The University of Denver continues to excel in the Academic Progress Rate (APR) that is used by the NCAA as a measure of academic achievement. The APR is an NCAA measure to track the academic achievement of Division I teams during each academic term. Each student-athlete earns one point for […]
Bonnie Clark, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Denver, will lead a field school June 21–July 19 at Amache, the World War II U.S. Japanese-American internment camp in Granada, Colo. The camp is located in southeast Colorado, about 230 miles from Denver. The field school will host two […]
Over the past year, the entire campus and surrounding DU community have watched the day-to-day construction progress of the University’s newest building — Katherine A. Ruffatto Hall. Now just minor finishing touches remain, and faculty and staff have moved into the new home of the Morgridge College of Education. Students […]
Clyde Martz, a “giant in the field” of natural resources who taught law at the University of Denver for almost two decades, died May 18. He was 88. Martz worked at the University of Denver from 1962 to 1980. He left the University to enter private practice in Denver. His […]
No one told University of Denver first-year business students Nichole Parker and Jake Sager they couldn’t go toe-to-toe with experienced business professionals in a business plan competition in 2009. So they entered and walked away with $2,000 in prize money for their plan to help coffee farmers in Tanzania. No […]
University of Denver radio voice Mitch Hyder has been named the 2009–10 Sun Belt Conference broadcaster of the year. “I am honored to win this award, especially considering all of the outstanding broadcasters in this conference,” Hyder says. “The unbelievable coaches and student-athletes at the University of Denver make my […]
As avid users have already noticed, DU’s Penrose Library has a new website. The designers hope it is much more user-friendly for library patrons. “We had new digital tools, search engines and social media platforms we wanted to offer, but there was no real estate on the front page of […]
“Hanya Holm: When Modern Dance Came to Colorado” is on display at DU’s Penrose Library. The exhibit features photos and information about Holm, who was one of the innovators of modern dance. “Even though we’d known Holm had a lot of ties to Colorado and the region, we kept discovering […]
Competition for the fast-food appetite on South University Boulevard will get a little toastier this summer with the opening of a Jimmy John’s store just north of Evans Avenue. Jimmy John’s — a nationwide sub and sandwich shop based in Champaign, Ill. — will open near the end of July […]
University of Denver senior hockey standout Tyler Ruegsegger was named to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine academic All-America men’s first team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Ruegsegger earned a 3.95 GPA in management and helped the Pioneers to a 27-10-4 record, their 12th WCHA regular-season […]
The University of Denver light-rail station is one step closer to having a rental apartment on site and the station entrance redesigned. Regional Transportation District (RTD) officials last month sold a thin, half-acre triangle of land above a detention pond just west of the station platform to developer George Thorn […]
DU’s University College has been named a “best buy” in online master’s programs by GetEducated.com for its Professional Studies in Leadership and Organizations program. GetEducated.com is an independent, objective website that provides consumer information about online degree programs. The college’s master’s program was ranked No. 12 in the site’s 2010 […]
Julie Markham, a recent University of Denver graduate, was honored as a member of the USA Today 2010 All-USA College Academic first team. Markham was featured prominently in the June 9 issue of the newspaper. This marks the sixth year DU students have been named to one of the USA […]
University of Denver (DU) recent graduate Julie Markham was honored as a member of the USA Today 2010 All-USA College Academic First Team. She was featured prominently in the June 9 issue of the newspaper.
DU Professors Howard Markman and Scott Stanley, along with Susan Blumberg, director of Interpersonal Communication Options in Denver, have published the newest edition of Fighting for Your Marriage (Jossey-Bass, May 2010). The book, first published in 1994 and revised in 2001, is updated to reflect significant changes in marriage and […]