To celebrate the International Day of Peace, the students and staff at DU’s Ricks Center for Gifted Children walked throughout the University of Denver campus on Sept. 21 carrying colorful, self-decorated umbrellas to raise awareness of the value of an attitude of peace.
Last year, DU’s women’ soccer team plowed its way through the Sun Belt Conference regular season, sweeping all 11 conference opponents en route to the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. DU won its first two tournament games to earn a spot against Middle Tennessee for the conference title […]
Eva Hakansson’s need for speed is of world record proportions. Hakansson rocketed “KillaJoule” — a 19-foot, 1,200-pound electric streamliner motorcycle — to the first world record for that class of motorcycle at the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on Aug. 30. The DU grad […]
In the 1880s, when the University of Denver announced plans to move its campus from downtown to south Denver, developers started planning University Park, a colony that would be home to scholars and to serious religious men and women lured by the promise of “pure air, no smoke, no saloons, […]
Being a member of DU a cappella group the Idiosingcrasies was sophomore Katie Turley’s ticket to appearing on season three of NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” but not in the way she expected. While the DU ensemble was recording its debut CD with local music producer Tony Huerta, Huerta asked Turley if […]
DU’s Center for Judaic Studies and Holocaust Awareness Institute will host a ceremony to mark the completion of the first phase of the Holocaust Memorial Social Action Site. The event, which is free, will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the site, which is located at the base […]
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Nearly 2,000 members of the DU community showed up to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. DU — along with the Iliff School of Theology and University Park United Methodist Church — hosted a special lunch, “Gathering at the Table in Grace and Peace.” DU Chancellor Robert Coombe explained that […]
A demonstration of unity for the diversity of cultures that represent the University’s students, faculty and staff
Students, faculty and staff to commemorate the 10th anniversary with campus-wide events.
Megan McDowell’s life has never been the same since Sept. 11, 2001 — it has been transformed into a life full of giving, receiving and gratitude. The tragic events of 9/11 inspired the grief counselor and mother of three to start Heartworks — a nonprofit for women to cultivate spiritual […]
DU’s Seppi Stiegler will be honored as the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame’s 2011 male collegiate skier of the year. Stiegler became the fifth Pioneer to win the NCAA giant slalom individual title in 2011, earning All-American honors. He also won two giant slalom races during the regular season […]
Christopher Hill, dean of DU’s Korbel School of International Studies, had a long career as a diplomat. In this video, he recalls the events of Sept. 11, 2001. At the time, Hill was serving as the U.S. ambassador to Poland. DU Today has posted videos of DU alumna and former U.S. […]
DU is marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with several events, websites and videos. To participate, attend any of the events or visit DU’s 9/11 website. Christopher Hill, dean of DU’s Korbel School of International Studies; Condoleezza Rice, (BA ’74, PhD ’81) former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor; and Jacaranda Palmateer, a DU student at […]
On Sept. 4, the University of Denver welcomed 1,250 first-year and 215 transfer students. They all participated in Discoveries orientation, which is designed to introduce incoming students to the University’s resources and community standards. Student sessions included undergraduate requirements, major and minor requirements, academic and campus resources, laptop configuration and […]