The University of Denver launched The Denver Difference Celebration on Thursday night. Delayed by COVID-19, the fundraising campaign aims to add $1 billion to DU’s operations and endowment. Currently, the University of Denver’s endowment is estimated to be slightly more than that but no details were provided at the launch regarding the split between campaign funds into the endowment, ongoing operations, or capital projects. DU reported that half the target pledges, $500 million, were made ahead of Thursday’s launch. Continue reading Denver Launches Billion Dollar ‘The Denver Difference’ Campaign
Category Archives: Neighborhood
DU Moving forward with $100 Million Dollar Campus STEM Expansion
UPDATE: The STEM Horizons project has a favorable ‘preliminary approval’ but will still require final Board of Trustees approval to proceed.
The University of Denver continues its efforts to elevate STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) with a project DU has labeled STEM Horizons, a capital project to update and modernize the campus between Iliff Avenue and Harvard Gulch bisected by Wesley Avenue. This investment supports the recent prestigious R-1 research designation given to the University. Continue reading DU Moving forward with $100 Million Dollar Campus STEM Expansion
Crime on the Decline in the University of Denver Neighborhood
According to published 2023 police reports, crime dropped significantly in the consolidated University and University Park neighborhoods. The trend shows double-digit drops in most types of crime including key areas like property crimes, robberies and car thefts. Continue reading Crime on the Decline in the University of Denver Neighborhood
A Look at Six of Our Most-Read Articles of 2023
2023 was a good year for DU Athletics and we enjoyed covering every minute of it – and we hope you did, too. Here are the links to some of our most-read articles of the year. If you missed them, we have included the links. Continue reading A Look at Six of Our Most-Read Articles of 2023
End of Year Postcard
Damien Goddard Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in Education
“I’m truly humbled by this honor,” said Damien Goddard, CEO of The Goddard Family of Companies. “This is surely a surprise to my former professors and classmates but sends a clear message to all – it is never too late!” Goddard told a packed winter recess crowd, gathered to celebrate what he proudly calls his ‘crowning achievement’. Continue reading Damien Goddard Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in Education
New Residential Development Emerges South of Campus
A massive new residential development is under construction immediately south of Johnson-McFarlane Hall on High Street & Iliff. The development, named Modera University Park by Mill Creek, is headed for a 2025 opening. The project will open up more rental inventory in the university area at a time when 50% of Denver residents are renting. This development will contain 234 residences and alter what was once a single-family block along High Street. Continue reading New Residential Development Emerges South of Campus
School Year End Update: University Area Crime May have Peaked but Still Needs Significant Improvement
With Denver mayoral election winner Mike Johnston in place and the end of the school year this weekend, it is an ideal time to look at crime in our surrounding neighborhood, identify trends, and see if there has been progress since 2022 to reduce local crime in the University/University Park neighborhoods. Continue reading School Year End Update: University Area Crime May have Peaked but Still Needs Significant Improvement
Shrinking College Enrollment Threatens the Status Quo
According to The Henchinger Report, “There has been a steady drop in the proportion of high school graduates enrolling in college after they finish high school — from a high of 70 percent in 2016 to 63 percent in 2020, the most recent year for which the figure is available, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. While the pandemic made things worse, the enrollment downturn took hold well before it started; there were already two and a half million fewer students at colleges and universities by the time that Covid set in than there were in 2012. Since that time, another million and a half have disappeared since then.” Continue reading Shrinking College Enrollment Threatens the Status Quo
Has Denver lost its Mojo?
Coming out of the 2007-2009 Great Recession, Denver was the nation’s hot spot. The resurgent front-range markets of Denver, Fort Collins, Boulder, and Colorado Springs led the charge as millennials flocked to Colorado. Jobs were aplenty, housing was affordable, and the possibilities seemed limitless. Fast forward to 2023, more people are now expected to move out of Colorado than move in. It was not that long ago that Colorado and Denver were considered the ideal place to live, work, and retire.