The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team will move to the Big East Conference for immediate competition for the 2014 season, it was announced today. Denver will join members Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s and Villanova, as well as Rutgers, which will remain with the league for one season. “The […]
The University of Denver has announced its 2013 Commencement speakers. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will address graduate school students during ceremonies on June 7, and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock will address undergraduates on June 8. Both men also will receive honorary doctorates of public service. Ban Ki-moon, a strong […]
A guitarist in local heavy-metal bands when he first started studying at the Lamont School of Music in the 1990s, Chris Broderick took a break from his studies when he was enlisted to play in Colorado-based band Jag Panzer in 1997. That led to a stint as a touring guitarist […]
The Global Press Institute (GPI) found its missing link in University of Denver alumna and professional photographer Paige Stoyer. The GPI, which trains local women to report on news in their own countries, already had a network of female journalists in developing countries around the world, but when GPI founder […]
The Upsilon Gamma Chapter of Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity at the University of Denver hosts the first Denver screening of the new documentary “The Dream is Now” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Davis Auditorium in Sturm Hall. Directed by Davis Guggenheim (“Waiting for ‘Superman,’” “An Inconvenient Truth”), the 30-minute film follows four undocumented […]
The largest financial gift in University of Denver history will go toward the construction of a new campus home for engineering and computer science. Chancellor Emeritus Daniel Ritchie has donated more than $27 million to build the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, which will be named […]
Whether made by man or by nature, a disaster leaves distraught and displaced people in its wake. Addressing the needs of survivors is the work of highly skilled aid workers and mental health professionals. To ensure that the next generation of those workers is prepared for effective service in the […]
Junior goalie Jamie Faus made 11 saves and allowed just five goals in 50:23 to jump-start the fourth-seeded University of Denver men’s lacrosse team’s largest come-from-behind victory under head coach Bill Tierney, a 12-11 win over fifth-seeded North Carolina in the NCAA Quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium. […]
Finding a job after graduation has never been a worry for senior Faith Goins. The voice major will walk in the undergraduate Commencement ceremony on the morning of June 8, and that night she’ll go on stage at the Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton as a member of the […]
Native American students at the University of Denver are holding a celebration of their community and culture — and all of DU and the Denver community are invited to join in. The University’s third annual spring powwow will be held from 1–6 p.m. May 19, with the grand entrance at […]
The University of Denver hockey team will play 36 games, including 18 regular-season home contests at Magness Arena, in its 2013-14 season. The team’s inaugural season in the newly formed National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) is also its first under new head coach Jim Montgomery, who replaces the departed George […]
Ten students from the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music got a royal opportunity on May 10 — they were invited to perform for Prince Harry during his visit to Colorado. “He’s a really nice guy,” says junior voice major John Jones. “I expected him to either be a […]
Conservationist Sarah Bexell serves as scholar-in-residence at the Graduate School of Social Work’s Institute for Human-Animal Connection. She also is director of conservation education at China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where she works with DU social work students to staff an education program that highlights the connection […]
Editor’s note: This story was edited on March 13 to clarify the start time of Sunday’s game and to add information on watch parties. Sophomore Wesley Berg recorded career-highs in points and goals as the No. 4-seeded University of Denver men’s lacrosse team defeated Albany 19-14 Saturday in the opening […]
Kyle Martin had to miss registration. While his peers signed up for summer classes, Kyle was at 24,500 feet with limited access to oxygen, let alone the Internet or phone. As part of the USAF 7 Summits Challenge, Martin and a group of fellow U.S. Air Force members are aiming […]