Meet Jenny Satchwell, who is working toward her degree in the School of Social Work at Illinois State University.
WGS 400 Independent Study Spotlight: Jenny Satchwell
Unit: Social Work
5 things you will discover in latest Redbird Scholar
The spring issue of the Redbird Scholar has been published.
Former foster youth research how to help peers succeed
Lauretta Schaefer is a dance education major who spent her early childhood in the foster care system before being adopted. Now she is working with Social Work Professor Doris Houston, director of Illinois State’s Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies, to investigate the factors that influence academic success for Illinois students who have spent time in foster care.
Redbird media: News books by ISU scholars
The following summaries of books authored or edited by Illinois State faculty appear in the fall 2016 print issue of the Redbird Scholar.
Illinois State’s Kathryn Wehrmann to head National Association of Social Workers
Associate Professor Kathryn Wehrmann from Illinois State University’s School of Social Work will lead the National Association of Social Workers.
Social work policy experts bring real life to master’s course
Social Work 456: Child and Family Policy is a master’s course designed to explore existing and proposed policies on both a local and federal level that address social issues relating to children and families.
Grammy winner Kashif to headline conference June 3
The public is invited to attend the “Interests, Talents, and Skills of African American Youth,” on Friday, June 3, at the Alumni Center.
Photos: Redbird scholars at Illinois State Research Symposium
More than 500 Illinois State undergraduate and graduate students distilled months of hard work into posters that they displayed Friday at the University Research Symposium.
Social Work Day focuses on juvenile justice issues
“A Call to Action: Disrupting the (In)Justice of the School to Prison Pipeline” will be the theme of the Social Work Day Conference on March 28.
Main Street College to explore success among foster youth
The Illinois State University College of Arts and Sciences will sponsor its fifth Main Street College event at 7 p.m. March 21, at the ISU Alumni Center.
