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workers. If you’ve read about Jane Addams, founder of Hull House; Frances Perkins, first Secretary of Labor; Harry Hopkins, force behind the Social Security Act; or Whitney Young, civil rights activist, you’ve read about social workers. Today social work is a dynamic, growing profession grounded in the social sciences and liberal arts as well as its own knowledge and research base. Social workers are intricately involved in the community, knowing the people, the services and how things get done. Yet

Wild Hope Initiatives Engaging the mind, shaping the futureThe success of the Wild Hope Center for Vocation was established, in good measure, through the lives of the faculty mentors who engage their students with questions of meaning and purpose—in the classroom, during a casual conversation, through collaborative research, or even by speaking at Wild Hope event. Rooted in the conviction that purposeful learning shapes meaningful living in a complex world, the Wild Hope Center for Vocation

Starphire glass with a strip of LED lights, and the glass looked crystal clear when lit up. After purchasing a sheet of tempered Starphire glass, we excitedly installed it into our frame and turned on the LEDs. Our excitement turned to dismay immediately. The (very expensive) glass had similar issues to the acrylic sheet; there were specks all over it, as well as vertical streaks. No amount of cleaning could make any of it go away. Through research, I discovered that other colleges with lightboard

and the society, communities, and institutions that we are impacted by and part of. There are many ways in which dimensions of wellbeing impact academic success in the learning spaces we’ve created. Some of these documented impacts include*:Impact of Depression on Academic PerformanceStudents with depression have lower GPAs and are at higher risk of dropping out compared to peers who are not depressed (Eisenberg et. all, 2009). Research demonstrating correlation between depression and poorer