University of Denver
The University of Denver (DU), founded in 1864, is an independent university in Denver, Colorado. DU typically enrolls about 9,500 students.
In autumn 2003, DU opened a new 63.5 million USD facility for its College of Law, what was later named the "Frank H. Ricketson Jr. Law Building." The building includes a three-story library with personal computers accessible to students.
DU is more widely known as a school with an upper-middle class student body hailing from the greater Denver metropolitan area, as well as the Daniels School of Business.
Academics
DU is working to become the premiere institution of higher learning in the West. Under the leadership of Chancellor Daniel Ritchie, many capital improvements have taken place in the last decade, and the learning inside these buildings has improved in the same period. The experiential learning components of all the classes at DU gives students the chance to excel beyond book knowledge. Believing firmly in the value of an experience abroad, the Cherrington Global Scholars program offers every undergraduate the chance to study abroad at no cost above normal DU tuition, room and board. The Honors program at DU, under the direction of Professor Todd Breyfogle, provides bright minds a refuge of conversation and advanced courses.
Athletics
DU's athletic teams are known as the Pioneers and the school competes in the Sun Belt Conference in basketball.
Ice hockey is DU's premier sport, as the Pioneers won consecutive NCAA titles in 2004 and 2005.
Football was once the most popular sport at Denver, as the school competed in the Sun Bowl and Alamo Bowl during the late 1940's. However, the program was discontinued in 1960 due to financial reasons.
Skiing is another strong sport at the Denver with 18 NCAA titles including one in 2005.
References
The following references are sorted in alphabetical order.
- "College of Law Building Named in Honor of 1919 Law Graduate: New University of Denver College of Law building named the Frank H. Ricketson Jr. Law Building", a DU news release
- Denver page at "The Football Graveyard"
- Fast Facts, a page on the web site of DU
- "Learn, Practice, Perform", an article on page 30 of the spring 2004 issue of the University of Denver Magazine