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President:	Carla D. Corbett	cdcorbett@miners.utep.edu
Internal Vice President:	Angelica Rodriguez	arodriguez318@miners.utep.edu
External Vice President:	Jessica Lee Fraga	jfraga@miners.utep.edu
Secretary:	Danielle Monteros	dmmonteros2@miners.utep.edu
Treasure:	Allison Colunga	adcolunga@miners.utep.edu
Membership Chair:	Faith Cuellar	fecuellar@miners.utep.edu
Historian/Media Coordinator:	Norma Sandoval	nisandoval@miners.utep.edu
BSW Junior Senator:	Jazmin Pino	jpino2@miners.utep.edu
BSW Senior Senator:	Stephanie Salinas	slsalinas@miners.utep.edu
MSW 1 st Year Senator:	Ana Karen Acuna	akramirez@miners.utep.edu
MSW 2 nd Year Senator:	Madeline Titlebaum	mstitelbaum@miners.utep.edu
Facility Advisor:	Erica Balderrama	erbalderrama@utep.edu

 

 

PREAMBLE:  ORGANIZATION PHILOSOPHY

The Student Association of Social Workers at the University of Texas at El Paso recognizes and believes that student participation is a necessary component to complete the learning experience, so thereby and henceforth be it stated that:

  The Student Association of Social Workers at the University of Texas at El Paso is an organization aimed at:

• Enhancing the students’ learning and skill development in social work
• Encouraging social change through participation in university and community projects

 

PURPOSE & GOALS

The Student Association of Social Workers at the University of Texas at El Paso sets forth the following purpose and goals:

 A. To encourage the empowerment of students’ interest in the social work field.

 B. To promote student participation in the university and community life by:

1. encouraging student involvement in the University of Texas at El Paso through participation in various university activities.
2. having officers alternate the duty of actively representing student interests and concerns to faculty and the larger ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ community.
3. providing additional training/instruction opportunities with a specific focus on social work in the border region.
4. encouraging participation in community activities that are in accordance with the Student Association of Social Workers’ philosophy.
5. encouraging members to join the NASW and provide information on the local chapter of the NASW, the Rio Grande Chapter.

C. To have an elected Board of Officers who will represent and coordinate student activities within the university and community.

D.   To promote student awareness of the Social Work Program within the university, the social work profession, and the community.

ARTICLE IV. MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open to ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ students pursuing a career in Social Work. ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ Social Work Declared major must maintain an overall G.P.A. of 3.0 and pay an annual membership fee. Undergraduate Social Work Declared major must maintain an overall G.P.A. of 2.8 and pay an annual membership fee. Undeclared social work major members must maintain an overall G.P.A. of 2.5 and pay an annual membership fee. Membership is for the academic year in which the student joins the organization. All members will be encouraged to participate in SASW activities and attend general meetings.

                  A. Texas Board of Regent's Membership Statement: At the beginning of each academic year, each registered student or group must file
                      with the appropriate institutional officer an affidavit stating that the organization or group does not, and will not during the year, have as
                      a member any person who is not a student or a member of the faculty or staff of the institution.

                 B. The membership fee is required of all members and will be paid upon acceptance into the organization. Dues will be determined each
                      year at the first meeting of the Board and must receive a 2/3 majority vote of the Board in order to change the fee to be paid by all
                      members for dues. Membership dues are nonrefundable.

                C. Each member shall be entitled to one vote in conjunction with the election of Board officers and Senators for each class. The Board shall
                     decide all other matters in conjunction with the administration and operation of the Association’s affairs.

                D. Each member who fulfills the commitment of participation with activities, volunteer activities, and/or donations shall be awarded the
                     SASW Cord for graduation ceremonies. Members must volunteer for 3 separate community events in the school year for at least 2
                     consecutive hours. Volunteering may be done within ³ÉÈËÍ·Ìõ’s chosen organizations or another non-profit organization. However, if a
                     member chooses to volunteer at another non-profit organization, it will need to be approved by an official vote by the board. BSW
                     or MSW internships do not count toward these hours.

                E. The Board may suspend or expel any member of the Association for cause after an appropriate hearing with the Board and by an
                     affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the Board present at any regularly constituted Board meeting. The cause may include
                     but is not limited to disciplinary action, unethical behavior, and violation of university policies.

                F. Any member may resign by filing a written resignation submitted to the President and filed by the Secretary. Still, such resignation shall
                     not relieve the member resigning of the obligation to pay any assessment or other charge theretofore accrued and unpaid.

               G. Membership in the Association is open to all students meeting the criteria for membership regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity,
                     culture, disability, sexual orientation, or beliefs. The Association will support the cultivation of an inclusive membership that reflects the
                     diversity of the program.