The Campaign for the School of Social Work
Goal: $1 million
Overview
The VCU School of Social Work is recognized nationally, indeed globally,
for its exceptional programs and faculty expertise, consistently
ranking in the nation’s top 20 graduate schools of social work
in the U.S. News and World Report survey. Our school offers all three
degree programs: bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral. Our
programs are designed to offer students a rigorous combination of
classroom and field experiences emphasizing:
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a school community that values creative and critical thinking,
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the connections among science, theory, research and practice,
and
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the application of social work knowledge and values, especially
when relevant to diverse populations and social justice issues.
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As
the original component of the VCU Academic Campus in 1917, the
School of Social Work has created a legacy of service as a major
force and leader for VCU’s ties to the community and the
commonwealth. And with master degree programs offered in both Richmond
and Alexandria,
Va., students can extend their learning beyond the classroom and
into the seats of state and federal agencies and governing bodies.
Combining rigorous academics with placements supervised by faculty
and over 450 field instructors in organizations and agencies a07/05/2006d the VCU School of Social
Work into a model program for preparing students to enter either
a clinical or administrative practice setting with the skill sets necessary
for success.
| Campaign goals
and objectives |
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Improve access to financial assistance for students by increasing
scholarship support for M.S.W. students in clinical and macro
practice tracks and also for Ph.D. students.
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Create an improved atmosphere for learning
and teaching by raising capital funds to support the school’s
move from the Raleigh building to a newly refurbished building
on campus.
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Secure the long-term financial health of the school by increasing
opportunities for donors to provide planned, deferred gifts
for growing the School’s endowed funding.
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Importance of the campaign objectives
In addition to the increasingly distressing problems all
college students face in paying for their education – rising
tuition costs, less state and federal grant money, and
staggering debt assumption – many
social work students are “non-traditional” in
the sense of their age and experience. With many M.S.W.
students balancing
studies with work and family responsibilities, scholarship
support can mean the difference between obtaining a degree
or foregoing one.
When we lose a student, our communities
lose. Social workers assists those among us who are least
capable of helping
themselves – the
mentally ill, our aged citizens, abused youngsters and
women, the desperately poor, persons with serious physical
problems,
and a host
of others who rely on the expertise of professional social
workers to improve the quality of their life or that of
a loved one.
Social workers help make life bearable, they
bring people hope, and they show the way to being productive.
Indeed,
a social
worker’s
intervention often saves a life. And this occurs whether
a social worker operates their own clinical practice, works
in
a community
setting, administers a human service organization, or lobbies
the state legislature for social change.
With significant philanthropic contributions,
we can do a better job of attracting people to the social work
profession and to VCU by two simple means: |
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providing meaningful financial support for talented people
who decide to pursue a profession that is critical to individual
and community well-being and
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offering students an aesthetically pleasing
and physically comfortable school with contemporary educational
technology and an inviting setting that encourages student-to-student
and student-faculty interaction both within and outside the
classroom.
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The School of Social Work invites your participation
in this important campaign.
Contact information
Our development office welcomes your inquiries and is
prepared to communicate with you by phone, e-mail or
a personal
visit:
Ms. Terry J. Anderson, Esq.
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
VCU School of Social Work
Phone: (804) 828-0410
E-mail: tjanderson@vcu.edu
For more information about the School of Social Work,
please browse our Web site: http://www.vcu.edu/slwweb
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