Archive for November, 2015

Administration issues statement on inclusivity in wake of Missouri protests

Over the next year, the University will be undertaking a major review of the supports we offer and the education we provide. We will continue to take steps toward becoming the inclusive community we strive to be. We will listen to the experiences of our community members with compassion and empathy. And most importantly, we will challenge ourselves to unpack our biases.

Alumna’s DU degree advances her journalism career in China

Alumna’s DU degree advances her journalism career in China

Neela Eyunni (’08), author, news anchor and television host, is an international triple threat. As a journalism studies major at DU, she gained critical experience in preparation for her career today. Eyunni’s first journalism class at DU, news writing and reporting, sparked her interest in writing. Her role as news […]

Love of music led renowned pianist to Lamont School

Pianist Steven Mayer, an associate professor at the Lamont School of Music, was smitten at the tender age of 3. “My first loves,” he says, “were Broadway musicals and Stravinski.” The son of composer William Mayer, Steven grew up listening to classical, jazz, opera and pop music. After studying at […]

DU career center helps launch alumna’s environmental consulting firm

Jessica Acosta graduated from the University of Denver in 2003 with a BA in communications. Today, she is CEO of Environmental Consulting Services, an environmental construction consulting firm in the Denver area. Acosta says she was able to break into the construction industry with help from the University Career Center. […]

Hockey team hangs on to Gold Pan Trophy after 2-game sweep of CC Tigers

The 300th meeting between the DU Pioneers and the Colorado College Tigers proved to be a victorious affair for the visitors, as the Crimson & Gold skated into Broadmoor World Arena Saturday night and earned a 3-1 win at the expense of their hosts. By virtue of Friday’s home win, […]

DU archives home to rare photo collection of Native American life

DU archives home to rare photo collection of Native American life

  At the University of Denver, even the archives have impact. That’s particularly true of a set of photographs by Edward Curtis, the 19th-century artist and ethnographer known as the “Shadow Catcher,” a moniker he was given by the Native Americans whose visages and culture he captured in his internationally […]

Senior lacrosse player honored for academic success

Senior lacrosse player honored for academic success

Senior lacrosse midfielder Jack Pruitt is finding success both on and off the lacrosse field. A business information and analytics major with minors in mechanical engineering, medical physics and mathematics, Pruitt has a full workload. But even with his busy schedule, he has maintained a 3.946 GPA—a major factor in […]

Men’s soccer claims third straight Summit League title

The University of Denver men’s soccer team outshot Eastern Illinois 31-1 — including 20-1 in the second half — to claim the Summit League regular season title on Saturday night at CIBER Field at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium. The Pioneers will return to their home field for the […]

Iranian exile and DU alum recognized as a ‘great immigrant’ by Carnegie Corporation

Iranian exile and DU alum recognized as a ‘great immigrant’ by Carnegie Corporation

In the winter of 1979, with Iran in the throes of a revolution that would transform the nation from a pro-Western, one-party state into an Islamic theocracy, Ali Malekzadeh was far from his home country in more ways than one. The previous year, Malekzadeh (BSBA ’77, MBA ’78) had finished […]