“Picture yourself succeeding,” encouraged Jennifer Rector’s mom before childhood soccer tournaments, high school band performances and auditions. Those words clearly reverberated this spring as Rector took the stage for her junior trumpet recital at the Lamont School of Music. And they continue to propel her to excellence in every undertaking. […]
If you visit management Prof. Nancy Sampson’s office, you’ll quickly learn what she’s passionate about. Posters and photos of every Pioneers athletic team fill her bulletin board to overflowing. Photographs of students nearly outnumber the books on her shelves. “I wouldn’t be here without the students,” says Sampson, BSBA ’65. […]
DU law students routinely study court decisions and discuss the law’s legislative intent, but for Terrance Carroll and Andrew Romanoff, those discussions aren’t abstractions. As members of the Colorado House of Representatives, they help make the laws that their classmates study. “Law professors compare the process of legislation to the […]
Maria Alvarado likes to say that she is tackling her future in “little steps.” If her steps are little, then the rest of the planet must be standing still. Alvarado, a 21-year-old senior from Española, N.M., is majoring in Russian and international studies and minoring in economics. Her three-page resume […]
DU’s Class of 2008 — the first class assembled through the Hyde interview — promises to be one of the strongest ever.
How’s this for a typical day: Up by 5:30 a.m. In the cold pool by 6 a.m. Chomp down an egg sandwich while scooting across campus for an 8 a.m. class. Finish classes at 1 p.m.—do homework ’til 2:45 p.m. Then back to the pool for practice from 3 to […]
Although they came to DU from different backgrounds, when mechanical engineering majors William Grell and Aaron Fields stepped on campus, there were noticeable similarities. “Academically speaking, they are nearly identical. Their differences are mainly in their personalities, but they complement and strengthen each other,” says engineering Prof. Liz Tuttle. “They […]
On Oct. 8, 2003, DU law student Berry White received devastating news: His vivacious 21-year-old sister had been killed in what was thought to be a drug-related crime. Her case is still waiting to be heard by a grand jury. After White got over the initial shock, he made the […]
Nutritious food offerings abound on campus, but DU students typically choose quick over healthy.
Imagine you want to arrange a meeting in Denver. You are looking for a beautiful facility, managed by knowledgeable staff, with well-appointed conference rooms, good food and professional service. Soon, you will find that facility on the University of Denver campus. In August, DU’s School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism […]
From Uganda to Nicaragua, DU students are waging a battle on behalf of human rights.
In one corner of Kenya, a DU student is lighting the way to peace.
With a South Pacific theme in mind, first-year students Lauren Brooks and Agila Zafar have transformed their dorm room: Visitors to their first-floor Johnson McFarlane (J-Mac) room get the feeling they’ve booked passage on a cheap Polynesian cruise ship complete with tropical bedding, colorful Japanese lamps and inflatable plastic fish. […]
In December, 14 DU students spent four weeks volunteering in Dharamsala, India, which is home to about 20,000 Tibetan refugees.The work was part of Project Dharamsala, a 5-credit course that integrates classroom theory with active learning. The 12 undergraduate and two graduate students spent about four hours every day doing […]
What’s kept the DU Rugby Club tradition going for the past 40 years? “The camaraderie you have with your mates is unmatched in any other sport, like being able to beat the living tar out of another team for 80 minutes and then partying with them afterwards like nothing ever […]