A few years ago, a group of alumni from the tight-knit Class of 1956 decided the standard 10-year reunions weren’t cutting it. Now they reconvene every five. “We were having such a good time that we said, ‘We ought to get together more often. We’re getting older. We’d better step […]
A lifelong skier who learned the sport on a tiny ski hill in Wisconsin, Aspen Skiing Co. CEO and President Mike Kaplan (MBA ’93) now runs one of the world’s top ski complexes. Aspen has four resorts offering a wide range of terrain: the beginner’s paradise at Buttermilk; the steeps […]
Carmella Lucia Fredo Lennon was a tenacious woman who made a lasting impact on many people, especially her granddaughter, Tiffani Lennon, chair of the law and society program at the University of Denver Women’s College. “I’ve never known a stronger, more powerful woman,” Tiffani Lennon says. In her grandmother’s memory, […]
Jenna Bainbridge auditioned at schools across the country and found the best fit practically in her backyard. Bainbridge—a sophomore voice major from Castle Rock, Colo.—received a DU Provost Scholarship, a scholarship from DU’s Lamont School of Music and a private scholarship. While DU made good financial sense, the University also […]
No one would give it a second thought if Lindsay Cone decided to pack away her golf bag to spend more time honing her skills on the ski slopes. Cone, after all, has won a pair of All-America honors since joining DU’s ski program, and she has emerged as one […]
Using canceled stamps she got from international student applications, Betsy Pike — now an admission coordinator for University College — made this world map when she was a work-study student in the Office of International Student Admission. Pike (BA ’03) says the recent increase in online applications results in far […]
Robert Stencel holds the William Herschel Womble Astronomy Professorship at the University of Denver and is director of DU’s Chamberlin and Mt. Evans observatories. His research focuses on stellar evolution and infrared instrumentation. He notes that important astronomical events for Denver and the region in 2012 include an annual eclipse […]
Colorado’s Rocky Mountains are far from Iowa’s rolling plains, but a University of Denver law student is finding he can still reach across the heartland to make a difference in one of the most contentious presidential primary races in years. Charlie Smith, a third-year law student at DU’s Sturm College […]
It’s a brisk October day in 1955. Three young men in University of Denver football uniforms stand on a sideline, their coach hovering nearby. One of the players, a tall, buzz-cut lineman wearing No. 78 and a wide grin, holds the game ball. That moment almost six decades ago — […]
From announcing that the University will host the first presidential debate of 2012 to the Pioneers lacrosse team making its first Final Four appearance, it was a year of big news at the University of Denver. As voted on by the staff of the University Communications department, here are the […]
Athletics, debates and rankings were among the most important topics to DU Today readers in 2011. Here are the top 10 most-read stories for the year. 1. Men’s lacrosse team makes NCAA Final Four 2. DU moves up in U.S. News rankings 3. DU to host Colorado’s first-ever presidential […]
A leading global publication covering legal issues in the field of energy and natural resources law will now come with a Denver perspective. The Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, a product of the International Bar Association, has a new home at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of […]
One is a graduate student, a seasoned cyclist in her second decade of racing with experience and wisdom to pass on to younger members of the DU Cycling Club. The other is an undergraduate — a racer for just two years — now eyeing a cycling future with more hope […]
Sharon House Orlopp grew up knowing about hatred and intolerance. Her parents — who were from very different religious and socioeconomic backgrounds — faced animosity even within their own families. “Both sets of my grandparents were not happy that my parents married,” says the University of Denver alumna (BA ’81), […]
It’s not often that undergraduate students get their work featured in peer-reviewed journals, but Jonathan Kim wasn’t an ordinary undergraduate student at DU. Kim, (BA ’10), pursued a double major in public policy and political science and was part of DU’s Honors Program. To graduate with honors in political science, […]