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Summer Institute

Stronger Skills = Greater Impact

Summer Institute 2021 will be held online during the weeks of June 14 and June 21.

Each course meets for 5 consecutive days for an average of 3 hours of content per day. The format varies between classes regarding how many hours are time-specific (synchronous) and how many hours are self-paced (asynchronous). Please consult the individual class description for more detail.

All times listed on our site are US Central Time Zone (CST).

Click here to view the Summer Institute 2021 schedule.

Questions? Please email us at BrownSI@wustl.edu.

Summer Institute Classes

June 14, 2021 - June 18, 2021
Group Facilitation & Meeting Management: Skills, Tools, and Philosophies for Facilitating Virtually
8:30 - 11:30 a.m., each day
Steven Harowitz, MEd
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 14, 2021 - June 18, 2021
Basics of SQL: A First Course in Using Relational Databases to Analyze Publicly Available Data
8:30 - 11:30 a.m., each day
Balaji Golla, MS
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 14, 2021 - June 18, 2021
Introduction to Donor Solicitation: Tools & Practice
8:30 - 11:30 a.m., each day
Allie Chang Ray, MA
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 14, 2021 - June 18, 2021
Introduction to Creation and Use of GIS Maps: Applications for Social Services
9:00 - 11:00 a.m., each day
Maria Gandarilla Ocampo, MSW & Eugen Resendiz Bontrud, MPP
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 14, 2021 - June 18, 2021
Managing People and Leading Teams
1:00 - 3:00 p.m., each day
Janelle Gibson, MSW
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 14, 2021 - June 18, 2021
Community Organizing and Advocacy
1:00 - 2:30 p.m., each day
Gary Parker, MSW & Atia Thurman, MSW
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 14, 2021 - June 18, 2021
Introduction to Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Evaluating Policies & Programs
1:00 - 2:30 p.m., each day
Derek Brown, PhD
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 14, 2021 - June 18, 2021
Introduction to Python for Public Health Data Analysis
2:00 - 3:30 p.m., each day
Dominique Lockett, MA
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 21, 2021 - June 25, 2021
Program Sustainability: Assessment Tools & Planning Strategies
8:30 - 10:00 a.m., each day
Caren Bacon, MPH & Kim Prewitt, BA
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 21, 2021 - June 25, 2021
Introduction to Tableau for Data Visualization
8:30 - 11:30 a.m., first 2-3 days
Ted Floros, MPH
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 21, 2021 - June 25, 2021
Grantwriting - Foundation Grants
9:00 - 11:00 a.m., each day
Lorien Carter, MSW
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 21, 2021 - June 25, 2021
Manuscript Writing: Developing and Submitting Your Work for Academic Publication
9:30 - 11:30 a.m., each day
Ana A. Baumann, PhD
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 21, 2021 - June 25, 2021
Introduction to the R Statistical Programming Language & Environment
1:00 - 2:00 p.m., each day
Todd Combs, PhD
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 21, 2021 - June 25, 2021
Effective Project Management Techniques for Social Service Settings
1:00 - 3:00 p.m., each day
Heather Jacobsen, MPH & Smriti Bajracharya, MPH
15 CEUs/CPH units
June 21, 2021 - June 25, 2021
Applying Process and Quality Improvement Techniques to Service Organizations
2:30 - 4:00 p.m., each day
Sarah Buek, MSW, LCSW
15 CEUs/CPH units