Clarke University Social Work Program

95, as part of a self-study process, the Tri-College Social Work Program ended with the University of Dubuque withdrawing from the program. An application and self-study for reaffirmation as the Bi-College Program were submitted by Loras College and Clarke College and were accepted by the Council in 1995. On August 22, 2008, the President of Clarke College, Joanne Burrows, SC, Ph.D., announced that the bi-college affiliation between Clarke College and Loras College would continue through 2008-2009 academic year beyond which Clarke College would continue to independently offer its Social Work program beginning in the fall of 2009. This decision was based primarily on the need to integrate and assess the general education outcomes in the upper-division courses and to address the challenges associated with reconciling two different calendars. The decision was welcomed as an opportunity to set a new course in the delivery of the Social Work Program at Clarke University. It was determined that the program would be revised to strengthen its relationship to the mission of the university and to the community that it serves.