Alumni

Dual J.D. and M.S.W. graduate is developing her path for bringing legal and social services to those in need.

For more than a decade, members of the School of Social Work’s Alumni Council have served as ambassadors that interface between the School, the thousands of alumni who earned a social work degree from Rutgers, and the broader social work community. The Alumni Council, which is comprised of alumni who serve in a volunteer capacity, supports future generations of social workers, enhances the professional portfolios of alumni, and keeps graduates connected with their classmates.

Dr. Laurie L. Mulvey, who graduated from Rutgers School of Social Work with an MSW degree in 1989, considers her education at Rutgers to be the most valuable part of her entire educational experience. Now a clinical professor in sociology/criminology at The Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Mulvey developed and directs the university’s World in Conversation Center, a university hub since 2002 for training students to become conflict facilitators. The mission of "conflict facilitators" is to deploy Mulvey’s dialogue method to help small groups build solutions around contentious social problems. 

Do you know a fellow Rutgers School of Social Work alum who has made an indelible impact on their community? Have you made a lasting mark yourself? Rutgers School of Social Work’s Alumni Council seeks nominations for its Outstanding Alumni Award.

In this edition you'll read about our new dean, get to know more about our Alumni Council, and learn about our IIDEA Committee and the work it has accomplished since it was created.

U.S. News & World Report, the global authority on academic program ratings, ranked Rutgers School of Social Work’s MSW program as 12th out of 319 programs across the nation on its list of best graduate schools of social work.