Yes, DU’s women’s soccer team has what you’d expect to field a winning squad: speed, stamina, agility — all of those and more are there. But those words come in second to another one: trust. “The key word is trust,” says Michael Thomas, the women’s assistant soccer coach. “They trust […]
It’s one of those classes where students pray for homework. Wine sampling. Yep, you read that right. Cheers! DU’s University College Enrichment Program, which holds classes for the public, is sampling a new course on wine as DU prepares to host the third annual Denver International Wine Festival Nov. 1-4. The course […]
Victor Castellani should have never been a wine lover. When he was just 12 growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., he remembers sitting with his mother at the dinner table (she was told to drink a glass of red wine with supper for her health) and she offered him a sip. […]
When the decibels of the final buzzer faded into the cool air of University of Notre Dame’s arena on Oct. 19, it marked a magnificent milestone for DU hockey coach George Gwozdecky. The 3–1 win over the Fighting Irish gave Gwozdecky his 300th win at the University of Denver and […]
The second annual conference on Problem Gambling in Colorado will be held Oct. 26, 8:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m., in DU’s Craig Hall Community Room, 2148 S. High St. The Problem Gambling Treatment and Research Center and DU’s Morgridge College of Education is hosting the conference. The keynote speaker, John Norcross, an internationally […]
Consider this: Today, for the first time in U.S. history, the workforce has four generations all bunched together on the same proverbial assembly line. The four groups are: Traditionalists (born from 1900–45), Boomers (born from 1946–64), Xers (1965–80) and Millennials (1981–99). And now more than ever, experts say they all […]
Joel Gerlach rarely relaxes. “I’m not happy unless I’m really busy,” says Gerlach, a new intern for DU’s diversity and community relations department. “I really don’t like idle time.” He says it’s a characteristic born from tragedy. When Joel was a small boy, his dad, a cab driver, was murdered […]
It’s not surprising that DU students rise to the top in many fields. But it’s not often they rise to the very top — as in the highest point in North America. Now two DU students have done exactly that. On June 16, junior biology major Mike Hinckley and MBA […]
What’s business got to do with sailing? Plenty, at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business. Students in the school’s executive master’s in business administration (EMBA) program are learning how to better navigate the wavy waters of business by sailing in the waters off the coast of San Diego. Just […]
Professor Liyakat Takim wants everyone who’ll listen to know that Islam is not monolithic. On the contrary, he says, there are “different expressions and manifestations of Islam in America.” Takim, an assistant professor in DU’s Department of Religious Studies, has research interest in the historical development of theological literature in Islam’s […]
Hitchhiking and ending up on a milk delivery route. Wading chest-deep in crocodile- and shark-infested waters. Flying out of a raft into raging, rapid whitewater. Welcome to Erin Wafer’s world. But it’s a world she asked for. Last year Wafer (BA Spanish, gender and women’s studies ’05) applied to WorldTeach, […]
Stephen Haag believes technology is more pervasive — and often more invasive — than most people realize. An example? Iris scans can tell if a woman is pregnant. “So if iris scans become a primary identification device, say, for example, at an ATM, then your ATM could tell you if […]
Cynthia Fukami says that for too long educators have focused on teaching instead of learning. And the problem with that? “It results in graduating students who may have knowledge, but don’t know how to use that knowledge wisely,” says Fukami, a Daniels College of Business management professor, who’s been described as […]
Intellectually curious adults have another place besides bookstores and libraries to hang out: the University of Denver. Every fall and winter, DU’s University College serves up generous helpings of knowledge in history, contemporary issues, science, literature and the arts. It’s all part of the Enrichment Program, which features noncredit courses, […]
Charlotte’s panties have just landed softly, elegantly, on the carpeted floor of the darkened hotel room … and I’m about as engrossed as any human can be in a book. It’s a hot, sunny afternoon, and I’m flat on the couch devouring Tom Wolfe’s new novel, I Am Charlotte Simmons, […]