Advocates at Texas A & M University-Commerce is the social work student service organization also known as the "A-TEAM." The purpose of Advocates at Texas A & M University-Commerce is:
To pursue positive acquaintance with many whom we meet.
To cherish friendships.
To welcome the opportunity of contributing to the community where we are placed because of the joy of service thereby bestowed and the talent of leadership multiplied.
To possess high ideals and to attain to them.
To gain understanding that knowledge may be vouchsafed to us.
To abide by the National Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics (1996) and the Social Work Program Code of Ethics,
And to promote education.
Why Join the A-TEAM?
To meet the "movers & shakers" involved in social work
To increase your knowledge regarding social work causes and their resource
To meet and get to know the students and faculty in your department
To volunteer and make things better for someone else
To show others that social workers/students, are special people
To get involved early in the system you will be serving
To do something you can be proud of
To expose ourselves to populations and circumstances that most of us will never experience
