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Dean's Welcome

Welcome to Rutgers School of Social Work. Our mission is to prepare social workers who can truly make a difference in the lives of those they serve. I encourage you to learn more about our School, our faculty, staff, students, and alumni who make up our strong community of scholars and practitioners. I hope you will choose to join us in our efforts to make the world a more humane, just and equitable place.

—Richard L. Edwards, Ph.D.

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School at a Glance

One of the largest schools in the nation devoted to education and research on social welfare.
Classes offered in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick, and at off-campus sites throughout New Jersey.
Offers a B.A. with a major in social work, M.S.W., J.D./M.S.W., M.S.W./M.Div., and Ph.D.
Fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Approximately 1,000 students enrolled in degree programs.
More than 200 continuing education and professional development courses and workshops offered each year.

Location

The school offers classes on Rutgers' three regional campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick. The Office of the Dean is located at 536 George Street, on the university's historic New Brunswick campus. Each campus is close to major highways and rail systems, and within easy commuting distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

History

Established in 1954, the school has a distinguished record of instruction, research, and public service. Classes were first offered during the Depression to meet the state's need for social workers. Today, the school offers undergraduate and graduate-professional degree programs, holds classes on Rutgers' three regional campuses, and is affiliated with more than 800 social service agencies throughout the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area.

Mission

The values of the profession, the worth of the individual, and the importance of the fullest development of the individual's potential determine Rutgers' School of Social Work's educational and scholarly efforts. The school's mission is shaped by the values of the profession of social work, the state of development of the profession's knowledge and skill base, and the special roles and responsibilities of a state university with its commitments to excellence in instruction, research, and public service. Its mission is further influenced by considerations of demographic trends that New Jersey, the nation, and the social work profession must address as we enter the twenty-first century. The school's mission is to serve New Jersey's citizens through the preparation of practitioners for social work careers, through public service by the faculty and students, and through knowledge development and dissemination aimed at understanding, preventing, and ameliorating existing and emergent social problems. Special attention is given to the development of educational programs and community partnerships that respect and enhance the rich diversity of the population of New Jersey. This includes concern about the poor, the oppressed, those vulnerable to discrimination or injustice, and other at-risk groups.

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"I can say without hesitation that the School of Social Work works for all of New Jersey. First and foremost, the school helps meet the labor force for high-quality social workers. It goes further by serving the broader community and our society's most vulnerable citizens."

William Waldman

Former Executive Director,
American Public Human Services Association
Washington, D.C.

Former Commissioner of Human Services, State of New Jersey

School of Social Work
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
536 George Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1167
Telephone: 732/932-7520 Fax: 732/932-8181
Student Services: 732/932-7126

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