There is no reason to play the “What if?” game when looking back on the men’s basketball season of 2011–12. The University of Denver Pioneers recorded the most wins in a season in their 89 years of Division I history. DU was electric at home—a trait that is becoming increasingly […]
For 23-year-old Rachel, it all started in high school. After a painful week in which her group of friends turned against her and began starting rumors about her, the angst-filled teen stayed home from school, retreated to her room, and began to slowly drag the ragged tip of a coat […]
As a youngster born and raised in a town short on cloud-shrouded peaks, enchanting valleys and dragon lairs, Carol Lee Moore (attd. ’54) discovered the marvels that lay between book covers. “When you grow up in Grand Island, Neb., there really isn’t much to do in the summer except read,” […]
At a time when unemployment is still a concern for many qualified workers, DU’s Office of Alumni Relations will co-host the third annual All Colorado Alumni Career Fair from 2–5 p.m. June 12 at the Marriott Denver Tech Center. The event is exclusively for alumni of DU and 12 other […]
It’s not unusual for students to take a break from school to try a different path for a while, but leaving to compete as an Olympic biathlete might take the cake. Haley Johnson, 30, a junior public policy and social services major in the Bachelor of Arts Completion Program at […]
Outside the Denver Center for International Studies on a sunny March afternoon, spring is in full bloom. The surrounding neighborhood basks in the tranquility, with little more than a few chirping birds disturbing the peaceful reverie. Inside the school, however, a fury of focused conflict and passionate persuasion reigns. From […]
Simona Castro had a feeling the call was coming. She just wasn’t sure when. Castro, a junior on the University of Denver gymnastics team, was confident she had turned in a solid performance at the Olympic trials for her home country of Chile. The timing of the call, however, could […]
The new Academic Commons at Penrose Library will debut in early 2013. Nancy Allen, dean and director of the library since 1992, looks ahead to the big day. Q: Why is the new library called an academic commons? A: The name was chosen because the building will be home […]
From the Great Wall of China to the Eiffel Tower, from elephants in Thailand to sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef, DU students have seen it all. And they’ve captured it all with visual mementos documenting their study-abroad adventures. Each year since 2003, students returning from studying abroad have […]
In the late 1990s, Erik Myhren (MA ’03) was a television advertising sales representative—a job he found thoroughly dissatisfying. “One night I drove home crying, wondering what I was doing with my life,” he recalls. That all changed when Myhren quit his job and was hired by a friend to […]
Cathy Grieve is a University of Denver alumna (MA ’75, PhD ’79), parent of three DU graduates, a faculty member and an administrator. She has participated on many committees, spearheaded many successful DU-wide endeavors and served in many volunteer capacities. Most people on campus — and even in the broader […]
Most people think of sorghum, if they think of it at all, as feed for cattle and chickens. Geneticist Daphne Preuss (BS ’85) sees it as feedstock for clean biofuels and as a key ingredient to an alternative energy future. Though the plant has the genes necessary to give it […]
Emmit McHenry (BA ’66) received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Denver as an undergraduate in the 1960s. When he became injured, his grades were good enough that the University then granted him an academic scholarship. So when McHenry gained success in the “real world,” one of the […]
Leslie Howard is a tangible, personal embodiment of the University of Denver’s vision of contributing to the greater good of the community. For her philanthropic endeavors, personal passion and good old-fashioned elbow grease — all aimed at helping needy students reach their greatest potential — Howard is this year’s Founders […]
Donna Wickham’s musical career is hitting some high notes. Last fall she released two CDs in one month, and both are getting rave reviews. Wickham (BM ’00, MM ’03), a DU alumna who heads up the vocal jazz program at the Lamont School of Music, celebrated the release of a […]