Tornado Impact Update
As you may be aware, St. Louis city and the area surrounding the WashU campus were hit by a tornado on Friday, May 16. While Hillman Hall and the Charles F. Knight Center hotel experienced minimal impact and expect to be fully operational by the time of the conference, some road closures or travel delays may affect your route to campus. Please allow extra time for travel and check local traffic updates as needed. We look forward to welcoming you safely to the conference.
As you may be aware, St. Louis city and the area surrounding the WashU campus were hit by a tornado on Friday, May 16. While Hillman Hall and the Charles F. Knight Center hotel experienced minimal impact and expect to be fully operational by the time of the conference, some road closures or travel delays may affect your route to campus. Please allow extra time for travel and check local traffic updates as needed. We look forward to welcoming you safely to the conference.
Welcome Back Macro
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The Macro United Conference is back! We invite social work educators, students, and practitioners at all levels of practice to join us for an energizing and collaborative three-day event. Macro United 2025 is an opportunity to share policy research, practice, and teaching wisdom; learn from each other; and strengthen our partnerships as we work together for social change now and into the future. This year, the ISP Teaching Institute will be fully integrated into the conference.
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Now Introducing Our Esteemed Plenary Speaker: Victor Manalo
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We are excited to announce our esteemed Plenary Speaker for Macro United 2025, Victor Manalo! He is a political social worker with over 20 years of experience as an elected and appointed official in local government and over 20 years of teaching and research experience. From the halls of government to the university classroom, Manalo brings a unique and multi-disciplinary perspective on how macro social work can influence systems, shape policy, and ignite lasting change.
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Introducing Our Distinguished Keynote Speaker: Bethany Johnson-Javois
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We are honored to welcome Rev. Bethany Johnson-Javois, a passionate advocate for health and racial justice, as our keynote speaker! As President & CEO of Deaconess Foundation and a dedicated faith leader, she brings decades of experience driving systems change and advancing equity. Her keynote promises to be an empowering and galvanizing session—one that reinforces the critical importance of aligning values with funding and advocacy to create lasting social change.
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Macro United 2025:
The Future is Macro and Macro is Now
This year's conference theme "The Future is Macro and Macro is Now" highlights the critical and expanding role of macro social work in shaping societal futures and addressing immediate global challenges. Sessions will grapple with the future of our profession, the complex social problems we are facing now and the ones which are sure to emerge.
