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  • Celebrate student success at the Annual Social Work Symposium and Celebration

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    Editorial Student

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    You’re invited to come celebrate students who are graduation from the Master of Social Work program at the Annual Social Work Symposium and Celebration on Friday, May 5! Graduating students will present posters of their capstone projects at the symposium beginning at 2:00 pm in the Phoenix Rooms. Following the symposium at 3:00, all BSW…

  • Breaking barriers: UW-Green Bay’s Master of Social Work Program

    Breaking barriers: UW-Green Bay’s Master of Social Work Program

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    pischkes

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    See ViXai Thao is a UW-Green Bay graduate of the Master of Social Work program with a school social work emphasis. He is a refugee and grew up with barriers and prejudice. Now as a school counselor, he helps students face and overcome their challenges. Video Transcript: Being a refugee, growing up in a household…

  • UW-Green Bay Social Work Students Attend Anti-Racism Virtual Summit

    UW-Green Bay Social Work Students Attend Anti-Racism Virtual Summit

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The Social Work Professional Programs became a bronze sponsor of SW Helper’s Anti-Racism Virtual Summit held during spring break. Forty social work students and additional faculty members spent the three days during spring break attending a series of sessions focused on anti-racism, advocacy, and support for communities of people of color. As a program, Social…

  • UW-Stevens Point at Wausau, the new university hub

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Starting in the fall, in a collaboration with UW-Green Bay, the Wausau campus will be the host campus for a UW-Green Bay Master’s Degree in Social Work (an MSW), serving practicing social workers in the entire region. Source: UW-Stevens Point at Wausau, the new university hub – Wausau Pilot & Review

  • UW-Green Bay graduate Josh Andreini featured as ‘Hometown Hero’

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay alumnus Josh Andreini ’17 (Master’s of Social Work) was recently featured as a Hometown Hero by WFRV-TV. “Appleton’s Josh Andreini needed a sense of purpose when he decided to join the U.S. Army in 2007. “I didn’t have a lot of direction or discipline in my life, and that’s where I really turned…

  • Master of Social Work program to be offered at UWSP-Wausau | Point/Plover Metro Wire

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    Sue Bodilly

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    An advanced degree in social work will be offered locally to Central Wisconsin residents through a new partnership between the UW-Stevens Point and UW-Green Bay.Beginning in the 2021-22 academic year, UW-Green Bay will offer its Master of Social Work (MSW) program on the UW-Stevens Point at Wausau campus.“This is exciting because it creates an option…

  • UW-Green Bay Master of Social Work (MSW) program expands to Wausau

    UW-Green Bay Master of Social Work (MSW) program expands to Wausau

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    Editorial Student

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    The UW-Green Bay Social Work Professional Program is pleased to announce it has received the Higher Learning Commissions (HLC) approval to offer its Master of Social Work (MSW) program in central Wisconsin. Through a generous and unique partnership with UW-Stevens Point, the MSW Program—classes and advising—will be offered at the UW-Stevens Point-Wausau campus. This additional…

  • MSW degree applications are now open

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    Editorial Student

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    The admission cycle for UW-Green Bay’s Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree is now open and accepting applications for the 2021-2022 academic year. An MSW degree provides a significant opportunity for graduate students seeking a career in human services. The program prepares students for advanced level professional practice applicable to a wide range of positions…

  • MSW Program Admission Cycle Now Open

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The admission cycle for the Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree from UW-Green Bay is now open and accepting applications for the 2021-2022 academic year. A MSW degree from UW-Green Bay provides a significant opportunity for graduate students seeking a career in the human services. The program prepares students for advanced level professional practice applicable…

  • Superior Schools advocate for social worker licensing changes | Superior Telegram

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    Editorial Student

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    To work in Wisconsin schools, social workers must receive additional education compared to their counterparts in Minnesota, which has created challenges for school districts located on the state border. “This is really about what kids need and removing the barriers to getting kids help,” said Amy Starzecki, Superior School District administrator. Social workers who work…