Archive for May, 2012

It’s not easy being green: Meet DU’s new sustainability coordinator

It’s not easy being green: Meet DU’s new sustainability coordinator

The sustainability movement at the University of Denver has come a long way in a short time, progressing in five years from a student-driven pledge to join a national effort to an even more permanent step: hiring the University’s first full-time sustainability coordinator. Chad King, most recently of Ohio Dominican […]

Festival of Nations to celebrate international presence on campus

Festival of Nations to celebrate international presence on campus

The University of Denver community is invited to celebrate the richness of international culture Saturday at the 29th annual Festival of Nations. The family event gives visitors the opportunity to learn about the diverse international presence on campus through a celebration of different cultures through food, music, games and dance. […]

Endowed scholarship honors memory of DU alum

The late Paul Stanford Bernhard loved Colorado. Although he was a native of California, he spent many vacations skiing in Colorado with his family. He also had roots in the state. During the late 1800s, his grandfather sold supplies to Colorado’s silver miners from stores in Central City, Idaho Springs […]

Alumni couple take an around-the-world adventure

Alumni couple take an around-the-world adventure

In November 2011, one year and four months after their wedding, Michael (BSBA ’08) and Amy Chamberlain-Torres (BS ’09, MBA ’09) took the plunge they’d talked about for years. They quit their jobs, put their possessions in storage and set off to travel around the world. The couple—who met on […]

TEDxDU Salon focuses on ‘inclusive action’

Gregory Anderson, dean of the Morgridge College of Education, and Claudia Hernandez-Ponce, a counselor in the Office of Admissions, are among the speakers at “Inclusive Action,” a special TEDxDU Salon taking place Friday in conjunction with the University of Denver’s Diversity Summit. Lynn Gangone, dean of the Women’s College, will […]