TRANSFORMING LIVES FOR MORE THAN 83 YEARS SINCE 1937
In 1937, the KU Sociology Department recruited Esther Twente to join faculty by invitation from Dr. Carroll Clark, chairman of the Sociology Department, to develop a social work curriculum for the department.
the University of Kansas (KU) has offered SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION Growing interest for a needed graduate program and the decision to join the American Association of Schools (now the Council on Social Work Education).
In 1946
the Department of Social Work was created, and curriculum for a BA DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN SOCIAL WORK and a CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL WORK AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL was launched
In 1947
Shortly after the unveiling of the program, George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University decided to close its Kansas City unit, which offered KU the opportunity to quickly move from offering a BA to a MSW.
the Kansas Board of Regents approved the arrangement and the MSW was OFFICIALLY ACCREDITED
In 1949 4
the first graduating class included TWO STUDENTS who earned a BA and the FIRST SEVEN STUDENTS to earn their MSW
