Directions to the School and How Get Here by Bus
The School of Social Work is located in a renovated Peters Hall on the St. Paul Campus. The building includes a new distance education classroom, classrooms with a two-way mirror and observation area, fully-equipped faculty and staff offices, ample meeting rooms, training facilities, easy access to the Continuing Education Center (formerly the Earle Brown Center), plus convenient parking.
Our address is:
School of Social Work
105 Peters Hall
1404 Gortner Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
Campus map showing Peters Hall
Phone: (612) 625-1220
Toll Free: 800-779-8636
Fax: (612) 624-3744
Going WEST on Highway 36:
Follow Highway 36 to the Cleveland Avenue exit. Follow Cleveland Ave. south past Larpenteur Ave. Take a left onto Commonwealth Ave. and then a left onto Gortner Ave. There is a parking ramp across the street from Peters Hall that is available to the public.
I-94:
Take Highway 280 North. Turn right (east) onto University Avenue. Turn left (north) onto Raymond Avenue. Stay on Cleveland when the road splits. Go north until Commonwealth Avenue, and turn right (east). Turn left (north) onto Gortner Avenue. There is a parking ramp across the street from Peters Hall that is available to the public.
I-35W NORTH through the Cities:
Follow I-35W north to the Cleveland Avenue exit. Follow Cleveland Ave. south past Larpenteur Avenue. Take a left onto Commonwealth Ave. and then a left onto Gortner Ave. There is a parking ramp across the street from Peters Hall that is available to the public.
I-35W SOUTH through the cities:
Follow I-35W south to the Cleveland Ave. Exit. Follow Cleveland Ave. south past Larpenteur Ave. Take a left onto Commonwealth Ave. and then a left onto Gortner Ave. There is a parking ramp across the street from Peters Hall that is available to the public.
Traveling to the St. Paul Campus via Bus
You can get wherever you need to go at the University on the campus shuttle system. These shuttle buses link the East Bank, West Bank, and St. Paul campuses. All campus shuttles are FREE and use a color-coded bus stop mapping system. See maps for route and stop information or call 612-626-7275.
The Twin Cities' Metro Transit also offers several bus lines that run near or through the St. Paul Campus
- Route 3 - Local Bus Route - Serving: Downtown Minneapolis; University of Minnesota; Dinkytown; Como Ave.; St. Paul - Maryland Avenue West, Energy Park, Front Ave., Rice St.; Downtown St. Paul
- Route 61 - Local Bus Route - Serving: Downtown Minneapolis; E. Hennepin Ave.; Industrial Blvd.; Macy’s Warehouse; UPS; St. Paul; Larpenteur Ave.; Arlington Ave; Arcade St.; 7th St. E.; Downtown St. Paul
- Route 87 - Local Bus Route - Serving: Roseville; Rosedale Shopping Center; Fairview Ave.; Falcon Heights; U of M St. Paul Campus; Cleveland Ave.; St. Paul; Raymond Ave.; University Ave.; Highland Village