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February 27, 2008
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 Alumnus
takes pride in
'connecting learning to life'
Kevin
Roeder '88
Major: Social Work
Occupation: Professor of Social Work, UW-Green
Bay
Home: Green Bay
Kevin
Roeder is a firm believer that an educator should
never forget what it’s like to be a student.
It’s an idea that motivates
his ongoing efforts to delve into contemporary
issues in social work, to learn more, and to connect
both himself and his students to projects that
serve the community.
Involvement is a given. Roeder
was nearing his own college graduation at UW-Green
Bay in 1988 when he considered which of his interests
at the time — HIV/AIDS or homelessness — would
offer the opportunity “to do the most good for
the most people.” He got a job that immersed him
in the former.
He directed life care services
for a network of Northeast Wisconsin HIV/AIDS resource
centers. Earning master’s and doctoral degrees,
he pursued scholarly inquiry on social work and
issues of AIDS, diversity, confidentiality and
ethics, and found a home at UW-Green Bay.
“To make things better and
advance the human condition, that’s what drives
my work as a social work educator,” Roeder says.
“The greatest satisfaction comes from working with
students in both the classroom and in human service
agencies… to honor the experiences of vulnerable
people and the lives they live… and to try to make
societal structures more compassionate and responsive
to people in need.”
Advancing the profession
“I also get a great deal of satisfaction in serving
my professional colleagues around the state through
continuing education and agency-based training.
And you’re always hopeful your research will positively
impact the professional lives of practitioners
and their work with individuals from all walks
of life.”
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