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The women’s lacrosse team prepares for competition.
The women’s lacrosse team prepares for competition.

Academic and athletic successes

Reclaiming the Directors' Cup

tennis player

The Pioneers reclaimed the top spot among NCAA Division I non-football schools by earning a record fifth Learfield Sports I-AAA Directors' Cup. In 2012–13, the Pioneers sent eight teams and four individuals to NCAA postseason competition. 

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A sizzling summer on campus

summer spectacular

Summers at the University of Denver are spectacular, filled with everything from academic conferences and drum festivals to sports camps and, of course, classes.

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Summer courses

 

hands-on construction experience 

Students bring new homes to life

homebuilders

As part of a long-standing partnership, students at the University's Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management collaborated with a Colorado builder to construct three single-family model homes for a Denver neighborhood.

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new graduate sets high goals 

Taking on the achievement gap

Mayor Hancock

With degrees in political science and international studies, Craig Hirokawa begins preparing this summer for a position with Teach for America, a national nonprofit that places recent graduates in classrooms in low-income areas.   

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