Official page for Lourdes Social Work, sponsored by the Phi Alpha Honors Society. Come here to stay up to date on the happenings of our department and our surrounding community.
As a social work student, you can learn from a variety of experiences in and out of the classroom.
Join our student organization
Promote humanitarian goals and ideals through the Lourdes Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Alpha. The chapter fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work.
Through knowledge - the challenge to serve"
The purposes of the Phi Alpha Honor Society are to provide a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideals. Phi Alpha fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work.
An undergraduate student is eligible for membership after achieving the following requirements:
Received acceptance into the social work major
Achieved sophomore status
Completed 9 semester hours of required social work courses
Achieved an overall grade point average of 3.0 and
Achieved a 3.25 grade point average in major courses
The Social Work Advisory Council
The advisory council provides consultation and support to the program by evaluating curricula and policies and recommending strategies or plans. Council members share community interests and needs, discuss current trends in social work practice and assist in interpreting academic requirements to best fit the current expectations of the program.
The mission of the Social Work Program is to educate baccalaureate social work students and to provide the knowledge, values and skills necessary to engage in generalist social work practice. Through a liberal arts education based in the Franciscan tradition, graduates of the program are prepared to:
Engage in critical thinking that includes examination of his/her personal values
Advocate for human rights and social justice
Commit to professional growth and development
