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A Q&A with Shannon Robinson
For public health undergrad Shannon Robinson, CU Denver’s urban environment provides unique opportunities and a rich learning environment. Every day is a new adventure, as she studies in the College...
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Emily Wolff: the best of both worlds with a summer in the city
There’s nothing like lounging by the pool and soaking up the summer sun, but if you haven’t considered taking a CU Denver Summer Session course, you might want to think again. Emily Wolff loves...
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Students land jobs before graduation
Most college students hope to find a job after graduation. CU Denver graduates set the bar a little higher. These alumni had opportunities in their career fields before they crossed the commencement...
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Rocking their art in Denver and abroad
Chloe Tang A few students in the College of Arts & Media have enjoyed recent success in making names for themselves in Denver, the United States and abroad. The students, using their both their CU...
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Summer Session helps accelerate student learning
Enroll now Get ahead with Summer Session. “I wouldn’t be as motivated to take graduate-level classes if I didn’t have Summer Session to help me spread out my course load,” said James Siegel, an...
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Why students love Summer Session
For all you numbers people, here’s why students love CU Denver Summer Session: 600 summer classes to choose from – for undergrads, grad students, visiting students and career professionals 100...
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Student overcomes poverty to earn degree
When Geoffrey King walks across the stage at CU Denver Spring 2018 Commencement, he’ll be thinking of his three kids – and how much he wants them to achieve his success but never have to go through...
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Four education program students receive awards at State Capitol
Four students who are enrolled in CU Denver School of Education & Human Development programs were selected for the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s 2018 Future Educator Honor Roll...
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Iraqi refugee graduate plans to help others with disabilities
In spite of her sight impairment and lack of access to education as a child, Reem Hamodi is graduating with a near-perfect grade point average. Reem Hamodi loves to learn, but growing up with a sight...
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CU Online student hopes to compete in 2020 Olympics
Full-time CU Denver online student Kamran Madani won the gold medal at the World University Karate Championship in Japan last month, and he hasn’t slowed down since. He’s competing around the world...
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LynxFest Family & Alumni Weekend 2018
The university’s fall tradition – LynxFest: Family & Alumni Weekend – welcomed more than 100 alumni, students and family members to campus on Oct. 13. More than 50 volunteers made the weekend...
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Students get recognition at Scholar Community breakfast
On Oct. 24, scholarship recipient students got up early to receive recognition and celebrate their academic achievements at the Scholar Community Breakfast. Faculty and staff joined them in the Student...
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Student veteran leverages Disability Resources and Services
Kristen Schilz was born in Miles City, Montana, and grew up in Boise, Idaho. In school, she was on the drill team and practiced ballet and piano. She was 17 when she enlisted in the U.S. Army during...
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Military vet, first-gen student earns business degree
When Manuel “Manny” Aguilar finished his military career, he didn’t know what he wanted to do. He says CU Denver helped him figure it out. “I don’t think I would have gotten these opportunities with...
View ArticleRefugee from Ethiopia perseveres on long path to graduation
Girma Demie first started college in his home country of Ethiopia over 25 years ago. Now, he’s receiving his Bachelor of Arts in Public Service (BAPS) degree. You might find inspiration in the story of...
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Family from West Africa realizing lofty goals together at CU Denver
Visitors to the Tisseglo household might fare best if they are CU Denver Lynx fans. Three of the family of five, which uprooted from West Africa in 2012 in search of “a better education,” are Lynx, and...
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Win stuns prize-taker in research showcase spotlighting innovative graduate work
Selina Vong never expected to win. Joining a competition that pitted her, the lone master’s student, against five PhD candidates was about learning and preparing herself for the future. But when the...
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Ready to change the world through business
By this time in his life, Ernest thought he would have started multiple businesses in Nigeria. But his dad had even bigger plans for him. Unable to attend college himself, Ernest’s dad always said...
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How to immerse yourself in a new culture
When Emeric Renard chose to study at CU Denver, he came seeking new experiences that he wouldn’t have back in his island home of Guadeloupe. It wasn’t until the business student stumbled across an...
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Rap artist studies business side of music
Bradlie “Jelie” Jones (BA ’19) started rapping at 8 years old. At 16, she started performing at Denver music venues. At 19, she started her own sound production company. By age 26, she hopes to be...
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