Wartburg College Social Work

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Mock Interview Day, April 8th

RICE Day 2022

2022 Outstanding Community Partner Award for Larrabee Center

2022 Social Work award winners: Alizah Qadri '23 (Mannie Holmes award for promoting and supporting diversity on campus) and Halley Holm '22 (St. Elizabeth award for excellence in Service, and Outstanding Senior). We are SO proud of these two, and of all our amazing students!

RICE Day 2022 - Our Outstanding Senior of the Year is Halley Holm.

She shared a few thoughts at our awards ceremony:

First of all, I want to thank everyone for this opportunity. For my classmates, I think we can agree we have been through a lot together. I’m not going to go too into detail about our experience with COVID because we all lived it. However, when we went remote when COVID first started, I did not know who all the social work majors in our class were. Then when we came back in the fall of 2020, we suddenly had a class together every single day of the week. We navigated through meeting with our Older Learning Partners on Zoom together. We read and discussed many books throughout the years. Debated our thoughts on case studies. We would not have the knowledge we have today if it had not been for each other, even in the moments when we did not all agree and we challenged each other. I have seen every single one of us grow over this past semester, and I am very excited to see what the future holds for us.
I think all of us students can agree that we are extremely thankful for Tammy, Lynn, and Tricia. We have learned so much from everyone and also had fun. I asked my classmates for their favorite fun memory of each professor, and we all agreed on some key moments. For Tammy, we all loved going to her farm and holding her chicks, even though I was the only one who got pooped on. For Tricia, we loved doing Yoga Nidra in class and that we were allowed to fall asleep. And for Lynn, we loved when he asked who would be interested in dating his nephews, described them to our Social Policy class game-show style, all because his brother and sister-in-law “wanted them out of the house”. All of our professors have their unique styles, but I wanted to share these stories because the fun times were just as important as the serious times. Our education is extremely applicable to everyday life, and these fun times allowed us to lighten the at-times heavy load. After all, social workers are tasked with making the world a better and more equitable place, and we all know how many things are working against that. However, I think we are up to the challenge.

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Thanks, Mercy, for sharing information about your Practicum placement at Waverly Health Center!

Timeline photos

Mock Interview Day! Do you remember your interview? Who interviewed you? These nine 3rd year SW majors did a great job! Thanks to outstanding interviewers for their help and support.

Next up - RICE Day awards and senior field fair - if you are the area, you are welcome to join us at the W April 12th 830-945am!

Welcome to Wartburg's new President! We look forward to working with Dr. Rebecca Neiduski.

Please help us welcome Wartburg’s 18th president – Dr. Rebecca Neiduski (nuh-DUH-ski).

Dr. Neiduski, dean of the School of Health Sciences at Elon University in Elon, N.C., was unanimously selected by the Presidential Search Committee and the Board of Regents.

Prior to her work at Elon, she served at Concordia University Wisconsin and Maryville University. A lifelong Lutheran, Dr. Neiduski is committed to the College’s mission and the challenge of executing a shared vision that ensures a long and prosperous future for the College. Welcome to Wartburg, Dr. Neiduski!

➡️ Click here to learn more about Dr. Neiduski: https://bit.ly/3iqAmmC

Kristi: Senior practicum led to full-time career - Wartburg College

Very proud of Kristi!

Kristi: Senior practicum led to full-time career - Wartburg College Senior practicum led to full-time careerNAME: Kristi ShannonCLASS YEAR: 2000CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: Director of quality management, Northeast Iowa Area Ag,

1st Judicial District (announcement expires 12-13-2021)
Department of Correctional Services
Notice of Open Position - 7 Residential Officer positions
(3) Dubuque Residential Facility (DRF)
(2) West Union Residential Facility (WURF)
(1) 314 E. 6th Street (WRF)
(1) Waterloo Women’s Center for Change (WWCC)
mailto:[email protected]

The Tomsons are such an inspiring couple, truly committed to their communities. The Social Work Department is grateful for their time, energy and support to our program and college. Very inspirational talk at Chapel, too!😀

Join us this morning for Wartburg College’s annual Graven Award Ceremony as we celebrate the recipients, O. Jay and Pat Tomson!

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to our current students who have served as well as our alumni and families. We appreciate your service!

FYI - DHS is hiring an SWII position Glenwood - 51534 - Mills County. To be designated as a social worker for the State of Iowa for the Glenwood Resource Center, an individual must
A.) Hold a graduate degree from a school of social work accredited or approve by the Council of Social Work Education, or another comparable body; or
B.) Hold a Bachelor of Social Work degree from a college or university accredited or approved by the Council on Social Work Education, or another comparable body.

If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to contact me at [email protected] or by phone at (712) 525-1275 (office) or (712) 520-3588 (cell)

Holiday Shoppe 2021, December 6-7, returns to "in-person" mode this year! We are excited to offer support to Bremer County/WSR School district families. You can help by sharing information with families who may be financially struggling, donating or volunteering. This year, in addition to choosing toys, families will be able to choose a "family game/movie night" pack that includes several games or movies AND a large, fluffy blanket for the whole family to snuggle under. What fun for families!

Holiday Shoppe 2021, December 6-7, returns to "in-person" mode this year! We are excited to offer support to Bremer County/WSR School district families. You can help by sharing information with families who may be financially struggling, donating or volunteering. This year, in addition to choosing toys, families will be able to choose a "family game/movie night" pack that includes several games or movies AND a large, fluffy blanket for the whole family to snuggle under. What fun for families!

Social work major Alizah Qadri '23 was awarded a Wartburg College Nobility Award in May 2021. The Wartburg Nobility Award recognizes freshmen, sophomores and juniors who have made meaningful and significant contributions to the college and community through their vision, action and diligence.

In celebration of the Department of Social Work's 75th anniversary, the Tomson Family Foundation has made a $25,000 to establish the Tomson Family Foundation-Social Work Faculty Endowment Fund.

We are excited to announce that if our alumni and friends can match that original $25,000, the Tomson Family Foundation will commit an additional $25,000 to the fund, bringing our total endowment to $75,000 - a worthy goal in honor of our 75th anniversary.

You can learn more information and donate at this link www.wartburg.edu/fund-sw. Thank you for investing in the lives of our students!

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021

The Department of Social Work at Wartburg College is celebrating our 75th Anniversary this year!

We will be having a celebration reception on Saturday, October 9th from 10:30am-Noon! Weather permitting - this will be outside of Old Main! This is a FREE event. We appreciate if you RSVP'd, but it is not required to come to the event.

Click the link below for more information!

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021 Wartburg Choir Alumni rehearsal & concert Wartburg Choir alumni are invited to be part of an alumni choir that will rehearse during the weekend and perform in a Wartburg Choir Alumni Concert on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 3:15 p.m. in Neumann Auditorium, following the Wartburg Choir concert. Click here fo...

Fund the Fortress - Social Work #2

We have some very exciting news to announce. We have already reached our goal of raising $750 by this Sunday.

Thank you all for helping us reach this goal so quickly! Also, thank you for the $750 gift Ro! But we still have a lot more to raise to reach our $25,000 goal!

Click below to hear how an endowment like this could make a difference in the experience of students, such as Rose Dietz '23!

Fund the Fortress - Social Work #2

Help unlock a $750 challenge gift from Ro Foege '60!

Romaine “Ro” Foege ’60 will donate $750 to the Tomson Family Foundation-Social Work Faculty Endowment Fund if we can secure an additional $750 in donations before Homecoming & Family Weekend comes to a close on Sunday evening. Ro, who served as the Iowa State Representative from the 29th District from 1996 to 2008, credits his life of public service to the founder of Wartburg’s social work program, Lola Reppert.
Ro's $750 gift will be unlocked if we reach a total of $6,405 by 11:59 Sunday night.

Click the link below to support the project!
https://alumni.wartburg.edu/s/1563/17crowd/interior.aspx?sid=1563&gid=1&pgid=2534&sitebuilder=1&contentbuilder=1&fbclid=IwAR1-6MUvEta_G46KDYT746myKogS54X58ymnF4nHe8pT_kGH4EvCCUp_wMY

Daniel Grosser ’11 changed his major four times before discovering his love for social work. Once he decided on a direction, he was able to focus his passions through experiential learning opportunities that are a required piece of the curriculum.

“Experiential learning was key to my success at Wartburg. I really liked how I was forced to be in some uncomfortable situations and get out of my comfort zone. That meant I was getting out of the classroom and learning the skills to be able to communicate with people, actively listen to them, and then document the conversations I had, some of those case management basics I still use,” Grosser said.

Currently, Grosser is both a probation officer in the First Judicial District of the Department of Correctional Services and a Mental Health Counselor at Black Hawk-Grundy Mental Health. To learn more about his story, go to: https://www.wartburg.edu/daniel-experiential-learning-was-key-to-my-success/

Thanks to a donation from the Tomson Family Foundation, more students will be able to have deeper experiential learning opportunities without any additional financial stress.

We already have raised more than $5,600. Keep telling your story, sharing the link and encouraging others to donate. To learn more about our program and to make a gift, go to www.wartburg.edu/fund-sw.

If you have not yet watched, Dr. Tammy Faux gives a brief overview of the Tomson Family Foundation- Social Work Faculty Endowment Fund and provides examples of experiential learning opportunities in the Department of Social Work!

Link to the video (donate and share as well): https://alumni.wartburg.edu/s/1563/17crowd/interior.aspx?sid=1563&gid=1&pgid=2534&sitebuilder=1&contentbuilder=1

Social Work 75th Anniversary

The Wartburg College Department of Social Work is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year! Our graduates from this program often share how thankful they are for the expansive skill set that the college has equipped them with. As we celebrate this special anniversary, we are asking for your help to continue to expand our experiential learning programs for future social workers.

We are raising money to provide field experience students with stipends for their field placement. The Tomson Family foundation has made a $25,000 gift to establish the Tomson Family Foundation-Social Work Faculty Endowment Fund. We are seeking to match this fund by raising an additional $25,000. This will ensure that students are able to accept experiential learning opportunities without having to worry about the costs they might incur.

To learn more about our program and to make a gift, go to:

Social Work 75th Anniversary In celebration of the Department of Social Work's 75th anniversary, the Tomson Family foundation has made a $25,000 gift to establish the Tomson Family Foundation-Social Work Faculty Endowment Fund. This newly created endowment will provide financial support to students majoring in social work who w...

Do any of you remember "Baby Day" in SW 201 (Human Behavior)? Due to the ongoing pandemic I am planning a "virtual" baby day this year on Friday October 15th. Do you have short videos (under 1 minute) of your baby/child that shows off one or more developmental milestone that I can share with the students? Our classes meet in person (masks required), but I think we will hold off one more year on in-person kids in the classroom just to be safe. Either narrate the video to tell us what to look for (but DON'T say how old the child is) or write comments for me to use, and include in a comment or title your name, the child's name, the child's age and anything you want the students to know about either your child or the importance of learning about child development. I'd like to have links to videos by Oct 12th. Many, many thanks!

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021

Which decade will be most represented? We have alumni from 9 decades to choose from... Connect with your classmates and have YOUR decade be the most represented!
Reunite with your friends and join the generations of Wartburg social workers! Register for Homecoming and tell us you plan to attend the Social Work 75th anniversary celebration. https://alumni.wartburg.edu/s/1563/16/index.aspx?sid=1563... Please share this with your classmates - let's make this a BIG and joyful event. FYI - weather permitting, we will do the celebration outside, next to Old Main - great backdrop for our history. Do you want Sir Victor there for pictures? Reply to this with message for Sir Victor that I can share to convince the scheduler that WE should have some photo-op time with Sir Victor!

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021 Wartburg Choir Alumni rehearsal & concert Wartburg Choir alumni are invited to be part of an alumni choir that will rehearse during the weekend and perform in a Wartburg Choir Alumni Concert on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 3:15 p.m. in Neumann Auditorium, following the Wartburg Choir concert. Click here fo...

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021 Wartburg Choir Alumni rehearsal & concert Wartburg Choir alumni are invited to be part of an alumni choir that will rehearse during the weekend and perform in a Wartburg Choir Alumni Concert on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 3:15 p.m. in Neumann Auditorium, following the Wartburg Choir concert. Click here fo...

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021

Living near Wartburg? Living far away? Reunite with your friends and join the generations of Wartburg social workers! Register for Homecoming and tell us you plan to attend the Social Work 75th anniversary celebration. https://alumni.wartburg.edu/s/1563/16/index.aspx?sid=1563&gid=1&pgid=2512&content_id=2802 Please share this with your classmates - let's make this a BIG and joyful event. FYI - weather permitting, we will do the celebration outside, next to Old Main - great backdrop for our history. Do you want Sir Victor there for pictures? Reply to this with message for Sir Victor that I can share to convince the scheduler that WE should have some photo-op time with Sir Victor!

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021 Wartburg Choir Alumni rehearsal & concert Wartburg Choir alumni are invited to be part of an alumni choir that will rehearse during the weekend and perform in a Wartburg Choir Alumni Concert on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 3:15 p.m. in Neumann Auditorium, following the Wartburg Choir concert. Click here fo...

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021

The Wartburg Social Work Department is celebrating our 75th Anniversary this year! Please join us for a celebration reception during Homecoming - Oct 9th 10:30am-noon (RSVP appreciated - and reserve your stainless steel coffee mug!). (and, as a Covid precaution - if the weather allows, we will be outside, and also wearing masks)

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2021 Wartburg Choir Alumni rehearsal & concert Wartburg Choir alumni are invited to be part of an alumni choir that will rehearse during the weekend and perform in a Wartburg Choir Alumni Concert on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 3:15 p.m. in Neumann Auditorium, following the Wartburg Choir concert. Click here fo...

Congratulations to our 2021 departmental award winners - Brittany Strauss & Jared Feigenbaum - St. Elizabeth Award for Service, Allison Yuska - Outstanding Social Work Senior, Kristi Shannon for Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging - Outstanding Community Partner Award

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Hi everyone! Our Social Work Club Executive Team Application is OPEN! The application is due on Thursday, April 15th at 11:59PM CST!

Application Link: https://forms.gle/jt1CnUWL24FVHGDL9

Elections will be held the following week! If you have any questions contact Tammy Faux, Abbey Strong or Rose Deitz.

Looking for a few last minute photos of Lynn Peters, especially if they are high resolution, from legislative day and especially hoping someone out there has access to a picture of Lynn from a China trip. We are putting the finishing touches on a surprise presentation (he doesn't use FB, but please don't share this or email him!). Send to my email [email protected] ASAP Thanks! Tammy

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