MSW Application DEADLINES coming up: May 1 for part-time evening and Saturday students; June 1 for part-time day and full-time students. Please see information below on this page on how to apply.
Lalit Khandare will discuss the fate of
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.
MSW 2008-2009 Application and Information
The 2008 MSW application is available and you can access it by clicking on the link below. It is a Microsoft Word 2003 document.
You can request a CD or paper copy by emailing Rachel Sipes, MSW Assistant, at rdsipes@iupui.edu. For more information about possible careers in social work, program scheduling options, the curriculum, the admissions process, program costs and more, please contact Susan Larimer slarimer@iupui.edu. For a map to the IU School of Social Work at IUPUI, please click here. For information about programs at IU South Bend or IU Northwest in Gary, please contact slarimer@iupui.edu and she will direct you to the appropriate person.
2008 MSW Program in Fort Wayne!
The next cohort group of the IPFW MSW program will begin in 2008.
IPFW INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS:
NEW!!! Advirsors available in Neff Hall room 130 every WEDNESDAY from 12:00 - 6:00 to answer your questions about the MSW program.
Some general program information:
The part-time evening program in Fort Wayne takes at least 3 full academic years to complete including summer sessions.
The structure of the program is two evenings a week for the entire 3 years of the program.The evenings are Monday and Wednesday – generally from 6:00 p – 8:40 p.
Potential applicants need to be aware of the fact that the Fort Wayne program is limited to the Child Welfare Concentration.If a student is interested in another concentration – he/she must be aware that they will have to travel to another campus (typically IUPUI ) for their concentration year for 3 classes.
You will use the same application as students applying to IUPUI and will mail your application to IUPUI campus.
Would you like more information about the program? Contact information:Susan Larimer slarimer@iupui.edu; 317-274-6966
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.
IU School of Social Work Dean Michael Patchner is co-chair of the commission
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 IndianaUniversitySchool 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 12th annual Indiana University School of Social Work’s PhD Spring Symposium on April 24th. 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
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.
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 atribute 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.
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.
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 OncologyCenter and completing a remaining class to earn a Master’s of Social Work degree in May.
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.
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.
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.
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
Blackman gives first TRIP lecture
Lorraine Blackman
Feb. 22, 2008 – As her lunchtime audience settled into a room on the third floor of the CampusCenter 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.
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.
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 IndianaUniversity 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.
IUSSW students to manage NASW-Indiana website
Susan Kelley (left) and Polly Lay have taken over managing the NASW-Indiana website for the next year from Dorian Gossy and Melanie Short. This is the fifth year that IUSSW MSW students have provided this service.
Susan Kelley and Polly Lay
Read All About The Future of Social Work
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So far, the following educational institutions have suscribed to Advances in Social Work: Baylor University, Case Western Reserve University, Columbia University, Eastern University, Indiana University, LaSalle University, McGill University, New York University, University of North Carolina, Ohio Dominican University, Seton Hall University, St. Louis University, Simmons College, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Oklahoma, University of Southern California, Xavier University, Georgia State University, UT Pan American University, UT Arlington University, University of California, Salish Kootenai College, University of Chicago, Our Lay of the Lake University and Chatham College.
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!
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