MA in Social Impact

Social impact leadership is happening all around us, but sometimes we need others to help us see it. We invite you to join the Master of Arts in Social Impact Leadership (MSIL) Program for a School of Social Work faculty panel, where you can hear from SSW faculty about their social impact work and connect with members of our community dedicated to social impact and social innovation. The panel will be moderated by MSIL Faculty Director, Dr. Daphne Watkins. More information on panelists will be forthcoming. Light refreshments will also be provided.

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Please join us for an in-person Q&A regarding the application and admission process for the new Master of Arts in Social Impact Leadership Program (MSIL) at the School of Social Work. Faculty Director, Dr. Daphne Watkins, and Social Impact Leadership Program Manager and Advisor, Megan O'Neal, will answer the questions that have arisen as you've worked your way through the MSIL application. What makes a good video response? What should you focus on in your essays? Do we have recommendations for your resume/CV? Free MSIL Program swag will be also available!

*Please remember that you will need

Please join us for an in-person information session about the new Master of Arts in Social Impact Leadership Program (MSIL) at the School of Social Work. Hear from Faculty Director, Dr. Daphne Watkins, and Social Impact Leadership Program Manager and Academic Advisor, Megan O'Neal, about the curriculum, signature projects course, forecasted career outcomes, and application & admissions process. Free MSIL Program swag will be available! Please remember that you will need your UM ID to get into the building. If you do not have a UM ID please contact Megan O'Neal, [email protected], to arrange to

Please join us for a virtual information session about the new Master of Arts in Social Impact Leadership Program (MSIL) at the School of Social Work. Hear from Social Impact Leadership Program Manager and Academic Advisor, Megan O'Neal, about the curriculum, signature projects course, forecasted career outcomes, and application & admissions process. A Zoom link and calendar invitation will be sent to registered attendees closer to the event date.

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Please join us for a virtual information session about the new Master of Arts in Social Impact Leadership Program (MSIL) at the School of Social Work. Hear from Social Impact Leadership Program Manager and Academic Advisor, Megan O'Neal, about the curriculum, signature projects course, forecasted career outcomes, and application & admissions process. A Zoom link and calendar invitation will be sent to registered attendees closer to the event date.

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Please join us for a virtual information session about the new Master of Arts in Social Impact Leadership Program (MSIL) at the School of Social Work. Hear from Social Impact Leadership Program Manager and Academic Advisor, Megan O'Neal, about the curriculum, signature projects course, forecasted career outcomes, and application & admissions process. A Zoom link and calendar invitation will be sent to registered attendees closer to the event date.

Click here to register

Please join us for a virtual information session about the new Master of Arts in Social Impact Leadership Program (MSIL) at the School of Social Work. Hear from Social Impact Leadership Program Manager and Academic Advisor, Megan O'Neal, about the curriculum, signature projects course, forecasted career outcomes, and application & admissions process. A Zoom link and calendar invitation will be sent to registered attendees closer to the event date.

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Yes, We will create opportunities in the program to link students to leaders engaged in the work...as mentors, as case examples, as the beginning of your professional network.

Some students will come into the course with a community partner - an organization they have been working with or volunteering with. Other students will find a community and/or partners to work with during the course. Community engagement is an important part of social impact leadership. We will work with you in the course to develop your community partners.

That's part of the learning. You will develop prototypes. Some will fail. You will learn from the failings and revise. You will document what you tried and what you learned.