The Alumni Association of The Columbia University School of Social Work serves as a channel of communication between the School and its more than 16,000 alumni/ae in the United States and throughout the world. It also seeks to meet the needs of graduates through newsletters, professional programs, reunions, and regional chapters to ensure the strength and ongoing vitality of the organization. The Annual Alumni Conference is a program of personal and professional interest to alumni/ae, faculty, and students.

The primary purpose of the Alumni Association is to help the School maintain its leadership position in social work education and strengthen its educational programs. Alumni/ae play a significant role as a source of two-way communication between the School and the field. They work toward the best interests of the School by offering their professional competence, knowledge and experience in many different ways. Alumni/ae and friends contribute generously to the School through the Annual Fund, planned gifts, the Commemorative Fund, various scholarship and events funds, and bequests.