University of Denver Spring 2024

50 Reasons to Love DU

OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME # 44 The urge to go higher just got easier at the James C. Kennedy Mountain Campus with the newly built via ferrata course. “Via what?!” Common in Europe and increasingly popular in the States, a via ferrata is an accessible alternative to rock climbing, allowing harness-clad climbers to clip into cables, bolts or other assistive devices as they ascend or traverse steep terrain. And what’s more, Reed Rowley, partner and director of business development of the Estes Park-based Via Ferrata Works who designed and built the via ferrata, is currently pursuing a master’s degree in real estate and construction management at the Daniels College of Business. At more than 8,000 feet in elevation, the 720-acre Kennedy Mountain Campus near Red Feather Lakes in northern Colorado is home to experiential, place based learning alongside endless trails, ropes courses and rocks for climbing.

“I feel I can be myself here, and there is always a place to fit in and thrive. A very positive community.”

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BETTER WITH AGE The University’s Tuscan-style wine cellars, tucked away in the lower level of the Joy Burns Center, train the next generation of sommeliers in all things viniculture. Students in the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management get a chance to learn the ins and outs of fine wine, from grape varietals and growing conditions to tasting and serving, while picking up certifications along the way. Hospitality students show off their acumen at the annual DU Vin wine tasting and dinner, pairing food from Denver’s finest eateries with more than 150 unique wines.