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Spotlight
April Guy
An international internship is an exciting prospect for any student. But dual-depgree
graduate April Guy (MSW '07, MA '07) took things one step further, creating a micro-enterprise
program that made it possible for 30 Kenyan girls to attend high school.
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Location
- Our state-of-the-art educational facility, completed in 2005, includes technology-enhanced
classrooms and clinical practice suites.
- Denver is a culturally diverse state capital with more than 600 clinical and community
field internship options.
- Our beautiful, friendly campus is centrally located in a residential neighborhood.
- The campus offers easy access to restaurants, shopping, cultural events and nearby
mountain recreation.
- Denver's mild climate offers 300 sunny days each year.
Reputation
- Our MSW program, accredited since 1933, is nationally ranked in the top 11% of all graduate social
work programs.
- Our MSW curriculum promotes ethical social work practice and a strong commitment to
social justice.
- We offer a welcoming community atmosphere with highly accessible faculty:
- student/faculty ratio--14/1
- average MSW class size--18
- Our teaching- and research-focused PhD program is one of the oldest in the nation.
- Our more than 400 students represent all 50 states and many foreign countries.
- Our faculty enjoy an ideal professional balance between teaching and research.
Innovation
- Our MSW students can choose from 4 career-enhancing certificate programs.
- Our MSW students can simultaneously pursue dual and cooperative degrees with other schools and departments.
- We offer international MSW classes and internships.
- There is ongoing faculty and student research in youth development and delinquency prevention, mental health, community organizing
and many other areas.
- GSSW houses 3 teaching and research institutes addressing child welfare, gerontology and the human-animal connection.
