Contact: Sammy McDavid
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State's social work academic program is being reaccredited through 2016.
The Alexandria, Va.-based Council on Social Work Education recently notified the university of the program's eight-year renewal in good standing.
Founded in 1952, CSWE is recognized by the Council for Higher Education as the sole U.S. accrediting agency for social work education. Membership includes more than 3,000 professionals, as well as collegiate programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
In 1975, Mississippi State became among the first institutions to receive CSWE's stamp of approval.
Now enrolling more than 60 majors, the bachelor's degree program sends approximately 60 percent of its graduates to in-state government agencies dealing with human services, mental health, aging, and early childhood education, as well as to various hospice programs. The remainder typically pursue graduate degrees.
In a separate, but additional honor for the program, head Adele Crudden is being appointed to a three-year term on the Council on Disability and Persons with Disabilities, which is part of the CSWE's Commission on Diversity and Social and Economic Justice.
The council works to develop education resources that help address ever-evolving challenges surrounding disability and the experiences of persons with disabilities.
Crudden is a 1997 MSU doctoral graduate.
NEWS EDITORS/DIRECTORS: For additional information, visit www.socialwork.msstate.edu. Dr. Crudden may be reached at 662-325-8859 or crudden@ra.msstate.edu.
For more information about Mississippi State University, see http://www.msstate.edu/.