Undergraduate and graduate students in the Documentary Film and Video Production II class in the Department of Media, Film and Journalism Studies have spent the spring quarter conceiving, pitching, filming and editing short documentaries on a variety of topics. The teams present their final products Thursday, June 4, in Davis […]
Gymnasts are known for bouncing around, but one Pioneer is proving she can bounce back. In October 2012, first-year student Nina McGee was twisting and spinning in the air after springing off the vault during practice. When she landed, she couldn’t move for several seconds. Eventually she crawled off the […]
Mollie Doerner’s interest in green issues was first stoked when, as a first-year student, she joined the University’s Environmental Sustainability Living and Learning Community (ESLLC). That meant she shared living space with other students who were passionate about sustainability and joined them in a weekly class dedicated to local and […]
On Oct. 20, just a few weeks before fall finals, 10 DU undergraduate students volunteered their time to help victims of the September floods that devastated many areas in northern Colorado. Partnered with the nonprofit organization All Hands Volunteers, the students helped in Greeley and Kersey, Colo. Representatives from the […]
Connecting to the realities of immigration and border cultures was a very powerful experience for seven University of Denver students who traveled to Tucson, Ariz., and the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2013 summer interterm for a course taught by Margie Thompson and María Suárez Toro. “In one day, I have […]
You don’t have to wear the University of Denver shield to start a riveting conversation, but it helps. That’s because there are a million good reasons to wear the shield — and hence, plenty to talk about. In fact, the University of Denver shield, symbol of institutional pride and Pioneer […]
For a lot of first-year students, coming to college is their first big adventure. For James MacDougall, the University of Denver is just the latest chapter in a life filled with adventure. In 2011, MacDougall, who describes himself as a “bit of a loner,” spent five months walking the Appalachian […]
Laleobe Olaka knows she wants to make a career out of helping people, and she knows that a University of Denver education will help her reach her goal. Olaka, a 2013 graduate of the Denver School of Science and Technology, entered DU in September as a first-year student and one […]
Each year, students in the University of Denver’s film studies and production program get the chance to put their technical training to the test, dividing into teams to conceptualize, shoot and edit their own short films. Students alternate each year between narrative films — fictional movies with a script — […]
What does University of Denver junior Ryan Holly like about swimming? As you might expect from a molecular biology major, his answer is very scientific. “I like that you can quantitate how well you’re doing,” he says. “You can mark your progress as you go. In basketball or football, there’s […]
Undergraduate students at the Daniels College of Business are getting a very real look into the hectic world of startups, thanks to Avi Stopper, founder and CEO of online youth and college sports network CaptainU. In the new Daniels class The Messy Startup, which launched spring quarter, Stopper gives students […]
The University of Denver reclaimed the top spot among NCAA Division I non-football schools by earning its record fifth Learfield Sports I-AAA Directors’ Cup over the last six years. The award was presented to Peg Bradley-Doppes, vice chancellor for athletics and recreation and Ritchie Center operations, at the annual National […]
As part of a long-standing partnership, students at the University of Denver Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management have collaborated with a noted Colorado builder, Oakwood Homes, to construct three single-family model homes in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. For 17 years, the Burns School and […]
At Saturday’s undergraduate Commencement ceremony, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock called upon the Class of 2013 to go forth and change the world. “America is counting on you,” Hancock told the graduates at the ceremony in Magness Arena. “This nation yearns for new American heroes. We live in a world that […]
After graduating from the University of Denver in 2012 with a BA in marketing, Alexa Cain enrolled in the one-year MBA program at the Daniels College of Business. She graduates from that program June 6. As an undergraduate, Cain worked on the 2012 presidential debate that took place on campus. […]