Social Work Club

A goal of the social work program at La Sierra University is to provide students with resources and opportunities for involvement both in the academic environment and in the community. The LSU social work club exists to provide students with opportunities for fun, fellowship and service. The club is governed by elected social work students. Historically, the club offers activities for socialization such as beach vespers and bowling parties as well as community service activities. This year, the club has many exciting opportunities planned. The following pictures represent some of the recent social work club activities.

Helping Hands Social Work Club Officers of 2006-2007
Social Work Club Officers for the 2006-2007 school year have been voted in!

These officers provide leadership through the organization of activities such as a clothing drive for a local homeless shelter, quarterly Friday night vespers, and the participation in campus-wide events including the Festival of Nations. To become involved in club activities, please call (951) 785-2527 for more information.

2004 Vespers at Professor Rasmussen's

Festival of Nations, 2003
Festival of Nations is an event sponsored by La Sierra University that gives clubs on campus the opportunity to display different cultural activities and foods. The HHSW club teamed up with students from a social work class to operate a booth that offered an assortment of goodies. The booth sold lasagna, lollipops, jelly drinks, bags of candy, raffle tickets, animal balloons and set out bins to gather cans and bottles to recycle. Many students helped run the booth and invited the crowd to visit the social work booth. The event was a good opportunity to show the community the range of social work and showcase the HHSW club.

Social Work Club Visits Operation SafeHouse, 2002

As a result of the club's interest in community outreach, social work students visited Operation SafeHouse, a program providing safety, shelter, counseling and family reunification services for runaway, throwaway and at-risk teens in Riverside County. Social work students spent a Sunday afternoon and evening playing games with the teens and preparing them dinner.