Student & Alumni Organizations

Graduate Association of Social Work (GASW)

Purpose: The Graduate Association of Social Work (GASW) at CSUDH was founded to promote student involvement in social issues, enhance cultural diversity, and pursue social justice through community service, interactions with career professionals and facilities, and campus awareness of the social work profession. 

What We Do: Connect students with an interest in social work towards opportunities that enhance their development in the field along academic, social, and professional dimensions, all while upholding the profession’s core values of service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, the importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence.
 
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GASW Board

GASW Board 2024-2025

  • President: Alex Xicay
  • Vice President: Ryan Witherspoon
  • Secretary: Heaven Rivas
  • Treasurer: Denise Gonzalez
  • Treasurer Assistant: Esmeralda Canela
  • Student Rep. to Faculty: TBD
  • 23 Strong Representative: Holly Gabrielson
  • Event Coordinators: Maria De Jesus Anguiano & Norma Sanchez
  • Website/Social Network Manager: Jesly Perez & Destiny Ramirez
  • Alumni Coordinator: Adrian Sandoval
  • First Year Full-Time Cohort Representative(s): TBD
  • Second Year Full-Time Cohort Representative(s): Holly Gabrielson
  • Part-Time Cohort Representatives(s): TBD
  • Fundraising Coordinator: TBD
  • Lobby Days Coordinator: Holly Gabrielson

    MSW Q+ Group

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    Mission:  Our mission is to promote educational and advocacy events that foster the acceptance and inclusion of LGBTQ+ students on the CSUDH campus and in the larger community.

    We aim to:
    • Highlight the diversity within LGBTQ+ communities,
    • Deliberately incorporate intersectionality, and
    • Collaborate with faculty and student organizations to organize activities such as:
      • Pride DH
      • Campus Drag Shows
      • Panel Discussions
      • National Coming Out Day
      • Queer History Month
      • Queer Film Festival
      • Ally-building
      • Mental Health Days
    If you are interested or have any questions please feel free to send us an email at    csudh.msw.q.plus@gmail.com 

     

    Phi Alpha Honor Society

    Phi Alpha Honor Society CSUDH Chapter: Omicron Chi Purpose: To provide a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideals. Phi Alpha fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work. Phi Alpha offers membership to social work students, faculty, and practitioners. Students from BSW and MSW programs who are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or accepted into candidacy status are eligible for Phi Alpha membership. The qualifications for individual membership in the Omicron Chi Chapter are as follows: This national honor society recognizes academic achievement by students in the social work program. Eligible graduate candidates must:

    • Be currently enrolled in CSUDH's Master of Social Work (MSW) degree program.
    • Overall GPA is in the top 35% of all Social Work students in the program
    National membership fee (lifetime membership, certificate, & pin)      $30.00

    For more information about the Omicron Chi chapter of the Phi Alpha Social Work National Honor Society, please contact Dr. Andridia Mapson, Advisor –   amapson@csudh.edu. Phi Alpha National Website  http://phialpha.org/