It’s great to have a friend you can count on in good times and in bad. For the past 10 years, the University of Denver has had such a friend in the Daniels Fund, formed after the death of Denver businessman and philanthropist Bill Daniels in March 2000. Since then, […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be the keynote speaker at the 14th annual Korbel Dinner on Aug. 24 at the Hyatt Regency Denver. The Josef Korbel School of International Studies is honoring him with the University of Denver’s Global Advancement Award. As the eighth secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon has sought […]
When Jeff Bi (MA ’90), the CEO of a highly successful packaging company, spoke at TEDxDU on May 13, one person in the crowd was particularly proud: Jack Newkirk, a University of Denver donor and former chemical engineering professor. Turns out, Bi would likely not have been on that stage […]
Performances by Lamont School of Music students Niki Robins, Gergana Argirova, Valane Adam Lusk and Alaina Oltrogge
For the cost of one theater ticket and a nice dinner out, University of Denver staff, faculty and retirees — and three friends — can attend an entire year’s worth of Pioneers athletic events, thanks to a new program. The V.I.P. (Very Important Pioneer) card is available for purchase for $99 […]
Being a rookie to the whole college soccer scene, Nicholette DiGiacomo figured the news had to be some sort of cruel joke. The Pioneers had compiled a 19-2-1 record — including a perfect 11-0 mark in the Sun Belt Conference. Sure, DU had suffered a shootout loss in the finale […]
Ruth Purkaple did not conform. She came of age possessed of a discerning mind and a wanderlust generations before the modern liberation movement loosened the shackles on most women’s dreams. But rather than heeding the barriers of the day, she followed her heart and now, at the age of 100, […]
The sun-baked concrete and brick picnic deck overlooking busy Evans Avenue off DU’s Driscoll University Center needed some greenery to cool things down. But staffers keen on sustainability in the Student Life office next door weren’t eager to add ornamental plants that demand water and produce little in return. For […]
Viola instructor Basil Vendryes of DU’s Lamont School of Music remembers an aunt reading him the riot act over his plans to pursue a career in music. “You’ll be playing outside Carnegie Hall, not inside it,” she warned the fledgling musician. When Vendryes played the historic New York City venue […]
One by one, more than 500 students took their final steps as University of Denver students Aug. 12 and completed their educational journey during summer Commencement. Undergraduate and graduate students marked the end of DU’s 147th academic year under clear skies and sunshine on Graduation Green. The students watched the […]
Update: Singers for Faust have changed. To find out more, visit the DU Today story. The Lamont School of Music kicks off its inaugural fall opera not with a bang, but with a low rumble as famed bass Hao Jiang Tian (MA ’87) returns to DU to perform in select […]
More than 500 University of Denver graduates and undergraduates are expected to accept their diplomas Aug. 12 at summer Commencement. The annual event begins at 8:30 a.m. on the Graduation Green on the south side of DU’s Margery Reed Building. This year’s celebration will be the first to take place […]
David Zimmerman graduated from DU with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in June 2011 and he’s wasted no time in putting what he learned to use. The surfer and snowboarder created his own urban streetwear clothing line — Giuce — and has used his marketing training to build buzz around […]
When Ashley Buderus volunteered at Il Piccolo Principe children’s foster home Bologna, Italy, in 2002, as part of her DU study-abroad experience, she had an epiphany. She was planning to pursue a career in corporate business, but while working with the children, she realized she should dedicate her life to […]
The nation’s founding fathers considered the “pursuit of happiness” an unalienable right. With its inclusion in the Declaration of Independence, Americans were provided with a lofty goal: to seek happiness. Over time, self-help books, television shows and popular culture have offered a seemingly unending supply of advice for achieving a […]