Student Organizations
Harness your passions, connect with peers, and build your community.
Student organizations at the School of Social Policy & Practice provide a world of opportunity for students to expand and enhance their SP2 experience through advocacy, service, and practice. They are also a hub for social and educational activities that span the entire Penn community.
All students who support a group are welcome to join.
SP2 Student Organizations
Student Government
SP2 Student Government is the student governance organization for the School of Social Policy & Practice, responsible for funding other students organizations and events.To contact the Student Government email sp2gov@sp2.upenn.edu.
Association of Black Social Workers
The Association of Black Social Workers (ABSW) is committed to enhancing the quality of life and empowering people of African ancestry through advocacy, human services delivery, and research within the Penn student body, and the community.
ABSW also embodies the values of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Inc.
CONTACT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK SOCIAL WORKERS
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BLACK GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT ASSEMBLY
Asian Social Work Collective
The Asian Social Work Collective (ASWC) supports Asian-American, Native-Hawaiian, and Pacific-Islander (AANHPI) identifying students at the School of Social Policy and Practice (SP2).
While our group primarily serves AANHPI-identifying social work students, students from any degree program are welcome. The ASWC is dedicated to supporting AANHPI students at SP2 by creating a safe and inclusive environment. We focus on both the professional and social development of our members, offering meetings and events to help students explore and navigate their experiences at SP2.
Our group meets weekly on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 PM in Caster 311.
Students for Criminal Justice Advocacy
Students for Criminal Justice Advocacy engages in social advocacy to support people impacted by the criminal-legal system and to elicit lasting systemic change, working towards a world where everyone deserves to live with full dignity and respect.
Youth Advocacy Project
The Youth Advocacy Project (YAP) brings together social work and law students to support young people charged as adults in the Philadelphia area. Under the supervision of the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project (YSRP)(opens in a new tab), YAP fellows draft comprehensive, strength-based reports to minimize each young person’s contact with the carceral system. We situate our work within the broader movement for a more humane approach to responding to community harms.
YAP is open only to social work and law students and recruitment occurs in early fall semester. YAP fellows meet once a week with their case teams and commit to independently working on reports outside of the meeting. Fellows additionally will have full YAP trainings throughout the year on a variety of topics such as client-centered advocacy, re-entry, and the juvenile carceral system within Philadelphia.
For more information, please reach out to upennyap@gmail.com or one of the group leaders.
All students who support this group are welcome to join.
Interested in Starting Your Own Group?
SP2 students can also start their own affinity or interest group. Please note that to start a student group you need to have at least a chair, a finance chair, and a faculty/staff advisor. If you have additional questions, email sp2studentlife@sp2.upenn.edu.
Reserve a Room for Meetings
To reserve a room in the Caster Building (including the Lobby area), McNeil Building, or 3815 Walnut, please review the information found on our internal Facilities page.
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