A paralyzed woman walked across the stage, a pair of poets rapped about making their voices heard and four masked men created a world of sound on an enormous marimba. As emcee Hillary Blair said, “It’s a very TEDxDU kind of day.” Blair kept the pace rolling along as scientist, […]
Nearly 200 people gathered on May 13 at the University of Denver’s Morgridge College of Education to hear a DU alum, a Harvard law grad and a state senator sharing their thoughts on how to improve schools. It was the latest TEDxDU Salon, an event that’s part of TED, a […]
TEDxDU Active put the “party” in “watch party.” Attendees of TEDxDU Active — an off-site gathering for people to watch a live feed of the sold-out TEDxDU event that took place May 13 in DU’s Newman Center — may have been in a different room from the main event, but […]
The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team won its first-ever NCAA tournament game with a 13-10 victory in front of a record 2,575 fans at DU’s Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on May 15. The game — the first NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament contest ever played west of the Mississippi River […]
When DU art and anthropology Professor Christina Kreps met Daniele Pario Perra in Bologna, Italy, in 2009, she knew he’d be a great artist-in-residence for Denver. The Italian artist is known for using a technique called fresco removal to remove graffiti and preserve it as art. The process has many […]
DU’s annual exhibit of works by graduating seniors will run from May 12–June 3. The 2011 BFA Senior Exhibition — which includes pieces by students from DU’s School of Art & Art History, studio arts and electronic media arts and design programs—will feature mixed media, prints, ceramics, photography and electronic […]
Florence Dunning Sikes (BA theatre ’55, MA theatre ’60) dedicated her life to helping others achieve success in theater and performance. Sikes — who passed away in July 2009 — was so passionate about her vocation that she donated a portion of her estate to DU’s theater department to support the […]
We’re No. 1. The Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing the University of Denver for being the largest “green power” purchaser in the Sun Belt Conference — a “conference championship” when it comes to sustainability. Over the course of the EPA’s 2010–2011 College and University Green Power Challenge, DU purchased some […]
More than 1,200 DU staff, students, faculty and community members will attend TEDxDU 2011 — a celebration of radical collaboration — on May 13. Nearly 900 attendees will gather at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts for an afternoon filled with talks and performances by local and national speakers […]
On Nov. 10, 2006, University of Denver law graduate Frank Bingham endured his greatest personal tragedy when a drunk driver crashed into his family as they walked across a downtown Denver street, killing his wife and two young children. On May 10, 2011, Bingham stood before civic leaders and supporters […]
The University of Denver held off a late rally by Fairfield to claim the inaugural ECAC tournament championship with an 11-9 win at DU’s Barton Lacrosse Stadium on May 7. The Pioneers, who also won the ECAC regular-season title, earned the league’s automatic NCAA tournament bid and extended its winning […]
On a Mother’s Day that brought Denver its first hint of summer, the University of Denver club baseball squad said goodbye to former pitcher Joe Lubar, who was killed in a skiing accident over the winter. Joined by more than 30 of Lubar’s family and friends drawn from across the […]
Many people think “true” learning only happens in the classroom. Not Anne DePrince, who took over as director of DU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL) in February. The center offers programs for students, staff and faculty to learn about social change, injustices and inequalities in the community. […]
Richard Lapchick could have rested on his laurels after receiving a bevy of awards commemorating his work in the area of civil rights, including a lifetime achievement award from Jesse Jackson. But, he won’t. In the past few months, Lapchick (MA ’70, PhD ’73, international studies) has been inducted into […]
Each year, DU’s Greek organizations hold community events to raise money for nonprofits to fulfill their commitments to philanthropy. Five of DU’s fraternities and sororities are holding philanthropic events this month — and most are open to the DU community. Here’s a rundown of the events: Sigma Chi fraternity will […]