Remember studying the states of our country in elementary school? The state capitol of Kentucky is Frankfort; of Vermont–Montpelier. I took a family vacation a couple of weeks ago and was reminded of the diversity and uniqueness of our country. We visited little Vermont–the second smallest state in the country (landwise) with the biggest city [...]
The town of Kibera, Kenya where they are interning.
A few of our MSW students are doing an internship abroad in Kenya this Summer. Here is an excerpt from S.G.’s blog. I find it fascinating and such a tremendous experience if you are so inclined to experience social work on another continent…
‘This is our work [...]
We all deal with conflict in our lives at multiple levels–the workplace, the university, the family and many other places not least of which are social institutions. (in my last blog I wrote about conflicts in recent labor disputes in Wisconsin). Recently I saw a French movie (with English subtitles) that tells the story of a Trappist [...]
There are big things happening in our neighbor to the north–Wisconsin. The events are changing rapidly and are complex. To me, it is reminiscent of one of President Reagan’s first acts as President–breaking the air traffic controllers’ union. A newly elected governor in Wisconsin–Scott Walker–may not be trying to break public employee unions but is attempting [...]
Upon witnessing clients directly benefit from her work done at the master’s level, Deanna knew she wanted to do more. Soon after graduating from Loyola’s MSW program in 2006, she transitioned into Loyola’s PhD program with the encouragement and guidance of influential faculty members. Now in her second year of doctoral studies, she is focusing [...]
Read about the launch of our new substance abuse counseling certificate – also known as the CADC.
David Franczyk is not your typical social work graduate student. After spending more than 30 years working in the financial industry, he decided it was time for a major career change. A resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, David enrolled in Loyola University Chicago’s MSW program through the Carthage College cohort back in 2004—at the age of [...]
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