学生组织
教师 actively encourage students to become members of professional organizations, university committees and organizations as well as to organize themselves in order to voice concerns, participate in policy formation, and enhance their professional 发展和领导技能. 教师 members act as mentors and advisors for 一些学生组织.
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
NASW is the national organization through which social workers stay connected with each other and stay informed on state-of-the-art practice approaches and ideas, as well as other resources to help them reach their full potential in the profession. Graduates of the social work program have recently organized a local chapter of NASW and often provide assistance to the program. 成员hip is a requirement for students entering the field practicum. 学生可能 join NASW at one-quarter of the regular dues and after graduation are offered a transitional 两年的会员费. 成员hip includes subscription to the journal Social 作品，由NASW出版. Students in the program are expected to adhere to the NASW 道德守则.
社会工作社
的 社会工作社 serves as a significant “collective voice” for students and provides numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. 这个俱乐部打棒球 role in addressing students’ concerns and facilitating communication of those concerns to the Program Director and full-time faculty. 社工社职员由选举产生 每年按会员划分. 入会费很少. 筹款活动是 primary source of revenue for various projects the club undertakes.
的 社会工作社 does exist to serve persons in need and to promote the personal as well as support to all social work majors and opportunities to engage in social 活动. 的 club takes special field trips, for example, to Chicago to visit Hull House and the University of Chicago School of Social Work. 俱乐部还邀请社会人士 work professionals, representatives from social work graduate schools, and community 领导做演讲.
Peer support is organized by second year students through a buddy system to help other students in preparing for tests and written assignments. 参加俱乐部的活动 活动 fosters important skills for social work practice, especially communication 以及建立关系的技巧.
For the past two years the 社会工作社 has received the University’s Student Affairs Outstanding Community Service of the Year Award. 该俱乐部从事多项活动 community 活动 from organizing Christmas baskets for low income families, collecting nice work apparel for low income mothers going from welfare to work, to volunteering 在各种社会服务机构. A number of club members have helped moms going from welfare to work get enrolled in the university, providing coaching and support 帮助他们成功.
Phi Alpha Honor Society-National Honor Society for Social Work Students
Phi Alpha Honor Society is a national honor society for social work students. 的 purposes of Phi Alpha are to provide a closer bond among social work students and 促进人道主义目标和理念. Phi Alpha embraces high standards of social work education and invites for membership only those students who have attained excellence 在学术和服务方面.
的 365bet Chapter of Phi Alpha, Zeta Psi, was chartered in 1996. 官员由选举产生 每年春季由分会会员组成. Current members review students in the program each year and select new members based on high standards of scholarship and service. 的 chapter also honors community social workers who have made significant contributions 在每年春天的颁奖典礼上. Social work students who have a GPA of 3.25 在本专业取得优异成绩，累积平均分达3分.我们有资格成为会员.
Check out the Phi Alpha Honor Society's PeayLink page
Social Work Student Advisory Committee
的 Social Work Student Advisory Committee was formed by a group of social work majors in 1998. 的 Committee is designed as a formal mechanism for students to provide input for program development and operation, including curriculum design and course sequencing and other matters directly impacting learning and student life. 委员会促进 critical thinking and skill development in communication, leadership, advocacy, negotiation 和中介.
的re are three elected officers, including a moderator, co-moderator and recorder. 成员hip is open to any social work major. 委员会没有别的成员了 than eight (8) students who reflect the wide diversity of social work majors. 成员 are chosen by the existing membership or members can be self-appointed with approval 现有委员会的成员.
Committee members are given the option of remaining on the committee until they graduate or voluntarily relinquish their position. 的 president of the 社会工作社 is an automatic member of the committee as well as a representative from the Minority 事务委员会.
的 committee has provided significant leadership in curriculum matters resulting in changes of course sequencing and content. 最近是社会工作 practitioners from the community have been actively involved in revising the student handbook and providing input in the self-study process for reaccreditation.