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Dean’s Column 2
Spring Roundup 4
BSW/MSW Updates 6
Field Education 7
Carver Corner 8Alumna Profile
Student Profile 9
Faculty Update 10
Alumni News 11
News Briefs 12
Social Justice 13
New Faces 14
Recruiting/Career 15
Calendar 16
Consultants •LouisGomez,MSW •MalloryHomeyer,MSW •BethKilpatrick,MSW •KellyKnox,BSW •EstherReyes,BSW •MeredithStory,MSW
Interns •JenAdams,MSW •KellyLynnBaker,MSW •SamOakley,MSW,at CalvaryBaptist •TomWorthley,MSW,at BroadwayBaptist •AmyYoung,MSW
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•educatingfuturecom-munityministryleadersforchurches; •preparingthoseleadersthroughcongregationalfieldinternshipsintheSchoolofSocialWork; •producingcommunityministryresourcesandtrainingforchurches;and •publishingaquarterlyjournaltobeusedasaresourceforcongregationalleaders. Co-investigatorsforthegrantareDianaR.Garland,dean;GaynorYancey,associatedeanforundergraduatestudies;JonSingletary,CFCMdirectorandassistantprofessorofsocialwork;andVickiMarshKabat,CFCMassociatedirector. TheCIOSfoundationwasestablishedin1952byPaulandMary“Katy”Piper. “Thesinglemostrequestedneedcongregationmembersaskoftheirchurchstaffisforwaystoserveintheirlocalcommunities,”saidDeanGarland.Shecitedresultsfrommorethan10yearsofadministeringtheCFCM’sChurchCensussurvey,
TheSchoolofSocialWorkhasreceivedtwo
newgrants–onethatwillbeginaninitiativeofdevel-opingleadersandresourcesforcongregationalcommu-nityministriesandanothertoassistgerontologicalstudents.BaylorUniversityalsowasawardedanotherGEARUpWacograntthatwillprovide$1.2milliontocontinueandexpandliteracyeffortsoftheLearn-ingEnglishAmongFriends(LEAF)communityinitia-tive,ajointprojectoftheCenterforLiteracyandtheSchoolofEducation.
Congregational Community Ministries TheCenterforFamilyandCommunityMinistries(CFCM)hasreceiveda$1.1milliongrantfromtheChristIsOurSalvationInc.(CIOS)privatefoundationtobeadministeredoverthenextthreeyears. TheCFCMproposal,titled“StrengtheningCongregationalCommunityMinistries,”willfocusonfourkeyareas:
Grants to benefit SSWstudents, efforts in congregations, literacy
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whichprovidesanin-depthprofileoffamilieswithinacongregation. “ThePiperfamilyisexcitedaboutthisprogramtoassistchurchesincarryingoutcommunityministries,particularlysincetheBaylorSchoolofSocialWorkisalreadyworkingwithanumberofotherorganizationsthatreceivefundingfromCIOS,”saidKentReynolds,thefoundation’sexecutivedirector. ThesegroupsincludetheBaptistGeneralConvention
OneoftheactivitiesIenjoymostduringtheacademicyearistravelingtoplaces
whereIcancatchupwitholdfriendsandmeetnewones.Someofthesefriendsarealumniwhoareleadersintheprofessionofsocialwork,insocialservicesandinthechurch.Ialsoenjoyfriendshipswiththoseofyouwhoarenotsocialworkersbutwhoarethe“Aarons”wholiftupourarms,whogiveusstrengthandcouragetodowhatwedo.Youarepastorsandstoreclerksandlawyersandteachersandchildadvocatesandranchersandretiredadults—God’speoplewhohaveaburningpassionforaworldorderedbyGod’sjusticeandlove.Fromsomeofyou,thatsupportcomesintheformofwordsthatliftourheartsandstrengthenourresolve.Fromothers,itcomesasfinancialgifts.Someofthosegiftsmadeitpossibleforustoproducethisnewsletter.
OtherswillhelpussendtwoprofessorstoMoldovathiscomingspringtoprovideinitialgraduatecoursestothesocialworkfacultyinthelittleBaptistschoolthere,whilewealsoworkwiththesededicatedfacultytostrengthentheireducationprogram.
Stillothergiftswillprovideschol-arshipsforstudentswhoknowthatGodiscallingthemtosocialwork,butwhodon’thavetheresourcesforcollegeorgraduateschool.Andsome
Building communityofyouuseyourextraordinaryre-sourcestomakeitpossibleforustolaunchwholenewprogramsofsupportforthechurchanditsministries,suchastheChristIsOurSalvationgrantdescribedonpage1.
Daybyday,IexperiencekeenlythattheBaylorSchoolofSocialWorkismuchbiggerthanthesescrunched,temporaryofficesinthisparkinggarageonBaylor’scampus.Itisallofyou.Aschool,likeachurch,isneverthebuildings—itisthepeoplewho
arejourneyingtogether.OnSept.30,I’ll
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continuingeducationeventat
Ridgecrest,N.C.,and
anotherinHous-tononNov.3.Bothwill
providethreecontinuingeducationcreditsforyourprofessionallicenseifyouareasocialworker.Ihopetoseeyouthisfall!
Foryourspringcalendar,wewillbecelebratingthecentennialyearofsocialworkeducationforthechurch.TheWMUTrainingSchoolwasfoundedin1907,andbecausewearetheproudcarriersofthattradition,
Relationships that encourage, uplift and help us grow by Diana Garland
Diana R. Garland is dean of the School of Social Work and founding director of the Center for
Family and Community Ministries.
Jim Young, Missions Team, BGCT, presents Dean Diana Garland with a crystal vase for the School at the Annual Family Dinner April 27.
wearethrowingourselvestwobirth-daypartiesin2007.ThefirstwillbeMarch8-11inDallas,whereweareco-sponsoringtheNorthAmericanAssociationofChristiansinSocialWorkannualmeeting.Asapartofthatmeeting,ourfacultyandstudentswillbeprovidingmultipleworkshops.WewillhaveapartyonFridayeve-ningthatwilldebutanewshortvideoaboutourtraditionofsocialworkeducation.
InJune,attheCooperativeBaptistFellowshipgatheringinWashing-ton,D.C.,wewillbefeaturedonthegeneralsessionprogram.AsfarasIknow,thisisthefirsttimesocialworkeducationhasreceivedtopbillingatanationalBaptistgathering.
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“ You are ... God’s people who have a burning passion for a world ordered
by God’s justice and love.”Diana Garland, Dean
MSW student Samantha Oakley, left, volunteers weekly at Cesar Chavez Middle School in the Center for Literacy’s Learning English Among Friends program.
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ofTexas,BaptistUniversityoftheAmericas,BucknerBenevolencesandCooperativeBaptistFellowship. Aspartofthegrantproposal,thecenterwillnameYanceyastheAssociateProfessorofChurchandCommunity. “WearesogratefultothePiperfamilyforprovidingthisgift,”Yanceysaid.“Itwillnotonlyhelpcongregations,butalsoitwillenablestudentstopreparefortheircallingtopracticesocialworkinthecontextofchurchandcommunityministry.” Alsoapartoftheeducationalcomponentofthegrantisthenamingofateamofcommunityministrystudentconsultants,whowillprovideoutreachtocongregationstoextendthecenter’swork.Moniesalsowillfundstipendsforsixunder-graduateandgraduatestudentsincongregationalfieldinternships(see list on page 1). ThePipersalsoformedtheChris-tianMissionConcernsFoundationin1984.KatyPiper,PaulPiperJr.andPollyPiperRickardarethetrusteesofCIOS,andPaul’swife,Shirley,istheprogramofficer.ReynoldshasbeenexecutivedirectorofCIOSsince1983andpresidentofCMCsinceitsformationin1984.
Gerontology students TheCenterforGerontologicalStudies(CGS)andthefieldeducationprogramhavereceiveda$75,000PracticumPartnershipGrantfromtheHartfordFoundationtoprovidestudentscompensatedfieldinternshipsingerontologicalstudiesoverthreeyears.PrincipalinvestigatorsareJamesEllor,CGSdirector,andHelenHarris,directorofgraduatefieldeducation.
ThegrantwillbringclassroomexpertiseandresearchoftheCGStothecommunitythroughfieldpracticum. Incollaborationwithcommunitypartners,theSSWwilldeveloparotationalpracticumtofacilitategerontologicalexperiencesandspecializedtraining.Eightagencieshavebeenselectedthatreflecttheruralandurbandemographyofseniorsinthearea.(For more on this grant, see page 7). GEAR UP Waco TheCenterforLiteracy(CFL)receiveda$1.2millionshareofanewGEARUPWacograntthatwillexpandoneofthecenter’smajorcommunityliteracyefforts,LearningEnglishAmongFriends(LEAF),nowatCesarChavezMiddleSchool.TheprogramwillbeaddedtofiveothermiddleschoolsintheWaco
IndependentSchoolDistrict. The$11.3million,six-yearGEARUPgrant(GainingEarlyAwarenessandReadinessforUndergraduatePrograms)isfundedbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.ItisanestablishedpartnershipamongBaylor,TexasStateTechnicalCollege-Waco,MakingConnectionswithYouthCountInc.,CityofWacoAcademyforEducationalDevelopment,andtheWISD.Thepartnershippreparesat-riskstudentsacademicallyandsociallyforcollege. Originatedandco-sponsoredbyBaylor’sSchoolofSocialWorkandSchoolofEducation,theLEAFprogrambeganthreeyearsagowiththefirstGEARUPWacograntattheCesarChavezMiddleSchool.LEAFservestheentirefamily,offer-ingprogrammingforpreschoolers,classesforelementaryandmiddleschoolchildrenandforparents.
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Spring Roundup Brand new graduates gather on the steps of Miller Chapel after the Spring Convocation May 12 (above). At the Annual Family Dinner April 27 (left) Laura Cadena, left, joins Monica Gibson Rich, who was honored as Outstanding Alumna-by-Choice. Krissi Howie Vandagriff is presented the Outstanding Grant Proposal award by Dennis Myers (bottom, left) at the Family Dinner. Everyone gathered at the dean’s house (below) for an NASW Fellowship. Can you find the dean?
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Visit TheSchool of Social
Work’s new, improved Web site!
Available Oct. 1
www.baylor.edu/social_work
We’vespentseveralmonthsredesigningthelook,contentandnavigationoftheSchoolofSocialWorkWebsitetoimprovecommunicationanduserconvenience.
Plus,we’veaddednewfeaturesandexpandedothers,including:
•CareerServices
•Studentandalumniprofilesand testimonials
•OnlineregistrationformostSSW events
•Mostrecentpublicationsandresearch findings
•Expandedinformationandresources ontheSchool’sthreeCenters:
Center for Family & Community Ministries
Center for Gerontological Studies
Center for Literacy
Takeafewminutesandcheckitout,andthentelluswhatyouthink!Sendyourcommentsto:
[email protected] Lisauckis, adjunct faculty member (top), visits with MSW students Meredith Story, left, and Ella Bess Bumgar-ner at the first MSW Practice Colloquium May 3. At a reception honoring the new graduates (above) Gaynor Yancey, left, visits with Laura Newitt, BSW, and family.
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Rappin’intheSchoolofSocialWork?Theaboveisarap–ahiphopformofwritinglyrics–thatone
ofourBSWstudents,CharletraHurt,usedinteaching“financialfitness”toteenagersthissummer.Itwasn’tre-allywhatanyoneexpectedwouldhappenwhenCharletrabeganherinternshipworkinginacollaborationbetweentheDorisMillerYMCAandFaithCovenantSupportServices.Butgoodsocialworkisaboutbeingopentonewwaysofteaching,learningandapplication.
OneofthegoalsofCharletra’sinternshipexperiencewastomeetwithteensweeklytoteachthemfinancialmanagement.The“lessonplan”includedbasicbudget-ingconceptssuchassavingforthefuture,preparationforschool,andpayingasyougo.
Charletradidwhatshehadbeentaughttodoinhercoursework.Sheassessedtheneed.Shesoughtinputfromothersocialworkstudentsandteensabouthowbesttoteachthistopic.Shewantedtobeculturallysensitive.Outofthisnetworkingandpreparationcametheconsensusthattheseteenswouldrespondbesttorapasapartoftheirinstruction.Shewasamazedbythatsuggestionbutshewaswillingtotryit!
ThelessonplanforthedaythatCharletrataughtthedifferencebetween“needs”and“wants”gavedefinitionsandexamplesandputtheseintoculturalandsocialcon-texts.Then,therappin’began.
Intheevaluationattheendoffinancialfitnessclass,theteensexpressedhowmuchtheylikedlearning.Now,theysaid,theyreallystoppedtothinkbeforetheyspentmoney.
WhatdidCharletrathink?“Ican’tcarryatuneatall,”shesaid.“Ineverwouldhaveconsideredraptobeaposi-tiveteachingtool.Ihavelearnedsomuchaboutculturalsensitivityfromtheseteens.Ilovedeveryminuteofit!”
BSW & MSW UpdatesUndergraduate Program by Gaynor Yancey
AnanonymousexitsurveyonthegraduatecurriculumattheSchoolofSocialWorktakenbygraduating
MSWstudentsthispastspringshowed64percentgavetheprogramthehighestpossibleratingwhenaskedtheirlevelofoverallsatisfaction.
Asprogramadministratorsandfaculty,wefindthisencouraging.Wecarefullycraftcoursesandinternshipexperiencesthatdeliveradvancedpracticevalues,knowl-edgeandskills.Thisbuildsuponaneducationalprogramthatisthoughtfullyprescribedandsequencedsothatlearninghappensinacoherentwayandourgraduatesemergeasfullyprepared,ad-vancedpractitioners.Theexpectationsarefairlystraightforward:Dotheassignments,takethetests,workwellingroups,writepapersusingtheAPAformat,anddemonstratethecompetenciesofanadvancedpracticesocialworkerinthechosenconcentrationarea.
Wecontinuouslyreviewourprogram,anditssuccessandefficiencyarewell-documented.Onethingwecan’torchestrate,however,istheindividualstudent’sengage-mentwithandownershipofthelearning.Thepotentialofthecurriculumtodeeplytransformandprepareisdirectlyandexponentiallyrelatedtohowthestudentinteractswithit.Formany,it’satransformingexperiencethatleadstoafulfillingprofessionallife.StudentsintheMSWprogramcometouswithdifferentunderstandings:somewithaclearsenseofpurposeandothersuncertainoftheirgoals.Thefacultycelebratetheopportunitytowalkalongsidethesestudents–incasualconversations,men-toringandadvising–astheyexploretheircallandgrowtounderstandthemotivations,interestsanddreamsthatpropelthem.Thisprocessofengagementwillinformtheirrelationshipswiththecurriculum,thefaculty,colleaguesand,ultimately,clients.
TheMSWprogramnowofferstwonewwaysforstu-dentstohelpshapetheireducation.First,studentsmaydesignandimplementanMSWspecializationwithinoneofthetwoconcentrations–FamiliesandChildrenorPhysicalandMentalHealth.Thespecializationisanop-tionduringtheconcentrationyeartoindividualizelearn-ingandtofocusinonearenaofsocialworkpractice.The
Gaynor I. Yancey is associate dean, baccalaureate studies, and
associate professor.
Graduate Program by Dennis R. Myers
What you need?Nothingfancy,justsomewheretoliveWhat you need?EnoughfoodsoIcanfeedmykidsWhat you need?AgoodjobandacollegedegreeIgottaworkrealhardIcan’tgetitforfree
What you want?NiceHummerorsome22sWhat you want?3billssoIcanbuysomeshoesWhat you want?Anicegrillanda platinumchain
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“The faculty celebrates the opportunity to walk along-
side these students.”Dennis Myers
studentisawardedaCertificateofSpecializationaspartoftheannualconvocation.Fivestudentsreceivedthiscertificateatthe2006convoca-tion(students listed on page 13).
MSWstudentscanearnaspecial-izationingerontologyorinchurchsocialwork.QualifiedstudentswhooptforthelattermayreceiveatuitionscholarshipofferedbytheBaptistGeneralConventionofTexas.
Second,allcandidatesforgradu-ationnowparticipateintheMSWPracticeColloquium,heldeachspringtowardtheendofthesemes-ter,forwhichtheycreatepresenta-tionsbasedontheirprofessionalin-terestsandnewlyacquiredexpertise.Membersofthepracticecommunityattendthecolloquiumandreceiveprofessionaldevelopmentandcon-tinuingeducationunits.OfferedforthefirsttimelastMay,thepracticecolloquiumreceivedoverwhelm-inglypositiveevaluations.
Growthinnewgraduatestudentenrollmentchallengesthekindofindividualizationthathascharac-terizedtheprograminthepast.Thisfall,wehave60newstudentsenrolledintheMSWprogram,upfrom44thepreviousyear.Inspiteoftheincreaseddemandupontheprogram,facultymembersremainsteadfastlycommittedtoencourag-ingstudentstoembraceanad-vancedpracticeeducationthatwillempowerthemtounderstandandrealizetheirprofessionalvision.
Dennis R. Myers is associate dean, graduate studies, and professor.
TheCenterforGerontologicalStudiesandthefieldeducationprogramhavebeenselectedasasiteinthePracticumPartnership
ProgramthroughtheSocialWorkLeadershipInstituteandtheNewYorkAcademyofMedicine.The$75,000grantfromtheJohnHartfordFoundationincludesthefundingofeightinternshipsayearforthreeyearsforstudentsworkingwitholderadultsinareaagencies.Thesestudentsalsowillreceivetuitionremissionforthespringsemester. ThegrantincludesarotationalfieldmodelimplementedbytheSSWforthefirsttime.Studentswillbeassignedtoaprimaryfieldagencyandwillrotatethroughsevenadditionalagenciesinthespectrumofcarefortheelderly.Eightagenciesinthecommunityhavejoinedtheprojectaspartners:AreaAgencyonAging,CentralTexasSeniorMinistry,DePaulCenter,FriendsforLife,HillcrestBaptistMedicalCenter(GeropsychUnit),ProvidenceHospice,St.Catherine’sSkilledNursingFacilityandWesleyWoodsAlzheimer’sCareCenter.AgencyrepresentativeswilljoinstudentschosenforthegrantinthefallAgingandMentalHealthcourse,wheretheywilldevelopcompetenciesincareforolderadultsandtheircaregivers. ThefieldeducationprogramcontinuestogrowastheSSWdoes.Thankyoutoallofourfieldeducationagenciesthatcontinuetoprovidequalitylearningexperiencesforourstudents.Weneedyouaswegrow.Wehave113placementsthisfall,including35BSWstudents,31MSWconcentrationstudentsand37foundationstudents.
Helen E.W. Harris is director of graduate field education and a senior lecturer.
PPP Students •NicoleBlack,ProvidenceHospital •JenniferBeard,St.Catherine’s •CobieBernard,FriendsforLife •JessikaDoolitte,AreaAgency onAging •ConnieEvers,CTSM •IvyFannin,HillcrestGeropsych •EmilyJulian,WesleyWoods •LauraMoore,DePaulCenter
Judith Stolz, from left, Helen Harris and James Ellor confer about field placements for the new Practicum Partnership Program made possible by a grant from the Hartford Foundation.
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Carver CornerDebbie Luttrell McCune(1993)teachesearlychild-hoodclassesforJeffersonCommunityCollegeandhasbeenconductingcustodyhomestudiesforfamilycourt.ShealsoisworkingonherPhDinsocialworkandcommunityservicesthroughanonlineprogramatCapellaUniversity.SheisthechildcaredirectoratFirstKidsofFirstChristianChurchinLouisville,[email protected]
Deborah Chittam Nichols,sincegraduatingin1989,hasworkedatForsythCountyPrisonChaplaincy,ProdigalsHouse(forex-offenders),SCAN(StopChildAbuseNow),andKanawahaValleyHospiceCare.Since1995,shehasbeenwithInternationalMissionBoard/SBCinMelo,[email protected]
Steve Scudderrecentlyacceptedthepositionofdi-rectorofmissionsforSavannahRiverBaptistAsso-ciationafternineyearsofservicetotheSouthCaro-linaBaptistConvention.ThisassociationislocatedintheBeaufort-Bluffton-HiltonHeadareaofSouthCarolina.stevescudder@islc.net
Jim Sennett (1986)hasworkedinavarietyofclinicalsettingssincegraduation,includinganHMO,aman-agedmentalhealthcareorganization,hospital,familyserviceagency,privatepractice,andanot-for-profitEAP/managedmentalhealthcarecompany.Cur-rently,hedirectstheLouisvilleOfficeofBehavioralMedicineNetworkandisafellowintheAcademyofCertifiedSocialWorkersandaCertifiedEmployeeAssistanceProfessional.jdsennett@netzero.net
Susan Turner Thompson(1995)andherhusband,Jeff,liveinPhiladelphia,Pa.,andworkataninner-citychurch,whichSusansaysisexcitingbecauseofitsracialandeco-nomicdiversity.Theyaretheparentsoftwosons,Trace,2,andZachary,[email protected]
‘We don’t just talk about help-ing people’
By Kelly Knox
CarolMcEntyre(MSW/MDiv2003)knewshewantedtoapplyhersocialworkskillsina
congregationalsetting,butshewasn’tquitesurehowthatwouldhappen.Nowsheis.McEntyrespendsherdaysministeringtouniversitystudentsatFirstBaptistChurchinKnoxville,Tenn. “Iwantedtoworkinachurchsetting;Ijustdidn’tthinkitwouldbewithcollegestudents,”shesaid.“Collegeissuchaformativetime.So,whentheopportunityarose,Iknewitwouldbeachancetoimpactstudentsforlife. “IwanttohelpthemunderstandthattobeaChristianistocare‘fortheleastofthese.’Wedon’tjusttalkabouthelpingpeople,”McEntyresaid. ThecollegestudentsinhercaregotachancetoputtheirgrowingawarenessintoactionfollowingHurricaneKatrina.“Lastyear,whenourchurchbecameashelterforHurricaneKatrinavictims,ourcollegestudentswoulddropbyjusttoplaywiththechildrenwhowerestayinginourfellowshiphall,”shesaid.“TheyalsosortedclothesforKatrinasurvivors.Ialwaystellthemthatwecanchangetheworld,thatwecanmakeadifference.” McEntyrealsohashadopportunitiestosharewiththerestofthecongregationaboutcommunityministryneedsandsocialjustice.“WhenIfirstcametoKnoxville,IledaWednesdaynightseriesforthewholechurchcalled‘God’sCareforthePoor,’andItalkedaboutallthebiblicalpassagesthatadmonishChristianstocareforthepoor,”McEntyresaid.“Ourchurchislocateddowntown,andwehavealargehomelesspopulationrightoutsideourdoor.Wearetryingasachurchtoreachout.” McEntyrecreditedherSSWinternshipexperienceatLakeShoreBaptistChurchinWaco,Texas,asprovidingherdirectionforherfuturecareer.“Ihadtheopportunitytocreateafoodpantry,plancommunityministries,leadworshipandoverseebenevolenceneeds.” McEntyrechosesocialworkbecausesheknewitwouldbeaministryandnotjustajob.Sheaddswithalaugh,“Onceasocialworker,alwaysasocialworker!”
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Seeking a practical theology MSW/MDiv student passionate about helping displaced
ArmyReservesjustdaysaftergraduation.“Iturned18thedayIgraduatedfrombasictrain-ing,”shesaid.
ShemovedtoLynchburg,Va.,toattendLibertyUniversity,wheresheplannedtopursuelawschool.Insteadshegotherundergraduatedegreeinmusicandreligion.
Shesaidshedidn’tstartsingingun-tilhersenioryear.“Ididn’tevenknowIcouldcarryatune!”Shestudiedclassicalvocalperformanceandalsosanginworshipbands.
“Itturnedoutthatthedoublemajorplayedperfectlyintosome
careersIhadim-mediatelyfollowinggraduation,workingwithfundraisinginnonprofitorganiza-tions,”Vargassaid.
“ItraveledandsanginchurchesallovertheU.S.,PuertoRico,IndiaandHaiti.Duringtheseworshipservices,wewouldbringattentiontointerna-tionalhumanitarianaidneeds.”
VargasworkedwithHBIGlobalPartners(HindustanBibleInstituteinMadras,India)andWorldhelp.
Then,inearly2004,VargaswasnotifiedthatherReserveunithadbeenactivatedtothebattlefieldsinKuwaitandlater,Iraq.ItwasinIraqthatVargasmetChaplainPatrickMoore,arecentgraduateofBaylor’sGeorgeW.TruettTheologicalSemi-nary.Therewasaninstantconnection
By Kelly Knox
Youwon’tfindTiharaVargassit-tingstillforlong.The26-year-old
studenthasbeenonthemovesinceshewasborn,travelingalong,circu-itouspaththatledhertotheSchoolofSocialWork.
ShewasborninCoamo,PuertoRico,andherfather,Rolando,joinedthemilitaryandcompletedtrain-ingbeforeherfirstbirthday.Shortlythereafter,hewasstationedinMun-ster,Germany.NosoonerhadthefamilysettledtherethantheyweresenttoNewJersey,onlytoreturntoGermanyshortlyafterVargasfinishedkindergarten.TheVargasfamilywasinGermanyforthenextsevenyears.
WhenVargaswas12,thefam-ilyrelocatedtoElPaso,Texas.Herparentsservedasbi-vocationalpastorsofaHispanicchurch,andVargaswasinfluencedbytheiroutreachtotheneedsoffamiliesinnear-byJuarez,Mexico.
“Lookingback,Ithinkmylifeasamilitary‘brat’playedahugeroleinmyself-awarenessandhelpedmeattainaglobalperspective,”Vargassaid.“Asadaughterofabivocationalminister,Iwasformedbythepassionatesacrifi-cialserviceofmyparentsastheyex-posedmetotheneedsinthemilitaryfamiliesandlocalHispanicfamilies.ThetripstoMexicoexposedmetodevastatingpoverty,butmostofall,adesiretohaveapracticaltheology.”
DuringheryearsspentinTexas,VargasgraduatedfromhighschoolandbegantolooktowardfulfillingGod’scallingonherlife.Givenherfamily’sexperienceincombiningmis-sionsandmilitary,Vargasenteredthe
betweenthetwo,shesaid.“IfeltlikeIwaswithJesus
whenIwaswithhim,”Vargasrecalled.“ItwasthroughhimthatIlearnedaboutBaylor’sdualdegreeprogram.MeetingChap-lainMooreansweredthe‘whereandhow’tothedesireofservingChristthroughothersthatwasplantedandfosteredthroughoutmylife.”
Vargas,nowinhersecondyearoftheMSW/MDivprogram,hopestoworkwithfellowstu-dentVivianaTrianatoopenanimmigrationcenterinWaco.
“Myheartisforthosedisplacedpeoplewhodon’thaveacountrytocallhome,”Vargassaid.“Socialworkisaperfectfitbecauseit’stheincarnationofthegospel.It’sabouttakingsituationsthatarehopelessandmakingsomethingbeautifulblossomfromthem.”
Student PRofile
Tihara Vargas was a student co-leader of a community panel on immigration issues held last spring at Baylor.
Kelly Knox is a senior social work major minoring in journalism.
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“I was formed by the passionate sacrificial service
of my parents.”Tihara Vargas
Diana Garland andherhusbandDavidGarlandwillhaveanewbookavailablebeforetheholidaysfromBrazosPress,titledFlawed Families of the Bible: How God’s grace works through imperfect relationships. Herarticle“Whenwolveswearshepherds’clothing:Helpingwomensurviveclergysexualabuse”appearedinthespring2006issueofSocial Work & Christianity (Vol.33,No.1).Shealsoco-authoredwithMaryKatherineO’ConnorandEllenNetting,fromVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity,andTerryWolfer,fromtheUniversityofSouthCarolina,thearticle“Team-basedresearch:Notesfromthefield”forQualitative Social Work: Research and Practice,5(1),93-109.SheofferedtwoworkshopsattheCooperativeBaptistFellowshipGeneralAssemblyinAtlanta,June23-24:“Clergysexualmisconduct”and“CrazyfamiliesoftheBible:Storiesyoudidn’thearinSundaySchool.”SheandJon SingletaryareconductinganationwidesurveyofcongregationalearlychildhoodprogramsthathasbeenfundedbytheA.L.MailmanFamilyFoundationandtheLouisvilleInstitute.
Helen HarrisandIsaac Gusukumaco-authoredapresentationtitled“StrengtheningtheFieldEducationProgram:FieldInstructors’Self-AssessmentonProgramObjectives”fortheCSWEannualprogrammeetinginMarch.Shealsoco-authoredwithDennis MyersandJim Ellorapresentationtitled“Alone,ImpoverishedEldersandGuardianship:ProtectiveandHumaneResponses”forthesameconference.Shehadanarticletitled
“SpiritualFormationattheEndofLife”acceptedbytheJournal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging.
Dennis MyerswasnamedaGero-EdCenterExpertTrainerbytheCouncilonSocialWorkEducation’sGero-EdCenter(NationalCenterforGerontologicalSocialWorkEducation).Hehashadtwoco-authoredarticlesacceptedforpublication:“StudentNarrativesonSocialWorkasaCalling,”withHelen Harris, Jon SingletaryandLaine Scales,inArete;and“Serviceandfaith:theimpactonfaithofcommunityministryparticipation,”withBerylHugen,TerryWolfer,Diana Garland, David SherwoodandPaulaSheridan,inReview of Religious Research.
Rob Rogers, Gaynor YanceyandRandyWood(SchoolofEducation)willhaveanarticletitled“TheImportanceofAcademicEnrichmentandESLinaCommunity-BasedMiddleSchool”intheSeptember2006issueofMiddle School Journal.
Michael Sherrpresented“AWesley-anPerspectiveforAddressingPovertyandDisplacement”attheHebrewUnionCollege–UniversityofCincinnatiEthicsCenterandUnionInstitute’sSymposiumonPoverty,Welfare,andReligion,May6-8.Hisarticle,“BSWStudentPerceptionsofSalientIntegrationofFaithandLearningIndicators,”withGeorgeHuffandMaryCurran,waspublishedinthejournalSocial Work and Christianity,33(1),pp.58-76.Hisarticle,“ExploringHowSocialWorkAdministratorsIntegrate
faculty update Presentations, publications, conferences, awards
SpiritualityintheWorkplace,”withRickChamiec-Case,wasacceptedforpublicationinthejournalSocial Work and Christianity.Also,hisarticle,“TheAfrocentricParadigm:APragmaticDiscourseaboutSocialWorkPracticewithAfricanAmericans,”waspublishedintheJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment,13(3),pp.1-17.Hisfirstbook,Social Work with Volunteers,publishedbyLyceum,willbeinprintinfall2007.
Jon Singletary gaveakeynoteaddressandworkshoptitled“MinisteringtoFamiliesinCrisis”attheLighttheWayConferenceoftheTexasBaptistWeekdayEducationAssociationinJuly.Thisspring,hepresentedanaudioteleconferencefortheNorthAmericanAssociationofChristiansinSocialWorktitled“Faith-basedAdvocacyforSocialChange.”InJune,hepresented“CharitytoJustice:CongregationalAdvocacyandGlobalPoverty”attheCooperativeBaptistFellowshipGeneralAssemblyinAtlanta,Ga.HehasanarticleinpresswithFamily Ministrytitled“HandsareNotforHitting,”astudyofearlychildhoodprograms’useoftheInstituteforPeaceandJustice’sPreschoolPledgeofNonviolence.Also,hisarticletitled“WagingPeaceatHome”wasinthesummer2006issueofChristian Ethics Today.
“The Family Life of Baptists”
byDianaR.Garland
ReadDr.Garland’slatestpublicationat
www.baylor.edu/social_work
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SSW Alumni NewsTimothy Brown(MSW2003)livesinBryan,Texas,andisemployedbyHospiceBrazosValleyastheClinicalDirector/MissionSupport.Hepromotesend-of-lifecareissuesbypresentinglecturestosocialservicesandhealthcareagencies,organizationsandconferencesintheBrazosValley,inTexasandnationally.Heisthefieldplacementliaisonforthreemajorschoolsofsocialworkandhasmen-toredthreestudentssincehisgraduation.Timhasbeenawardedmorethan$75,000ingrantsfordevelopmentandimplementationofprogramsandservices.tm_brown@att.net
Kelley Bruce (BASW2004,MSW2005)isaqualifiedsocialworkerfortheRotherhamMetropolitanBoroughCouncilinRotherham,SouthYorkshire,[email protected].
Elaine Crump(MSW2002)isasocialworkerIIintheNeonatalIntensiveCareUnitatBaylorUniversityMedicalCenter.Sherecentlyattendedafive-weekSpanishlan-guageimmersioncourseinMadrid,Spain,toenhancehercommunicationwithLatinoclients.elaine_edc@sbcglobal.net
April Ellison(2004Baylor)graduatedinMayfromtheUniversityofHoustonwithherMSWdegreewithacon-centrationinhealthcare.AlsoinMayshewelcomedthearrivalofherson,MalikJ’vonEllisonWashington.
Noelle LeCrone Fields(MSW2004)isthedirectorofso-cialservicesattheMayfairVillageSub-AcuteandNursingCenterinColumbus,Ohio.Herareasofinterestareaging,socialservicesinlong-termcareandmentalhealthinlong-termcaresettings.lecronefields@yahoo.com
LeAnn Gardner(MSW/MDiv2003)onMay21wasordainedtothegospelministryoftheKathwoodBaptistChurchinColumbia,S.C.,[email protected]
Whitney (Smith) Luce(BASW2003,MSW2004)worksasanadoptioncounselorattheMethodistMissionHomeinSanAntonio,Texas.Herareasofinterestincludeadop-tion,[email protected]
Rebecca Russell (MSW2006)isanadmissionscounseloratUniversityBehavioralHealth,anemergencypsychiatricfacility,inDenton,Texas.
Melanie Sargent (BASW2002,MSW2004)worksasacounselortofamiliesincrisisatSTARRY(ServicesTo
At-RiskandRunawayYouth),anonprofitorganizationthatispartoftheBaptistChildren’sHomeandChildrenatHeartofMinistries.MelaniealsoisseekingaJuvenileProbationOfficerLicense,whichwillenablehertoseechildrenwhoareondeferredprosecutionandprovidecounselingtothefamiliesinthehopethattheyouthwillnotberepeatoffenders.Melanie.Sargent@starryonline.org
Matthew Schobert (MSW2002)waselectedWacoBranchchairoftheTexasChapteroftheNationalAs-sociationofSocialWorkersboardofdirectorsandwaselectedtothechapter’sexecutivecommittee.
Kelly (Watkins) Sladovnik(MSW2001)isaclinicalsocialworker,intermediatepsychiatry,attheVeterans’AffairsMedicalCenterinWaco,[email protected]
Sharon (Williaford) Walsh(BASW1999)isworkingasaclinicalsocialworkeratQueen’sMedicalCenterinHonolulu,Hawaii,inthelaboranddelivery/postpartumunits.HerhusbandisaNavysubmariner.TheyrecentlypurchasedahouseandwouldlovetohostanyBaylorgraduatesinthefuturewhoarelookingforatropicalgetaway.sharaloha@yahoo.com
WorkshopsSept. 28 in Waco, Texas
DyerEthicsWorkshop“EthicsinDecisionMaking”
1to4p.m.•CEUsavailableCall254-710-6400
Sept. 30 in Ridgecrest, N.C.Noonto4:30p.m.
LifewayRidgecrestConferenceCenterLunch&CEUworkshop(3hours)
Nov. 3 in Houston8:30a.m.toNoon
DePelchinChildren’sCenterLunchandCEUworkshop(3hours)
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News Briefs Social work happenings from around the School, state and nation
CBF Leadership Scholarships Forthefirsttime,SSWstudentshavebeennominatedtoreceiveLeadershipScholarshipsfromtheCooperativeBaptistFellowship.TheawardsaredesignatedforBaptiststudentscurrentlyenrolledinoneof13schoolsinvolvedintheConsortiumofTheologicalSchoolsrelatedtotheCBF.SSWstudentsnominatedareAmy D. Downs, Jennifer L. Gunter, Walker K. MooreandTasha L. Waugh.
Alumna Homiak honored BaylorGraduateSchoolAssociationrecognizedKatie Homiak,MSW’05,MDiv’06,atitsInterdisciplinaryScholarshipForuminMay.Homiakgaveasummaryofherresearch,“Familyviolenceincongregations:Anexploratorystudyofclergy’sneeds,”
attheISF’sMarchmeeting.Shereceiveda$50awardfromGSAand$100inbooksfromtheGSAco-sponsor,BaylorUniversityPress.Herabstractwaschosenfromamong34submissions.
Leadership Workshopand Conference TheCenterforLiteracyatBaylorUniversityandLiteracyConneXusjointlyhostedaLiteracyConferenceJune11-16atGeorgeW.TruettTheologicalSeminary.TheeventincludedintroductoryandleadershiptraininginEnglishasaForeignLanguage(EFL).DorisEdwardsofBlowingRock,N.C.,trained13toleadEFLworkshopsandninetoteachEnglishabroadonshort-termmissionassignments.BillieSueFieldsofFortWorth,Texas,ledtheAdultReadingandWriting/GEDtraining.DavidClanton,directorofmarketingfortheBaptist Standard,ledaone-dayworkshoponpublicrelationsforliteracyministries.JudyShipley,associateprofessorofeducationatHardin-SimmonsUniversityandadvisoryboardmemberforLiteracyConneXus,ledahands-onworkshoponusingmediatechnology.
Yancey receives teaching award Gaynor Yancey,associatedeanforundergraduatestudiesandassociateprofessor,wasrecognizedforoutstandingteaching,serviceandresearchbythefacultyoftheSchoolofSocialWorkinspring2006.Shewasthenawardedthedistinctionbythewholeuniversityduringspringcommencementservices.
Faculty invited to research group Preston Dyer,professorofsocialwork,andKim Kotrla,assistantprofessorofsocialwork,wereinvitedtoparticipateinaresearchroundtableMay11inSanAntonio,Texas,sponsoredbyACF’sHispanicHealthyMarriageInitiative(HHMI),theTexasHealthandHumanServicesCommission’sStrengtheningFamiliesInitiativeandtheAnneE.CaseyFoundation.
Congregational literacy programs TheCenterforLiteracyisintheprocessofsurveyingcongregation-basedliteracyprogramsthroughoutTexas.Bymid-summer,morethan60churchesfromeightdenominationsand39citieshadparticipatedinthesurvey.Theyservepeopleofallagesin10programareas,includingadultbasiceducation,tutoringchildren,EnglishasaSecondLanguageandcitizenshipclasses.ThesurveywillconcludeJune30,2007.Toparticipateintheonlinesurvey,gotohttp://www1.baylor.edu/surveys/Literacy_FaithBased/literacy_esl_survey.htm.
Mentor of the Year
CongratulationstoJerrod Clark
BASW’00,MSW’02,MDiv’03,forbeingrecognizedastheFOCUSgrantMentoroftheYear.FOCUShelpsmentorchildren/youthwhohaveanincarceratedparent.Itissub-contractedlocallybyMissionWacotoserveMCYC.JerrodisavolunteerfortheFOCUSprogram
andhevolunteersasyouthdirectoratChurchUndertheBridge.He
worksforMissionWaco’sM-Powerment(jobtraining)program.
Read more at: http://www.wacotrib.com/hp/
content/news/stories/2006/07/30/07302006wacfocusmentors.html
Licensing Exam Congratulations to these alumni
who recently passed the state licensing exam:
Tammy Woods
Amanda Dennis
Rebecca Russell
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Five earn Certificatesof Specialization TheMSWprogramgraduatedfivestudentsthisspringwithaCertificateofSpecializationwithinoneoftheprogram’stwoconcentrations.Thestudentsare:Bonnie Curington,therapeuticinterventionsineldercare;Bonnie Jenkins,socialworkpracticewithspecialneedsadolescents;Meredith Jones,domesticandsexualviolence;Francis Pinkney,mentalhealthissuesrelatedtochildrenandadolescents;andRuth Cassidy,crisisinterventionandvictimservices.
2006 Student Awards FivestudentswerehonoredattheSSWAnnualFamilyDinnerApril27.Theyare:Mallory Homeyer,OutstandingBSWStudent;Seth Miller,OutstandingMSWStudent;Dana Nicole Earls,MSWInternoftheYear;Alexandra Ruiz,MSWInternoftheYear;andKrissi Howie Vandagriff,OutstandingGrantProposal.AlsohonoredlaterinthespringsemesterwasMeredith Jones forOutstandingResearchProject.
FourstudentsfromtheSchoolofSocialWorkwereabletoapplylessonslearnedaboutsocialmovementsandpublic
policyatacongressionalvisittoU.S.Rep.ChetEdwards(D-Texas)thisspring.RegionalorganizersfromBreadfortheWorld(BFW),agrassrootsChristiancitizens’movementagainsthunger,contactedJonSingletary,assistantprofessor,toschedulethevisitafterseveralstudentgroupsinSocialPolicy(taughtbyGaynorYancey)andGroups,CommunitiesandOrganizations(taughtbySingletary)conductedresearchonBFW’seffortstoaddresshungerandpoverty.BreadfortheWorldinquiredaboutstudents’willingnesstosharetheirfindingswithEdwards,andseveralexpressedinterest.LauraNewitt(BSW2006),GoldaWaselovich(BSW2006),SamKingOakley(MSW/MDiv2008)andMeredithStory(MSW/MDiv2007)sharedstorieswithEdwardsfromtheirinternshipsandpresentedstatisticaldataonhungerandpovertyforWaco.ThestudentsurgedEdwardstojointheHouseHungerCaucusandsigntheHungerFreeCommunitiesAct.Theyarguedthatlow-incomefamilieslackawealthylobby;asaresult,theysaidtheirvoicesassocialworkstudentsmatterforprofessionalaswellasvocationalreasons.TheytoldEdwardstheyfeelcalledtostandalongsidethepoor,andthatthisisavitalwayofdoingso.
EdwardssaidhewasmovedthatBaylorstudentswouldspeakoutonbehalfofothersinthiswayandthattheywouldtaketimeandenergyduringfinalsweektoadvocateforfamiliesandchildrenlivinginpoverty.HelatersignedtheHungerFreeCommunitiesActandofferedtodoevenmoretoassureafederalbudgetthattakesintoconsiderationtheneedsoflow-incomefamilies.
Social Justice
MSW/MDiv student Meredith Story presents statistics on hunger and poverty for the Waco area to U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards.
BreadfortheW
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in the News ... VisittheSchool’sWebsitetoreadthefollowingstoriesofSSWsocialworkersinthenews: •StudentsatLobbyDayinD.C.advocat- ingagainstworldhunger(seeatright) •Alumnushonoredforwaterprojectin Afghanistan •Facultymemberspeaksforglobaladvo- cacyagainstpoverty
in Publications ... DianaGarland’sarticleonclergysexualabuseandMichaelSherr’sarticleonfaithandlearningindicatorsinSocial Work and Christianity
www.baylor.edu/social_work
Four social work students meet with Edwards
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Kelly AtkinsonjoinstheSchoolasaresearchassociateontheCCMgrant.ShewillbecoordinatingwithGaynorYanceytheteamofstudentconsultantsandinternsinthedevelopmentofnewproductsandmaterialstostrengthencommunityministriesin
congregations.KellyhasworkedforthreegrantsintheSchool,includingthe$2millionPewCharitableTrustsgrant.ShehasaBASWandanMSWfromBaylorandhasservedasanadjunctfacultymemberintheSchool.Currently,sheissocialministriesfacilitatoratAntiochMinistriesInternationalandhasbeeninvolvedinmissionsinSriLanka,India,TurkeyandLebanon.
Angela DennisonjoinedtheSchoolthissummerassecondassociatedirectoroftheCenterforFamilyandCommunityMinistriesinacollaborationwithBucknerChildrenandFamilyServicesInc.ShewillassistBucknerandotherreligiously
affiliatedorganizationsandlocalcongregationstoplan,implementandevaluateeffectivecommunityministrymodelsgroundedinprofessionalsocialworkmethodology.Previously,shewaswithVolunteersofAmericaofKentucky,whereshewasacommissionedministeranddirectedprogramsaddressingtheneedsofhomelessindividualsandfamilies.Shealsodevelopedandmanagedhousingforpersonswithchronicmentalillnessandseniorswithlimitedincomes.ShehasanMSWfromtheCarverSchoolofChurchSocialWork,formerlyatSouthernBaptistTheologicalSeminary,andanMDivfromSouthernBaptistTheologicalSeminary.
Kim KotrlahasbeenteachingadjunctivelywiththeSchoolsinceshecompletedherPhDattheUniversityofTexasinAustinin2004,andshehasbeenconductingresearchwithPrestonDyerontheeffectivenessofmarriageenrichment.ShealsoreceivedherMSSWfromtheUniversityofTexasinadministration
andplanning.Previously,sheworkedwiththeTexasOfficeforDevelopmentalDisabilitiestodevelopastatewideprogramforpreventingfetalalcoholspectrumdisorders.Herscholarlyinterestsaresocialworkresearch,socialpolicy,medicalsocialwork,andhealthpromotionamongwomenandchildren.
New Faces in the SchoolKretcha Roldan-Rodriguezbecameafull-timelecturerthisfallasadirectresultofthe$1.1.millionCCMgrant,whichhasprovisionforJonSingletaryandGaynorYanceytocarryreducedteachingresponsibilities.Shewillbeteachingvariouscourses
intheacademicprogram.KretchahasherMSWfromRutgers,TheStateUniversityofNewJersey,andherBAfromtheUniversityofPuertoRico,withamajorinTranslationinFrench,EnglishandSpanish.Shehasbeenasocialworkpractitionerindiversesettingsincludingfostercare,drugrehabilitation,communityserviceeducation,urbandevelopment,schoolacademiccounseling,andcongregationalsocialministry.Inadditiontoherinstructionalresponsibilities,shewillbeanadviserintheBSWprogram.
Franci Rogers joinsthestaffasaCommunicationsSpecialisthiredtoworkonresourcesandnewproductsproducedbytheCCMgrant.ShealsowillbeassistantmanagingeditoroftheJournal on Family and Community Ministrybeingfundedbythegrant.
FrancihasaBAinEnglishfromGustavusAdolphusCollegeinSt.Peter,Minn.ShehasworkedasacorporatecommunicationsdeveloperforPublixSupermarketsInc.inLakeland,Fla.;thepublicinformationandcommunityserviceofficerfortheSherburneCountySheriff ’sDepartmentinElkRiver,Minn.;andasaseniorstaffwriterfortheWest Sherburne TribuneinBigLake,Minn.,forsixyears.ShehasbeenafreelancewriterforBaylorpublications.
Michael SherrcomestotheSchoolfromtheDepartmentofSocialWorkatNorthwestNazareneUniversityinNampa,Idaho.MichaelworkedasaresearchassociateintheLilly-fundedproject,“TheImpactonFaithofCommunityService.”Oneofthepartnerinstitutionsonthisproject
wastheUniversityofSouthCarolina,whereMichaelwasagraduatestudent.HefinishedhisPhDattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniain2003.Hehaspublishedmorethan20articlesandcurrentlyiscompletingabook.Hisareasofinterestandexpertisearefaith-basedorganizationsandservices,volunteerism,gerontologyandsocialworkeducation.
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Vicki Northern, left, with the School ’s recruiting team of (from left) Jennifer Caballero, Jessika Doolittle, Brenda Lenamon, Catherine Meadows and Ev’marie Blair in front.
TheseareexcitingtimestobeintheSchoolofSocialWork.Wehavenewstaffandfaculty,andourprogramisgrowinginboththebaccalaureateandgraduateprograms.NotonlyareourrecruitmenteffortshereintheSSWworking,butourstudentsarerecruitingotherswhohaveaheartforhelpingandserving. IntheMSWprogram,therehasbeena30percentincreaseinnewstudentsfromlastyeartothis2006-07year.IntheBSWprogram,therehasbeena69percentincreaseinstudentsadmittedtothesocialworkmajorfrom2004-05to2005-06.Onepre-socialworkstudentsaid,“SocialworkisnowthemajorofchoiceatBaylor.” Welovehearingfromyouasyoubeginnewjobs,passthelicensingtestandprovideopportunitiesforemploymenttoourgraduatingstudentsandalumni.Ifyouhaveasocialworkpositionopeningatyouragency,[email protected],anditwillbepostedonourlistserveandourCareerServicesWebsite. WebidafondfarewelltoBrenda Lenamon(whohasretiredfromrecruitment)andJessika Doolittle,whonowisinherconcentrationyearintheMSWprogram.WewelcomeCarmen Branscumasanew
studentrecruitmentteammember. Studentsandalumni,ifyouarewillingtorecruitatacollegeorhighschoolwhereyouliveorwhenhomeforavisit,wecanprovidea‘script’andmaterialsforyou.StudentstellusateveryPreviewDay,OrientationandPremierethattheirfavoritepartisthestudentpanel,hearingfromstudentsandgraduateswho‘tellitlikeitis,’soyoureffortsareappreciated. Vicki Northern, LMSWDirectorofRecruitment/CareerServices254-710-4479
recruiting & CareerJudith Stolz joinedtheSchoolof
SocialWorkasmanagerfortheCenterforGerontologicalStudiesthissummer.ShecomesfromMichigan,wheresheworkedatCornerstoneUniversityinGrandRapidsasadministrativesupport
fortheSocialWorkDepartmentandtheDivisionofBible,ReligionandMinistry.SheearnedaBAinpsychologyfromHoughtonCollege,Houghton,N.Y.JudiismarriedtoAlandtheyhavethreegrownchildren–Josh,JoeandAnna.Annaandhusband,JoshWilson,aretheparentsofCadence,3,andChase,6months–themainreasonsforJudiandAl’stransplanttoTexas!
Tammy Woods willbeafull-timelecturerwiththeSchoolthisacademicyear.SheisfillingapositionformerlyoccupiedbyScottTaylor,wholeftBaylorthissummertobegindoctoralstudiesatBostonCollege.Inadditiontoherinstructionalresponsibilities,
shewillbeprovidingeducational,researchandadministrativeservicesthatsupportthedeanandassociatedeans.
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Mark Your Calendar Sept.21 SSWWorshipService 22 BoardofAdvocatesMeeting 22-23 BaylorParents’Weekend 28 DyerEthicsWorkshopOct.20-21 BaylorHomecoming 26-28 NASW/TXAnnualMeeting Arlington,TX 26-29 NACSWConventionin Philadelphia,PA Nov.3 MSWFallPreviewDay Dec. 15 SSWFallConvocation 16 BaylorFallCommencement
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ForgeneralinformationabouttheSchoolofSocialWork,pleasecall(254)710-6400,fax(254)710-6455orvisitwww.Baylor.edu/Social_Work.
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FacultyDianaGarland,DeanDennisMyers,Assoc.Dean,GraduateStudiesGaynorYancey,Assoc.Dean,BaccalaureateStudiesPeteCampbell,Director,Bacc.FieldEducationJamesEllor,Director,CenterforGerontologicalStudiesHelenHarris,Director,GraduateFieldEducationRobRogers,Director,CenterforLiteracyJonSingletary,Director,CenterforFamily&CommunityMinistriesPrestonDyerKimKotrlaKretchaRoldan-RodriguezLaineScales,Assoc.Dean,GraduateSchoolMichaelSherrTammyWoods
StaffKristaBarrett,GeneralInformation/FieldEducation(6400)KellyAtkinson,CCMGrantKayBoatman,FinancialDirector(1408)AngelaDennison,Assoc.Dir./CFCM(7472)PamEdwards,Admin.Asst./Literacy(3854)AngelaFields,BaccalaureateProgram(7389)JeanieFitzpatrick,AssistanttotheDean(1199)CarolGeneGraves,Asst.Dir./Literacy(3884)MarilynGusukuma,GraduateProgram(3701)VickiM.Kabat,Assoc.Dir./CFCM(4417)VickiNorthern,Director,Recruitment/CareerServices(4479)FranciRogers,CommunicationsSpecialistJudithStolz,Manager/Gerontology(6411)
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