Student helps refugees and Colorado’s underserved
Martha Chavez’s freshman-year volunteer work at Sun Valley Youth Center changed her career goals and her major at CU Denver. The center is a spark of hope in one of Colorado’s most underserved...
View ArticleWestern Undergraduate Exchange students get tuition bargain
Western Undergraduate Exchange students They come from Alaska and Arizona, from Nevada and North Dakota, from Washington and Wyoming—and points in between. They are the students at CU Denver in the...
View ArticleLearn with Purpose: In my own words, Aaron Daniels
When I hear “Learn with Purpose” I think of moving in the right direction, not necessarily the destination. My purpose isn’t just getting my degree in recording arts and business through the College of...
View ArticleFall commencement 2015
On Saturday, Dec. 12, more than 1,200 students were awarded degrees by the University of Colorado Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. For two of those graduates, the next step will take them to...
View ArticleStudents rave about University Honors and Leadership program
UHL students on the CU Denver campus Steven Medema, PhD, smiles when you mention High-Impact Practices (HIP), the techniques for teaching and learning that have proven to be beneficial for student...
View ArticleHot Spotters offers unique undergraduate internship
Scott Cao During summer 2015, a patient walked into the Emergency Department at University of Colorado Hospital only to hear very bad news. This patient needed a 30-day supply of a medication...
View ArticleTeacher by day, comedian by night
When students think about paying professional dues, they might conjure images of the movie “Office Space,” where the boss strolls up to an employee’s cubicle and says, “I need you to work this weekend,...
View ArticleCU Denver makes transferring an easy process
Although Olivia Snyder grew up in Los Alamos, N.M., and is used to small-town life, she doesn’t shy from jumping into the urban bustle. She immerses herself in the Mile High City by attending CU...
View ArticleLearn with Purpose: In my own words, Jamie Cottrell
As a returning student, I’m not straight out of high school. I want to learn with the purpose of bettering myself and being able to have a future doing something I’m passionate about. Jamie Cottrell...
View ArticlePhotos: Spring Break 2016
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View ArticleStudents brainstorm solutions for healthy aging
While still a relatively young state, Colorado’s population of residents age 65 and older is expected to grow at a faster rate than the national average in the years ahead. Under a tight brainstorming...
View ArticleGrad student finds internship with U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan
When Kevin Moore saw an internship available at the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan, he knew he had found a golden opportunity. A friend of Moore’s who knew he was interested in the State Department showed...
View ArticleCAM @ SXSW 2016
The CAM Ambassadors at the SXSW tradeshow booth. The College of Arts and Media at the University of Colorado Denver made its mark at South by Southwest (SXSW), a world-renowned creative arts...
View ArticleBusiness School students take third in ethics competition
On April 14 and 15, undergraduate business students from a four-state region took part in the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative’s fifth annual Consortium Case Competition. Ten student teams competed,...
View ArticleClass of 2016 reflects on past four years at CU Denver
Four years ago, during their first week at CU Denver, we introduced you to a group of students from the Class of 2016 in an article titled “Why I chose CU Denver (and not any of the other schools that...
View ArticleDar Al Hekma architecture students visit CU Denver
Rahaf Al Muzaini, visiting architecture student from Dar Al-Hekma University, presents her work at CU Denver College of Architecture and Planning. Hiba Al-Amoodi “My dream job? I want to be an...
View ArticleRaCAS: A showcase of scientific and creative achievements
The future of security might not be fingerprint readers or retina scanners—it could be your gait. That’s just one of the applications that David Attid and Andrew Gale, seniors from the Department of...
View ArticlePrime Minister celebrates son’s graduation at CU Denver
An already strong relationship between the University of Colorado Denver and the nation of Qatar took a significant step forward last week with the visit of Prime Minister Abdulla Bin Nasser Bin...
View ArticleWhere are the jobs?
It’s the question every student gets: What are you going to do after graduation? Some plan to enter the workforce, others will go on to graduate school, a few will create their own companies—there are...
View ArticleCU Denver makes transferring an easy process
Although Olivia Snyder grew up in Los Alamos, N.M., and is used to small-town life, she doesn’t shy from jumping into the urban bustle. She immerses herself in the Mile High City by attending CU...
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