University of Denver! We Are Excited to Have You on Campus to Learn More About the History and Traditions of This Great Institution
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University of DENVER Self–Guided Tour (with Fun Facts!) Welcome to the University of Denver! We are excited to have you on campus to learn more about the history and traditions of this great institution. This activity will guide you through campus, as well as point out some notable buildings. Good luck and have fun! Stop 1: 1 University Hall Fun Fact: Nothing comes for free, University Hall was the including your college first building constructed education. The Financial on this site of the DU Aid Office helps you with campus. The university your financial package was originally located in and finding scholarships. Downtown Denver. Every penny counts! Stop 2: Fun Fact: Daniels College of 2 The Daniels College of Business Business was constructed Daniels is Colorado’s highest using Old World ranked undergraduate Construction, meaning business program, ranked the building is built to stand number 56 in the nation – for over 300 years and can be Bloomberg Businessweek (2016). completely gutted and redesigned inside. Stop 3: Fun Fact: 3 Anderson Academic Commons The Anderson Academic Commons is formerly known This building is our as the Penrose Library. The beautiful library. building was completely Everything from help with renovated in 2013. Now tons research to tutoring and of steel from the Penrose writing assistance can be Building now serve as shelving obtained here. in the library. Stop 4: Shwayder Art Fun Fact: 4 Building The lips along the sidewalk are Sculpture, painting, modeled after professors' lips photography, printmaking; and various lectures Shwayder has it all. Each have been recorded to play as quarter a new exhibition people walk by the lips. opens in the Vicki Myhren It is a DU tradition for students to kiss the lips for good luck Gallery. on final exams. Stop 5: Ritchie Center 5 Fun Fact: Play a game of racquetball in the Coors Fitness Inside the Daniel L. Ritchie Center for Health and Center or attend a hockey Wellness, the El Pomar game in Magness Arena. Natatorium is home to the This building also houses monumental tile mosaic Ocean our Health and Counseling Mosaic Scene. The mural was Center. created by DU professor Maynard Tischler. Stop 6: Fun Fact: 6 Sturm Hall Home of the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology – a Here is where most of teaching museum dedicated to educating students about the your Common Curriculum ethical practices of conservation, classes will be held (not to interpretation, and administration be confused with our of anthropological collections. Sturm College of Law The gallery is free and open to across Driscoll Green). the public. Stop 7: Fun Fact: Driscoll South 7 The counterpart to Driscoll You can find the South used to be Driscoll Bookstore here where you North where Subway was one of the dining options for can purchase your very students. The Community own DU gear! Commons is now being constructed in its place. Stop 8: 8 Korbel School of Fun Fact: International Studies The newest addition to the Korbel School is the This is one of the world’s Beans Café. Beans is DU's leading schools for only student-run coffee international relations. shop! Students here hail from over 30 countries. Stop 9: Fun Fact: 9 Nelson Hall Nelson Hall is home to the Living in a residence hall Veteran Services Office. is easy when you can walk This office serves all into breakfast without Active Duty Service taking off your pajamas! Members, Reserve Components, and dependents. Stop 10: Ritchie School of 10 Fun Fact: Engineering and DU students have access Computer Science to cutting edge 3D Our new engineering printers to explore, initiative offers and innovate, and utilize their supports multidisciplinary creativity at the collaboration for its Innovation Floor located students! in this building. Stop 11: Fun Fact: Newman Center for 11 the Performing Arts The Lamont School of Music is home to the One of the nation's highly Spirituals Project - a acclaimed performing arts program that educates centers, Newman is home students on the impact of to the Lamont School of spirituals and tradition to Music! the African-American community. We are glad you are www.du.edu/admission able to visit our campus! We hope Roderick Rose Associate Director you enjoy your stay. [email protected] If you have any (303) 871-7890 further questions, Eden Gebru please feel free to College Access & Group Visit Interns [email protected] visit our website or (303) 871-7657 contact us! Created By: Blake Ballard (University of Denver Class of 2019) .