The leadership team of the School of Social Work B.S.W. Where Online Works! (WOW!) program (below) was recognized by the WSU Assessment Director for exemplary assessment work during the 2016-17 cycle. WOW! was featured on a poster at the Oct. 19 Program Assessment Appreciation Luncheon hosted by President Wilson and Provost Whitfield. The poster highlighted the assessment process and its impact on students' performance and learning. 

Suzanne Brown (below, first row, far right) and colleagues from social work programs across the country presented at the Council on Social Work Education's Teaching Institute on Oct. 19 in Dallas. Brown and other scholars discussed the social work profession's Grand Challenges, focusing specifically on social isolation across the developmental spectrum. Ideas were generated in discussion with presenters and participants for integrating information about the Grand Challenges into classroom presentations and curriculum. 

Tam Perry (below left) and M.S.W. student Maxwell Smith (below right) co-presented along with Jessica Robbins at the 6th annual conference of the Sociology of Development section of the American Sociological Association recently held at Wayne State.  Their paper was titled "When Urban Disparities Meet Environmental Crisis: Older Adults' Experiences with The Flint Water Crisis." This photo was taken by M.S.W. student Sarah Charbonneau, who also contributed to the development of the paper.

Megan Piel (below left) and doctoral student Alexandra Cameron (below right) presented a poster at the annual Council on Social Work Education conference in Dallas titled "Fostering Health: Addressing the Health Care Needs of Foster Alumni."

Arlene Weisz is quoted in this Atlanta Journal-Constitution article on the #MeToo Campaign. Read here.

School of Social Work doctoral student Ann Carrellas was featured in this Michigan Radio broadcast on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Read here.