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Looking for a summer Job? Coming to MSU Denver in the fall? College Works provides recent high school graduates planning to attend MSU Denver the opportunity to work on campus and get a jump-start on their college journey the summer before their freshman year.
College Works will help you start school with the skills to navigate college, a campus job, a peer mentor, and a team of people to support you.
If you participate, you will:
- Have a paid job with an MSU Denver department.
- Be paired with a peer mentor to answer questions and support you over the summer and your entire time at MSU Denver.
- Enroll in a Student Success Seminar class designed to introduce you to college academics, provide resources for success, explore identity, and meet new people. You will receive college credit for the class and MSU Denver will cover tuition and fees for it!
What are you waiting for? It’s your future – start it now!
The College Works summer program will be on-campus June 2022 through August 2022. Support will continue after the summer and throughout your time at MSU Denver.
To take advantage of this unique opportunity please complete the application here. Space is limited, so apply today!
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Participation Requirements
Please review your eligibility for the program below based on where you live.
Questions? Contact Scott Bergman at [email protected] or text 720-574-2169
If you participate in College Works, you will be paid $15.87/ hr. for time working for an MSU Denver department.
Payment is provided by the Denver Youth Employment Program, so you must meet their qualifications:
- Be a resident of Denver OR attend high school in Denver
- Be age 16 -21
- Meet one income requirement such as:
- Be enrolled at a Title 1 school (you can find a list of Title 1 schools here)
- You or a family member receives SNAP, TANF, or Medicaid benefits
- You or a family member receives free or reduced price lunch at school
- You live in one of the following neighborhoods – East Colfax, Elyria Swansea, Globeville, Montbello/Gateway/Parkfield, Northeast Park Hill, Sun Valley, Valverde, Villa Park, West Colfax or Westwood.
We will connect you to a job with one of the departments at MSU Denver where you can work up to 30 hours per week over the summer.
You will be paid through Adams County Workforce programs, so must meet their qualifications to participate:
- Ages 16-24
- Experience one or more of the following challenges:
- Eligible for SNAP, TANF, or free or reduced lunch and one of the following:
- Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
- New American
- Medicaid Recipient
- Gender Minority (trans, non-cis, etc.)
- Child Protective Services referred
- Never worked before (taxable income job- have not received a W-2 or 1099) or unemployed 27+ weeks
- Section 8
- Enrolled in an English Language Learner (ELL) program
- Homeless or housing-insecure
- Have a disability (physical, mental, and learning)
- Parenting or pregnant
- Foster youth or former foster youth
- Have been involved in the criminal justice system (including misdemeanor, felony, probation, parole, etc.)
- Eligible for SNAP, TANF, or free or reduced lunch and one of the following:
To verify or ask questions about eligibility please contact Jessica Gonzalez at [email protected] or 720-523-6898.
Refer a Student to College Works
Know someone who is a good fit for College Works? Let us know using our referral form below and we will reach out to them about participating!