2018 CSWE Leadership Institute

 
The CSWE Leadership Institute's preconference Annual Program Meeting event is for associate deans, Program Director Academy participants, and those interested in leadership development. There will be two 3-hour workshops with the following themes:

• The Current State of Graduate Enrollment in the U.S.: Understanding the Changes and Their Impact on MSW Programs
• Encouraging and Expanding Women’s Leadership in Social Work Education and Beyond  (offered by CSWE's Council on Leadership Development)

Registration Fee: $50 for members, $100 for nonmembers

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Workshop Descriptions

The Current State of Graduate Enrollment in the U.S.: Understanding the Changes and Their Impact on MSW Programs

Objectives

1. Develop understanding of the larger context related to graduate enrollment in the United States
2. Examine changes and current trends in MSW enrollment and their impact on students, MSW programs and, ultimately, the profession
3. Discuss the challenges brought about by these changes to develop better understanding and generation of ideas for addressing the challenges

Agenda

 1:00 pm–1:50 pm          The Big Picture of Graduate Enrollment in the United States
 2:00 pm–2:50 pm          Current Trends in MSW Enrollment and Their Impact on Social Work Programs, Students and the Profession
 3:00 pm–4:00 pm          Navigating Critical Admission and Gatekeeping Challenges

Presenters

Kathryn Kendall, senior assistant dean for enrollment and online programs at University of Buffalo
Michel Frendian, dean of enrollment management at Erikson Institute
Amber Mollhagen, assistant dean for admissions and student affairs, University of Houston
Richard Sigg, director for recruitment and enrollment at Case Western Reserve University

 

Encouraging and Expanding Women’s Leadership in Social Work Education and Beyond 

Objectives

1. Develop an understanding of the data on the status of women in social work education using recent survey data
2. Examine the challenges of women's leadership in higher education
3. Develop an understanding of the CSWE sponsored leadership programs and some of their outcomes
4. Learning from women who have paticipated in Harvard/HERS leadership programs as well as successful women leaders in social work and beyond
5. Discuss strategies for the promotion of women in leadership posiions within social work education and in higher educaion more generally

Agenda

 1:00 pm–2:15 pm          Status of women in social work and higher education (panel of Women's Council members)
 2:15 pm–3:15 pm          Panel of HERS/Harvard recipients and successful women leaders in social work education and beyond (panel of Council on                                               Leadership Development members)
 3:15 pm–4:00 pm          Conclusions, Q&A (joint panel of Womens Council and Council on Leadership Development members) 
                                 

Panelists

Tina Chiarelli-Helminiak, West Chester University, Co-Chair of the Women’s Council
Tiffany Lane, Norfolk State University, Co-Chair of the Women’s Council
Frances Bernard Kominkiewicz, Saint Mary’s College – Notre Dame
Catherine Simmons, University of Colorado
Camille Quinn, Ohio State University