TOM’S shoes and Food Recovery Network are well known examples of social entrepreneurship, or the use of business skills and strategies to address social problems. Social work professor Dorie Gilbert has built upon this trend for her new signature course, Social entrepreneurship: Starting a business for social change, where students… read more
Spring 2015 issue
Spring 2015 Class Notes
‘82 Gary E. Bachman, MSSW ’82, is an associate professor and the director of field education in the Department of Social Work at Park University in Parkville, MO. Gary was the 2012 recipient of the J.L. Zwingle Student Voice Award, a university-wide award that recognizes a member of the faculty… read more
Class of ’80
Members of the MSSW class of ‘80 gathered in Austin this past November, when they joined the School of Social Work for the presentation of “Wild & Precious,” a one-man show written and performed by class member Steve Cadwell. “At this time in my life, I could return to the… read more
