NASW Graduation Cord Pickup Events - Spring & Summer 2026

3/1/2026 to 4/30/2026

When: Various - See Below
Where: Various - See Below
  
United States
Contact:
Various - See Below

Event Details
Current NASW student members, graduating in Spring & Summer 2026, are invited to pick up their FREE NASW membership graduation cord on campus at various participating schools from their NASW-Michigan Student Ambassadors!
    Can’t make it in person or is your school not participating? Don’t worry, we can mail you your cord! Please complete this request form (form will open early March) by March 31, 2026 to receive a cord for your Spring or Summer 2026 graduation via mail. Only current NASW members are eligible to receive a cord. Not a member yet? Learn more about NASW membership and join at https://www.socialworkers.org/Membership .
Please only complete this form/attend a pickup event if you are graduating in April-August 2026. If you complete the form now or attempt to pick up a cord in-person but are graduating at a later date, your request will not be fulfilled. If you are graduating at a later date, please wait until closer to your graduation date and check back.   Campus Event Information: Hope College Dates and times: March 20, 2026 from 11am-1pm and April 10, 2026 from 11am-1pm Location: Van Zoeren (41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423) Social Work Office Contact: Morgan Shell | morgan.shell@hope.edu   Oakland University Dates and times: 4/2/26 from 3-7pm and 4/4/26 from 9am-1pm Location: Oakland University Commencement fair, Oakland Center 312 Meadow Brook Rd Rochester MI 48309 Contact: Brittain Patton |  pattonbrittain17@gmail.com   Grand Valley State University Dates and times: 3/30/26 from 3:30-6:30pm and 4/24/26 from 4-7pm Location:  School of Social Work |  401 W Fulton |  Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 March event will be 391C DeVos Center - Middle Table area
April event will be part of the Graduation Cap Decoration event - 107C - University Club Contact: Thomas Johnstone |  johnthom@mail.gvsu.edu   Wayne State University Dates and times: 4/1-4/3/2026 from 9am-3pm each day Location:  Wayne State University School of Social Work Building, 5447 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202. Student Meeting Room 0100
Contact: Tamica Willis-Dill  |  tamica.willis@gmail.com   University of Michigan Dates and times: 3/9/2026 from 12-1pm Location: University of Michigan  School of Social Work Building | 1080 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 | McGregor Commons Contact: Leo Goldblatt | leogoldb@umich.edu   Northern Michigan University Dates and times: March 23, 24, 30, 31 and April 6, 7, 13, 14 from 8:30am-4:30pm Location: Office of Opportunity, Empowerment, and People | 3001 C.B. Hedgecock, Northern Michigan University | 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, MI 49855 Contact: Meegan Smith | meesmith@nmu.edu   Saginaw Valley State University Dates and times: April 7, 2026 from 1-3pm Location: SVSU Bachand Hall Case Study Suites - BA128 |  7400 Bay Rd, Saginaw, MI 48604 Contact: Peter Szymczakowski |  spiotr@svsu.edu   University of Michigan-Flint Dates and times: April 28, 2026 from 5-7pm (part of the   The Evening of Excellence event hosted by the Social Work Department) Location:  Harding Mott University Center – Michigan Room |  400 Mill St  Flint, MI 48503 Contact: Courtney Cruz | clexcruz@umich.edu   Eastern Michigan University Dates and times: April 2, 2026 from 3-7pm and April 14, 2026 from 11am-2pm Location:  STUDENT CONFERENCE ROOM (3RD FLOOR) |  COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES – MARSHALL BUILDING 801 W Circle Dr #831, Ypsilanti, MI Contact: Staci Ellerby | sellerby@emich.edu