FALL 2017
E-NEWSLETTER
INDEX FACULTY PUBLICATIONS................ 2
FACULTY PRESENTATIONS......... 2-3
KEYNOTE ADDRESS........................ 3
FROM THE FIELD OFFICE................ 3
OTHER NOTEWORTHY ITEMS........ 4
FACULTY.......................................... 5
FACULTY/SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES....................................... 5
STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.... 6
ACCOLADES FOR OUR ALUMNI.... 6
UPCOMING EVENTS....................... 7
Happy fall to everyone, This fall, we welcomed a new faculty member, Lamont Simmons, EdD. Lamont joins us from the University of Memphis. He will work primarily with the BSW faculty, with future opportunities to teach in the MSW program. We are pleased that he has become a member of our community. Our reaccreditation process was postponed one year, so we will be working toward submitting our self studies in August 1, 2018. The site visit will take place in the following academic year. Several other exciting things happening this year. First, both the MSW and BSW programs are beginning the transition process to their new curricula. Faculty have worked diligently to revise curricula to better meet the needs of the workforce and contemporary practice. For example, the BSW program’s revisions include strengthening the practice curriculum for BSW students. The MSW program is shifting from Advanced Generalist Practice in the advanced year to Integrated Health and Behavioral Health Practice. As of the next academic year (AY 2018-2019), new course content, course design and new courses will be offered, completing the total curriculum transition for MSW students who entered the program this fall. Our MSW/School Adjustment Counselor study plan began this fall. Students who complete the requirements of this 68-credit study plan will graduate with an MSW and initial license as a School Social Work/School Adjustment Counselor. Cheryl Springer, PhD, will oversee students in this study plan. This study plan was created to enable three pathways for students
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