HAPPENINGS FEATURE
Your Alumni Board of Governors at Work for You The Alumni Board of Governors and its related committees have once again had a busy year as they worked on developing and implementing initiatives that help to strengthen the relationship between the School and its alumni (you!). Below are just a few highlights from 2010:
- Board members hosted the reunion classes of 2000, 1985, and 1960 during Reunion and Homecoming weekend in mid-October.
- The Board’s annual continuing education program Building Healthy Strong Communities was once again a hit with alumni with workshops being presented on several critical areas including health care, adoption issues, ethics, mentoring and coaching, pain management, and multicultural organizational development. Dean Laura Lein also gave a talk on the state of the School to the record crowd during lunch.
Alumni helping out in the community
- Eight MSW students received stipends this year from the Board’s scholarship fund.
Funds helped students with costs related to their national or international field experiences. This year’s recipients had their summer placements in Boston, Washington, D.C., China, Bangladesh, and Costa Rica. (Board member Bill Cabin, MSW ’04, has once again generously offered a $5,000 match for donations to the Board’s scholarship fund. Make sure to visit the board’s website for more information.)
- Alumni were well represented by our board members on both the School’s continuing education committee and the 90th anniversary planning committee making sure
that the voice of our graduates was present during discussions throughout the year on these two topics.
- The alumni relations committee and its related clubs continued to hold networking coffees for graduates during the course of
the year and also held a special event for students in the spring. Additionally, members hosted a day of service in May. If you would like to learn more about the School’s Alumni Board of Governors or the alumni clubs, or are interested in becoming a volunteer, please visit the new “home” for the Board on the School’s website at ssw.umich.edu/alumni/bog/.
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Board member Jamila Weathers, center, with MSW students who received scholarship stipends