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Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago carries the mission of Jane Addams and the Hull-House movement forward, adapting social work to the needs and realities of today's urban settings. As a premier institution for graduate study, the college is a recognized leader in social work research, education and service.
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Holidays and the Incarcerated
Holidays are particularly difficult on the incarcerated and their families. Assistant Professor Susan Phillips was quoted in an article on this subject in the Seattle Medium in December 2009. The article, “The Cost of Incarceration – Part IV: At Christmas, Many Parents Are Away” profiled a young woman who has spent 19 Christmases without her mother, who is in prison. “We get so caught up on what the parent has done wrong that we become wrong-doers (to the children) without meaning to,” Phillips commented. She has participated in policy think tanks concerning children whose parents have been incarcerated. The social impact on families dealing with the justice system has long been an area of focus in the College.College Partners with Streetwise
Jane Addams College of Social Work’s collaboration with StreetWise, a program called SWEET, is featured in an article by Bill Coats in the November 25 – December 1, 2009 issue of StreetWise. SWEET stands for StreetWise Worker’s Empowerment Enterprise Team; it is a partnership that allows StreetWise vendors and JACSW MSW interns to work together toward common goals.News & Events
Scholarship Recipients Honored
More than 60 students were honored at the Dean’s Scholarship Dinner at the UIC Forum on November 17. The event included a dinner for recipients and their guests, an address by Dean Hairston, and presentations by Provost R. Michael Tanner and Dean Creasie Finney Hairston. Awards were presented by Director of Admissions Edward Potts.African Delegation Winds Up Visit
The delegation of visitors from Africa winds up its visit to the Jane Addams College of Social Work Nov. 27. Visitors included faculty at Addis Ababa University and the Institute of Social Work in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The month-long exchange enabled them to learn about the college’s teaching and research programs. Visitors attended training sessions at the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC). They also participated in colloquia on the college’s Africa programs, including the Social Work Education in Ethiopia Partnership and the HIV Twinning Center project, which partners the Jane Addams College with the Institute of Social Work in Tanzania.Alumnus wins UIC Partner Award
Donald Dew, MSW ’80, was awarded the 2009 UIC Partner Award on Friday, October 23 at the U of I Alumni Association’s Alumni Five Dinner. Donald was recognized as an alumnus who has gone on from UIC to contribute to the vitality of the Chicago metropolitan area through his work at Habilitative Services, Inc. Also in attendance were fellow Jane Addams alumni Jim Jones (MSW ’83), Jimmy Lago (MSW ’75), Kenneth Horace (MSW ’82), and Bill Coats (MSW ’71).Click here for more News & Events
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November 2009: - Kellie Malloch displays research she did for Professor Alice Johnson Butterfield’s Policy II class in the Community Health and Urban Development (CHUD) concentration. CHUD prepares students to contribute to building healthy urban communities in solidarity with the poor and other at-risk urban populations. (Photo by Maria Carrasco) |
May 2009: Commencement - Dean Creasie Finney Hairston, alumnus Donald Dew (MSW ’80), and UIC Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares at the 2009 Commencement. Dew, the president and CEO of the social service agency Habilitative Systems, Inc., gave a spirited address to graduates. Dr. Meares holds an appointment as professor in the College.
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