Getting Involved

Continue to participate in your department as an alumnus by sharing your valuable time, experience, professional and academic contacts, etc. Monetary gifts are useful and needed: {www.bsu.edu/development}, but your nonmonetary resources can be just as valuable--at times, more so.

We also welcome alumni at our speaking events and student presentations. Additionally we can facilitate networking between you and your fellow alumni, connecting you, them, and students with academic and career development opportunities.

Please send us your business card: {Faculty Directory} and tell us about possible internships or employment opportunities that might accommodate the needs of our current students as well as other alumni.

Please contact Darlene Lynch, the department chair, with any questions, information, or contributions at (765) 285-1016.

Donate to the Department of Social Work

Please consider a donation to the Department of Social Work so that we can continue our work of preparing the next generation of social workers.  The department benefits from five specific development funds, which allows you to target your donation.

Alumni Development Fund # 8004
Monies contributed to this fund allow the department to engage in creative and innovative ways to improve or enhance the learning experience of students.  This may mean conferences monies for travel or software purchase targeted to social work applications.

W.K. and L.M. Rehfeld Student Scholarship Fund # 8051
The Rehfeld Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to majors committed to profession who demonstrate financial need.

Ed and Maureen Dobrow Scholarship Fund # 8052
This scholarship program supports social work majors who have demonstrated academic excellence and show promise of making a significant contribution to the profession.  Preference is given to nontraditional age students and those with financial need.

Harry J. Macy Scholarship Fund # 8053
This scholarship honors the former chair, Dr. Harry Macy and will begin making scholarship awards in the near future.