Student Support
Community resources at your fingertips.
Welcome to our Student Support page! The staff and faculty of the GSSWSR work closely to support students at every point in their social work journey and create community within the GSSWSR. Explore the various resources and services available to students below.
Getting Started While You're Here Planning Your Future Meet the Team
Getting Started
New Students
Before the start of each Fall Semester, the GSSWSR holds a one-day "New Student Welcome Retreat" to provide orientation information to incoming students and begin connecting as a community. We focus on social work ethics and values, learning about what to expect during your first year of the program, and orientation to the CONNECT program and the other supports available to students.
CONNECT: Your First Year
CONNECT is a required first-year experience program designed to facilitate peer support while sharing information, resources, and skills relevant to social work education and practice. As social workers, self- and community-care are important parts of professional development, and the CONNECT program is designed to support both. Students join a small cohort facilitated by a GSSWSR Ph.D. student and meet once per month. Facilitated conversations focus on a variety of themes including community building, self- and community-care, campus resources, social work ethics and values, anti-oppressive praxis and social justice, and more.
Graduate and Professional School (GPS) Program
GSSWSR's Graduate and Professional School (GPS) Program offers remote and in-person workshops for enrolled students that focuses on developing skills needed for academic success in graduate school. Topics covered include: APA formatting, planning and organizing a paper, reviewing scholarly articles, study skills, and time management. both an online workshop and face-to-face summer meeting for current and newly enrolled students. The online workshop is available to enrolled students on Moodle. An in-person workshop will also be scheduled in August each summer.
While You're Here
Academic Advising
All students are assigned a faculty member as an academic advisor. The academic advisor is available to meet with students to discuss their pathway through the MSS program, discuss course selections, and to problem solve around any barriers to academic progress and success.
Calendars & Academic Information
Look here for the academic calendar, event listings, the student handbook, plans of study, course offerings and descriptions, and more...
Community Conversations and Open Dialogues
The GSSWSR holds monthly “Community Conversations” and “Open Dialogues." These are opportunities for faculty, students, and staff to come together to create community and to discuss issues relevant to social work practice and in support of our GSSWSR community.
GSSWSR Student Association (GSA)
Have an idea for an activity or want to get more involved with GSA? Email us at gsa-gsswsr@brynmawr.edu or leave a note in our mailbox! Check out our upcoming events on the bulletin board downstairs in the GSSWSR building near the staff lounge.
Health & Wellness
Look here for crisis resources, information about free mental health support, information about health insurance coverage, and how to access Bryn Mawr's Health and Wellness Center
Named Scholar Award
Becoming a Named Scholar bolsters a student's resume and helps donors understand how students are benefitting from their philanthropy.
Student Organizations
Interested in forming a student affinity group? Contact Student & Career Services at mnyachogo@brynmwr.edu for more information on the request form and approval process.
Technology Support Services
Go here to get help with Moodle, learn about technical and digital competency workshops, find out more about the computer lab, or submit a ticket to the help desk.
Writing Support
Students have access to writing consultations by appointment through the Student & Career Services team. Learn about all of our writing assistance offerings here.
Planning Your Future
Career Services
Our career counselor works with students via individual counseling and through in-person and virtual workshops on topics such as job searching, cover letters, résumés, interview skills, and preparation for licensure. Special events such as workshop series and career information sessions are also coordinated by GSSWSR Career Services.
Job Board & Fellowships
The GSSWSR learns of jobs from many area agencies, social work alumni, and area employers via multiple sources. Social work as well as human and social services job listings, among others, are posted here for current students and alumni. The Job Board is one resource for full- and part-time jobs for prepared social work professionals across a wide spectrum of categories.
Alumnae/i Community
GSSWSR alumnae/i share a desire to make meaningful contributions to their professions and the world. The Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research has more than 4,000 alumni throughout the United States and around the world. Just as the School and its resources remain available to alumni, alumni themselves serve as one of the School's most valuable resources.