work were told Thursday by Dean Michael Patchner and an executive manager of the Indiana Department of Child Servicesthey are part of the legacy of a reform movement to better protect and serve families and children in Indiana. Click here for complete story.

Dean Michael Patchner                      Melissa Norman

Elsa Iverson, a pioneer in the development of international field placements, has died

Elsa Iverson

May 14, 2009  -Elsa Iverson, who recently received the 2009 Indiana University School of Social Work’s Spirit of Philanthropy Award in recognition for her development of the school’s international student placement program, has died. For complete story, click here.

Pennsylvania child welfare expert Dr. Edward Sites meets with School of Social Work faculty

May 8, 2009 -  Dr. Edward Sites, who devoted nearly 50 years of his career on child welfare practice, education and research, recently stopped by the School of Social Work to hear about the school's Child Welfare Education and Training Partnership.

Patricia Howes (at left) Edward Sites and Lisa McGuire

Dr. Sites served as a faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work for 41 years before his retirement in 2006. During his stop in Indianapolis, Dr. Sites was briefed on Indiana's child welfare training partnership with the state by Patricia Howes, director of the partnership, and Associate Professor of Social Work Lisa McGuire. Dr. Sites is also a long-time acquaintance of School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner.

Schools throwing away cafeteria trays pushes MSW student into action

Teresa Sue Gee

May 5, 2009  - Teresa Sue Gee will tell you that working with developmentally disabled children is her passion. But recycling has got to be a close second. Now, she is looking for a way to convince schools to recycle cafeteria trays rather than throw them away. Click here for complete story.

Labor Studies Assistant Professor Marquita Walker delivers Empolyee Free Choice Act peititon to Bayh's office

April 30, 2009 - Marquita Walker, an Assistant Professor of Labor Studies at the School of Social Work hand-delivered a petition Wednesday signed by Indiana academics in support of the Employee Free Choice Act to U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh’s Indianapolis office. Click here for complete story.

AFL-CIO representative Kaitlin DeCero (left) with Labor Studies Assistant Professor Marquita Walker at Sen. Evan Bayh's office

Dr. Theresa Roberts receives National Distinguished Service Award from National Association of Black Social Workers

April 29, 2009 - Congratulations to Dr. Theresa Roberts of the School of Social Work for receiving the National Distinguished Service Award at the National Association of Black Social Workers' 41st Annual Conference in Louisville, Ky.

Dr. Roberts is a founder and charter member of the Central Indiana Chapter, which was founded in 1985, and has been a member of the national association since 1981. 

Kim Springer, a 2003 MSW grad, is named executive director of the Indiana Neuroscience Institute at St. Vincent Hospital.

Kim Springer

April 28, 2009 - Kim Springer’s innate business sense combined with her social work skills made her the perfect choice as executive director of the Indiana Neuroscience Institute at St. Vincent Hospital. Click here for complete story.

With her manufacturing job gone, Karren Firisch turns to social work for a new future

Karren Firisch

April 28, 2009 - Four years ago Karren Firisch faced a future that was anything but certain. Karren had worked 13 years at a manufacturing job earning $22 a hour, but was laid off in March of 2005. Instead of giving up, she resolved to find a new career and in a few weeks will receive her BSW degree and couldn't be happier. Click here for complete story

Virgil Gregory tops off IUPUI career with a PhD in Social Work

April 24, 2009  - As a boy growing up on Indianapolis’ eastside, Virgil Gregory realized that education would be a key to his future.Little did he know how far his enthusiasm would take him. Gregory recently earned the right to add "Dr." in front of his name. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Virgil Gregory with Dr. Cathy Pike, who served as chair of his dissertation committee

Elsa Iverson with IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz (left) and School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner

Elsa Iverson is the 2009 School of Social Work Spirit of Philanthropy award recipinet

April 22, 2009  - Elsa Maschmeyer Iverson was this year's recipient of the School of Social Work's Spirit of Philanthropy Award. When the Indiana University School of Social Work decided to initiate a program to send social work students abroad in the late 1970s, Elsa Iverson was the faculty member who made this happen. Click here for complete story.

Emily Hickman's attitude about pressure: The more the better

Emily Hickman

April 21, 2009  - Emily Hickman is a Top 100 student, a Cox Scholar, works 55 hours a week and goes to school full-time.Is it too much to handle? No, says Hickman, a junior at IUPUI in the School of Social Work’s Bachelor of Social Work program. Her attitude about pressure? The more the better. For complete story click here.

Deputy Mayor of Paris stops by School of Social Work to learn about labor-management issues in the U.S.

April 21, 2009 –  Hamou Bouakkaz, a deputy mayor of Paris, France stopped in to meet with faculty of the School of Social Work to learn more about American unions and their relationships with labor unions and affirmative action. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli, Executive Director of Undergraduate Education and Interim Executive Director of the Labor Studies Program at the School of Social Work talks to Paris Deputy Mayor Hamou Bouakkaz (seated)

Social Work faculty and student are recognized at IUPUI honors convocation

April 20, 2009  - Dr. Carol Hostetter, an Associate Professor of Social Work was among those from the school that were honored at the IUPUI Chancellor's Academic Honors Convocation. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Carold Hostetter receives her teaching award from Chancellor Charles Bantz

MSW interns find a home with Chuck Farrell, Lawrence Township School's lead social worker

Chuck Farrell

April 13, 2009  - Chuck Farrell jumps at the chance to add a bit of extra work to an already busy work schedule. His Township provides the site and encouragement; he provides the instruction and support to an annually growing number of interns.As the lead social worker in the Lawrence Township School System, Chuck provides field instruction for four Indiana University School of Social Work students.Click here for the complete story.

Expert on issues affecting forced migrants to be keynote speaker at the School of Social Work’s PhD Spring Symposium

Dr. Frederick Ahearn

April 8, 2009  - Dr. Frederick Ahearn, an expert on of psychosocial issues affecting forced migrants, particularly persons displaced by disasters, will be the keynote speaker for the 13^th annual Indiana University School of Social Work’s PhD Spring Symposium. Click here for complete story.

BSW students receive honors and a tip on the meaning of success

BSW students pose for a picture following honors ceremony

April 7, 2009  - Just before passing out a series of awards to Bachelor of Social Work students, School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner asked the students to reflect for a moment on the meaning of success. Click here for complete story.

IUN's Assistant Professor Denise Travis and two social work students take part in child abuse forum

April 6, 2009 - Among those who spoke at the 19th Annual Forum on Child Abuse on April 3rd were IU Northwest Assistant Professor of Social Work Denise Travis and two IUN social work students, Bobbie Jo Hayes and Syretta Rouser.  Dr. Travis told the audience  that, after counseling more than 1,000 abused children, she's only ever met two who didn't want to return home despite the abuse. To read a story about the forum, click here: http://www.iun.edu/~newsnw/pg/2009/090403_speaforum09.shtml

School of Social continues to explore possible collaboration with Peking University

Virginia Majewski poses at the Great Wall of China during a visit to Beijing last fall

April 2, 2009  - The School of Social Work continues to explore possibilities of collaborating with Peking University as it looks at creating a student exchange program as early as the summer of 2010. Click here for complete story.

School of Social Work faculty receive university awards for excellence in teaching

School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner (from left) congratulates Dr. Lisa McGuire, Dr. Carol Hostetter and Dr. Gary Miller

March 31, 2009 - The name of the School of Social Work was heard over and over at the Indiana University Celebration of Distinguished Teaching dinner on March 27th as three faculty members were among those being recognized. Those receiving honors were Associate Professor Lisa McGuire, who recieved the Thomas Ehrlich Award for Service Learning; Dr. Gary Miller, vice president of operations for Riley Hospital for Children, who received the university's Distinguished Teaching Award for part-time faculty, and Associate Professor Carol Hostetter, who received the Frederick Lieber Memorial Award.

Marie Marcum's path to a BSW degree took a few twists and turns, including a year spent serving in Iraq

Marie Marcum

March 26, 2009 - Marie Marcum’s path to a Bachelor of Social Work degree has featured a few twists and turns. Now, after Marcum graduates in May, she hopes to find a job involving policy issues. Click here to read full story. 

Centennial Celebration Committee picks a slogan and is looking for a logo and ideas

March 19, 2009 - The School of Social Work Centennial Celebration Committee needs a logo to go along with its new slogan, A Century of Creating Hope and Change and the School's alumni office will award a $50 gift certificate to the winner. That's just the start. The committee is seeking ideas for celebrations on all campuses and wants your imput at its next meeting on April 15th. Click here to read more. 

Carol Hostetter and Sabrina Williamson Sullenberger win School of Social Work's Trustee Teaching Award

March 17, 2009  - Associate Professor Carol Hostetter and Assistant Professor Sabrina Williamson Sullenberger are this year's recipients of the School of Social Work's Trustee Teaching Award. "We all thank them for their commitment to teaching excellence," School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner said in announcing the awards.

BSW Student is hard at work repaying a debt that has nothing to do with the cost of school.

Bernard Mickle

March 13, 2009 - Like a lot of undergraduates, Bernard Mickle, a BSW studentm has only vague ideas about what he may eventually do in life. One thing he knows for sure though is that he has a debt to repay that has nothing to do with the cost of his education. Click here for complete story.

Camp out for workers rights

March 10, 2009 -  The Bachelor of Social Work Student Association is sponsoring a Camp Out For Workers Rights March 26-28 on the IUPUI campus. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Khadija Khaja discusses her research with IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz

Dr. Khadija Khaja participates in TRIP Community Showcase

March 9, 2009  - Dr.Khadija Khaja of the School of Social Work was among a small group of IUPUI faculty who presented their research at the Translating Research into Practice (TRIP) Community Showcase March 4th. Dr. Khaja prepared a poster board and answered questions about her research into the impact of 9/11 on the lives of Muslims in the United States, Argentina, Australia and Canada. Among other things, the study found Muslims still feel a lot of pain, grief and and grief related to the terrorists attack.

School of Social Work's Dr. Carol Hostetter is chosen to receive the 2009 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching

March 5, 2009 -  Dr. Carol Hostetter is the 2009 recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

"In supporting your nomination, your colleagues cited a number of personal and professional attributes that make you an excellent choice for this award," IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz wrote in a letter notifying Dr. Hostetter of her award. "You are clearly one of the key contributors to the success of our School of Social Work," he noted.

This is the second major award Dr. Hostetter has received this year. Last month she received word she will receive Indiana University's Herman Frederic Lieber Memorial Award for teaching excellence.

Dr. Carol Hostetter

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli after receiving her Torchbearer Award

A career of focusing on those most in needs leads to a Torchbearer Award for Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli

March 4, 2009 - Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli joined a group of extraordinary women in accepting a 2009 Indiana Commission for Women Torchbearer Award. As Dr. Queiro-Tajalli walked up a red carpet to the stage at the Indiana Roof Ballroom, the audience was told how she has focused on “advocating for those most in need here and in other parts of the world.” Click here for complete

Two School of Social Work Students are among IUPUI's Top 100 students.

March 2, 2009 - Two students from the School of Social Work, Emily Hickman of LaPorte and Bryan Overbey of Clinton are among this year’s Top 100 Students at IUPUI. Click here for complete story.

Emily Hickman        Bryan Overbey

IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz presents the 2009 Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity to Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli accepts the diversity award from IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz

Feb. 27, 2009 -  Like the other award winners that came before, Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli has made a sustained commitment across their careers and is an example of the best practices “to all the rest of us,” IUPUI  Chancellor Charles Bantz said in presenting  her the 2009 Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Richard Blue taps into five decades of experience to give insight into international social development issues

Dr. Richard Blue and Dr. Carmen Luca Sugawara

Feb. 25, 2009 - With a smile and blunt opinions, Dr. Richard Blue gave a primer on what it’s like to travel the world in the name of international social development.

A retired Senior Foreign Service Office, and trained political scientist, Dr. Blue gave the first lecture in the Guest Speaker Series in International Social Development. Click here for complete story

Mary Dormann Williamson wins Clarian's President's Values Leadership Award

Feb. 23, 2009 -  Mary Dormann Williamson, an adjunct faculty member at the School of Social Work and a social worker at the Senior Health Center at Methodist Hospital, has been awarded the 2008 President's Values Leadership Award.

In a letter recommending her for the award, School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner pointed out she is a "model field instructor, who is extremely dedicated to our students who are interning with her."

The award is given to a person demonstrates "extraordinary dedication to the Clarian mission and values both while they are at work and as they go about their daily lives in the community."

Speak up for those unable to speak for themselves, social work students are told at Lead Day

Dr. Katharine Byers talks to social work students at the State HOuse during Lead Day

Feb. 18, 2009 – Chanting “Two, four, six, eight, social workers advocate,” hundreds of social work students from across Indiana descended on the State House Wednesday. The students, including those from Indiana University School of Social Work, were in Indianapolis to attend the 10^th annual Social Workers Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (Lead). Click here for complete story.

School of Social Work showcases its international reach at IUPUI's International Festival

Feb. 17, 2009 - The School of Social, which has assisted students with placements in at least 15 countries, participated in the 5th IUPUI International Festival on Tuesday at Taylor Hall. The school's booth, which was sandwiched in between the Herron School of Art and the Hip Hop Dance Crew, showed off its ability to send students to countries ranging from Chile, Argentina, Germany, to Romania and Kenya. Among those taking a turn answering questions about the  School's international program was Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli, the Executive Director of Undergraduate Education and Interim Executive Director of the Labor Studies program.

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli (at left) answers questions about the School's international reach

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli is the 2009 Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity recipient

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli

Feb. 12, 2009  - News of awards for School of Social Work being honored continues with the announcement that Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli will be the recipient of the 2009 Joseph T. Taylor Award for Excellence in Diversity. The award will be presented at the 20th Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium on February 26 at IUPUI. Click here for complete story.

School of Social Work faculty capture university and state honors

Feb. 11, 2009 – The honors continued to roll in this week for School of Social Work faculty as both Dr. Gary Miller and Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli learned they will receive major awards. Dr. Miller will receive a Distinguished Teaching award, while Dr. Queiro-Tajalli will receive a Torchbearer Award from the Indiana Commission for Women. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Gary Miller            Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli

Interest in rebuilding war-torn communities leads Dr. Carmen Luca Sugawara to Croatia

Dr. Carmen Luca Sugawara

Feb. 6, 2009  - Can parents’ involvement at their children’s school become a stepping stone in the reconstruction of the social fabric in communities left torn by war? That question has led Indiana University School of Social Work Assistant Professor Carmen Luca Sugawara to the region surrounding Vukovar, Croatia, a community that endured a siege and bombardment during the Serb-Croat War in the early 1990s. Click here for complete story.

School of Social Work's Lisa McGuire wins the Thomas Ehrlich Award for Service Learning

Dr. Lisa McGuire

Feb. 5, 2009  - Dr. Lisa McGuire, an Associate Professor in the Indiana University School of Social Work, has been selected to receive the Thomas Ehrlich Award for Service Learning.

"Congratualations on this well-deserved honor!," Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie wrote in a letter informing Dr. McGuire she has won the award.

What a great week!," said the School's Dean Michael Patchner upon learning of the award. "I am extremely pleased to announce another major University (all 8 campuses) award being bestowed on one of our colleagues."

Earlier this week, Dr. Carol Hostetter, an Associate Professor in the School, learned she won the Herman Frederic Lieber Memorial Award for teaching excellence.

In his letter to Dr. McGuire, President McRobbie wrote, "It is because of faculty members like you, who have a clear vision of what education can and should be that Indiana University has acheived an international reputation as a center of academic excellence."

The Thomas Ehrlich Award is given to individuals who have "implemented service learning in a manner consistent with good practice, improve the course, reflected upon it, taken on leadership in their department, campus and/or discipline and had an impact on students and the community both in and out of the classroom."

Dr. Carol Hostetter

Dr. Carol Hostetter wins the Indiana University Herman Frederick Lieber Memorial Award for teaching excellence

Feb. 3, 2009  - Dr. Carol Hostetter, an associate professor in the Indiana University School of Social Work, has won the Herman Frederic Lieber Memorial Award for teaching excellence.

"It is because of faculty members like you, who have a clear vision of what education can and should be that Indiana University has achieved an international reputation as a center of academic excellence," IU President Michael A. McRobbie wrote in a letter to Dr. Hostetter announcing the award.

"You bring great credit to the whole university and it will be a special honor for me to present this award to you," the president said of an upcoming awards ceremony in March.

Researcher to study effectiveness of Indiana's bullying law

James Brown

Jan. 27, 2009 - Does Indiana’s anti-bullying law help parents keep their children safe in school or is it a paper tiger that does little to assist victims? That’s the question James R. Brown, a researcher in the Ph.D program at the Indiana School of Social Work, hopes to better understand through a study focusing on the parents of Indiana middle school students. Click here to read complete story.

Nine years of Advances in Social Work articles now available online

Jan. 22, 2009 -  Imagine being able to access nine years of articles detailing new and interesting ideas in the field of social work with a few strokes of computer keys. That is exactly what the Indiana University School of Social Work’s journal, Advances in Social Work, now offers readers. Better yet, any article dating back to the publication’s first issue in 2000 can be downloaded for free. Click here for complete story.

Students and faculty gather in the commons to watch Obama's inauguration

School of Social Work pauses to watch historic moment

Jan. 20, 2009 -- As the nation gathered around television sets to watch the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama, so did students and faculty at the Indiana University School of Social Work on the IUPUI campus. In the spirit of coming together, they held a pitch-in lunch as red, white and blue bunting hung over windows. The standing room only crowd applauded and cheered along with the rest of the country as the new president was sworn in.

Career choice is nothing short of an "epic adventure," BSW students are told

Jan. 12, 2009 - The setting and trappings of the retreat for the social work students was typical, even down to the pizza they had for lunch. The sobering and inspirational talk they had from the James Payne, the director of the Indiana Department of Child Services and Michael Patchner, the Dean of the Indiana University School of Social Work, wasn’t. Click here for complete story

Michael Patchner     James Payne

Cate Powell (left), a member of the IUPUI BSW Student Assocation and Stephanie Meyers, the president of the association, display donated items given by BSW students

BSW students step up to help others this holiday season

Dec. 19, 2008 - Students may be notoriousloy short of money, but that didn't stop Indiana University School of Social Work students from donating hundreds of items in Indianapolis and Bloomington to help make the holiday season a little brighter for those in need. Click here for complete story.

BSW student finds her niche with Department of Correction program

Janna Mallay

Dec. 3, 2008 -  When Janna Mallay started her practicum with the Department of Correction, she wondered how readily offenders would accept her as a new staff member at the Plainfield Re-Entry Education Facility. She quickly discovered her new “students,” were eager for any help she could provide as they readied themselves to leave the correction department behind and return to the community. For complete story click here.

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli is recognized by NASW as an Outstanding Hispanic Social Worker

Dr Irene Queiro-Tajalli

Nov. 26, 2008 -  Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli of the Indiana University School of Social Work has been recognized on the National Association of Social Workers website as one of the Outstanding Hispanic social workers in the profession. For complete story, click here.

Craig Campbell at the Internatioanl Fesvial

School of Social Work takes part in Indianapolis' International Festival

Nov. 21, 2008 - Social work anyone? Craig Campbell from the Indiana University School of Social Work stood ready for any inquiries at the International Festival held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The festival, which featured exhibits from more than 50 ethnic groups. It is the oldest pan-ethnic celebration and is hosted by the National Council of Indiana. Campbell was armed with information about the school and its placement of students around the world, not to mention the school's four-color pens for anyone who stopped by.

School of Social Work faculty explore possible collaboration with Peking University

Nov. 10, 2008 - “Daunting” and “exciting” are two words Margaret Adamek uses to describe a potential collaboration between the Indiana University School of Social Work and the Health Sciences Center at Peking University. She and School of Social Work Associate Dean Virginia Majewski visited China last month to investigate possible collaboration between the two universities. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Margaret Adamek took time during trip to Beijing to visit the Great Wall

New book on history of American strikes includes chapter by Labor Studies Assistant Professor William Mello

Dr. William Mello

Nov. 21, 2008 - A new history of American strikes will include a chapter by Dr. William Mello, an assistant professor of Labor Studies at IU Kokomo. Mello's chapter, "Strikes on the Port of New York 1945-1960," is included in "The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History." The book is edited by Aaron Brenner, Benjamin Day and Immanuel Ness and is due out in March, 2009.  

IUE's social work students organize suicide awareness walk in Richmond

Nov. 18, 2008 - Social work students at Indiana University East in Richmond were so moved by the issue of suicide, they organized that city’s “Out of the Darkness Community Walk.” The Oct. 18^th walk in Richmond was designed to help lessen the stigma that often accompanies suicide. An estimated 32,000 lives are lost annually to suicide in the Untied States. Click here for complete story.

Participants in the walk including, IUE social work student Jessica Shell, who helped organize the event, is seated second from left in the front row, and IUE social work student Lea Banks, who is third from the right in the back row

MSW grad Kasey Demps reports in from England on transportation and diversity as she tackles a new job

Kasey Demps

Nov. 3, 2008 -  I have been in England for one month and it has been such an adventure. Just navigating the public transportation system alone is quite a challenging activity, but surprisingly enough, it has been one of the best parts of the trip. Click here for complete story.

Live from Philadelphia! School of Social Work faculty take their act on the road

Mistress Susan Larimer and Sir Robert Vernon

Oct. 30, 2008 - Indiana University School of Social Work Professor Robert Vernon and Susan Larimer, MSW Student Services Coordinator, are performing "The Queen's New Poore Law," at this year's Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting in Philadelphia.Click here for complete story.

School of Social Work faculty featured in news video interview on Muslim study

Oct. 28, 2008 - A video interview of Dr. Khadija Khaja and Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli of the School of Social Work discussing their study on the impact that 9/11 has had on the lives of Muslims is now one of the featured interviews on the IUPUI web page. They were part of a research team that found time has done little to ease the feelings of pain, horror and shame some Muslims felt after the Sept. 11th terrorists’ attacks in America.To view the interview, click here: https://www.slashtmp.iu.edu/public/download.php?FILE=janormin/59552wS7E6v

Alexandra Peralta is named Student of the Year by the Indiana Chapter of NASW

Oct. 28, 2008 - Alexandra Peralta, a student at the Indiana University School of Social Work, has been named the NASW, Indiana Chapter, MSW Student of the Year. The award came during the association's annual conference earlier this month. Letters of support for her nomination described her as an accomplished and outstanding student who displays exceptional leadership qualities as well as a commitment to social justice and a passion to work with refugees throughout the world.

School of Social Work Assistant Professor Stephanie Boys awaits the arrival of Barack Oboma at the American Legion Mall Thursday

School of Social Work faculty and students among a crowd estimated at 35,000 to hear Obama speak

Oct. 24, 2008 -  A last minute decision by Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama to hold a campaign rally in Indianapolis at the American Legion Mall downtown couldn't have worked out better for several MSW graduate classes Thursday. Professor Robert Vernon and Assistant Professor Stephanie Boys walked with their students to event to listen to Obama in person. Both policy classes were to start talking about the legislative process this week.

Run for Congress is seen as a natural progression for MSW grad Gabrielle Campo

Gabrielle Campo

Oct. 23, 2008 - “Why wouldn’t I do it,” Gabrielle Campo, a 2006 MSW graduate said of her decision to run for elected office. “I had the skills and the knowledge of how to do it.” While studying on the IUPUI campus, Campo focused on how policy affects people’s lives and learning how to be the director of an organization. Click here for comple story.

Assistant Professor Khadija Khaja

Muslims continue to experience a "double whammy," of grief and suspicion from Sept. 11th terrorists attacks

   Oct. 16, 2008 - Time has done little to ease the feelings of pain, horror and shame Muslims felt after the Sept. 11th terrorists’ attacks in America, a pilot study by Indiana University School of Social Work researchers has found. Responses from Muslims in the United States, Argentina, Australia and Canada, show the respondents still feel “a lot of pain, a lot of grief, a tremendous amount of grief,” said Dr. Khadija Khaja, an Assistant Professor of Social Work. Click here for complete story.

Dr. William Barton receives national award for juvenile detetion reform efforts

     Sept. 24, 2008 -  Indiana University School of Social Work Professor William Barton was given a national award Wednesday for his outstanding contributions to juvenile detention reform. The award was presented at the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative National Inter-Site Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Indianapolis. Click here for the complete story. 

Dr. William Barton accepting the Natalie S. Bimel Award for Outstanding Contributions to Juvenile Detention Reform by a Community Leader

MSW grad Kasey Demps sets out for England with high hopes and a plan

Kasey Demps

  Sept. 22, 2008 - Kasey Demps, who just received her MSW degree from the Indiana University School of Social Work, is ready to take her next step in forging a career in social work.She is heading to England and in a way, we are going along, too. Kasey has agreed to provide updates that will run on the school’s web site that will detail her experiences in England. Click here for complete story

Dr. Darlene Lynch, IU Northwest's new director of social work

  Sept. 19, 2008 -  Dr. Darlene Lynch sees lots of opportunities with a program known for its academic excellence and community engagement. For more information about Dr. Lynch and her thoughts about program considered the the most challenging graduate program at IU's Gary campus, click here.

Dr. Darlene Lynch

Blackman and Daley head to Washington to discuss challenges facing returning soldiers

    Sept. 17, 2008 - A presentation last fall by two Indiana University School of Social Work professors on issues facing Hoosier military families has landed them an invitation to appear at the 38^th Annual Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Legislative Conference later this month. Professors Lorraine Blackman and James Daley are scheduled to speak at the CBC’s Veterans Braintrust during the conference on Sept. 26^th. The conference will be held in Washington Sept. 24-27 and is the largest annual national gathering of African-American political and community leaders. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Blackman          Dr. Daley

Leagacy of South African trip still being absorbed by School of Social Work faculty

Sept. 12, 2008 - Their bags are unpacked, the souvenirs from a trip to South Africa put away. But three Indiana University School of Social Work faculty members are still trying to absorb the full impact left by the journey to an international conference. For the complete story about Patricia Howes, Director of the Child Welfare Education and Training Partnership, Associate Professor Lisa McGuire and Sherry Gass, MSW Student Services Coordinator. Click here for complete story.

Howes           McGuire        Gass

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Looking for insight into American voters, a Chinese officals talks to Labor Studies faculty

Sept. 11, 2008 - A Chinese official visiting the United States included a stop at IUPUI to seek out advice on what’s on the minds of Indiana and America voters about to choose a new President. Cong Peiwu, a counselor with the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China, started his trip in Washington, D.C. before stopping in Indianapolis. At his request, Peiwu met with representatives of the Labor Studies Program of the Indiana University School of Social Work. Click here for complete story

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli presents Cong Peiwu with a IU School of Social Work portfolio

MSW students survive first graduate-level class

    Sept. 4, 2008 - There was a sense of relief Thursday for a large group of MSW students as they wrapped up their first graduate class.  The course is an immersion class to ensure students who don’t have a social work background understand the “big picture,” explained Associate Professor Lisa McGuire, one of four instructors who taught the class. Click here for complete story.

Dr. David Westhuis, executive director of the MSW program, talks with students at last class of MSW immersion class

Dean Michael Patchner to appear before Indiana Black Legislative Caucus annual symposium to discuss issues facing youth of color

Dean Michael Patchner

     Sept. 4, 2008 - Indiana University School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner will appear Friday at the State House before the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus 2008 Symposium to discuss issues facing youth of color. Patchner, who is co-chair of the Indiana Commission on Disproportionality in Youth Services, will be among commission members who will review the work of the commission concerning the numbers of youth of color in connection with juvenile justice, child welfare, education and mental health services. Click here for complete story.

IUPUI master plan to include location for a new School of Social Work building

  Aug. 28, 2008 -  As the Indiana University School of Social Work charts a new strategic plan to guide the school in the coming years, Dean Michael Patchner has announced a site for a new building for the school will be part of a master plan for the IUPUI campus. Click here for complete details.

Dean Micahel Patchner at the strategic planning retreat

Dr. James Daley offers insight into the stress military families face and how civilians can help them

Dr. James Daley

     Aug. 12, 2008 -  In an column in the Johnson County Daily Journal today, Dr. James Daley of the Indiana University School of Social Work, writes about how military familes are all around us, but we rarely talk about the challenges they face from raising children to coping with deployments. Dr. Daley, who has an extensive background in working with military families, writes, "Military families today are stressed with an unprecedented number of deployments. The civilian community can help by reaching out them."  To read the column, click here: http://dailyjournal.net/main.asp?SectionID=51&SubSectionID=180&ArticleID=82502

Professor Robert Vernon is part of group that wins international Second Life community challenge grant

   Aug. 6, 2008 -  A proposal by Indiana University School of Social Work Professor Robert Vernon and several colleagues from around the globe, is among three projects that have been awarded grants from the University of California Annenberg School of Communication as part of its “Second Life and the Public Good Community Challenge.” Click here for complete story.

Professor Robert Vernon and Gabrielli Rossini, Vernon's avatar in Second Life

Government report shows employment prospects for for social workers is favorable through 2016

     Aug. 4, 2008 - Employment for social workers is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

     The number of employed social workers is expected to increase from 595,000 in 2006 to 727,000 by 2016, the bureau's Occupational Outlook Handbook predicts.

     The growing elderly population and the aging baby boom generation will result in rapid job growth among gerontology social workers, while mental health and substance abuse social workers will grow at a fast rate as well as more people are being placed into treatment programs instead of being sentenced to prison.

     To read the occupational handbook report on social workers, click http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos060.htm#earnings

Anxious to touch lives, Amber Jones heads to the Dominican Republic

Amber Jones

   July 29, 2008 – As other students eased into the summer break, Amber Jones prepared to leave the country.  Jones, who will be a senior in the Indiana University School of Social Work’s BSW program this fall, had a desire to go places and touch peoples lives. Click here for complete story.

Virginia Majewski will join School of Social Work as Associate Dean

July 23, 2008 - Indiana University School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner has announced Dr. Virginia Majewski will become the Associate Dean of the School this academic year. Dr. Majewski has been at West Virginia University where she served as Chairperson of the Division of Social Work for the past six years.  In her new duties as Associate Dean, Dr. Majewski will provide oversight and administrative support to the School’s BSW, MSW, and Ph.D. programs in social work and the AS and BS programs in Labor Studies. Click here for complete story.

Associate Dean Virginia Majewski

Stephanie Gifford wins Children's Bureau Social Worker of the Year honor

July 23, 2008 -  Stephanie K. Gifford, who graduated with her MSW degree from the Indiana University School of Social Work in 2006 has not only found a job at the Children's Bureau but is doing standout work there. After being selected as an employee of the month, Gifford was named the agency's Social Worker of the Year on Tuesday. Gifford works in the agency's Neighborhood Alliance for Child Safety  South office near Fountain Square.

Dr. Katharine Byers leads effort to ensure the future of ISP

Dr. Katharine Byers

     July 22, 2008 - Dr. Katharine Byers, one of the original supporters of Influencing State Policy (ISP) is now working to ensure the organization continues for years to come following the retirement of its long-time leader, Professor Robert Schneider of Virginia Commonwealth University. Click here for complete story.

The Chapin Hall Center for Children publishes report by School of Social Work Professor William Barton

July 18, 2008 -  Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago has published an exploratory study by Indiana University School of Social Work Professor William Barton. The study looks at juvenile justice programs where managers and practitioners are attempting to build youth interventions with strength-based, positive youth development principles. To read the report click on Building on Strength: Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Justice Programs

Professor William Barton

Bekah Swingle with a friend she met in Romania

Bekah Swingle finds inspiration and insights in Romania

   July 2, 2008 -  Determined to spend her senior semester practicum abroad, Bekah Swingle could have easily settled for London. But why go to London to do pretty much what she was already doing here?  “I felt like I needed to do something different, so I did my own search,” said Swingle, who recently graduated with her MSW degree from the Indiana University School of Social Work. What she found was Veritas, a social service agency located in Sighisoara, Romania. Click here for complete story.

BSW graduate Shingo Takura dies in kayaking accident.

     Shingo Takura, a 2006, a 2006 BSW graduate, died in a kayaking accident Juyne 28th on White River at Noblesville. For more information click on the link http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008806290374 to read the story in the Indianapolis Star.

Dr. Margaret Adamek's advice on international travel: Go for it!

Dr. Margaret Adamek with her Ethiopian students

     June 20, 2008 - By the time the keynote speaker finished talking about the need for schools of social work to internationalize their curriculum, Margaret Adamek was sold.  Little did she realize listening to that talk nearly two years ago that it would lead to a trip to Ethiopia where last month she taught a course on scholarly writing at Addis Ababa University. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Khadija Khaja is appointed to CSWE's Council on External Relations

     June 19, 2008 – Dr. Khadija Khaja has been appointed to the Council on Social Work Education’s Council on External Relations. Click here for the complete story.

Dr. Khadija Khaja (second from right) is shown with other members of School of Social Work accepting honors at the Women's History Month Awards presentation

Title IV-E BSW and MSW graduates are honored at recpetion

  June 19, 2008 - James Payne, the Director of the Indiana Department of Child Services, told BSW and MSW graduates Tuesday that they will be joining an agency that is developing a national reputation for its reforms. Click here for complete story.

James Payne, the director of the Department of Child Services, address BSW and MSW graduates

Dr. Carmen Luca Sugawara is appointed to Commission on Global Social Work Education

Dr. Carmen Luca Sugawara

     June 17, 2008 - Dr. Carmen Luca Sugawara was notified Tuesday she has been appointed a member of the CSWE’s Commission on Global Social Work Education.

     The work of the commission is “far reaching in terms of setting an agenda for CSWE relative to Global Social Work Education as well as maintaining an interface with other organizations and their global initiatives, including the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education,” according a letter from the Council on Social Work Education's president, Dr. Ira Colby announcing the appointment.

     Dr. Luca Sugawara, an assistant professor at the Indiana University School of Social Work, was awarded the Frank Turner Prize by the publishers of International Social Work for an article on “Civil society’s role in promoting local development in countries in transition: A comparative study of the Philippines and Romania.” Jocelyn Hermoso was co-author of the article.

Motor Sport Enthusiast Dr. Patrck Sullivan Details the Life of African-American Racing Pioneer Joie Ray in New Book

Dr. Patrick Sullivan

     June 5, 2008 - A picture of Joie Ray sitting the the cockpit of a race car with a beaming smile dominates the cover of Dr. Patrick Sullivan's new book about the racing pioneer. But it's hardly by chance that hovering behind Ray is a picture of his father, Joseph Ray Sr. It was the accomplishments by both, one in racing and the other as a business and community leader in Louisville, Ky., that led Sullivan, a professor at the IU School of Social Work to write the book. Click here for complete story. 

Aging issue inspired Alexis Rose to pursue a PhD

Alexis Rose

 June 2, 2008 -  Alexis Rose’s life has taken her from a farm in southeastern Indiana to Hanover College, to the Indiana University School of Social work and now west – to the University for Houston. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Frank Caucci is selecteds to serve on a CSWE Council

Dr. Frank Caucci

     May 30, 2008 -  Dr. Frank Caucci has been appointed to the Council on Social Work Education's Council on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression. Click here for the complete story.

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli (right) with Argentina's Minister of Social Development Dr. Alicia Kirchner

Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli interviews Argentina's Minister of Social Development for upcoming book showcasing women social workers

  May 23, 2008 -   Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli has added another job to her to-do list: contributing author to an upcoming book showcasing prominent women social workers from around the world. Click here for the complete story.

Rachel Sipes wins Bepko Spirit Award

         May 22, 2008 -  Rachel Sipes, the IU School of Social Work's Master of Social Work Recorder and Student Services Assistant, has won a Gerald L. Bepko Staff Council Spirit Award. The spirit award recognizes full-time staff members who through extraordinary service and special contributions exemplify the spirit of IUPUI. Click here for complete story.

Lalit Khandare will discuss the fate of "untouchables" at international conference in Berlin

Lalit Khandare

   May 15, 2008 - School of Social Work Phd Student Lalit Khandare, who according to his country's caste system was born as an "untouchable" or one of the Dalits or "broken people," heads to Berlin to discuss the fate of "untouchables" in a conference in Berlin looking at the future of meagacities. Click here for complete story.

Fort Wayne newspaper recognizes first graduates of the master's program at IPFW

    May 15, 2008 -  The first Master's of Social Work graduating classat at IPFW capture's newspaper's attention in Fort Wayne. To read the story click on the link
34 grads making history at IPFW
They’ve logged more than 30,000 hours helping others in the community. Many are professionals and not the typical student to walk on Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne’s campus.

IU School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner is co-chair of the commission

Indiana Disproportionality Commission to hold statewide public forums

May 14, 2008 -     Are young people treated differently in Indiana depending on the color of their skin? That will be the central question for the Commission on Disproportionality in Youth Services when it holds its first in a series of public forums in Indianapolis later this month. Click here for complete story.

Dr. Cathy Pike of the IU School of Social Work is elected to the CSWE National Nominating Committee

Dr.Cathy Pike

     May 8, 2008 – Dr. Cathy Pike, whose academic career spans 20 years of teaching at all levels, has been elected to the Council on Social Work Education National Nominating Committee. Click here for complete story.

Trip to Brazil opens eyes of BSW student to future possibilities

Katina West

May 7, 2008 - On a recent trip to Brazil led by Labor Studies Assistant Professor Bill Mello, Katina West was inspired by what she saw during her 10-day visit.  “I saw the faces of destitute individuals that were full of hope and pride,” West said. She came to realize that hope is the best medicine of all. Click here for complete story.

BSW students find challenges are never ending at elementary school

Marie Brown (left) and June French

     May 1, 2008 - BSW students Marie Brown and June French spent their spring practicum at an Indianapolis Public elementary school where they became instant celebrities among the children, but found the challenges never-ending. Click here for complete story.

Son's deployment to Iraq leads MSW student to create a foundation to assist soldeirs returning from the war

Sondra Julian with her son Travis, who is now serving in Iraq

     April 25, 2008 - Like any mother, Sondra Julian worried when she learned her 22-year-old son was heading to Iraq last December. But Julian, who lives in Chesterton and was studying to earn a Master’s of Social Work degree at IU Northwest, decided to do more than just worry. She created the Military Heros Foundation. Click here for complete story.

IU School of Social Work Dean Emeritus Sheldon Siegel receives community leadership award

Sheldon Siegel

     April 24, 2008 -  Dr. Sheldon Siegel, the Dean Emeritus of the IU School of Social Work, will receive the 2008 Community Leadership Award from the Indianapolis Senior Center on Friday. The award, which will be presented at the agency's Senior Prom, is given annually to people with a history of community service, particularly in the area of aging. Dr. Siegel served as dean from 1984-1994 and later returned as interim dean in July of 1999, serving in the capacity until Dean Michael Patchner was hired in 2000.

And this year's award winners are...

  April 23, 2008 -- Anita Williams, a BSW student on the IU East campus at Richmond has received the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, while Denise Weiss, also a BSW student, has received the Chancellor's Scholard Award. Williams, who works at the Area Nine office, an organization that deals with elderly and disabled, has been accepted into the IU School of Social Work's Master's program. Weiss works at Wernle Children's Home in Richmond.

Dr. Ed Fitzgerald, director of the BSW program at the IU East campus at an awards ceremony honoring Anita Williams (left) and Denise Weiss for their academic achievements

Last class for MSW families concentration students

MSW students pose for a picture with Professor James Daley

  April 22, 2008 -  An interest in working with families brought these MSW students together as they entered their second of their graduate program at the IU School of Social Work. After spending a year on their choosen families concentration, they gathered Monday for their last class with Associate Professor James Daley, who is the chair of the families concentration program.

Michelle Kellogg dreams big and looks ahead to working at the international level

Michelle Kellogg

  April 18, 2008 -  BSW student Michelle Kellogg is not afraid to dream big. First she set her sights on working in South Africa and now she hopes to work on policy issues at the international level. Click here for complete story.

School of Social Work Dean Micahel Patchner (left) with School of Social Work Alumni Board President Laura Jefferson, accept the Spirit of Philanthropy award on behalf of Michael and Barbara Bass from IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz

School of Social Work honors Michael and Barbara Bass with Spirit of Philanthropy Award

     Apirl 17, 2008 - Michael and Barbara Bass were honored Thursday with the Indiana University School of Social Work Spirit of Philanthropy award for their decision to create a scholarship to assist students in the School of Social Work. Click here for the complete story.

April 17, 2008 -  Amber Jones, a coach with IUPUI's America Reads and America Counts Programs, and an undergraduate in the social work program, took a strategy out of a professional social worker's toolkit and applied it beautifully to her tutoring practice. Click here for complete story.

Information about working with the aging adults to be provided at lunceheon

Careers in Aging luncheon and Third annual Social Work Job Fair to be held this week

     April 15, 2008 - Where can you get free pizza, a peek at the future of social work and maybe land a job? Try the Indiana University School of Social Work on Thursday and Friday.  Click here for complete story.

IU School of Social Work faculty take part in IUPUI Symposium on Civic Engagement

Professor Erika Galyean

     April 11, 2008 – Professor’s Erika Galyean and Khadija Khaja of the IU School of Social Work were presenters at the IUPUI Symposium on Civic Engagement, highlighting the school’s extensive service learning opportunities within the curriculum for undergraduate students. Click here for complete story.

National expert on nonprofit management to be keynote speaker at PhD Spring Symposium

Michael Austin

     April 10, 2008 - Dr. Michael J. Austin, a nationally recognized expert on nonprofit management, will be the keynote speaker for the 12^th annual Indiana University School of Social Work’s PhD Spring Symposium on April 24^th. Click here for complete story.

Dr. M. Thandabantu Iverson reports on review of U.S compliance to eliminate all forms of racial disrimination.

     April 3 - 2008 - Dr. M. Thandabantu Iverson , of the IUN campus provides a report on the recent UN country review of U.S. compliance with the International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). Click here for complete story.

School of Social Work shows off its international reach at the International Festival

    April 8, 2008 - The IU School of Social Work was on hand Tuesday at the IUPUI International Festival to demonstrate the international reach of the school's programs. Click here for full story.

Craig Campbell from the School of Social Work stands ready to discuss the school's international reach at the IUPUI International Festival

Public schools need to be more creative in battling truancy, study suggests

Carolyn Gentle-Genitty

  April 4, 2008 - If there is any hope to see a fall in chronic truancy numbers, public schools must be creative in developing opportunities for students to feel as if they are a part of their schools, a study conducted by an IU School of Social Work doctoral candidate, Carolyn Gentle-Genitty suggests. Click here for complete story.

BSW students honored at awards ceremony

BSW students and faculty at recognition awards program

  April 2, 2008 - Roses, medals and certificates were all part of the IU School of Social Work annual recognition awards ceremony Tuesday for BSW students. Click here for complete story.

BSW Student Association and IU School of Social Work help with tributes to Cesar Chavez

   March 28, 2008 - The Bachelor of Social Work Student Association, along with the Indiana University School of Social Work is helping with a tribute to farm worker activist Cesar Chavez and to the issue of international civil rights. Click here for complete story.

Craig Campbell, Labor Studies Student Services Coordinator at Cesar Chavez Day at the Indiana State Musuem

Volunteering skills land Bloomington BSW student a place on Governonr's conference on service and volunteerism

   April 1, 2008 – In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Katelyn Holsclaw felt so compelled to help those devastated by the storm that she considered leaving college. Instead she turned her attention to volunteering in Bloomington. Click here for complete story.

MSW student Diane Scott hopes to return to Kenya

Diane Scott

     March 25, 2008 -    March 24, 2008 -  Diane Scott’s life these days revolves around the practical necessities of finishing her internship at St. Vincent’s Oncology Center and completing a remaining class to earn a Master’s of Social Work degree in May.

Six from IU School of Social Work honored at Women's Leadership Event

     March 28, 2008 - Six members of the Indiana University School of Social Work were honored during this year’s 2008 Women’s History Month Leadership Awards program. Click here for the complete story.

Emily Hickman (from left) Lorraine Blackman, Khadija Khaja and Carolyn Gentle-Genitty hold their honors following the awards ceremony. Rachel Sipes and Katrina Patterson were unable to attend the ceremony.

Two faculty members of School of Social Work to be inducted into FACET

     March 17, 2008 -   The Indiana University School of Social Work will have two faculty members,  Sabrina Williamson and Kathy Lay, inducted into FACET this spring. Click here for complete story.

Khadija Khaja: Outstanding Woman Leader

 March 20, 2008 – Khadija Khaja, whose life has taken her from a small village in Nigeria to Canada and to IUPUI, has been named an Outstanding Woman Leader. Click here for the complete story.

Katharine Byers election to the BPD board comes as the organization faces key issues

  March 17, 2008 -  Dr. Katharine V. Byers, a long-time member of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, has been elected to the organization’s board for a two-year term. Click here for complete story.

Bullying should never be ignored, an IU School of Social Work PhD student says

   March 14, 2008 – Victims of bullies are no longer free from attacks even at home because those age-old nemeses of students everywhere have extended their reach through cyber-age tools like e-mail and text messages, James Brown, a PhD student at the Indiana University School of Social Work says. Click here for complete story.

The New York Times includes the School of Social Work's virtual world seminars in story about online learning

Professor Robert Vernon

     March 13, 2008 – When the New York Times set out to do a story on the state of online learning experiences, one of the places they turned to was the Indiana University School of Social Work.

     The story mentions how Professor Robert Vernon holds seminars with his students in a virtual world called Second life. The article included a picture of one of Vernon’s virtual seminars.

     The story also appeared in International Herald Tribune, the international voice of The Times.  For those who missed the story, here is the link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/jobs/09starts.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Robert+Vernon&st=nyt&oref=slogin

When the School of Social Work faculty speak, peers around the world are ready to listen

   March 7, 2008 - The work of Indiana University School of Social Work faculty will be front and center at international conferences this spring and summer. Click here for complete story.

Labor Studies professor wins second Mesa Refuge fellowship

     March 7, 2008 - While busy teaching in Brazil, Professor Ruth Needleman of the Indiana University-Northwest Campus has received another honor. Click here for complete story.

Kathy Lay is selected as member of FACET

Kathy Lay

     March 6, 2008 - Dr. Kathy Lay, an assistant professor at the Indiana School of Social Work, has been named a member of IU’s Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching. Click here for complete story.

Carmen Luca Sugawara wins writing award

Carmen Luca Sugawara

     March 3, 2008 - Carmen Luca Sugawara, an Assistant Professor at the Indiana University School of Social Work, has been awarded the Frank Turner Prize by the publishers of International Social Work. Click here for full story.

Roles of women and history of the School of Social Work portrayed on history page

March 3, 2008 - Ever wonder about the pioneers of the School of Social Work? Well, a click of a button will take you to a history website, Women Building IUPUI: A Walking Trail. The history page gives a lot of information on the program and the its first leaders, including Grace Browning, the first director of the IU Social Service Division and Mary Houk, the director of the IU Division of Social Services and first Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work. Click here for more information: http://www.iupui.edu/~history/trail/10.htm

Juvenile justice system takes a look at new approaches, Barton finds

Bill Barton

    Feb. 21, 2008 - The juvenile justice system’s traditional method of dealing with juvenile delinquents is beginning to undergo a transformation, a study by Indiana University School of Social Work Professor Bill Barton has found. Click here for complete story.

Blackman gives first TRIP lecture

Lorraine Blackman

  Feb. 22, 2008 – As her lunchtime audience settled into a room on the third floor of the Campus Center Thursday, Dr. Lorraine Blackman began a conversation she hopes will lead to changes that could affect the lives of not only students, but the community that surrounds the IUPUI campus. Click here for complete story.

School of Social Work teacher steps in to assist a formerly incarerated man start a new life

DeeEllen Davis

 Feb. 12, 2008 -  For all practical purposes, Buddy Stapleton had been swallowed up by the prison system and forgotten.But DeeEllen Davis, an adjunct faculty memberof the Indiana University School of Social Work was among those who help Stapleton build a new life upon his release. Click here for complete story.

Video of hundreds of social work students and others converging on the State House for LEAD

 Feb. 18, 2008 - Miss out on the 8th annual LEAD day at the State House on Feb. 6? Then take a look at a video, http://www.youtube.com/user/js57gifts   by Jennifer Schaefer, a BSW student, showing hundreds of social work students and others converging on the State House.

Labor Studies Program seeks candidates for 2 tenure-track positions

Feb. 12, 2008 - The Labor Studies Program at Indiana University is seeking candidates for two tenure-track positions.  One position is located on the Bloomington (IUB) campus and the other on the Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus. Click here for the complete story.

Message to social workes from Indiana legislators: "Thank you."

  Feb. 6, 2008 – “Thank you,” was the resounding message Indiana legislators presented to hundreds of social work students, faculty and other professionals during the annual advocacy day at the Indiana State House. Click here for complete story.

Social workers fill atrium at the State House for LEAD

Dr. Lorraine Blackman to give first TRIP lecture

 Feb. 5, 2008 -  Dr. Lorraine Blackman, an associate professor in the School of Social Work, will give the first  TRIP lecture and will discuss research in family life planning that could help reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. Click here for complete story.

Blackman and her students offers tips to address problems of children being born to unwed parents

Lorraine Blackman

Feb. 1, 2008 - When Dr. Lorraine Blackman saw the recent study by Indiana Black Expo detailing the number of children being born to unwed parents, she and her students came up with a list of tips on how to deal with the problem. Click here for complete story.

State commission's work to benefit all Hoosiers, Patchner says

  Jan. 28, 2008 – Indiana University School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner says work of state commission will benefit everyone. Click here for complete story.

Dean Patchner to lead state disproportionality commission

     Jan. 25, 2008 – Indiana University School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner will leade state disproportionality commission. Click here for the full story.

Bill Barton impacts juvenile justice system

Bill Barton, champion for kids

Jan. 15, 2008 – Bill Barton has the usual titles: B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. Now, he’s got a new one – “Champion for Children.” Click here for complete story.

Web site assists borrowers with student loan debt questions

The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and the Project on Student Debt have developed the Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project that can help loan saddled social workers and other borrowers to find out more information about the recently passed College Cost Reduction and Access Act, among other student loan related issues.

Robert Weiler

Grant seen as helping to build university-community partnerships

     Jan. 25, 2008 – The Indiana University School of Social Work has been awarded a $75,000 Practicum Partnership Program grant that will serve as an incentive to attract graduate students to the field of geriatrics and gerontology.

     For the first time, graduate students in the school’s Master of Social Work program interested in practicum placements with agencies that care for the aged will be eligible for a $2,500 stipend. Clicker here for full story.

Work continueson strategic plan

        Jan. 17, 2008 –  Coordinators of the Indiana University's School of Social Work's strategic plan hope to get additional comments from faculty, staff and students on a new strategic plan. For the full story click here.

Read All About The Future of Social Work

Hot off the presses! Go to Trafford Publishing to order our Advances in Social Work special issue. The publication captures the vision of 21 social work scholars looking ahead to what the future holds in their areas of practice, including Global Social Work, Multicultural Social Work, Spirituality and Social Work, and Mental Health and Social Work. Check it out!

The IUSSW Office of Educational Assessment: Now Offering Consultation Services!

In response to growing demand for information and guidance about educational assessment from schools and departments of social work throughout the country, Dr. Barry Cournoyer of the Office of Educational Assessment is pleased to offer consultation services. Individualized consultation naturally complements the Curriculum Analysis and other educational assessment services offered through the Office. Such expanded services are warranted due to the growth of the Office’s educational assessment activities and location to new offices within the School of Social Work.

Dr. Cournoyer, lead developer of The Curriculum Analyzer, a proprietary software program that facilitates comprehensive analysis of social work curricula based upon multiple dimensions, co-author of The Social Work Portfolio: Planning, Documenting, and Assessing Lifelong Learning in a Dynamic Profession (2002, Brooks/Cole-Thomson), popular speaker and workshop leader on the topic of educational assessment in social work, and co-facilitator of the Office of Educational Assessment serves as the primary consultant.

For more information, click the “Office of Educational Assessment” choice on the right of the screen.

IU Social Work Assessment

Our school is nationally recognized as a leader in social work education assessment.  Follow the links below to sample some of our projects and efforts!

• Office of Educational Assessment: Curriculum Analysis and Consultation Services
• Current faculty and student assessment projects
• Now available!:
  Special Issue on Assessment Advances in Social Work