What's Happening

• Watch videos of the Keynote Speakers from the GSSW Doctoral Program 40th Anniversary Seminar
• Researcher fills inaugural position at GSSW
• Social Work professor featured in new political book
• GSSW Professor to Teach Enrichment Class on Human-Animal Bond
• Professor Jenson Delivers National Symposium Keynote
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• Upcoming Events

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Affordability

• More than 90% of GSSW students receive scholarships, grants or stipends.
• More than $3.4 million in student financial aid will be awarded for 2008-09.
• Need-based scholarships are available, and merit-based scholarships range from $8,000 to full tuition.

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 17% 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 approximately 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 and a gerontology program offering multiple internships.
• 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.