When she graduates on June 4, Robynne Locke will have already made a huge contribution to aid policy makers who are working to eliminate sex trafficking. A master’s student in cultural anthropology with an ethnology concentration at the University of Denver, Locke has documented a cycle of trafficking, rehabilitation and […]
If anyone appears to be on the brink of something big, it’s Allie Pohl. Pohl, who graduates on June 4 with her master’s degree in electronic media arts and design, seems poised to share her Ideal Woman with the world. Ideal Woman is the name of a variety of artistic […]
DU’s Media, Film and Journalism Studies Department is hosting its annual film festival. The “In Short DU Film/Video Showcase” will debut six student films at 7 p.m. June 2 at Davis Auditorium in DU’s Sturm Hall. The films are: Karaoke Kid, Knife, Somewhere Between Hoi-An and Nails, The Terrorist, Whiskey […]
As graduation nears, most seniors have the same thing on their minds: getting a job. And with interviews being an important part of job hunting, the Suitts Center for Graduate Career Services in Daniels College of Business is offering a new Web-based interview program called InterviewStream to help students be […]
Some students “start from a higher place.” Some enter the military planning to “aim high.” Brett Machovina did both. The Air Force lieutenant colonel will graduate with his PhD in geography from the University of Denver on June 4. He’s an active member of the military while earning his advanced […]
According to D.J. Close, it’s not only what you learn in college, it’s what you do. Close, who graduates from DU on June 5 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and minors in Chinese, leadership and communications, should know what he is talking about. Over the past four years, […]
The University of Denver will award diplomas to 1,010 students at the undergraduate Commencement ceremony on June 5. Dr. Patricia Gabow will deliver the Commencement address. She serves as CEO of Denver Health and Hospital Authority. Gabow is nationally recognized for her work to increase access to basic health care for […]
Somehow, Lauren Golder became fascinated with the international anarchist movement in the 1890s. Golder, an honors student who graduates from DU on June 5 with a major in history and a minor in philosophy, chose the subject as her focus for her senior thesis in history. The problem: Golder found […]
Athletics are a family affair for sophomore finance major Brian Stafford. His father played football and his mother ran track and field at the University of California-Berkeley, and his grandfather helped the school win an NCAA title in basketball. His older brother currently plays basketball at Azusa Pacific University. With […]
Study-abroad students capture their experiences in photos.
DU will hold the Commencement ceremony for graduate students at 4:30 p.m. June 4 in DU’s Magness Arena. Lewis Sharp, former director of the Denver Art Museum, will be the keynote speaker. Sharp spent 20 years at the museum before retiring. During his tenure at the museum, Shart helped develop […]
All too often, people only think about their health after something goes wrong. Instead, they should focus on it before anything happens. So says sophomore biology student Michael Hubbard, vice president of the new student group Pioneers for Public Health. “People need to be healthy physically and mentally,” Hubbard says. […]
Driscoll Green transformed into an “improvised” dance club this afternoon as a large group of dancers performed an intricately choreographed routine as part of the annual May Days celebration. The flash mob dance was inspired by a dance at Ohio State University that became an instant YouTube sensation two weeks […]
At DU, students now can pay for their mocha with Mocapay. DU’s School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (HRTM) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Denver-based company Mocapay to enable students to use their mobile phones to make purchases at Beans, the school’s student-run coffee shop. Students […]
For the first time a few years, first-year Honors students have a place to mingle. Alpha Lambda Delta, an honor society for first-year students, used to have a DU chapter, but it had essentially disappeared about three years ago, according to DU chapter adviser Michael Johnson. But after receiving calls […]