University of Denver Spring 2024
50 Reasons to Love DU
18 NO.
MUSIC TO THEIR EARS At DU, music is a two-way street—drawing audiences from across Denver but also bringing music to the community. Musical Explorers, a collaboration of the Newman Center, Denver Public Schools (DPS) and Carnegie Hall, is a semester-long program that teaches second graders about diverse musical traditions like hip hop, Gullah and Chicano funk. The free program includes teacher professional development, curriculum, digital resources and in-class visits from local and international artists— culminating in an interactive concert at the Newman Center. “The kids know all about these artists and have learned all the songs, so they come so excited to sing and dance along. It’s just joy, personified,” says Executive Director Aisha Ahmad-Post. More than 3,000 students will participate in 2023-2024.
WE HAVE OUR OWN FLOWER # 17 Not every university can say they have their very own flower. The DU Rose, also known as “Rosa Denvera,” got its start when the University received a rose bush as a gift in 1912. DU botanist Ira Cutler discovered the blossoms were unlike any others, so he used the original specimens to develop a distinct crimson-and-gold variety— descendants of which are planted throughout campus.
“ There’s nothing like 900 second graders
screaming like they’re at the world’s greatest rock concert. Aisha Ahmad-Post, Newman Center executive director ”
39,500 LINEAR FEET OF BOOKS—AND SO MUCH MORE 19. Ranked No. 1 in the country for “Best College Library” by The Princeton Review in 2023, Anderson Academic Commons is a world-class library and student services center that packs in 2,000 seats (each with its own power outlet), 32 group student rooms, 39,500 linear feet of library collections onsite, two cozy fireplaces and 4,000 pieces of furniture refurbished and reused from the beloved Penrose Library—including the iconic egg chairs, where students have studied (or napped) for decades.
“ Our incredibly beautiful campus! And being a coffee lover, Beans and the campus Starbucks.”
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University of Denver Penrose Library, 1972. Credit: DU Special Collections.
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