Student Spotlights: MSW Salina student experience
Video: Salina MSW students share their experiences in the program. Video editing by Katie Schowe.
The first group of KU MSW students to graduate from a new partnership program with Kansas State University Salina formed a close-knit cohort.
“We spend time together, we lean on each other, we support each other. … You can’t ask for better than that,” said Jamie Womochil, a 2024 graduate of the Salina MSW program.
Through the Master of Social Work partnership with Kansas State University Salina, students attend classes at the K-State Salina campus. Graduates of the program earn their MSW degree from KU.
Allie Ament, a 2024 MSW graduate, said her classmates brought their own work experiences to the program. Ament earned her bachelor’s degree in social work from Kansas State University in Manhattan in 2023.
“I’ve gotten to learn from my classmates and my professors, and build relationships,” Ament said.
Watch video interviews with Salina MSW students about their experiences in the program.
More video interviews with KU MSW students and recent graduates from the K-State Salina partnership:
- Video: What MSW students want you to know about social workers
- Video: Advice for students wanting to pursue an MSW
- Video: Why choose the KU MSW at K-State Salina?
About the KU MSW partnership with K-State Salina
The first group of students in the Advanced Standing MSW – a one-year plan for students who already have their Bachelor of Social Work – started classes in summer 2023, with eight students graduating in May 2024. A Traditional MSW – a two-year plan for students who have a non-social work bachelor’s degree – will welcome its first students this fall.
Students enrolled in the first, generalist year of the Traditional MSW plan take classes through the Kansas State University Salina Social Work Program. Students in the Advanced Standing MSW and the second, specialization year of the Traditional MSW take classes taught by KU School of Social Welfare on the K-State Salina campus.
Learn more about the Advanced Standing MSW at Salina and the Traditional MSW at Salina.
The MSW application for students beginning the program in summer or fall 2025 opens Oct. 1. Register for a virtual MSW info session to learn more about the application process.