By Kathy Quirk The Helen Bader School of Social Welfare plans to begin offering an online bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice and criminology in the fall semester 2024. The new option is a response to the need for alternatives …
By Kathy Quirk UWM has joined with Children’s Wisconsin in a podcast to help improve the lives of children and families with complex challenges. Overloaded: Understanding Neglect started its second season earlier this year. The goal of the podcast is …
A multi-disciplinary event on Artistic Representations of Aging highlights a photo exhibit, film and panel discussion — all centered around aging. The Helen Bader Office of Applied Gerontology, Student Gerontology Association, FOCUS photography club, and Milwaukee Film invite you to …
By Kathy QuirkPhotos by Troye Fox Is criminal justice as exciting as it looks on TV— full of car chases and shoot outs? Do all older people develop dementia? How can social workers collaborate with police departments to prevent drug …
By Kathy Quirk The Helen Bader School of Social Welfare was well-represented at the Society for Social Work and Research Conference in January. SSWR is the flagship research conference for national and international social work scholars and provides valuable experience …
By UWM News Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a free viewing of “My Ascension, a Documentary Film to Spread Hope and Fight Suicide,” on Feb. 8, from 5-8:30 p.m. at the Alumni Fireside Lounge in the UWM …
Story by Kathy QuirkPhotos courtesy of Jayden Richards An estimated 40 to 50% of victims don’t report crimes to police. Jayden Richards was interested in the “why” behind that statistic. She is a doctoral student in social welfare with a …
By Kathy Quirk The UWM Alumni Association is honoring Chantell Jewell, a graduate of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare’s Criminal Justice program, with its Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. Jewell, who earned her B.S. in 2000, is the superintendent …
By Kathy QuirkPhoto by Elora Hennessey Crystal Carter, a former clinical associate professor/field liaison in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, is one of 13 women chosen as Outstanding Women of Color in Education. The Outstanding Women of Color …
The Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW) selected Colleen Galambos for the 2023 AGESW Leadership Award. This award recognizes a faculty member who has made significant contributions in aging research, teaching and scholarship and who has demonstrated outstanding …
