Dozens of students turned out to the MSW Advanced Year Curriculum meetings last Thursday and Friday. Simply awesome. We along with Dr. Faul believe that your concerns are finally being heard by all faculty members and many changes will be coming for the next year. Dr. Faul will be sending out a document to all students highlighting the outcomes of those meetings. Great job!
However, there were few ideas as to how things can get better for us THIS year. This is the tougher question as we are virtually halfway through the semester already. Focusing on what we can realistically change, what do you think can/should be done? Several faculty members have approached me with this very question and so here is your chance (once again!) to be heard. Do we hold another meeting to discuss this? CAN anything be done? Sound off!
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Hey all,
Thanks so much for hosting and publicizing the forum.
Creating additional opportunities to express our voices is a great idea, since some people (myself included) were not available last week. :(
And especially because the practice syllabus is so new.
Sincerely,
Melissa Johnson
I don't understand why there are not different tracts that students can automatically choose from without going through this incredible process of acceptance. It should be automatic...choose the tract you want to take without the huge process of interviews and extra papers to write in order to be accepted. Most universities feel that if you are good enough to get into the social work program you are good enough to choose your study of interest without the extra intense scrutiny that is involved here at Kent. If a student is interested in Macro Social Work and social policy, or advocacy, or gerontology, etc., the classes, knowledgeable professors (Ph.D) and practicums should be available and should support that students future goals. Kent School is a rank and file (cookie cutter) social work school without the broad means of helping students attain diversity in their employment and studies. Yes...we have a few programs, but those programs are not freely chosen by students...they are assigned by the professors and if you are "good enough" they "let" you in. Tracts should be freely chosen from and classes and practicums should be made available to those students who do not want to follow the regular social work program. Kent School requires the same of everyone...and how can this work with those students who are trying to concentrate their learning within Macro Practice and Marriage and Family Therapy, Gerontology? Sounds like Kent is forcing macro students to be responsible for micro-practice classes and hand in micro practice homework for what reason? This does not help them achieve their goals... have them hand in "macro" assignments that will help them prepare for their future in Macro agencies. Tired of rank and file social work classes and practicums? Is there one professor at Kent that has experience in macro agencies? Is there a professor there that actually has a Ph.D in macro practice? I don't think there is and maybe this is why the voices of macro students are not being heard. I think Kent School has a few good programs, but I think we need to bring in "qualified" teachers from diverse fields of social work, other than gerontology, who have more experience than with just the creation of Rank and File social workers for the states of KY and IN. Am I angry? No! :) Email always sounds harsher than it actually is...just sounding off...
I was really saddened to know that most students did not receive copies of the Deans Decanal review.
Students opinions of the Dean and his leadership in the program cannot be heard if they are not provided that chance to even see the review form!
Olivia Bourke
Veronica Hearst is involved in various fields namely that of arts and the restoration of American historical sites. She is the chairperson of a number of causes and programs namely National Awards programs for Americans for the Arts and the National Leadership Council.
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