Archive for September, 2011

Nova Yogurt seeks to be dessert destination for campus community

Nova Yogurt seeks to be dessert destination for campus community

With 16 flavors of frozen yogurt and a topping bar featuring more than 50 options — everything from cereal and crushed-up candy bars to slivered almonds and fresh blueberries — the month-old Nova Yogurt Co. at 2058 S. University Blvd. already is a haven for the sweet-toothed. But with the […]

Remember to register for Emergency Notification System

Incoming students and new DU employees are encouraged to register for the University’s Emergency Notification System (ENS). The automated system sends DU students, faculty and staff time-sensitive emergency messages via email, voicemail and text message. The system also alerts students, faculty and staff of weather closures. Participants can provide multiple […]

Vocal music major part of a cappella group Urban Method

Vocal music major part of a cappella group Urban Method

Being a member of DU a cappella group the Idiosingcrasies was sophomore Katie Turley’s ticket to appearing on season three of NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” but not in the way she expected. While the DU ensemble was recording its debut CD with local music producer Tony Huerta, Huerta asked Turley if […]

Chergo set course of success for women’s golf team

Chergo set course of success for women’s golf team

Two years ago, not long after the DU women’s golf team had flirted with a national championship before finishing fifth at the NCAAs, head coach Sammie Chergo was appropriately jazzed about progress of the Pioneers’ program. Chergo took over in 1997 before DU officially had a team and literally built […]

DU Moves Up in U.S.News & World Report Annual Rankings

Magazine lists University of Denver 82nd among national universities

Drew Shore and Jackson Named Co-Captains of 2011-12 Pioneers

DU names co-captains for the first time since 2005-06.

Hood, Hanson release big band album

You’re It!, the latest musical collaboration between Lamont School of Music faculty members Al Hood and Dave Hanson, is a DU project through and through. The 11-track big-band-jazz CD also features the talents of Lamont instructors Ken Walker (bass) and Tom Ball (trombone); it was funded by a grant from DU’s […]

Follow the Pioneers on Social Media Networks

University of Denver fans can follow the Pioneers on Twitter, CoverItLive, Facebook, YouTube and more.

Sporting Event of the Week: DU vs. Auburn

Sporting Event of the Week: DU vs. Auburn

Denver and No. 22 Auburn have yet to meet in women’s soccer, but there is some history between the two squads. A year ago, Auburn and DU were among the final schools in the conversation for an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament. The 11-8-2 Tigers were selected, while the […]

DU moves up in U.S. News rankings

The University of Denver is moving on up … in the U.S.News & World Report’s annual college rankings for undergraduate education. The report for the year 2012 — released late Sept. 12 — has again ranked DU among the nation’s top 100 national universities. DU is ranked 82nd — up […]

DU hosts “Gathering at the Table in Grace and Peace” to commemorate 9/11

DU hosts “Gathering at the Table in Grace and Peace” to commemorate 9/11

Nearly 2,000 members of the DU community showed up to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. DU — along with the Iliff School of Theology and University Park United Methodist Church — hosted a special lunch, “Gathering at the Table in Grace and Peace.” DU Chancellor Robert Coombe explained that […]

Zingers adds zing with beer, extra-hot wings

After a year of tweaks and experimentation, Max Krieger is ready to heat things up at Zingers, the fast-casual chicken-and-chili restaurant that he and his father, Dennis Krieger, opened near the DU campus in August 2010. While Zingers is gaining attention for its ghost-chili-fueled “hottest wings in Colorado,” Krieger hopes […]

Comic is serious about laughs

Comic is serious about laughs

Rob Gleeson (BSBA ’10) says his finance degree comes in handy as a stand-up comic. “I can manage what little money I do make,” Gleeson cracks. The 23-year-old Gleeson, a former fixture on the Denver comedy circuit, takes his funny business seriously. He constantly emails himself jokes or bits of […]

Comic Rob Gleeson is serious about laughs

Rob Gleeson (BSBA ’10) says his finance degree comes in handy as a stand-up comic. “I can manage what little money I do make,” Gleeson cracks. The 23-year-old Gleeson, a former fixture on the Denver comedy circuit, takes his funny business seriously. He constantly emails himself jokes or bits of […]

University of Denver Unites to Commemorate 9/11 with a campus-wide “Gathering at the Table in Grace and Peace”

A demonstration of unity for the diversity of cultures that represent the University’s students, faculty and staff