FACULTY - Michael D Schock
Associate Professor
“As faculty, we often discuss best teaching practices and the learning needs of our students. We collaborate with each other in both teaching and in research. We pay close attention to individual students, their well-being and their personal development as they become professional social workers.”
Dr. Schock feels that Augsburg is the best place to study social work for some very specific reasons. “Social Work at Augsburg is not an ancillary program but is integral to the colleges’ vision of itself. The college has recruited passionate faculty who are committed to nurturing culturally competent social work practitioners with a global understanding and a passion for social justice.” Dr. Schock believes that on the whole, Augsburg faculty and staff are individuals who have made the decision to work here because of the strong mission and vision of the college.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Schock has been actively involved on local Advisory boards and planning committees for Public School Education in Minnesota, but he must admit that one of his proudest accomplishments has been to have climbed Mt. Rainier on his fiftieth birthday!
