Thank you for helping to make this year's 2019 Advocacy Day a success! With over 800 social work students and social workers in attendance, and a passionate presentation from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, the social work community had a strong presence at the Illinois State Capitol on April 3, 2019. A great deal of our legislative action and activity can be found on NASW-Illinois Chapter social media.
Thank you to the many schools around the state that participated in this year’s event. The following schools and their number of attendees participated in yesterday’s activities:
Aurora University - 122
Bradley University - 2
Chicago State University - 1
Concordia University - 5
DePaul University - 12
Dominican University - 145
Governors State University - 41
Greenville University - 17
Illinois State University - 79
Joliet Junior College - 2
Lewis University - 20
Loyola University Chicago - 39
Methodist College - 1
Millikin University - 4
Northeastern Illinois University - 22
Olivet Nazarene University - 30
Southern Illinois University Carbondale - 39
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - 1
Trinity Christian College - 14
University of Chicago - 1
University of Illinois at Chicago - 47
University of Springfield - 1
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 65
University of St. Francis - 39
Western Illinois University - 20
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