University of Denver Spring 2024

50 Reasons to Love DU

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“CRUSHING IT” FOR RURAL FAMILIES Since 2018, the Center for Rural School Health (CRSHE, pronounced “crush”) in the Morgridge School of Education has partnered with schools and communities across Colorado to improve health and education outcomes. In line with their vision that all children, youth and adults in rural communities should live healthy and meaningful lives, CRSHE takes on projects like WERCS (Wellbeing and Equity in Rural Colorado Schools), a five-year effort to help 31 rural school districts develop and implement strategies that promote well-being and mental health for youth and staff.

# 32

MORE WINTER, PLEASE

To love DU is to love winter. At the first sign of snow—sometimes as early as October—you’ll see snowmen, igloos and snowball fights all over campus. DU First Snow rings in the new season with pop-up giveaways (often a cozy hat or a scarf) and chances to warm up with a cup of hot cocoa. Students take full advantage of the winter conditions any chance they can by skiing, snowboarding and sledding on the hill on the north side of the Ritchie Center and, during particularly heavy storms, thrill seekers have been known to try their luck at the dangerous (and illegal) “sport” of car skiing. Each winter, students also come together to enjoy Winter Carnival, a week of on-campus events capped off by a weekend of high-altitude fun. The first carnival took place at Winter Park in January 1961, just days after DU announced the end of its football program and coinciding with the NCAA skiing finals. Cancelled only three times in six decades, Winter Carnival has earned its spot as one of DU’s most beloved traditions, offering a much-appreciated mid-quarter break.

“I love how I can experience all four seasons.“

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