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Fewer children sleeping in Cuyahoga’s Jane Edna Hunter building
Signal Cleveland: David Crampton, associate professor, discussed the strides Cuyahoga County’s Department of Children and Family Services is making to find foster care placements, lessening the need to shelter kids in a county administration building.   Read the article
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Wilma Peebles-Wilkins (SAS '71) a guest on "Change Leaders" podcast
Alumna Wilma Peebles-Wilkins (SAS '71) was a recent guest on an episode of the Mandel School's Change Leaders podcast. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1945, Wilma Peebles-Wilkins graduated from North Carolina State University in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a minor in social…
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Student Spotlight: Erin Grohe
Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: On-Campus MSW/MNO: Social Work + Nonprofit Management Concentration: Health Field Education Organization: Windsor Laurelwood in Willoughby, Ohio Hometown: Aurora, Ohio Before beginning at APP, what were you…
Cleveland is not on pace to meet its lead safe goals. Here’s what officials plan to do about that.
Signal Cleveland: Robert Fischer, associate professor and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, discussed how lead-safe compliance trends among registered rentals in Cleveland are well ahead of those in peer cities but still below the level required to reach full…
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Meet Lori Stokes, Distinguished Visiting Community Scholar
Native Clevelander and longtime journalist and news anchor Lori Stokes was appointed a Mandel School Distinguished Visiting Community Scholar for a two-year term that began July 1, 2023. With her new appointment, she will guest-lecture courses, offer student-focused events and workshops related…
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Mark Joseph and Jessica Wojtalik nominated for 2024 Diekhoff Awards
Established in 1978 in honor of John Diekhoff, the John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring are presented each year to four faculty members who make exemplary contributions to the education and development of graduate students at Case Western Reserve…
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Business alumnus commits $1 million to university’s Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building
Medtech entrepreneur Joe Mandato (MGT '04) was well into his career—and living on the West Coast—when he decided to pursue a doctorate in business. After reviewing his options—and factoring in the challenge of a cross-country commute—he arrived at APP. The…
March 2024 Inside the Action Newsletter
In this month's newsletter: Day of Giving 2024 Latest News Upcoming Events Student Spotlights Continuing Education Opportunities Alumni News In Memoriam Employment & Career Opportunities Read the March 2024 Inside the Action Newsletter.
Students Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton receive 2024 Marie Haug Award
Congratulations to students Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton who have each received the 2024 Marie Haug Award! The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student(s) who has shown exemplary performance in their gerontological studies. The award was established in 1990 to honor Dr.…
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Alumna Margaret M. Kennedy featured on Mandel School's "Change Leaders" podcast
Margaret M. Kennedy, LISW-S, RSW (MSSA ’78), was the special guest on a recent episode of the Mandel School's podcast, Change Leaders. As a leader in social work, she lives by these words from Confucius: “To see what is right and not do it is want of courage, or of principle.” From the start,…