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Master of Social Work (MSW) Simulation Curriculum

Volunteers are welcome to participate in the fall or spring simulation that is part of the curriculum for the MSW program.

If you are interested in foundation and/or clinical practice simulations, please contact Kate Ledwith (kledwith@sp2.upenn.edu), Full-time Lecturer, MSW Program.

For macro practice simulations, please contact Mai Le (mtle@upenn.edu), Administrative Director, MSW Program.

Organizational Partners for Experiential Education

If you work for an organization that would like to be considered as an in-person or virtual site to host MSSP, MSW, and/or NPL students for their experiential education, please contact J Grant (grantj1@upenn.edu) Community-Engaged Professional Education Director.

Alumni Authors

If you have a recent publication, let us know. We may be able to include it in our Spring Book Fair. Please send an e-mail to alumnirelations@sp2.upenn.edu.

Professional Conferences

Check back for future events!

Student Recruitment

As our most valuable ambassadors, SP2 alumni often encounter passionate individuals who would be ideal candidates for our graduate programs:

• Master of Social Work (MSW)
• Master of Science in Social Policy (MSSP)
• Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership (NPL)
• Doctorate in Clinical Social Work (DSW)
• Doctorate in Nonprofit Administration (DNPA)
• PhD in Social Welfare

We welcome referrals for any program and offer an application fee waiver for candidates you recommend. Simply send us their name and email address.​ Your referrals help build our next cohort of changemakers. To make a referral or learn more, contact the Admissions Office at apply@sp2.upenn.edu or 215.746.1934.​

Have specific recruitment ideas? Please contact the Admissions Office directly to share your ideas and collaborate!

Adiza M. Ezell, MSW
Director of Admissions and Recruitment
adiza@sp2.upenn.edu | 215.898.5521

Survey for Social Welfare PhD Alumni

The PhD in Social Welfare program is working to strengthen its alumni network, foster meaningful connections among graduates, and support current doctoral students. Please join our alumni listserv! We’ll share event invitations and facilitate student alumni connections.