It’s hard to imagine that it has been 10 years since this tragic event!
I am proud to be part of this event as a member of the Planning Committee. Please see the attached brochure to learn more about how to register, as space is limited.
All are invited to attend.
Dr. Wheeler served as the associate dean for research and community partnerships at Hunter College, which is located in New York City. His core responsibility was to develop and advance faculty scholarship and community-engaged evaluation, practice, and programming. In his five years as the inaugural associate dean, the school realized a 45 percent increase in faculty-grant [...]
Despite the windy and wintry weather, the School of Social Work’s commencement on Saturday, May 14th was a festive occasion. The SSW faculty and administration were so excited by the occasion that we lined up 45 minutes ahead of time!
There were 375 members of the class of 2011 consisting of 43 graduating with BSW, [...]
You might wonder what faculty are up to when classes aren’t in session. Julia Pryce, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work, had the privilege of joining several other LUC faculty from various disciplines on an immersion trip to Lithuania as part of the “Democracry, Culture, & Catholicism International Research Project”, sponsored by [...]
On Wednesday, May 4 the faculty, staff and administration of the SSW had its final meeting of the spring semester at Loyola’s newly acquired Cuneo Museum and estate. (http://cuneomansion.org/ ). In 2010 the estate was given to Loyola University by John Cuneo. As may be seen on the website and in the photos taken during [...]
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Please congratulate faculty member Shweta Singh on her win as outstanding blogger from the Communication Initiative and the BBC World Service Trust! It is a great honor to have her as part of the Communication, Media and Development Policy Collaborative blog. To read the blog entry, visit http://www.comminit.com/en/policy-blogs/saving-sakineh-from-iran. The formal announcement can be found [...]
We have just received word that Loyola Social Work student Katie Zabinski was selected for the Schweitzer Fellowship, a competitive program that enables students to design and implement innovative projects to help vulnerable Chicago communities. 111 students had applied for the 31 available Fellowship awards. We are so proud of Katie and glad to have her as [...]
What a special experience it was for me to meet a dozen or so “Social Work Apprentices” this past Saturday. These adolescent students from “Stand Up and Help Out” and C.R.I.M.E. spent several hours visiting us at the SSW on the Water Tower Campus. MSW student, Rachel Kibblesmith coordinated the program wonderfully. I presented some [...]
Hey folks did you hear what Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine medical students did last Friday, St.Patrick’s Day? It happened to be the day when they were matched for their residency assignments? Check out this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqV0XJkP50
Wasn’t their spontaneous dance a fantastic way to demonstrate their community of joy? As you watch it, you [...]
One of the things I appreciate most about our school is that we always come up with new ways to engage each other and help out the community. With the participation and planning of our School of Social Work’s Student Organization, we have a chance to celebrate spring, socialize with each other, and renew our [...]
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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