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Longer term, the campus framework plan envisions the DU campus and neighborhood as a “vibrant college town in the heart of the city,” with more retail and restaurant options, affordable housing, and even a hotel on the north side of campus. Rendering courtesy of DU architect's office

A new framework plan imagines the DU campus as ‘a great college town in the heart of the city’

Picture it. You’re an alum returning to DU for the big homecoming hockey game. But instead of staying in Cherry Creek or along Colorado Boulevard, you’re in a hotel on campus, just steps from Magness Arena. When dinnertime rolls around, you head not to the nearest chain steakhouse, but to […]

This is how we serve: A suite of DU programs supports veterans on campus and in the community

This is how we serve: A suite of DU programs supports veterans on campus and in the community

In December, some 30 rowing teams from around the world will descend on tiny La Gomera, in the Canary Islands, to take part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, an annual 3,000-mile boat race from La Gomera to Antigua. It’s a grueling endur­ance challenge that is a badge of honor […]

Recovery center to help in substance-abuse battle

DU is getting real about substance abuse among students. In a move to provide more support for students recovering from substance-use disorders, the University opened a Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC) at the start of fall quarter. The new center, located at 1931 S. York St., serves as a home base […]

Julia Farrell graduated in June with a double degree in math and computer science. Photo: Wayne Armstrong

A new graduate takes flight

This was not what Julia Farrell had envisioned for the summer before senior year. She was supposed to be spending those few months nurturing and accelerating her startup, not stuck in an office. But when her business partner left suddenly for another team, a last-minute telecommunications internship offered an immediate […]

In June, Gregg Kvistad concluded his 12-year run in DU’s top academic post. Photo: Wayne Armstrong

Departing Provost Gregg Kvistad looks to what’s next

Since coming to the University of Denver more than three decades ago, Gregg Kvistad has taught classes, conducted research, chaired committees and filled myriad leadership roles: as chair of the political science department, as dean of the Divisions of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and, since 2006, as provost. For […]

Digitized Clarions preserve DU’s printed past

Digitized Clarions preserve DU’s printed past

Some 47 years after their publication, the yellowing pages of an archived Clarion show their age with every crinkling turn. But the smile on the face of the sexagenarian flipping through them looks like it came fresh off the morning presses. “We were so proud of this,” says Steve Lang […]

Senior Selene McConachy manages DU’s zero-waste sports program. Photo: Wayne Armstrong

DU home games go zero-waste

Among the environmentally aware students who help staff DU’s Center for Sustainability is senior Selene McConachy, a double-major in journalism and psychology with minors in Chinese and sustainability. McConachy manages the center’s zero-waste sports program, which works to divert waste at home hockey, lacrosse, gymnastics, basketball and soccer games, ensuring […]

Former RIT provost takes top academic position at DU

Former RIT provost takes top academic position at DU

Jeremy Haefner, formerly of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York, was hired as DU’s new provost and executive vice chancellor in January. He will take over for outgoing provost Gregg Kvistad on July 15. As provost, Haefner will oversee all of DU’s academic units. He is tasked […]

Initiative will fund construction of new student center, residence hall

Initiative will fund construction of new student center, residence hall

A re-imagined Driscoll Student Center, a residence hall dedicated to first-year students and a new career center for students and alumni all are in the planning stages, thanks to an April decision by the Board of Trustees to raise money for new construction to improve the student experience at DU. […]

DU stakes a claim in the world of social enterprise

DU stakes a claim in the world of social enterprise

Social enterprises create value for underserved, underrepresented or disadvantaged people or for the environment. And among students and recent college graduates, they have never been more popular than they are today.

In February, Ved Nanda celebrated his 50th anniversary of teaching at DU. Photo: Wayne Armstrong

Ved Nanda celebrates 50 years at DU

It was the only spanking he ever got from his mom, jokes Ved Nanda, international law professor at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law. As a young boy living in Gujranwala, India, Nanda got a tattoo from a man on the street. He was proud of the artwork. […]

Students dance at the Founders Formal, part of the two-day Founders Celebration in May. Photo: Wayne Armstrong

Students part of the fun at Founders Celebration

Thanks to an expanded list of fun and educational programs, students had the chance to exercise their bodies and brains at the 2017 Founders Celebration, held March 1 and 2 on campus and elsewhere in Denver. The festivities included a student formal dance at the Cable Center and two separate […]

Vice President Joe Biden was featured speaker at September’s Korbel Dinner

Vice President Joe Biden was featured speaker at September’s Korbel Dinner

Vice President Joe Biden delivered the keynote address at the 19th annual Korbel Dinner on Sept. 15. The yearly event benefits programs, scholarships and centers at the University’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies and honors individuals whose leadership and commitment embody the goals established by school founder Josef Korbel. […]

New headquarters for engineering school puts emphasis on collaboration

New headquarters for engineering school puts emphasis on collaboration

The five-floor, 130,000-square-foot facility is modeled in part after modern coworking spaces that foster chance meetings between entrepreneurs in related fields. The building, which features $1 million in new equipment, is a cornerstone of a new science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiative at the University to prepare graduates for business and entrepreneurship.

University extends welcome mat for military veterans

University extends welcome mat for military veterans

Three programs were added last year: the Veterans Advocacy Program at the Sturm College of Law, and a mental health clinic and military psychology specialty at the Graduate School of Professional Psychology.