Fall semester welcomes new roles within SSW

Nora Lee (she/her) will be transferring from her position within the School of Social Work’s Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) after ten years of integral support to the Centers operations. Nora managed all facility-related aspects of CASCW, and the MinnLInK lab within SSW. She provided extensive event planning for CASCW’s conferences, policy forums and other events. Nora was also an integral support for Title IV-E MSW students, supporting their records and stipend payments, experiential learning events, and job search coaching. We are happy that Nora will continue to be a vital part of our SSW community in her new role as Administrative Operations Professional with the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy.

Laura Rosenberg (she/her) is joining the SSW this fall as our new Graduate Program Coordinator. Her appointment will begin on September 13, 2021. Laura is currently an Academic Advisor in the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences. Prior to that, she served as the Resident Director for the Alpha and Xavier Residential Learning Communities at the Santa Clara University Office of Residence Life. Laura earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Social Work from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Lawrence University. Welcome to SSW Laura!

Jen Witt (she/her, they/them) has returned to SSW as a Teaching Specialist in Youth Studies. Their appointment started on August 30, 2021. Jen has been part of SSW for over 16.5 years, with 12 years at the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse serving as a Program Director and Associate Director, and most recently for 4.5 years as the Director of Continuing Education. Jen has extensive teaching experience with undergraduate and graduate students and has taught for SSW since 2007. According to Jen, they “teach and organize at the intersections of gender, racial, disability, youth, and class justice with a focus on deconstructing structures of violence in teaching and practice via transformative justice, critical pedagogy, intersectional organizing, and by-and-for models of justice organizing.” Welcome back, Jen!