Engineering Student Spotlight

March is Social Work Month, and National School Social Work Week is March 6–12! Learn more about Josh Levy, one of our school social work students, in this week's Student Spotlight. Class Year: May 2022 Program: Dual Degree MSW/MNO Hometown: Columbus, OH Why did you choose to enroll at the Mande...

Class Year: 2022 Degree program: MSW, with a concentration in Community Practice for Social Change After the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd—and the powerful social justice movement that followed beginning in the summer of 2020—Ariana Wilin felt called to do more in the fight for racia...

Social work student’s poster recognized at conference At the National Association of Social Workers Ohio 2021 Annual Conference in November, doctoral student Sarah Balser won the Graduate Level Poster Session Research Award. The award recognized her poster on essential workers, titled “A COVID-19 ...

The PhD in Social Welfare doctoral program's Arol Shack Dissertation Award was established through donations from friends and alumni of the program along with a matching gift from Gigi Nordquist. The fund honors the many years of work and dedication that Arol Shack devoted to the doctoral program, i...

Class Year: 2023 Program Major: PhD in Social Welfare As a member of the International Student Advisory Council (ISAC), Hyunjune Lee is helping international students grow their sense of belonging at Case Western Reserve University. Newly created this semester, ISAC strives to improve support for,...

Class Year: 2022 Program Major: Master of Social Work (MSW) with a Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice Katherine “Rinn'' Ramcke had yet to earn her bachelor’s degree when she began graduate study at the Jack, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. As an undergraduat...

Class Year: January 2022 Program/Major: Master of Nonprofit Organizations Fourth-year student Ibrahim Bazyan has been making an impact in his community as a volunteer for several organizations while also earning his bachelor's and master's degrees through the Mandel School’s 3+1 Nonprofit Managem...

Year: PhD Candidate Major: Social Welfare Emily Miller, a Case Western Reserve University PhD candidate in social welfare, believes many systems in the United States are ineffective at addressing root causes of social issues. Miller wants to change that—and she’s well on her way. Her work on a rep...

Program: Master of Nonprofit Organizations Year: Class of 2021 When Rhonda M. Jones began working at Case Western Reserve University more than 34 years ago, she knew she wanted to return to school herself to earn her master’s degree. In August 2018, she took her first step toward that goal, enrolli...

Faced with the many challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, students in the Class of 2021 have demonstrated tenacity in their studies, research, and on- and off-campus activities. The Daily highlighted the accomplishments of eight of CWRU's many outstanding graduates—read more about the Ma...