2025 Call for Student Board of Directors Member
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2025 Call for Student Board of Directors Member
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Board of Directors (BOD) has openings for two students (one at the BSW and one at the MSW level). Please consider nominating a student and/or having students self-nominate/apply for this opportunity. Serving on the CSWE Board offers an opportunity for students to learn about social work, advance in their careers, and contribute to the profession. Student members will serve on the Board of Directors as nonvoting members with all rights and responsibilities of other nonvoting members of the Board of Directors.
Student members are expected to attend all board meetings and actively participate in board activities. Board of Directors meetings are scheduled virtually in January, June, and September. In-person board meetings are scheduled in October or November (during CSWE Annual Conference) and March (during CSWE Spring Governance). CSWE will provide financial support for students’ travel and accommodations to its in-person Board meetings.
Question 1: What are the requirements to nominate a student or self-nominate to join the CSWE Board of Directors?
· Complete Application in the Submittable platform
· Upload Resume
· Upload brief Statement of Interest
· Upload Letter of Support (from the student’s dean or director)
Question 2: During what time period can nominations be submitted?
The nominations cycle opens on Friday, February 14, 2025, and ends at 11:59 pm (ET) on Friday, March 14, 2025.
Question 3: When will student members be appointed to serve on the Board of Directors?
· Student members will be appointed to serve on the CSWE Board of Directors for a 3-year term effective July 1, 2025–June 30, 2028.
Question 4: How many student members will be appointed to serve on the Board of Directors?
· The Board of Directors has openings for two students: one at the BSW and one at the MSW level.
Question 5: What are the nomination criteria for student members?
Nominee: CSWE membership is required
Nominator: CSWE membership is required
A distinguished commitment to the social work profession through academic excellence, service to the community, and a desire to learn more about social work education in the United States and internationally.
Possess a minimum 3.0 GPA, displaying advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities that would enrich the work of the BOD.
Possess curiosity, critical thinking, and executive function that would contribute to advancing CSWE as the authority in social work education by leveraging resources, student network, and classroom and field experience.
Support the mission of CSWE and its commitment to justice and ADEI.
Ethical commitment to the best interest of CSWE without regards to persons or interests.
Commitment to serve 3-year term and attending Board meetings and trainings.
Experience or familiarity with Board work is helpful but not required.
Question 6: When will the student members be announced?
· The student members will be announced following the fall Board meeting in November.
Question 7: How should additional questions about these nominations be routed?
Please contact Monica Wylie at mwylie@CSWE.org if you have questions about the nomination process.
We look forward to receiving your nominations.
How to apply:
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