In a community announcement, DU Chancellor Jeremy Haefner said DU will “reopen with face-to-face classes when we begin our fall quarter in mid-September, even if it must be modified in some way.” This assumes no local, state, or federal barriers that would limit, modify, or halt a planned reopening. Continue reading DU Planning on Fall Re-Opening
Category Archives: University of Denver
DU Encourages Students to Target Boone, Pioneer Nickname
Illustration: DU’s IRISE Institute used this poster to promote undergraduate sessions. Note the Denver Boone image filled with arrows and a sign stating, “Decolonization Territory – No Pioneers Allowed”.
A University of Denver institute is teaching DU students to protest against what the institute calls DU’s “historical and present-day oppressive toxic campus environment(s)”, and using Denver Boone and the word “Pioneers” as explicit targets of the online sessions as they “demand institutional change”. Continue reading DU Encourages Students to Target Boone, Pioneer Nickname
Pettersen and Ward Leaving Pioneers, Jandric and Hanson Transferring In
The Denver Pioneers hockey roster continues to change, as rising junior forward Emilio Pettersen has left DU to sign an entry level contract with the Calgary Flames, while fellow rising junior Tyler Ward is transferring from DU to the University of New Hampshire, where he will need to sit out a year. According to the Grand Forks Herald, DU will help mitigate these losses as the beneficiary of two incoming graduate transfers with immediate eligibility join the DU team next season in- all-WCHA forward Steven Jandric of Alaska-Fairbanks and defenseman Bo Hanson from St. Lawrence University of the ECAC. While DU has yet to publicly announce the two transfers, both transfers were confirmed to LetsGoDU last week. Continue reading Pettersen and Ward Leaving Pioneers, Jandric and Hanson Transferring In
Crime Around DU During Quarantine
The Mayor of Denver, Michael B. Hancock, issued stay-at-home orders a month ago on March 23rd. We examined Denver crime statistics for the combined neighborhoods of University and University Park to get an understanding of crime in our current stay-at-home world. Continue reading Crime Around DU During Quarantine
University of Denver Seeking Additional Necessary COVID-19 Assistance
In an email communique to the University of Denver community, Chancellor Jeremy Haefner shared Denver’s efforts to work with government officials “however long it takes to recover from the effects of COVID-19.” Prior to the April 20th announcement,$4.6 million of the $12.5 billion pool of funds related to Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act had been allocated to DU. At least half of that will be awarded for emergency financial aid grants to students. Continue reading University of Denver Seeking Additional Necessary COVID-19 Assistance
Message Sent: No Students on Campus, No Athletics
The commissioners of the nation’s major college football conferences held a 30-minute conference call Wednesday with Vice President Mike Pence and stressed that college sports cannot return from the COVID-19 shutdown until campuses have re-opened, according to an ABC news article. And, the same, likely, holds true for all other universities and sports. Continue reading Message Sent: No Students on Campus, No Athletics
The Spanish Flu: DU, CC, CU, and Lessons Learned
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, many references are made to the Spanish Flu that killed 675,000 Americans. In the state of Colorado, 50,000 were infected and 8,000 people died.
According to some reliable sources, it did not come from Spain, but rather our neighbor to the east, Kansas – not Spain. Continue reading The Spanish Flu: DU, CC, CU, and Lessons Learned
Eat Denver. Drink Denver. Support Denver.
Photo: The Duffy Roll Cafe on Pearl Street is offering curbside pick-up
The Crimson & Gold Trail is a program that promotes University of Denver alumni-run businesses. As many LetsGoDU readers know, DU alumni operate a number of excellent hospitality businesses in the Denver Metropolitan area. We have previously encouraged readers to support these entrepreneurs and their employees who have poured their blood sweat and tears into a variety of hospitality businesses in and around Denver and now, we’re doubling down on that call for support in these tough times thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading Eat Denver. Drink Denver. Support Denver.
DU Admissions Successfully Battling COVID-19 Headwinds
According to information shared with the DU Faculty Senate, undergraduate enrollment appears solid for the summer and fall. Compared to last year’s enrollment, spring is holding at 94% and fall is 102% of the prior year. If this holds, the University of Denver would appear to be on relatively solid footing given the uncertainty surrounding the future thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. If this holds, it would stand in stark contrast to many published reports by other colleges and universities across the country. Continue reading DU Admissions Successfully Battling COVID-19 Headwinds
COVID-19 Update: University of Denver Set to Make Tough Staff Decisions in Spring
Sources are telling LetsGoDU that the University of Denver has made a decision to pay all full-time employees at least through the end of April. No firm determination has been made on an extension, furloughs, or cuts past that point. As we reported previously, DU is highly-dependent on tuition revenue for operations (about 78% of operating revenue came from tuition in 2019). The University is currently shuffling underutilized staff to other departments, or not filling open roles with a few exceptions (as approved by the Chancellor’s office). Continue reading COVID-19 Update: University of Denver Set to Make Tough Staff Decisions in Spring