Strengthening Communities Through Social Work
Donor support helps reduce financial barriers for students while strengthening field education and community engagement.
School highlights
- Field Placement Hours Completed: Hundreds of experiential learning hours allow students to apply classroom knowledge to practical situations, working alongside seasoned professionals to better understand and address complex social issues.
- Community Agencies Served: WMU’s School of Social Work partners with numerous community-based agencies, nonprofits, governmental organizations, and healthcare providers across the state. These partnerships enable students to contribute to local, regional, and state-wide initiatives aimed at improving psycho-and-social well-being.
- Graduates Working in Public and Nonprofit Sectors: Upon graduation, our alumni are highly sought after and make meaningful contributions across a variety of sectors tackling issues such as poverty, mental health, substance abuse, child welfare, and social justice.
Your Impact
Support helps:
- Provide student scholarships
- Expand field placement and experiential learning opportunities
- Support community-based initiatives
Ways to Give
- Give online through WMU’s secure giving portal (pre-linked to the department)
Mail a check designated to the
School of Social Work to:
Attn: Gift Processing
WMU Foundation
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5403
- Connect with the college advancement team to discuss customized, in-kind or planned giving opportunities
Your Dollar in Action
- $500 supports student participation in short-term experiential learning activities
- $2,500 supports travel expenses related to student field education
- $5,000 supports school-lead community-based engagement initiatives
- $25,000 supports field placement coordination and student support
- $50,000 endows a named scholarship or fund
Current funds and endowments
- Almeda Givens Memorial Social Work Scholarship Fund
- Charlene Cove Russell Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Clair and Clarice Platt Endowment for the School of Social Work
- Deloris Jordan Phillips Scholarship in Social Work
- Diana R. Sieger Endowed Social Work Scholarship
- Diana Sieger Social Work Scholarship
- Elena Thomas Honorary Endowed Scholarship in Social Work
- Freida Amos Scholarship in Social Work
- Gayle Strutz Endowment Fund
- Helen Frays Endowment for the School of Social Work
- Helen J. Beck Student Emergency Fund
- Jennifer Harrison Interprofessional Social Work Scholarship
- John P. Mellein Endowed Scholarship in Social Work
- Kenneth E. Reid Student Travel Award
- Mary Ellen Sartoris Scholarship
- Minority Scholarship for Social Work
- Partners in Social Work Education
- Rebecca A. Binkowski Endowed Memorial Scholarship
- Robert Barstow Endowed Award
- School of Social Work
- School of Social Work Innovation Fund
- School of Social Work restricted
- School of Social Work Scholarship
- Stephen A. Crumm Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Victoria and Willie H. Pickard Endowed Scholarship
- Whitney Young Scholar Award
Questions
For more information, contact Spencer Haworth, chief development officer for the College of Health and Human Services.
