Sarah Hussion (IMBA ’06) and Megan Smith (BSBA ’06) say they are the youngest business owners in a hot business district: Old South Pearl Street. They are 27 and 23, respectively. “I think it’s a key differentiator for us,” Hussion says. “We are a new generation and we are trying […]
Junior men’s tennis standout Adam Holmstrom has became the first NCAA Division I All-American in University of Denver history, announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Holmstrom netted the honor when he earned a top 16 seed at the NCAA Singles Championships in late May. Holmstrom, ranked as high as No. […]
Who says you can’t mix work with play? Brian Robbins (BS computer science ’01, MBA ’01) does it every day. Plenty of folks would love to sit at his desk. Robbins is an executive producer and “gaming evangelist” for Fuel Industries, an interactive ad agency that literally adds fun and […]
Tucked in the basement of the Colorado History Museum and surrounded by row after row of filing cabinets, associate curator Alisa Zahller (MA art history ’97) works painstakingly to research and preserve history. It’s a job that requires careful attention to detail along with some basic detective work. Who created […]
In Aryan Cowboys: White Supremacists and the Search for a New Frontier 1970–2000 (University of Texas Press, 2006), Evelyn Schlatter (MA anthropology ’91) explores the move — both in a physical and imaginative sense — of white supremacists during the end of the 20th century. Some white supremacists, Schlatter writes, […]
Q: I am changing careers and am not sure how to update my resumé to highlight my skills for the new career. What recommendations do you have? A: This is a great question given that most alumni will average more than 10 jobs throughout their lifetime. I recommend utilizing a […]
Whether it means walking across three lanes of traffic to save an enormous dog named Leonard or helping build steel barriers to protect prairie dogs from a highway, for Sharon Greenleaf La Pierre (PhD education ’87), “driving on by” is not an option when she sees one of nature’s creatures […]
Daniel Sise (BSBA ’74) is a man on two missions. The first finds him spreading the word about organ and tissue donation for the Donor Alliance. The second finds him listening to the birds sing through his open window and vowing — every morning — to live each day as […]
At an age when most retirees are slowing down, Carolyn (Brown) Hackstaff (BA history ’50) is leading young naturalists through wild bear territory and pitching a tent just feet away from wild grizzlies — at the Denver Museum for Nature and Science, that is. Hackstaff, 79, is the museum’s longest-serving […]
Since retiring more than 20 years ago, Harvey Herbst (BA speech communication ’43) can’t stop singing—literally. Herbst is part of a musical group that has been traveling and performing throughout Texas at least once a month since 1983. That’s when Liz Carpenter—who served under President Johnson as executive assistant to […]
This cake topper is part of a collection of wedding and anniversary memorabilia housed in DU’s Beck Archives. The decoration was used in 1956 to celebrate Max and Anna Schatz Rosenthal’s 50th anniversary. Housed at DU since 1976, the Ira M. Beck Memorial Archives formally became a part of the […]
When asked what led him to double major in biochemistry and molecular biology, Will Carspecken laughs. “The glamour and the girls … Just kidding!” Then, he thoughtfully describes the kind of doctor and researcher he wants to be. Carspecken eschews the “wait-and-see” approach to medicine. “I want to be the […]
First, you “pull it” and when you do that, you really want to “huck it” deep. Then, “establish the force” as soon as possible so that your “mark” can stall the holder. But if they get the disc off, you absolutely must try for the “layout.” If you know what […]
You wouldn’t expect Hollywood action flick characters to be role models for engineers. But when DU Associate Professor Richard Voyles set out to build a search-and-rescue robot, he turned to the sci-fi classic Terminator. In the movie’s famous last scene, a humanoid robot begins to crawl with just its arms […]
Q: Why is diversity a concern for DU? A: First, let me say that one has to distinguish diversity from affirmative action. Affirmative action has to do with remedying past discrimination. Diversity is about the excellence of the intellectual environment on campus. If we can recruit students, faculty and staff […]