Students using summer to gain experience through AmeriCorps
Goshen College students Suzanna Yoder and Diego Torres are spending their summer to gain experience through AmeriCorps at Boys and Girls Clubs in Elkhart County.
If you’re interested in working directly with people to improve their lives, then you’re in luck—social workers are in high demand! According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, the need for licensed social workers is expected to grow by 25 percent in the next six years. Goshen College’s social work program is nationally respected and has a historically high job placement rate. At GC, our knowledgeable faculty will give you personalized attention, helping you combine your interests in helping others, resolving conflict and promoting social justice.
As a social work major, you’ll find many opportunities for activism on campus and in the community, including a mandatory senior internship. Through coursework and supervised practice experiences, you’ll develop the skills you need to succeed in graduate school or the professional world of social work. In fact, over 90 percent of GC social work alumni in graduate school have been granted advanced standing in their programs. And in recent years, every single social work graduate who sought employment was employed within four months of graduation!
Goshen College students Suzanna Yoder and Diego Torres are spending their summer to gain experience through AmeriCorps at Boys and Girls Clubs in Elkhart County.
This summer, 15 students participated in the Maple Scholars and Hickory Scholars, Goshen College’s eight-week, hands-on interdisciplinary summer research programs.
Photo by Yogendra Singh on Unsplash Thank you! The Social Work Program wants to thank our community partners who provided field instruction opportunities for our seniors this year: The Chicago Center Urban Social Work Program and under the supervision provided by Dr. Thompson, field placements…
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of recent social work grads seeking employment were employed within 4 months of graduation
of alumni agree that social work faculty are genuinely interested in students
of social work alumni in graduate school have been granted advanced standing in their programs
of GC social work students achieve the program’s competency benchmarks
of social work alumni are satisfied or very satisfied with their undergraduate education
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Karen Guerrero ’24 loves helping people in need, and wants to advocate for kids as a school counselor.
Karen's storyAntoinette Mpawenayo ’24, a social work and theater major from Chicago, is finding ways to connect her love of theater with her passion for helping refugees.
Antoinette's storyJesse Loewen battled hardships through college, but worked hard to earn his social work degree, and is now an academic counselor at Goshen College.
Jesse's storyBack in high school, social work major Gretchen Geyer knew she wanted to attend a small, liberal arts school with an emphasis on social justice. For her, Goshen College was the perfect fit.
Gretchen's storyBecca Yoder, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, graduated in 2013. She is a singer, a Spanish interpreter, a volunteer and a peacemaker who came to Goshen College to study social work, Spanish and women's studies.
Becca's storyRobin Lambert ’23, a social work and psychology double major, chose Goshen for its unique social work program and intimate class sizes.
Robin's story