university of denver magazine spring 2014

SPRING 2014

Office of the Chancellor

Dear Friends,

It is wonderful to have this opportunity to write to you one last time, to thank you for the encouragement and sup-port you have given me over the past years. As many of you know, I will be leaving this post in the coming summer. Ive been extraordinarily fortunate to have spent the bulk of my professional life (33 years now) at the University, even more so to have been your chancellor for the past nine years. It is so very pleasing to finish on a high note, with the University in such good condition as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding. I have been blessed, indeed.

We are celebrating our remarkable 150-year history throughout the course of the current calendar year, focusing on the extraordinary people and events that have made DU what it is today: a truly great private university dedicated to the public good. So much has been accomplished in those 150 years, particularly in the last three decades, and there is a great deal to be proud of. If you are in Denver or will visit this year, please come to campus to experience our Tradition and Legacy exhibit in the Anderson Academic Commons [see more on page 40]. Live out the Univer-sitys mission for the public good as you record your service hours with the 1864 Service Challenge [see page 36]. Celebrate the culminating events of our sesquicentennial this fall during Homecoming & Family Weekend, featuring the Pioneer Symposium and the All-Class Reunion.

Join us also as we celebrate the completion of the ASCEND campaign. Because of the generosity of more than 46,000 alumni and friends, the campaign has raised more than $460 million to date, with several weeks remaining until its June 30 conclusion. ASCEND has more than doubled our endowment, creating some 550 new scholarships and a host of new faculty chairs and professorships, and funding many new academic programs. Our appointed faculty has grown by 16 percent since the start of the campaign. As a result of ASCEND, our students pursue their dreams in Ruffatto Hall (home of the Morgridge College of Education), in the wonderful new Anderson Academic Commons, in the Nagel Annex of the School of Art and Art History, in the soon-to-be-built Anna and John J. Sie International Relations Complex (home of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies and the Sie Cheou-Kang Center), and in the forthcoming home of the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, which also will house laboratories for the Knoebel Center for the Study of Aging. Our athletes work out in the Pat Bowlen Train-ing Center, and our students live in Nagel Hall and play club sports and intramurals on the spectacular new Diane Wendt Sports Fields. All of this has come from the generosity of our alumni, parents and friends, and from their commitment to our future. To all who have been a part of this most successful of all University campaigns, I offer my heartfelt thanks.

The years to come will bring difficult challenges, but they also are rich with opportunity, and we must focus on the latter. We can do so confident in the knowledge that our 150 years have made us tough, creative and ready to embrace change. We know also that the hard work of the past 30 years has provided the tools needed for success: our wonderful faculty and staff, our committed alumni, our fantastic students and our glorious campus. It is a bright future, one to be seized by yet another generation of Pioneers.

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Contents FEATURES12 Methods of Revolution Korbel Professor Erica Chenoweth is getting noticed for her workon nonviolent resistanceBy Doug McPherson

17 DU at 150A trip through the decadesBy Magazine Staff

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4 Editors Note 6 Looking back

Departing Chancellor Robert Coombe reflects on his 33 yearsat the University

8 Kickin itWomens soccer player makes Pioneer history

11 Game theory University a host site for international jam

41 Alumni Connections

On the cover and this page: The University of Denver celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2014. Cover illustration by Ross Mansfield and Cortney Parsons; photo this page: DU Archives

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Six months ago, many of us werent certain how to pronounce the word sesquicentennial. Now its part of the campus lexicon, as the celebration of the Universitys 150th anniversary continues throughout the entire year. Already the anniversary has added special import to annual events such as Winter Carnival and Founders Day; still to come are enhanced versions of Commencement (June 67) and Homecoming & Family Weekend (Oct. 31Nov. 2), which this year includes an All-Class Reunion, inductions into the Athletics Hall of Fame and a new version of Alumni Symposium. Now called Pioneer Symposium, the event gives attendees the chance to hear

expertsboth faculty and prominent alumnidiscuss hot topics and key issues of the day. Visit alumni.du.edu for details.

Look also for a brand new eventa free summer family concert series that brings jazz, bluegrass, classical and more to the Driscoll Green in June, July and August [see page 40 for more information].

We talked to alumni, faculty, staff and students as we compiled our special timeline feature that starts on page 17and its clear how much the University means to the people whose lives it has touched. The feature celebrates the University of Denvers 150-year legacy with a look back at the people, places and programs that have shaped the University of Denver into the school it is today. You can see an extended timelineand share your own memorieson our special sesquicentennial website, du.edu/du150.

We also are collecting DU memories for a special feature in our fall issue. Do you have a favorite memory, building, class or professor? Let us know by emailing me at [email protected].

As much as there is to celebrate about the Universitys past, the future also offers a lot to be excited about. On May 6, we had the official groundbreaking for the new home of the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science. The new building coincides with a new interdisciplinary science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiative that will bring together multiple complementary STEM activities and research already taking place on campus.

Just north of the new STEM building is the site of another exciting development: a new building for the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. John Sie, founder and former chairman of Starz Entertainment Group LLC and University of Denver honor-ary life trustee, along with his wife, Anna, donated $17 million to fund the construction of the 43,000-square-foot building, which will adjoin the schools existing Cherrington Hall and Si Chou-Kang Center to form the Anna and John J. Sie International Relations Complex.

Its an exciting time to be a Pioneer, and you can keep up with all the latest news as it happens on the University of Denver Magazine website, du.edu/magazine.

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PublisherKevin A. Carroll

EditorDavid Basler

Managing EditorGreg Glasgow

Senior EditorTamara Chapman

Editorial AssistantAnnissa Leon

Art DirectorRoss Mansfield

DesignerCortney Parsons

PhotographerWayne Armstrong

ContributorsKathryn Mayer (BA 07, MA 10) Doug

McPherson Sarah Satterwhite Ce Shi Callyn Weintraub

Editorial BoardJulie Reeves, associate vice chancellor, brand

marketing Kristine Cecil, associate vice chancellor for university advancement and

executive director of alumni relations Julie Chiron, executive director of communications

for the Office of University Advancement Sarah Satterwhite, senior director of

development communications Erica Wood, director of alumni communications

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John Greene Hall, home of the Department of Mathematics since 1958, was demolished starting in April to make room for a new home for the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science (inset). The 110,000-square-foot building also will house the new Knoebel Center for the Study of Aging.

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Looking backDeparting Chancellor Robert Coombe reflects on his 33 years at the UniversityBy Tamara Chapman

In January 2014, Robert Coombe, the Universitys 17th chancellor, announced he will retire at the end of June, along with his wife, Julanna Gilbert, executive director of the Office of Teaching and Learning and a member of the chemistry and biochemistry faculty.

Coombe assumed the chancellorship in 2005, after serving the institution as provost from 2001 to 2005, as dean of what was then the Division of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering from 1995 to 2001, and as chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry from 1988 to 1995.

During his 33 years at DU, Coombe witnessed the Universitys financial crisis of the mid- to late 1980s, when the institution was often borrowing money to make payroll and when its deficit grew to as much as $8 million. As the institution plotted its return to solvency and launched efforts to transform the physical campus, as well as its academic, student life and athletics programs, Coombe served in key leadership roles.

Before leaving the University, Coombe agreed to share some of his parting insights with the University of Denver Magazine.

Q In your time here, you have witnessedand certainly spearheadedmany changes on campus. Of these, is there one that stands out as particularly significant?

A Well, there certainly have been a lot of changesprobably the most obvious is the campus itself. But in my mind, the greatest difference has to do with the faculty and the students. When I came in 1981, we had a really broad distribution of students, some of whom were unbelievably bright, as capable as you might find anywhere. We had others who struggled. Over time, that changed. When we went through the terrible crisis in the mid- to later 80s, we lost a lot of that top end of the distribution. Then it gradually came back in. The big difference between now and when I first came is, when you think about that top end of most capable students, now that is the vast majority of all our students. Weve been able to attract incredibly bright, talented people, who have had all kinds of life experiences and who bring all kinds of different backgrounds to the table. So in my mind, our intellectual life is deeper and broader because of the students who are here.

Thats also true of the faculty. One of the things that drew me to DU in 1981 was the caliber of the faculty. Now we have great faculty, but we have many, many more of them. The faculty has grown tremendously, particularly over the last decade. When you couple those two things togetherthe students and the facultyyou have a very different kind of institution than we were 30 years ago.

Q How would you compare the student experience of three decades ago to that of today?

A Certainly, as I mentioned before, the intellectual culture here is far deeper. And students come expecting that, because it has become part of our reputation. The other thing I would say is that we are a good bit more diverse. Interestingly, one of the things Ive found in the course of talking with students, particularly over the last decade or so, is that

virtually all of them come to the University looking to find a culture and an environment that is more diverse than the one from which they came, no matter where they came from.

Q This issue was important to you nine years ago. What made you realize that inclusive excellence was so important to the intellectual community of the University?

A I have always been a believer in the notion that diversity is a driver in building the depth of the intellectual culture we want. The two are related, and if we really want to ramp up the bar, we want a much more diverse population. And we want to develop the mechanisms for extracting the benefit of that diversity. Those are two different things. An institution could be very diverse and not realize the benefits if it doesnt have inclusivity.

We can also look at this in a very pragmatic sense. We know that now and in the years to follow, the population of 18- to 24-year-olds will become more and more socioeconomically diverse all the time. Its growth is largely among people who are far less able to afford a university education. That sets a big agenda for us. Weve got to find a way to keep the doors open as wide as possible to a very broad socioeconomic distribution. We really do. Its part of our job.

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Q Higher education faces many challenges in the coming yearsrelated to everything from affordability to changing demographics. How does DU compare to its private counterparts in its preparedness for these challenges?

A I feel good about where we are. Weve been working hard for 25 years or more in developing, with a laser focus, the absolute quality of the academic enterprise, and that has prepared us for this particular moment. If you look at the teaching and learning environment here, the scholarship environment, if you look at the financial environment, how we do operations, all of those things, were absolutely at the top of our game.

That means we have a platform from which we can launch into what I view as a time of extraordinary opportunity. So yes, there are lots and lots of forces pushing on change in higher education. One of them is the demographic issue. Another is the emergence of potentially disruptive technologies; another is cost and affordability. All of those kinds of things require the institution to be flexible and embracing of change. But if you think about these past decades, for the past 25 years weve been doing exactly that. Right? Weve been developing new ideas, thinking about the best way to evolve the teaching and learning environment, thinking about the whole notion of serving the public good, thinking about the research and scholarship environment and what it really

does and who its beneficiaries really are. Weve been positioning ourselves as a different sort of institution that can help to resolve some of the core issues facing the city and the region. Those kinds of things are exactly the sort of traits that are going to be necessary for institutions to navigate the next 10 or 12 years. So I feel good that weve developed a set of attributes that will serve us well.

Q As a scientist, the Universitys STEM initiative must give you particular delight. Why are the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) so important for the future of the University, and what makes this initiative distinctive?

A STEM is important to the University because its so important to so many different disciplines. Its not just a thing unto itself. We shouldnt think of the University as a collection of different schoolsDaniels, the Sturm College of Law, the Korbel School, engineering, the natural sciences, the social sciences. The boundaries between those boxes started dissolving years ago. To the extent that one of the elements is weaker than it ought to be, then the entire University suffers. For example, the strategy in the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science is not just to grow engineering and computer science. It also involves a hard, hard push toward business and entrepreneurship, which is a wonderful niche for

The hardest job in academia Trygve Myhren, chairman of the Universitys

Board of Trustees since 2009, worked side-by-side with Coombe to capitalize on the improvements in finances, infrastructure and spirit that began during the chancellorship of Daniel Ritchie.

Bob was able to take that platform and drive academic quality. He was the architect of our academic renaissance, Myhren notes.

Running a major university is even more complicated than running most major corporations, he explains. Its the hardest job in academia, unquestionably the hardest job.

Actionable items for change As dean of the Graduate School of

Professional Psychology, Shelly Smith-Acuna has long appreciated Coombes ability to capture the important values of the institution and his insistence that the academic programs be substantive and that the faculty be engaged in something that is meaningful to them and to the public.

In her role as chair of the Status of Women at DU study, Smith-Acuna found Coombe to be unrelenting in his commitment to quality. He would say, I want actionable items for change. I want a product, not just a sound byte.

Fostering accountability and inclusivity From his first day on campus, senior Daniel

Mason, whose family is originally from Mexico, took an interest in issues related to diversity.

Mason organized a group, Pioneer to Pioneer, to address what he saw as a divide between international and domestic students. He approached Coombe for help.

Mason says Coombe volunteered assistance but urged him and other participants to assume responsibility for fostering change.

That was a very productive conversation, Mason recalls. We kind of held each other accountable.

us to occupy. We can do better there than any institution in the region. To the extent we dont evolve in STEM, Daniels misses an opportunity. And other units on campus miss an opportunity as well.

Q As busy as youve been over the last nine years, have you had time to continue your study of the cello? Is it still a passion?

A Very much. I started playing the cello when I was 50 or 51. Nine years ago I wasnt very far along, but I loved it. I must tell you, that 1), Im a lot better than I was nine years ago, and 2), its become a very important part of life. I just absolutely love to play.

Q What will you do next? Can we count on seeing you for periodic visits?

A Most immediately, Julanna and I are going to move down to our place in Santa Fe. We started going down to northern New Mexico to go hiking [several years ago]. It reminded us of Colorado in the 60s, and so we ended up buying a place down there about three years ago. But we have lots of family in Denver, so well be back. We both love the University, so well certainly be back here, too.

This interview has been condensed for space. Read the full interview online at du.edu/magazine

The Coombe legacyAs Chancellor Robert Coombe prepares to end his 33-year tenure at the University of Denver, members of the community are remembering and celebrating his extensive contributions.


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Senior finance major Kristen Hamil-ton made University of Denver history in Janu-ary, becoming the first Pioneer womens soccer player to be drafted to the National Womens Soccer League. The Western New York Flash picked Hamilton up in the fourth round.

A standout on the field since her first year at the University, Hamilton is successful off the field as wellshe was named a first-team scholar all-American by the NCAA and Capital One, thanks in part to her 3.7 GPA. Hamilton puts her time in in the community also. She has done a variety of work throughout the Denver community at the Ronald McDonald House, at the Denver Rescue Mission and at Childrens Hospital, where she and some teammates worked on craft projects with the

siblings of sick kids.It was a great experience, just seeing how

happy the crafts made the siblings of the kids, she says. They were actually smiling and hav-ing a good timeits a release. Hospitals can be kind of depressing, and to have that kind of outlet to have fun and still be by the side of their loved ones was really nice.

Hamilton, who grew up in Littleton, Colo., is the womens soccer teams all-time points leader and leading goal scorer, and shes the only NCAA Division I athlete in history to be named player of the year in three confer-ences (Summit League, Western Athletic and Sun Belt). And she did it all while staying close to home and to her 8-year-old brother, Simon, who has Down syndrome and cheers on his big sister any chance he gets.

I thought I wanted to go out of state for college, but I realized that I wanted to stay close to home, Hamilton told the NCAA website in November. By going to Denver, not only did I become a part of an amazing soccer program and get a great education, but my family was there to watch and support me every step of the way.

The future pro also attributes some of her success to her teammates. Being named conference player of the year three times is definitely a huge honor, but I can only attribute that to my team, she told the NCAA. I defi-nitely would not have won the award without them.

Hamilton first discovered soccer while growing up in Littleton, Colo., as a tomboyyounger and smaller than most of her male playmates. One friend in particular caught her attention.

His name was Jeremy, three years older than me, she says. I watched him play and thought it looked fun, so when I got home I told my mom I wanted to play. She signed me up, and Ive loved the game ever since.

Jeff Hooker, womens soccer head coach, calls Hamilton a truly special player who has the true it factor [and is] one of the best all-around athletes our program has ever seen. Shes one to keep an eye on she has the capability of doing some great things in her post-college soccer career.

Kickin itWomens soccer player makes Pioneer historyBy Doug McPherson

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The background image on DuViviers computer screen is a photo she took of jellyfish at the New England Aquarium in Boston. Before becoming a professor, DuVivier first studied oceanography, then worked as a geologist, then became a lawyer. I was a double major in geology and English, she says, and the law brought those together.

DuViviers 2011 book, The Renewable Energy Reader, draws on her expertise in energy law. She is working now on a textbook for law students interested in the field.

Last year, students at the Sturm College of Law voted DuVivier best professor in the Faculty Excellence Awards. Thats the cap on my career; I just really appreciated it so much, she says. It meant a lot that they picked me.

DuVivier was director of Sturms lawyering process program, which teaches first-year law students the fundamentals of being

a lawyer, including legal writing and research. The faculty gave her this clockwhich reads Its about timewhen she received tenure.

DuVivier believes in engaging students in her energy classes through a variety of learning experiences, including discussion of excerpts from energy videos and opportunities to handle relevant materials such as copper (for electric wires), coal (for fossil-fuel power plants) and beetle-kill pellets for a wood stove.

DuVivier received this award when she served as president of the Colorado Alliance of Professional Women, an organization that supports women in various fields. I dont like the siloing of different interests, and because I was a geologist before, I always try to cross silos, she says. Im on a national grant proposal with an atmospheric scientist and an economist. I try to do cross-profession things because I think its important not to miss connections by having too narrow a viewpoint.

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When hes not doing homework for his triple major in physics, math and computer science, University of Denver senior Matthew Watwood is pursuing his passion for magic, performing at Colorado Avalanche games and at Elitch Gardens, where he also leads physics presentations for high school students.

Magic is a hobby that lets me work on the other part of my mindthe creative side, says Watwood, a Boettcher Scholar who also has received the Robison Family Memorial Endowed Scholarship, the Edgar Everhart Endowed Scholarship and the David C. and Betty S. Hess Endowed Scholarship.

Also on Watwoods plate is a concurrent masters degree in computer science and minors in intercultural global studies and electrical engineering. He does it all with a 3.92 overall GPA.

Watwood, who grew up in Oak Creek, Colo., says he appreciates the Universitys smaller size and the personal attention

he receives from professors. He also is a biophysics research assistant on campus and plans to apply for a summer physics internship.

He enthusiastically accepts challenges, says Mark Siemens, assistant professor of physics. Matt doesnt look for corners to cut or easy outshe wants to know the best way to do things, and hes willing to put in the work to do them right.

After graduation, Watwood plans to pursue a PhD in physics with an emphasis in complex systems. Eventually he would like to teach at the high school or university level.

You should have teachers who are the best in their fields to inspire the future generation, Watwood says.

Siemens is excited to see where Watwoods interests take him.

Im confident that he will make an important contribution to helping people wherever he goes, Siemens says.

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One to watchMatthew Watwood, physics, math and computer science

A er coming to DU, Mike Schutte discovered his passion for people and the environment. Now he is a leader among his peers, participating in the Pioneer Leadership Program and serving in student government. Hes majoring in environmental science and sociology, preparing to encourage positive change as a professor of sociology or human geography. e Paul Stanford Bernhard Endowed Memorial Scholarship helped Mike to explore his passion and nd his path.

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Its not often you see students giving up a weekend in the pursuit of art.

But such was the case in late January, when about 50 University of Denver students joined other members of the citys game-making community for the 2014 Global Game Jam, a worldwide event that challenges teams to make a playable video game in 48 hours.

DU was a Game Jam host sitethe only one in Denverfor the fifth year, welcoming 95 game makers to the technology-rich second floor of the

Shwayder Art Building. Participants arrived with laptops, notebooks, pillows and blankets as they prepared for a weekend of game making.

The event began the evening of Friday, Jan. 24, with a video welcome that played to Game Jam teams around the world. Participants divided into teams later that night and worked until Sunday afternoon, when each team walked the larger group through its game. Game creators in Denver finished the challenge with 20 completed games, some of which may go on to further development and possible commercial distribution.

I think everybody who participated felt like they learned something, says Rafael Fajardo, an associate professor in the Universitys Emergent Digital Practices program and organizer of the DU host site. Thats really important for me, that they value this as a learning opportunity, a way to stretch themselves.

Many of the University of Denver students who participated were from the computer science departmentthe first such department at a four-year university to offer a degree in game development. Others were Lamont School of Music students who helped set up a service bureau to provide sound and music for the games being created. Its all evidence, Fajardo, says, of the community hes trying to create via the Game Jam.

Were trying to create a community of game makers and contribute to the one that already exists in Colorado, he says. We have novices come and we have experts that come, and by not making it a competition, that lowers the barriers between the novices and the experts, so theyre willing to work with each other and share each others expertise and experience. For me, thats crucial in creating a multigenerational community.

For students looking to enhance their resums, the weekend had an even more tangible benefit: real-world experience designing a game from scratch, under a tight deadline.

Crunch time is not something you would want to do all the time, but its still a good skill to have, says game development major and Game Jam participant Scott Davis.

It also allows you to have a valid addition to your portfolio. When people say Global Game Jam, its like, Yes, I know what that is. Its valid, and it will almost always be a positive aspect of your portfolio. It allows for a little bit of uniqueness on your application. Theres a lot of upside for a student to do it.

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The Philippines famed Yellow Revolution of the 1980s, which resulted in the departure of President Ferdinand Marcos from office and the restoration of democracy in the country, also was one of historys greatest nonviolent protests. The streets were filled with thousands of unarmed Filipinosso many weaponless citizens that, when the order came down to shoot, security forces ignored the command or deliberately jammed their weapons.

Now imagine if the mass uprising had been an armed one, says Erica Chenoweth, an associate professor at the University of Denvers Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Security forces wouldnt have hesitated to shoot.

Chenoweth, who joined the Korbel School in 2012, has focused her research on investigating whether and when nonviolence worksand influential groups around the world are taking notice. In December, she

was named to Foreign Policy magazines list of Top Global Thinkers. The editors said Chenoweth earned her spot on the list for proving Gandhi right.

She uses her data to show that nonviolent campaigns over the last century were twice as likely to succeed as violent ones, [along with] arguments about current events [and] why U.S.

strikes on Syria werent wise, and why Egypts pro-government sit-ins over the summer were unlikely to work, the editors wrote.

Chenoweth has had her findings published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Economist and elsewhere. In 2013, Chenoweth and her co-author, Maria Stephan, took home the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order, along with a $100,000 prize, for their book, Why Civil

Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict (Columbia University Press, 2011). The book also won the prestigious 2012 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award, which is given annually for the best book on government, politics or international affairs.

In the book, Chenoweth asserts that nonviolent resistance to oppressive governments outperforms violent resistance by a two-to-one margineven in highly repressive, powerful and authoritarian contexts. The source of this success, she contends, is people power: mass, broad-based participation by ordinary people.

Chenoweths research raises interesting questions about how governments respond to resistance. Many resort to violence, she notes, because they still operate on so-called realist assumptions: that every country has to fend for itself; that even if they would like to pursue nonviolent policies, their enemies will see this as weakness and take advantage of it; and that to show strength they must demonstrate the willingness and capacity to deploy violent force to inflict harm on would-be aggressors.

Chenowethwho teaches classes on international relations, terrorism, civil war, nonviolent resistance and contemporary warfareadmits the nonviolent path is an uphill battle. Effective nonviolent action takes a lot of preparation, planning, training and discipline, she says. Just going into the streets and demonstrating doesnt mean that anything is going to change. Strategy must lead tactics, not the reverse. The good news is there are a lot of resources for people who want nonviolence: training programs and books and DVDs about how people have used civil resistance to confront oppression.

Despite the amount of violence reported in the media, Chenoweth says the world probably just lived through the most peaceful decade in human history, in terms of deaths from war. As of 2011, all of the worlds wars were concentrated in just a handful of countries.

But, she says, 2013 was an especially troubling year. Heated clashes continued or erupted in Syria, Central African Republic, Sudan and South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Myanmar and Mexico. Conflict-related deaths swung back up to early-1990s levels. So were moving in the wrong direction.

Still, episodes of mass nonviolent action are making headway, she says, noting that more nonviolent conflicts occurred in the first 13 years of the new millennium than in any similar period in recorded history.

The overall picture is that the world is a pretty contentious place right now, she says. Its just that some people are using violence, and others are using often highly disruptive and effective nonviolent action.

Chenoweth traces her interest in the nonviolence movement to a 2006 workshop held by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, a private educational foundation. I became intrigued, especially when I realized there wasnt a lot of systematic empirical research on the topic, she says. The field was defined mostly by comparative case studies and theory.

Chenoweth relished the opportunity to contribute original research to the cause.

I get immense satisfaction from being of service to others, she says. My major motivation is to be as useful as possible to those who are trying to bring about peace in the world.

Korbel ProfessorErica Chenoweth is getting noticed for her work onnonviolent resistanceBy Doug McPherson

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The Donne and Sue Fisher Endowed Graduate Scholarship Fund will provide scholarship support to graduate students in the early childhood special education masters program at DUs Morgridge College of Education. Awarded to students pursuing a graduate degree in early childhood special education or a degree with an emphasis in early childhood, these scholarships will enable more individuals to enter the field who otherwise might

not have chosen that path.The scholarship for graduate students is established through

a bequest gift from the Fishers, and it will be matched dollar-to-dollar through the Universitys scholarship matching program. Funds from the match will enable students to begin receiving the scholarship in fall 2014, and the bequest will strengthen the scholarship fund in perpetuity.

Also established through this gift is the Donne and Sue Fisher Endowed Preschool Scholarship Fund, which will provide scholarship support to preschool students with demonstrated financial need to attend the Fisher Early Learning Center on the University of Denver campus. By filling the unmet need beyond what other preschool funds provide, this scholarship allows children to attend the center who otherwise might not consider applying for admission. It will open the centers doors to children in underrepresented populations, as well as those who are at risk due to socioeconomic and other factors.

Sarah Satterwhite

GIVING

Donne and Sue Fisher make $5 million gift to University of Denver

A trip through the decadese past 150 years have seen wave aer wave of change for the University of Denver. From our humble beginnings in 1864 in a single downtown building, the University has grown into the citys signature institution, and today, we are known for our distinctive campus, our international presence, and our highly regarded academic programs. In the following pages, we take a look back at life at the University throughout the past century and a half.

We also have created a special website dedicated to the University's sesquicentennial. You can view an expanded and interactive version of this timeline at du.edu/150, and share your memories of life at DU.


A trip through the decadese past 150 years have seen wave aer wave of change for the University of Denver. From our humble beginnings in 1864 in a single downtown building, the University has grown into the citys signature institution, and today, we are known for our distinctive campus, our international presence, and our highly regarded academic programs. In the following pages, we take a look back at life at the University throughout the past century and a half.

We also have created a special website dedicated to the University's sesquicentennial. You can view an expanded and interactive version of this timeline at du.edu/150, and share your memories of life at DU.


cornerstonee University Park campus was built on land donated by Denver farmer Rufus Potato Clark, and the cornerstone was for University Hall, the rst building on campus. A teetotaler, Clark donated the land on the condition that the campus would remain dry in the future.

1864

1913

1911

1890 First May Dayse May Days Festival involved the crowning of a queen and a maypole dance. e event evolved into an annual carnival/festival that still delights students today.

John Evans, founder of Northwestern University in Chicago, wanted to create a college in Denver so future generations of students would not have to travel back east for their higher education.

We are in favor of progress and construction, President William Howard Ta told his fellow Republicans on Oct. 3, 1911. We are in favor of prosperity and of doing nothing that will interfere with the business growth of this country, provided that business growth be along lines that are legitimate and within the statutes.

University opens

Taft speaks on campus

University Hall

Check out more DU history and photos atdu.edu/udenver150

1892: Law school founded

1884: First Commencement

1898: College of Education founded

1894: Chamberlin Observatory built

1908: Business school opens

1910: Mens tennis becomesa varsity sport

1880: David Hastings Moore becomes chancellor

1890: William Fraser McDowell becomes chancellor

1899: Henry Augustus Buchtel becomes chancellor

1900: First African-American graduate, Emma Azalia Hackley


cornerstonee University Park campus was built on land donated by Denver farmer Rufus Potato Clark, and the cornerstone was for University Hall, the rst building on campus. A teetotaler, Clark donated the land on the condition that the campus would remain dry in the future.

1864

1913

1911

1890 First May Dayse May Days Festival involved the crowning of a queen and a maypole dance. e event evolved into an annual carnival/festival that still delights students today.

John Evans, founder of Northwestern University in Chicago, wanted to create a college in Denver so future generations of students would not have to travel back east for their higher education.

We are in favor of progress and construction, President William Howard Ta told his fellow Republicans on Oct. 3, 1911. We are in favor of prosperity and of doing nothing that will interfere with the business growth of this country, provided that business growth be along lines that are legitimate and within the statutes.

University opens

Taft speaks on campus

University Hall


1892: Law school founded

1884: First Commencement

1898: College of Education founded

1894: Chamberlin Observatory built

1908: Business school opens

1910: Mens tennis becomesa varsity sport

1880: David Hastings Moore becomes chancellor

1890: William Fraser McDowell becomes chancellor

1899: Henry Augustus Buchtel becomes chancellor

1900: First African-American graduate, Emma Azalia Hackley



1926

19251932

First Homecoming

Hilltop Stadiumdebuts

Mary Reed Buildingcompleted

1929

Constructed of 1 million feet of lumber, 7,000 cubic feet of concrete and 295 tons of steel, Hilltop Stadium was dedicated on Oct. 2, 1926. DU played its rst football game there that day, defeating the Colorado School of Mines 277. Over the years, Pioneers football was Hilltops primary draw, and the big event was the biannual anksgiving showdown with the University of Colorado. In 1971, a crumbling Hilltop met the wrecking ball to make way for multipurpose intramural elds.

Vance Kirklandbecomes director of art school

e famed modern artist turned out about 1,200 works in a 54-year career as a painter and educator. Kirklands paintings have hung in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He is regarded as one of Colorados most important modern artists, and his paintings, when available, command prices in the tens of thousands of dollars.

Homecoming tradition dates back to the 1920s, when the highlight of the three-day event was the annual showdown between the University of Denver and University of Colorado football teams. In the 1960s, the football rallying cry shied to hockey.


Named for University of Denver benefactor Mary Reed (mother of Marjorie) and originally constructed as the University's library, the building today houses administrative oces, including those of the chancellor and provost.

1923: Business school accredited by theAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

1927: Law Professor Thompson Marsh(MA, JD 24) becomes first full-time faculty member

1927: Famed aviator Charles Lindberghvisits campus

1928: Alpine Club founded

1931: Department of Social Work founded

1922: Heber Reece Harperbecomes chancellor

1928: Frederick Maurice Hunterbecomes chancellor

1935: David Shaw Duncanbecomes chancellor



1926

19251932

First Homecoming

Hilltop Stadiumdebuts

Mary Reed Buildingcompleted

1929

Constructed of 1 million feet of lumber, 7,000 cubic feet of concrete and 295 tons of steel, Hilltop Stadium was dedicated on Oct. 2, 1926. DU played its rst football game there that day, defeating the Colorado School of Mines 277. Over the years, Pioneers football was Hilltops primary draw, and the big event was the biannual anksgiving showdown with the University of Colorado. In 1971, a crumbling Hilltop met the wrecking ball to make way for multipurpose intramural elds.

Vance Kirklandbecomes director of art school

e famed modern artist turned out about 1,200 works in a 54-year career as a painter and educator. Kirklands paintings have hung in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He is regarded as one of Colorados most important modern artists, and his paintings, when available, command prices in the tens of thousands of dollars.



Named for University of Denver benefactor Mary Reed (mother of Marjorie) and originally constructed as the University's library, the building today houses administrative oces, including those of the chancellor and provost.

1923: Business school accredited by theAssociation to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

1927: Law Professor Thompson Marsh(MA, JD 24) becomes first full-time faculty member

1927: Famed aviator Charles Lindberghvisits campus

1928: Alpine Club founded

1931: Department of Social Work founded

1922: Heber Reece Harperbecomes chancellor

1928: Frederick Maurice Hunterbecomes chancellor

1935: David Shaw Duncanbecomes chancellor



1925

1946

1947

Barbara Kiddercaptures individual

ski championship

Barbara Kidder was the rst DU athlete to win a national championship. In 1946 she was named the outstanding woman skier in the United States; she was elected to the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1977.

Hilltop Football Stadium

KVDU begins broadcasting

1941

When KVDU started in November 1947, the station broadcast campus news and original radio dramas and played classical music and the popular bebop of the time. As a carrier-current station, however, KVDU could only reach students living on campus.

By the late 1960s, KVDU was comparably equipped to any commercial radio station, but it still needed licensing from the Federal Communications Commission to extend its operating power throughout the city. Motivated by the belief that a university like DU needs to be attached to the community around it, sophomore John Nile Wendorf (BA 72) took on the challenge of obtaining an FCC license when he became general manager in 1969.

On April 15, 1970, the University received a license to broadcast to an area stretching from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Cheyenne, Wyo. e FM station, known as KCFR, started broadcasting on Sept. 17, 1970. In 1984, KCFR became an indepen-dent community radio stationone of two stations that founded the Colorado Public Radio network.DU and World War II

When America ocially entered World War II in 1941, a number of students joined the war eort as soldiers, and Chancellor Caleb Gates resigned to serve in the Army. e University had a civil aeronautics program prior to the war that trained a number of pilots who would go on to serve in the Air Force. Nearly all students volunteered in some capacity, from rolling bandages to planning war bond drives. Aer the war, enrollment increased 30 percent to a total of 2,539 students, of whom 428 were World War II veterans. Fourteen new faculty members were hired to keep up with rapidly rising enrollments, and in the spring quarter of 1946, enrollment hit 5,716.

[In 1966], we inaugurated KVDUs first live play-by-play coverage of Pioneers hockey and basketball, began hourly newscasts and launched DUs first campus interview program, on which one of my early guests was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peter Funt (BA 69)

1941: Lamont School of Music merges with the University

1942: Department of Social Work renamedGraduate School of Social Work

1944: Mens ski team first takesto the slopes

1947: Crimson and gold selectedas official school colors

1948: Downhill skiing great Willy Schaefflerbecomes ski coach. He coached the Pioneersto a record 13 NCAA championships. 1941: Caleb Frank Gates

begins first term as chancellor

1943: Ben Mark Cherringtonbecomes chancellor

1946: Caleb Frank Gatesbegins second term as chancellor 1948: James Price becomes chancellor

1949: Albert Charles Jacobsbecomes chancellor



1955

Alpha Phi Alpha meeting

1956

Aer publishing his rst novel, Nothing But the Night, John Williams came to the University of Denver, where he received his bachelors degree in 1949 and his masters the following year. Williams joined the faculty in 1954 and became director of the Universitys budding creative writing program in 1955. In 1965, Williams published his academic novel Stoner, which has achieved cult status since Williams death in 1994.

Founded in 1949, the Pioneers hockey program won its rst NCAA title in 1958 under the legendary coach. Armstrong led the team to back-to-back championship wins in 196061 and 196869.

I suppose I treated [the players] the way they wanted to be treated. In my playing days, it always got to me to see how guys behaved on the road. I never cheated, I never drank, I never smoked. e boys knew that. Murray Armstrong, in 2004

1958Johnson-McFarlane Hall is built

1950

John Williams becomeshead of creative writing program

Murray Armstrong begins 21- year run as hockey coach

1950: President Dwight Eisenhower visits campus

1953: Chester Alter becomes chancellor

1957: Westminster Law Schoolmerges with the University

1956: Womens Library Association founded

1960: Evans Chapel moved fromdowntown home to campus

is photo from the 1950 Kynewisbok shows the DU chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, the rst intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha served as a fraternity for graduate students at the University as far back as the early 1930s.



1967

1961

End of football

e rst Winter Carnival was held the weekend of Jan. 13, 1961. Activities included an on-campus snow sculpture contest and a Snow Queen competition. e Snow Queen winner, freshman political science major Nancy Sand, of Oceanside, N.Y., was announced at the Friday night hockey game against North Dakota. On Saturday, chartered buses le the old Student Union bound for Winter Park. Ticket price for the round trip was $3.75. at evening, a torchlight parade was held on the slopes, and a dance ($1 admission) was held at the Winter Park Lodge. Read about the 2014 Winter Carnival on page 37.

Dr. Korbel was a magnificent storyteller. He was some-one who made international politics and the Soviet Union come alive. He did it through wonderful stories about his time as a diplomat, about his time in the dark days of World War II. Suddenly this world opened up to me, of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, and I thought, thats what I want to do. It really was this course that led me to believe there was another future for me. Condoleezza Rice (BA 74, PhD 81)

1961

First Winter Carnival

On Jan. 9, 1961, Chancellor Chester Alter announced the Universitys decision to end the DU football program. With hockey emerging as the Universitys agship sport, football attendance had been declining for years. In a 2004 interview for the University of Denver Magazine, Alterthen 98 years oldwas asked whether he regretted dropping football. DUs still there, isnt it? Alter responded. It seems to have survived just ne.

1964As a rising star in the Czechoslovakian government in the 1930s and 1940s, Josef Korbel seemed destined for an exemplary diplomatic career but for the Nazi occupation that forced him to ee to London in 1939 and the Communist coup that led to his 1948 immigration to the United States. Instead, Korbel launched what ultimately became a 27-year career in academia. He joined the University as an international aairs professor in 1949, became founding dean of the Graduate School of International Studies in 1964 and remained until his 1977 death from cancer. e school he created was renamed the Josef Korbel School of International Studies in May 2008.

Graduate Schoolof International Studies opens

First issue of literary journal Denver Quarterly published

1966

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks on campus

Martin Luther King Jr. visited campus twice, rst in 1964 and later in 1967. In 1964, he spoke before a crowd of 600 in the old Student Union (now the south end of the Driscoll Student Center) in an appearance sponsored by the local Shorter Community AME Church. e next year, he became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. King returned to campus on May 18, 1967, to speak at the 5,000-seat DU Field-houselocated where the Ritchie Center now stands. Admission was $1 for students and faculty and $2 for the general public. His topic was e Future of Integration.

1962: Boettcher Center for Science, Engineering and Research constructed

1964: DU celebratesits centennial year 1965: Lady Bird Johnson visits campus

1966: President Lyndon Johnsonawarded honorary degree

1968: Graduate School of Social Workoffers one of the countrys first social workdoctoral programs

1967: Maurice Bernard Mitchellbecomes chancellor


After playing for more than two hours straight, the Mothers launched into a full-blown rock n roll set that just knocked out the audience and was the finale for the evening. People were so juiced by the music that no one wanted to leave at the end. What a scene, and what a concert it was. Patrick Stanford (BA 72, MSJA 77)

Colorado entrepreneur Spencer Penroses El Pomar Foundation donated $4.5 million for the construction of Penrose Library in 1972. e library was renovated in 2011 and transformed into the Anderson Academic Commons, but its orange walls and retro-mod furniture will never be forgotten.

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention played to a jammed University of Denver arena on Oct. 24, 1971. Many students didnt know what to expect from the legendary rocker, known for his anarchical shows. Other classic rockers who performed on campus in the 60s and 70s included the Doors, the Association, James Taylor, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Simon and Garfunkel.

Frank Zappa performs on campus

Penrose Library opens

1972

Woodstock WestOn May 6, 1970, DU studentsdistressed by President Richard Nixons April 30 order to invade Cambodia and the May 4 shooting deaths of four Kent State students by members of the National Guardwent on strike against the University. Woodstock West was founded two days later in the area bounded by Margery Reed Hall, Carnegie Hall and the Science Building as students gathered, constructing shelters and memorials. To end the protest, Colorado Gov. John Love (BA 39, LLB 41) called in National Guardsmen, who arrived on May 13. Woodstock West was dismantled that day without incident.

e emotions were so high. We needed a release. ere was so much frustration about not being able to do anything about the war and feeling like no one was listening to us. Susan (Foster) Gould (BA 71)

1974DU adds womens varsity athletics

ough women had played intramural sports at DU for years, the University ocially added womens varsity sportsincluding basketball, eld hockey, gymnastics, skiing and tennisaer the 1972 passage of Title IX legislation.

1976: Graduate School of Professional Psychology opens

1981: University College founded 1983: Festival of Nations created to celebratethe Universitys international focus

1982: Groundbreaking forDriscoll Student Center

1984: Ricks Center forGifted Children open its doors

1978: Ross Pritchardbecomes chancellor

1984: Dwight Morrell Smithbecomes chancellor


Colorado Women's College was founded in 1888 as a place for women throughout the Rocky Mountain region to achieve a higher education. Today, it's one of only 46 women's colleges in the U.S. and Canada, and the only women's college directly serving undergraduate women who live and work in Colorado.

A collaboration involving community representatives and faculty members of the Graduate School of Social Work, the Bridge Project aims to reduce educational barriers, increase educational opportunities and improve learning outcomes for children and youth living in Denvers public housing communities. e Bridge Project now has four sites and 350 volunteer mentors and tutors and has touched the lives of thousands of kids.

Colorado Womens College merges with DU

1982Among several buildings constructed during the tenure of Chancellor Daniel Ritchie, who served in that post from 19892005, the Ritchie Center is home to Magness Arena and the Coors Fitness Center. e building also houses Denvers only Olympic-sized swimming pool.

1991Bridge Project founded

1999

1999

Named for the Universitys 12th chancellor, the arboretum is home to about 2,239 trees representing more than 240 species and varieties. e arboretum includes 10 state champions, the largest specimens of a particular species growing in Colorado.

Chester M Alter Arboretum opens

Opening of Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Sports & Wellness

1994: College of Businessrenamed in honor of cable TV pioneer Bill Daniels

1996: Meyer-Womble Observatory opensatop Mount Evans, offering one of the highestvantage points of any telescope on Earth

1995: Pioneer Leadership Program founded 1998: Spirituals Project created to preservethe music written by African-American slaves

2000: Fisher Early Learning Center opens

1989: Daniel Ritchie becomes chancellor 2003: Ricketson Law Building opens as thecountrys first LEED-certified law school building



Deciding to study abroad is the best decision I ever made. e hospitality of the Senegalese people, the vibrancy of the countrys art and music and the overall richness of the culture deeply impacted how I see our world. Merrill Pierce (BA 13), who studied in Senegal in fall 2011

2001Cherrington Global Scholars program established

e global scholars program gives students an unparalleled opportunity to explore the world beyond their front doors, allowing them to spend a quarter abroad with no additional cost for tuition, room and board. Students can choose from more than 150 locations around the world for their study-abroad program.

Bill Tierney came to DU aer 22 years and six national titles with the Princeton Tigers. In his ve years with the Pioneers, Tierney has led the team to the NCAA Tournament ve times.

Bill Tierney hired as lacrosse coach2009

e small coee shop in the Joy Burns Center gives students in the Daniels College of Business Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management a hands-on opportu-nity to serve customers and run a business.

Beans Cof opens

It would have been easy enough to stay at Princeton and walk off into the sunset, but that wasnt me. I was excited for a new challenge. Bill Tierney

Robert and Judi Newman Centerfor the Performing Arts opens

2004

A crown jewel of the campus and one of the Universitys most visible faces to the larger Denver community, the Newman Center is home to the Lamont School of Music. Its Byron eatre, with more than 40 stage congurations, is home base for DUs theater department. Its concert halls of various sizes make it a favorite rental for local music, dance and theater groups. And the centers very existence gave birth to Newman Center Presents, a series that brings international names in classical, jazz, dance, opera, theater and more to campus every yearand oen gives Lamont students the opportunity to interact and perform with the visiting artists.


2003: School of Engineering and Computer Scienceintroduces countrys first four-year degree in game development

2005: Robert Coombe becomes chancellor

2005: International Disaster Psychologyprogram founded in Graduate School ofProfessional Psychology

2009: Denver Teacher Residency program launchesin Morgridge College of Education

2006: Graduate School of Social Worklaunches Institute for Human-Animal Connection

2009: University creates a sustainabilityminor that students can tailor to work withtheir selected major



The University hosts first

presidential debate of the 2012 election

cycle

President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney came to Magness Arena Oct. 3 to argue about domestic policy under the supervision of moderator Jim Lehrer. Hundreds of media outlets from around the world covered the event. On the other side of campus, DebateFest oered live music, food trucks, games and debate viewing on giant screens.

Six former and current Pioneers trekked to Sochi, Russia, in February forthe 22nd Winter Olympics: alumni Paul Stastny (attd. 200406), a member of the U.S. mens hockey team; Kevin Dineen (attd. 198183), head coach of the Canadian Womens Olympic hockey team; skier Leif Kristian Haugen(BSBA 12); and freeskier Keri Herman (BSBA 05), along with current students Trevor Philp (pictured at right) and Sebastian Brigovic.

Pioneers compete at Winter Olympics in Sochi2014

Anderson Academic Commons opens

2013

Created with the support of more than 5,000 donors and a lead gi from trustee Ed Anderson (BFA 71) and his wife, Linda Cabot, the fully remodeled former Penrose Library features several dozen tech-equipped group study areas, deep quiet zones for intense study and an in-house caf with patio seating and a menu of seasonal, locally sourced cuisine. Project teams can meet in rooms equipped with at-panel monitors to put the nishing touches on class presentations. An array of connection points means students and faculty members can plug in a tablet or phone to share their mobile work with others.

Combining the former digital media studies and electronic media arts and design programs, EDP appeals to students who want to work on the cutting edge of technology, generating innovative forms and practices of collaboration, interaction, research and creative expression. e program oers bachelors and masters degrees.

Emergent Digital Practices program formed2011

2012People are beginning to realize that we dont just need new technology to solve our problems. We need creative, knowledgeable and engaged problem solvers. Trace Reddell, associate professor in the EDP program

2010: Katherine A. Ruffatto Hall opens as newhome of the Morgridge College of Education

2011: Holocaust Memorial Social Action Site opens on campus

2012: New logo debuts 2014: Groundbreaking on new building for theDaniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science



Help us reach 186,400 hours of serviceBy Greg Glasgow

At the University of Denver, community service is a way of life that starts with the Universitys visionto be a great private university dedicated to the public goodand continues through the lives of students, alumni, faculty and staff.

As part of its sesquicentennial year celebration, the University is emphasizing service to communities via the 1864 Service Challenge, a web-centered initiative that urges Pioneersstudents, alumni, faculty and staffto join forces to shoot for a combined yearlong total of 186,400 service hours to reflect the Universitys founding in 1864. Participants can log their hoursand track their individual or group totalsat the 1864 Service Challenge site, which is part of the sesquicentennial website, du.edu/du150.

Universities have choices about how they are going to connect with communities, says Anne DePrince, director of the Universitys Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL). One choice is simply not to connect, and another choice is to say, we have a lot of capacity on campus because of the people who are here, and getting out of your house and serving is bringing that capacity into action. You can contribute by doing service, and you also have this really unique opportunity to learn on the ground. Service is a way of continuing a DU education.

Visit du.edu/du150 to learn more about or sign up for the 1864 Service Challenge. Check out CCESLs volunteer opportunity database at volunteer.du.edu. The Challenge runs through the end of the 2014 calendar year, and all community service completed in 2014 can be counted as part of the challenge.

Digging into historyBy Greg Glasgow

To prepare for a sesquicentennial exhibit at the Anderson Academic Commons, University of Denver archivists dug deep into their collections to find photographs, uniforms and other artifacts that help tell the DU story.

Tradition and Legacyan interactive exhibit that opened Jan. 13features 13 stations spread throughout all three floors of the building and divided into themes such as campus life, athletics and performing arts. In addition to large banners that tell the University of Denver story in words and pictures, many stations also include cases full of artifactsfrom vintage athletics and cheerleading uniforms to Commencement scepters and DU beanies.

[The artifacts] tell the kind of story you can really only tell if you have something that was worn by a particular person or owned by themit tells you something about a time in history that you cant necessarily get from a re-creation, says archivist Kate Crowe. It grounds what youre saying in reality because its a real physical thing that existed at that time.

One of Crowes favorite finds relates to Woodstock West, the Universitys famous 1970 protest against the Vietnam War and the Kent State shootings. Among the news clippings and telegrams related to Woodstock West is a handwritten journal in which history professor Donald Hughes chronicled the protest minute by minute.

He was live-tweeting years before live-tweeting existed, Crowe says.Other artifacts on display include the very first issue of the Denver Quarterly, a copy of the original Colorado Seminary charter,

architectural models of campus buildings and side-by-side aerial photos of campus in the 1950s and today.The exhibit also includes videos on the presidential debate and the changing campus landscape, as well as footage from

Homecoming in 1955.Tradition and Legacy runs throughout 2014; visit library.du.edu.

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