Undergraduate Bulletin > Social Work
Department of Social Work
Faculty
Elizabeth W. Lindsey, Professor and Chair of Department
Professors Rife, Schmitz, Wineburg
Associate Professors Claes, Coakley, Dennison, Floyd, Hurd
Assistant Professors Bacallao, Poole
Academic Professional Assistant Professors Carter, Kanode, Nsonwu
Lecturer Pearson
Mission Statement
Our mission is to use our Departmental expertise to improve the lives of people throughout the world. We accomplish our mission in three ways:
- By educating social workers to have the highest level of skills
- By providing leadership and expertise to the pubic which
significantly improves the interaction of people and society
- By conducting change-oriented research to promote social and economic justice to ensure the well-being of all people
We are passionately committed to encouraging students’ personal and professional growth, to appreciating diversity, to using a global perspective to view and world, and preparing students to be highly regarded social workers.