The University of Denver celebrated its new center for drawing and painting with a dedication ceremony Tuesday afternoon that drew around 300 people to the Ralph and Trish Nagel Art Studios, the new copper-plated structure located between the Shwayder Art Building and the Ritchie Center. Classes began there in September. […]
In a way, Mike St. John’s work on behalf of the University of Denver mirrors his professional life. Over the course of his career, St. John (BSBA ’81) has created and launched successful businesses in many different industries and discovered a passion for fields he never expected. He remains committed […]
Betty Knoebel, widow of Denver food services pioneer Ferdinand “Fritz” Knoebel, has given the University of Denver $17.5 million — among the largest gifts in DU’s history. DU will use the gift to establish the Knoebel Center for the Study of Aging and to support the School of Hotel, Restaurant […]
It’s easy to say the University of Denver was an important part of Rosie Meyer’s life. Meyer, who died Oct. 30, 2009, at age 82, earned a psychology degree from DU in 1949. She met her husband, Dick (BA ’51), at DU, her brothers also were alumni and her granddaughter […]
The University of Denver’s Morgridge College of Education will receive a Cisco TelePresence videoconferencing system thanks to a $200,000 gift from the Morgridge Family Foundation’s 21st Century Classroom Collaboration grant program. Morgridge will be the first college of education to use the technology and allow its students and teachers the […]
DU’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies will educate a new generation of international security specialists and diplomats at the SIÉ CHÉOU-KANG Center for International Security and Diplomacy, an addition to Ben Cherrington Hall that opened in August. The SIÉ Center will provide leadership training for SIÉ Fellows, a program […]
Most of the DU community is familiar with Chamberlin Observatory near campus, but DU astronomy students and faculty get even closer to the stars at the Meyer-Womble Observatory, located on Mount Evans near Idaho Springs. Near the mountain’s peak at 14,148 feet, the observatory offers the second-highest vantage point […]
Ann Spector Lieff (BA ’74) grew up the daughter of an entrepreneur. Her father, Martin Spector, owned Spec’s Music—record shops that were a staple in the Miami music scene. Spector Lieff worked weekends and summers in the stores, and she always thought she’d be a businesswoman. Still, when she headed […]
This mask from Indonesia is part of a donation of 56 masks Denver resident Henry Strauss recently made to the DU Museum of Anthropology. It depicts Garuda, a Hindu deity that is half-man, half-bird. Strauss and his family have spent decades traveling the world. He purchased his first mask in […]
In recognition of the recession’s impact on students’ family finances, University Advancement has intensified its efforts to grow DU’s endowed scholarship funding. “Scholarships are the number one priority in our fundraising efforts,” says Ed Harris, vice chancellor for University Advancement. “More than ever, we are working hard to make sure […]
Craig Harrison (BSBA ’03) sits in his Cherry Creek North corporate office, the window behind him offering a stunning view of the snow-frosted Rockies, discussing one of several companies he’s launched in the last five years. For the latest, US Capital, Harrison managed more than $10 million in investments before […]
Construction has begun on Ruffatto Hall, which will house the Morgridge College of Education. While the daily physical changes are capturing the neighborhood’s attention, John and Carrie Morgridge are more excited about what will happen inside the building when it is complete. “We are excited about this project because Chancellor […]
Within Ruffatto Hall — the stunning new home of the Morgridge College of Education — there will be a new center dedicated to advancing the research and results of early childhood education. It developed from the shared vision of two women who have come to believe this issue must jump […]
Carrie and John Morgridge are being recognized for their support of education in the Denver area and throughout Colorado. The couple recently received the Distinguished Friend of Education Award. The award, given by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), honors individuals whose volunteer services has helped advance […]
When the man whose name sits atop diplomas at the Sturm College of Law showed up at DU in 1955 to begin classes, the law school dean looked at him and blustered: “What are you doing here?” Don Sturm was four months late for class. Sturm may have said he […]