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Welcome & Introductions

Welcome to the UW-Green Bay/UW-Oshkosh Collaborative MSW Program Student Orientation May 16, 2013 6-8:00 p.m. Welcome & Introductions. Program Faculty/Staff Students. You Might Be a Graduate Student If. . . . you consider caffeine as a major food group.

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Welcome & Introductions

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  1. Welcometo the UW-Green Bay/UW-OshkoshCollaborative MSW ProgramStudent OrientationMay 16, 20136-8:00 p.m.

  2. Welcome & Introductions • Program Faculty/Staff • Students

  3. 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/

  4. Program Overview History 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. • 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.

  5. 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)

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Field Practicum Overview • Overview of Field Practicum • Foundation & Advanced Field Practicum • MSW Field

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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)

  12. Questions? • Carpooling Connections

  13. 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

  14. Thank You!

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