Community Innovation

Please note: Items that appear in the Community Postings section are submitted by visitors. Posts are reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for our audience, but typically are not edited by University Marketing and Communications. For more than a year, Cleveland-area social work and nonprofit man...

From leading national and state-wide initiatives to guiding foundation boards and influencing national publications, our faculty members exemplify leadership and are shaping the fields of social work and non-profit organizations. NASW Social Work Pioneers Mandel School faculty and alumni are Natio...

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences celebrated the graduation of its Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO), and PhD in Social Welfare students on Friday, May 16, 2025. The Mandel School's diploma ceremony took place at the Maltz Perfor...

These three core values drive the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Read on to learn how faculty, students and alumni from the Mandel School are demonstrating these ideals through their impactful work. Equity Shaping the lives of the chronically homeless ...

In what has become a regular occurrence, faculty members at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences are often the first contact for journalists trying to make sense of a news story. Perhaps more meaningful, these researchers’ important work often creates the headlines. ...

The Euclid community recently launched efforts to reduce gun violence in the city with the first of three community listening sessions on Nov. 13. The meeting was convened by the Euclid Hope Task Force, a nonprofit founded in the wake of rising gun violence in 2022 in Euclid. Mark Chupp, associate...

Class Year: May 2025 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Community Practice for Social Change (CPSC) Field Education Organization: Community Innovation Network at the Mandel School in Cleveland, Ohio Hometown: Rochester, New York Give a brief overview of your field education experience...

The News-Herald (subscription required): Mark Chupp, associate professor, discussed the positive impact of Euclid’s Neighbor Night, which brings Euclid residents together twice a month for meals and discussions, fostering community connections, understanding and collaborative problem-solving for loc...

Mark Chupp, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently served as a guest editor on a themed volume on the intersection of community-based research and asset-based community development. The volume, published in Gateways: International Jour...

In what has become commonplace, faculty members at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences are often the first contact for journalists trying to make sense of a news story. Perhaps more meaningful, these researchers’ important work often creates the headlines. From men...