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Hi, all! My name is Jessica, and I am finishing my first year in the part-time MSW program focusing on public child welfare. I am originally from Beloit, Wisconsin, and moved to Madison 11 years ago for my BS in Community and Nonprofit Leadership. My partner and I are house shopping and hope to make Madison our forever home. I am most excited for my dog and cat to have their own yard and to learn new gardening and DIY home improvement skills. A fun talent of mine is that I play the saxophone, and after an 18-month break, the jazz big band I play with finally has a gig on the calendar. Happy summer!

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Hello, my name is Jenica Slavek and this is my first semester in the program. I received my BSW from UW-MKE and want to focus on health/aging in the program. I live in Sun Prairie and currently work for Dane County as an Ongoing Youth Justice SW. An interesting fact is that my eldest daughter also attends Madison as an undergrad student.

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Hello Everyone! My name is Steven Miller and I'm in the part-time MSW program with an emphasis on Mental Health. I'm currently working on building a company that would provide infertility coaching with a psychologist from New Jersey. I'm hoping to use my MSW and education to provide counseling for those diagnosed with infertility or are seeking to build their families with third-party donors or surrogacy. This has been a passion of mine that I hope will come into fruition the next few years. I'm excited to getting a refresher on research methods, as I have a MS in Experimental Psychology from 2009, so it's been awhile.

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Hi everyone! My name is Reuben, and this is the summer between my first and second year. I'm also from Iowa originally but grew up in Milwaukee and spent my adulthood thusfar in Chicago before moving to Madison, so kind of a mix of everyone who has posted so far! An interesting fact about me is that my wife and I had a dinosaur-themed wedding that was featured in Offbeat Bride. Really looking forward to this summer class!

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Hi! I am Kimber and I am entering my second year of the part time MSW program! I am a mother of 4 boys and have been in Child Welfare for almost 15 years. I am currently a CPS supervisor in Green County and LOVE what I do! There are many facets to me and I am interested in a wide array of things. My 4 boys are my life and they 24, 21, 15 and 9. I love music, the ocean and spending a lot of time with friends. I am scared to death of snakes :-)

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Hello! My name is Mahalia and I'm in my first year of the part-time MSW program. I currently live with my parent and siblings in my hometown of Brookfield, outside Milwaukee, after living in Chicago for several years after undergrad. I studied creative writing in undergrad and I still teach/tutor writing on a freelance basis. Some interesting facts about me are that I have nine younger siblings and have been learning how to garden (this is my second year with a vegetable garden)!

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Hello! I am a returning student and will be starting year 2 of the full-time program although I'm spreading it out over 3 years. I received my undergrad in social work/sociology in 2001 and am excited to finally be pursuing my masters. I am originally from Iowa but have lived in Madison longer than anywhere else. I am married to Ben and we have two daughters, Annika and Celia, ages 12 and 13. An interesting thing about me is that I love horses and our family has two, Sindar and Spirit. Looking forward to meeting everyone.