University of Denver

2009

2008

• January
• January 3, 2008 - Holiday spirit continues with campus donation drives
• January 10, 2008 - Talks begin about future of old Pearl Street establishment
• January 29, 2008 - DU to be stop on presidential campaign trail
  
• January 30, 2008 - Spirits high in overflowed crowd
• January 30, 2008 - Thousands gather on campus for Obama speech
  
• January 31, 2008 - Snowstorm doesn’t deter Clinton supporters
• February
• February 1, 2008 - University collects 1,300 winter items for homeless
• February 1, 2008 - Student elected to school board
• February 1, 2008 - University revises missions, goals
  
• February 4, 2008 - Evans Chapel to hold Ash Wednesday services
  
• February 15, 2008 - DU student contributes to article about racial bias among police
  
• February 18, 2008 - Alum creates diversity at Denver Public School center
  
• February 21, 2008 - Clouds can’t eclipse moongazing at Chamberlin Observatory
  
• February 22, 2008 - Seventh grade students visit DU campus, attend mock classes
  
• February 25, 2008 - University celebrates Peace Corps anniversary with dinner, discussions
• March
• March 3, 2008 - Women’s College students repair, donate old computers
• March 4, 2008 - Corporate leaders talk about sustainability
  
• March 10, 2008 - DU to host Project Homeless Connect on May 9
  
• March 18, 2008 - University hands out honors during Founder’s Day Gala
  
• March 20, 2008 - Students spend spring break learning to fight urban blight
  
• March 27, 2008 - Westword’s Best of Denver includes DU people, places
  
• March 27, 2008 - Public Good Celebration to honor course defending day laborers
  
• March 31, 2008 - GSIS students discuss strategy with naval officers
• April
• April 1, 2008 - Campus wheezing way through flu season
• April 3, 2008 - DU buildings included in Denver celebration of architecture
  
• April 7, 2008 - Student leads team into robot combat
  
• April 7, 2008 - Students to have another housing option next year
  
• April 11, 2008 - Festival of Nations celebrates a quarter century of international learning
• April 11, 2008 - Indian cuisine to be offered on Pearl Street
• April 11, 2008 - DU hosts high school students for journalism day
• April 14, 2008 - Young mother finds help through Project Homeless Connect
  
• April 14, 2008 - Fast-filling summer camp lets area youth dabble in sports
• April 15, 2008 - Psychologists help families tackle financial stress
  
• April 18, 2008 - Book Stack slashes prices during annual sale
• April 22, 2008 - Greek Life yard sale benefits homeless youth
  
• May
• May 1, 2008 - ‘Daily Show’ to tape at DU during DNC
• May 2, 2008 - Ricks Center students raise awareness and funds for nonprofits
  
• May 6, 2008 - Project Homeless Connect logistics finalized
  
• May 6, 2008 - Mexican restaurant hopes to brighten up corner of Evans and Williams
• May 8, 2008 - Fight for equality won’t stop with guilty verdict, couple says
• May 12, 2008 - Project Homeless Connect helps more than 800 people
  

2007

• January
• January 2, 2007 - Fisher Center replaces waitlist with lottery pool
• January 8, 2007 - Student entrepreneurs launch grocery delivery service for dorm residents
• January 8, 2007 - Week-long programming to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. 
• January 10, 2007 - Nevil Shed visits University as part of King week activities
• January 22, 2007 - Fraternity brothers unite to build homes — their own
• January 22, 2007 - Mail-only ballot revisits Denver’s election system
• January 29, 2007 - Every Thursday is movie night for DU community
• February
• February 6, 2007 - DU moves up in Peace Corps’ ranking of top colleges 
• February 12, 2007 - Artistic, entrepreneurial fifth-grader gives peace a chance 
• February 19, 2007 - University joins city in homelessness initiative
• March
• March 19, 2007 - Child care task force recommendations approved
• April
• April 9, 2007 - Project Homeless Connect 4 calls on University
• April 23, 2007 - Volunteers turn out in droves for Project Homeless Connect
  
• April 27, 2007 - Developer scrambling to fill apartments near campus
• April 30, 2007 - DU clinic offers affordable mental health care
• May
• May 1, 2007 - High-rise at light-rail station gets green light over opposition
  
• May 4, 2007 - District 7 to hold runoff election
  
• May 7, 2007 - Summer camp allows kids to major, minor in sports
  
• May 7, 2007 - Neighbor urges city to change zoning for garage apartments
• May 8, 2007 - District 7 holds runoff election
  
• May 11, 2007 - Neighborhood group softens opposition to high-rise development
  
• May 16, 2007 - University of Denver hosts high school graduations
  
• May 21, 2007 - DU’s historic observatory serves as eye to the sky
  
• June
• June 4, 2007 - Alumnae open boutique on Old South Pearl
• June 7, 2007 - University to host theater arts summer camps
  
• June 18, 2007 - Alumna leaves behind comfy job, finds passion in tea leaves
  
• June 22, 2007 - City Council considers relinquishing claim to light-rail station property
  
• June 26, 2007 - Mile High City celebrates Independence Day
  
• July
• July 3, 2007 - Denver Water begins main line work along University Boulevard
• July 4, 2007 - Alumni celebrate the Fourth with music
  
• July 4, 2007 - Bourbon to join wine in festival lineup
• July 5, 2007 - Light-rail retail on track
  
• July 5, 2007 - University Lofts contractors press on to complete building by fall
• July 9, 2007 - ‘Making of a Scientist’ program offers teens college credits
  
• July 10, 2007 - City Council decision gives green light to developer
  
• July 13, 2007 - New hamburger restaurant opening near campus
• July 16, 2007 - Summer camp offers at-risk youth cultural experiences
• July 16, 2007 - Neighborhood bids adieu to Fagan’s Restaurant
  
• July 23, 2007 - Mixing it with love to make our world taste very good
  
• July 23, 2007 - Computer game camps meld math, imagination
  
• July 27, 2007 - Local play benefits DU's Graduate School of Professional Psychology
  
• August
• August 6, 2007 - DU marriage experts work to improve military marriages
  
• August 10, 2007 - Summer workshop helps prepare minority high school students for college
  
• September
• September 26, 2007 - University Park high-rise development hits legal snag
• September 26, 2007 - DU transit passes to continue in ’08 despite fare increases
• October
• October 1, 2007 - New buildings give campus a fresh look
  
• October 1, 2007 - Alumnus digs dirt
  
• October 1, 2007 - Denver voters to receive mail ballots Oct. 12-22
  
• October 15, 2007 - Residence of former chancellor goes on market
• November
• November 1, 2007 - Voters to decide on school board members
• November 5, 2007 - Fagan’s restaurant successor open for business
• November 29, 2007 - Neighborhood activist Charles Howard dies
  
• December
• December 10, 2007 - DU center to oversee cold weather homeless shelter
  
• December 11, 2007 - High school showcases computer gaming
  
• December 19, 2007 - DU’s first-ever sister school gains support

2006

• February
• February 20, 2006 - Social Work fights to keep families together
• February 21, 2006 - Disaster psychology program garners innovation award
• April
• April 13, 2006 - Arts program helps Aurora youth, strengthens neighborhood
• April 17, 2006 - DMS links students with nonprofits
  
• May
• May 1, 2006 - Councilwoman MacKenzie's roots run deep at DU
• May 22, 2006 - Sex offenders no longer safe to surf
• June
• June 5, 2006 - Denver art scene finds strength in numbers
• June 12, 2006 - Students build homes from start to finish
• July
• July 17, 2006 - Women’s group celebrates 50 years in the books
• July 24, 2006 - Intern works in groundbreaking sensory therapy center
• August
• August 30, 2006 - Fee makes ‘good works’ look easy
• August 30, 2006 - Prado counsels Latina girls
• August 31, 2006 - Scholars’ Network connects students, businesses
• September
• September 11, 2006 - Couples clinic to open at DU 
• October
• October 3, 2005 - Musician-writer expresses himself in multiple ways 
• October 9, 2006 - Program for older learners has record enrollment
• October 22, 2006 - Athletics welcomes ‘champion’ for diversity
• October 23, 2006 - Charter school students get a taste of college life
• October 24, 2006 - Unity ticket seeks to end political polarization
• November
• November 29, 2005 - Young writers getting ‘feet wet’ in Foothills 
• November 29, 2005 - Shneer suggests modern Jews are ‘at home’ 
• November 1, 2006 - Spirituals Project Choir to accompany play about abolitionist
• November 13, 2006 - Public Good lecture series ties humanities with civic engagement
• November 26, 2006 - Book Stack’s holiday sale features children’s day
• November 27, 2006 - Top cop looking out for her own neighborhood 
• December
• December 1, 2006 - Neighbors fighting light-rail apartments
• December 11, 2006 - Chocolatier mixes it with love to make our world taste very good
• December 15, 2006 - 'Granny' makes a new home at DU
• December 18, 2006 - Students learn change comes through knowing the community
• December 18, 2006 - Suicide a real concern in DU community
• December 20, 2006 - A Denver cycling icon dies
• December 22, 2006 - Homeward Bound program sends DU students back to high school
• December 22, 2006 - Planners back light-rail apartments; decision delayed
• December 22, 2006 - Ricks Center students take on congressional roles