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Welcometo the

UW-Green Bay/UW-OshkoshCollaborative MSW Program

Student OrientationMay 16, 2013

6-8:00 p.m.

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Welcome & Introductions

Program Faculty/Staff

Students

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You Might Be a Graduate Student If . . .

. . . you consider caffeine as a major food group.

. . . you look forward to taking time off to do laundry.

. . . you have ever brought a scholarly article to a bar.

. . . you wonder if APA style allows you to cite talking to yourself as “personal communication”.

. . . Saturday nights spent studying no longer seem weird.

. . . Your daily planner looks less like the responsibilities of one person and more like the projected plans of a small government or Fortune 500 company.

http://www.gettingintogradschool.com/book:/http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/26-fun-facts-about-grad-school/

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Program OverviewHistory

First admitted students 2003 in Collaborative

First graduating class 2005

Continuously accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 2003

Built strong community partnerships with agencies and providers who support our Program and students.

Mission & Goals

Prepare social workers for advanced practice as facilitators, partners, and leaders in planned change activities with service users and community service providers

Educate professionals ready to assume administrative and direct practice roles

Prepare practitioners to strengthen families through programs, services, and policies that support family and community well-being.

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Program Overview Program Website MSW Home Page; MSW Program Home UW-O Themes (Salmon Sheet)

http://www.uwgb.edu/socwork/msw/prog_themes.asp Program Competencies

http://www.uwgb.edu/socwork/msw/handbooks.asp

(Student Handbook pp. 9-11) Program Curriculum (Lilac Sheets)/Cohort Model

http://www.uwgb.edu/socwork/msw/curriculum.asp

(Student Handbook pp. 13-15)

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Program Structure Collaborative Program with two campuses

Jointly run by faculty of both campuses (Orange Sheet)

Course locations; all social work courses taught at UW Fox Valley; primarily evening hours

Some electives taught on each campus

“Special Student Status” gives you access to all of these courses

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Program Structure (Continued)

Program Administrators: Program Coordinator & Field Educator;

Program Assistants: Jeanne Berg, Abby Pluim

Program Advisors: Francis Akakpo, Joan Heller

Summer Advising: Doreen Higgins, Program Coordinator

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Field Practicum Overview

Overview of Field Practicum

Foundation & Advanced Field Practicum

MSW Field

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Program Resources

Libraries

http://www.uwgb.edu/library/

http://www.uwosh.edu/library/

Writing Centers

UW-Oshkosh Writing Center

UW-Green Bay Writing Center

Title IV-E Stipends

http://www.uwgb.edu/socwork/msw/stipends.asp

Textbooks

http://bookstore.uwosh.edu/SiteText.aspx?id=5140

http://www.thephoenixbookstore.com/home.aspx

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Program and Other Communication

E-mail as Primary Communication

Regular Communication from Program

D2L Information

Additional Information (Pastel Pink Sheet)

Program Website

http://www.uwgb.edu/socwork/

http://www.uwosh.edu/socialwork

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Calendars, Course Schedules and Registration

University Calendars (Ivory Sheet)

Registration Procedures (Golden Rod Handout)

Fall Schedule/Course Timetable (Gray Sheet)

Social Work Courses

Electives (Pastel Blue Sheet)

Program Plans/Candidacy Forms

Student, Faculty and Field Handbooks

MSW Handbooks

LCSW Certification (White Handout)

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Questions?

Carpooling Connections

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Break-out Sessions Green Bay Foundation & Advanced Students Stay

Here (Room 1229)

Oshkosh Foundation & Advanced Students go to Room 1321

Foundation students reconvene after advising sessions in Room 1229 for Foundation Field Orientation

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Thank You!