University of Colorado Denver explained

University of Colorado Denver should not be confused with University of Denver.

University of Colorado Denver
Former Names:University of Colorado's Department of Correspondence & Extension (1912–1965)
University of Colorado–Denver Center
(1965–1973)
University of Colorado Denver & Health Sciences Center (2004–2007)
Motto:λαμψατω το φώς υμών (Greek)
Mottoeng:Let Your Light Shine
Established:[1]
Type:Public research university[2]
Endowment:$593 million (systemwide)[3]
Chancellor:Michelle Marks
President:Todd Saliman
Provost:Constancio Nakuma
Faculty:4,023[4]
Students:18,171 (spring 2024)[5]
Undergrad:13,310 (spring 2024)
Postgrad:4,861 (spring 2024)
City:Denver
State:Colorado
Country:United States[6]
Campus:Urban
Campus Size:1261NaN1[7] (with Metropolitan State University of Denver and Community College of Denver combined)
Free Label:Newspaper
Free:The Sentry
Colors:  Black & gold[8]
Sports Nickname:Lynx
Mascot:Milo the Lynx
Parent:University of Colorado system

The University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) is a public research university located in downtown Denver, Colorado. It is part of the University of Colorado system.[9] Established in 1912 as an extension of the University of Colorado Boulder, CU Denver attained university status and became an independent institution in 1973. CU Denver is the largest research university in Colorado, and is classified among R1: Doctoral Universities - Very High Research Activity. The university's graduate programs award more master's degrees than any other institution in the state, serving roughly 5,000 students annually.[10] CU Denver makes up one-third of the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver, along with the Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Community College of Denver.

History

University of Colorado System Anschutz Medical Campus

The University of Colorado created the Department of Medicine and Surgery in September 1883 in the Old Main building on the Boulder campus. The Department of Nursing opened in 1898.[11]

By 1892, the last two years of classes were taught in Denver because the larger population afforded more practical experience. This practice triggered something of a turf battle with the University of Denver's medical school and the subsequent legal battle went to the state Supreme Court.[12] In 1897, the court found that CU's charter restricted them to Boulder. However, in 1910, CU got an amendment to the state Constitution passed which allowed them to move back to Denver. In 1911, the School of Medicine combined with the Denver and Gross Medical College to form a larger school with a more comprehensive program, paving the way for the school's permanent move to Denver.[13] In 1925, the School of Medicine moved to the campus on Ninth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Denver.[14] This would become the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC).

In 1995, the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center was officially put on the Base Realignment and Closure list,[15] after which officials from the Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado Hospital and the City of Aurora presented a proposal to the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. to repurpose the decommissioned base as an academic health center.[16] In 1999, the Army base was closed under the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure action.[17] In 2004, the first UCHSC labs moved from Denver to the research towers on the Fitzsimons campus.[18] In 2006, the Fitzsimons campus of UCHSC was renamed the Anschutz Medical Campus in recognition of philanthropic donations from Philip and Nancy Anschutz.[19] By the end of 2008, academic and research operations of all CU Denver health sciences schools and colleges relocated from the Ninth Avenue and Colorado Boulevard campus to the new Anschutz campus, joining the affiliated University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital.

University of Colorado Denver

The University of Colorado Denver began as the Extension Center of University of Colorado's Department of Correspondence and Extension, which was established in 1912.[20] In 1938, the Extension Center acquired permanent quarters in Denver in the C.A. Johnson Building at 509 17th Street, where a single, full-time faculty member ran the school with the help of part-time teachers.[21] In 1947, the Extension Center moved into the Fraternal Building at 1405 Glenarm Place.[22] In 1956, the university acquired the Denver Tramway Company Building at 14th and Arapahoe Streets (now the Hotel Teatro and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Tramway building). In 1964, the Extension Center was renamed the University of Colorado – Denver Center. On January 11, 1973, lawmakers, upon proclamation of the governor, amended the state constitution to establish additional CU campuses, transforming the University of Colorado—Denver Center into the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver).

Between 1973 and 1976, the State of Colorado built the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) on a 127acres downtown campus to be shared by the University of Colorado Denver, the Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Community College of Denver.[23] In 1977, the Denver campus expanded to the newly opened AHEC, and later to several buildings extending into downtown Denver.[24]

Merger, subsequent separation, and renaming

In the summer of 2004, the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center merged to create the University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center (UCDHSC).[25] On October 29, 2007, the board of regents voted to rename UCDHSC the "University of Colorado Denver",[26] consisting of the Anschutz Medical Campus and the Denver Campus. In August 2011, the regents approved a name change to the "University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus"[27]

Notes and References

  1. 1912 is the year the University of Colorado's Department of Correspondence and Extension, which would evolve into the University of Colorado at Denver (CU-Denver), was established. CU's Department of Medicine and Surgery, which would evolve into UCHSC, was established much earlier, in 1883. The merging of CU-Denver and UCHSC, to form the University of Colorado Denver, took place in 2004.
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  49. Web site: Get a Master of Science in Information Systems. University of Colorado Denver Business School. February 11, 2010.
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  53. Web site: Welcome to the Graduate School at the University of Colorado Denver. October 17, 2010. University of Colorado Denver.
  54. Web site: Doctoral Program Admissions at CU Denver. October 17, 2010.
  55. Web site: Master's Programs. October 17, 2010. /
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  64. Web site: Student Organizations . University of Colorado Denver . February 11, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100206193044/http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/studentlife/getinvolved/studentorgs/Pages/default.aspx . February 6, 2010 . dead.
  65. Web site: Get Involved There's more to university life than attending classes!. February 2, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100602160556/http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/housing/prospective-students/1st-year-students/Pages/Get-Involved.aspx. June 2, 2010. dead.
  66. Web site: Living-on Campus At Campus Village Apartments. February 13, 2010. CU Denver Student Housing. https://web.archive.org/web/20100602160500/http://www.ucdenver.edu/life/services/housing/prospective-students/1st-year-students/Pages/Living-on-Campus.aspx. June 2, 2010. dead.
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  70. Web site: CU Denver Sentry .
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  81. Web site: University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus consolidated signature | date = February 21, 2014 | publisher = University of Colorado | access-date = December 18, 2015}} (including the vertical bar), while the legal name of the dual institution remained "University of Colorado Denver".

    However, in 2014, the University of Colorado appointed separate chancellors for the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, effectively separating the two campuses. The campuses offer some dual campus programs, but the Anschutz Medical Campus is independently referred to as "CU Anschutz" or "CU Anschutz Medical Campus" in official materials, and the Denver Campus is independently referred to as "CU Denver" in official materials. The marketing campaign ALL FOUR:COLORADO[27] emphasizes the distinct identities of the Denver and Anschutz campuses alongside the other CU institutions, Boulder

    ] and Colorado Springs.

    Beall's List

    See main article: Beall's List. The university was known for its association with Beall's List, created by its former faculty member Jeffrey Beall and used by universities worldwide, and ultimately for the role the university played in the disappearance of the list.[28] [29] [30] In an interview in 2018, Beall stated that "my university began to attack me in several ways. They launched a research misconduct investigation against me (after seven months, the result of the investigation was that no misconduct had occurred). They also put an unqualified, mendacious supervisor over me, and he constantly attacked and harassed me. I decided I could no longer safely publish the list with my university threatening me in these ways."[31]

    Campuses

    CU Denver Campus

    CU Denver, part of the Auraria Campus,[32] is located to the southwest of downtown Denver in the Auraria Neighborhood, on Speer Boulevard and Auraria Parkway. In a unique arrangement, CU Denver shares certain facilities (such as the Tivoli Student Union) on the Auraria Campus with two additional institutes of higher education, Metropolitan State University of Denver and the Community College of Denver. Proprietary facilities such as the CU Denver Student Commons Building are not shared.[33] CU Denver Regional Transportation District's (RTD) Light Rail has two stops on the Auraria Campus: Colfax at Auraria and Auraria West Campus.[34]

    A student wellness center opened in Summer of 2018.[35]

    CU Denver features both undergraduate and graduate courses, with graduate students making up 32 percent of enrolled students.[36] The campus is located in the heart of the central business district and is in close proximity to the Pepsi Center, Elitch Gardens, the Colorado Convention Center, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Larimer Square, and the 16th Street Mall. The reclaimed Tivoli brewery, which closed in 1969, houses the student union.[37]

    Institutional profile

    University of Colorado Denver offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees.

    Enrollment

    In addition to on campus students, the university had an additional 11,000 online students in fall 2019. 76% of the student population were full-time students, 16% were out-of-state residents, and international students made up 6% of total enrollment. 15,490 students were enrolled at CU.[38] 41% of undergraduate students and 55% of new freshmen at CU Denver belonged to an ethnic minority. The average entering ACT score for new freshmen at CU Denver was 22.9 composite. The average entering SAT scores at CU Denver was 549 Math and 542 Verbal. The average high school GPA for new freshmen was 3.37. The most popular undergraduate majors at CU Denver were biology, psychology, pre-engineering, music, and economics. International students on the campus arrived from 125 countries. The 2020 average 6-year graduation rate was 48%.[39]

    The CU Denver campus had 14,000 enrolled students as of fall 2022.[40] [41] 52 percent of undergraduate students and 25 percent of graduate students belong to minority groups. U.S. News gives the school a diversity index rating of 0.68, ranking 75th of national universities.[42]

    Academics

    University of Colorado Denver has the largest graduate business school and graduate school of education in Colorado.[43]

    Libraries

    The Auraria library on the CU Denver campus downtown serves the three institutions that share the campus—CU Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver and Community College of Denver. The library houses nearly 1 million print books, 130,000 e-books, 44,000 e-journals and 300 databases.[44]

    Schools and colleges

    The university offers degrees in a wide variety of academic fields such as music industry, engineering, business, film & television, culture, history, language, digital design, the natural sciences, and biomedical sciences. CU Denver hosts 8 schools and colleges: the College of Architecture and Planning, the College of Arts & Media, The Business School, the School of Education & Human Development, the College of Engineering, Design, and Computing,[45] the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Public Affairs and its Presidential Climate Action Project,[46] and the Graduate School. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is CU Denver's largest school offering 23 baccalaureate degrees, 17 master's degrees, and 4 PhD programs.[47] The College of Arts & Media is home to The Music & Entertainment Industry Studies (MEIS) Department, the largest music department in the Rocky Mountain Region. CU Denver sponsors the only college of architecture and planning in Colorado. The College of Architecture and Planning is located on 14th street, offering graduate degrees in architecture, urban design, historic preservation, urban and regional planning, and landscape architecture.[48] In the engineering areas, the downtown campus has worked with Lockheed Martin[49] and Raytheon.[50]

    School of Medicine for the University of Colorado System

    See main article: University of Colorado School of Medicine. The University of Colorado School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Colorado system. It is separate from the University of Colorado Denver, located at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, one of the four University of Colorado system campuses. The medical school and CU Denver offer some dual programs.

    College of Arts & Media

    The College of Arts & Media (CAM) was the first college in Colorado devoted exclusively to Arts and Entertainment. The college is focused on the intersections of arts, technology, and commerce. With over 1,300 students in the college, it is one of the largest arts colleges in the Western U.S. CAM houses three departments: Music & Entertainment Industry Studies, Film & Television, and Visual Arts. The Music & Entertainment Industry Studies (MEIS) is one of the only contemporary focused music departments in the U.S. It is nationally known and ranked as one of the top contemporary music departments. MEIS attracts students from throughout the country and has over 500 enrolled students. There are currently four emphasis programs in MEIS: Music Business, Recording Arts, Music Performance, and Singer/Songwriter. The facilities used by the program include five recording studios, 16 practices rooms, a piano lab, a 200-seat King Center Recital Hall, and a 500-seat King Center Concert Hall. The Film & Television Program is the only BFA film and television program in Colorado. Over 250 students are enrolled in the department. The curriculum is hands-on and students generally start making films in Production One during the second semester of their freshman year. The Visual Arts Department houses programs in Art History, 3D Digital Animation, Photography, Digital Design, Illustration, and Art Practices. The college houses the renowned Digital Animation Center (DAC). All of the programs in the College of Arts & Media are hands-on and career focused.[51]

    Graduate school

    The Graduate School at CU Denver | Anschutz awards more graduate degrees than any other institution in Colorado.[52] The school consists of nearly 60 graduate programs.[53] The departments running these programs are housed in the schools and colleges on both campuses of the university. These offerings include both department-based and interdisciplinary programs in architecture and planning, arts and media, biomedical sciences, business, education and human development, engineering and applied sciences, humanities, sociology, applied mathematics, nursing, public affairs, public health, chemistry, and social sciences. Graduate programs at the Anschutz Medical Campus offer MS and PhD degrees focusing on basic, clinical and translational research in the biomedical sciences.[54] [55] [56]

    Business School

    See main article: University of Colorado Denver Business School. The University of Colorado Denver Business School is accredited by AACSB International.[57] The school is accredited at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Business School is one of only a few schools in the US to have a separate accreditation for its Accounting program.[58] Business is one of the school's most popular majors since it is located in the heart of Downtown Denver. The Business School has worked with some of Colorado's top businesses such as Molson Coors, Wells Fargo, First Bank and Frontier Airlines, who provide feedback on the school's curriculum.[59]

    School of Public Affairs

    See main article: University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs. The School of Public Affairs at CU Denver is accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).[60] The school offers a number of highly ranked programs, including environmental policy, nonprofit management and public management. The online Master of Criminal Justice program was recently ranked in the top 10 nationwide by U.S. News & World Report.[61] Students can choose from a wide range of innovative Master of Public Affairs and Master of Criminal Justice concentrations.[62] The school also offers a Ph.D. in Public Affairs and recently launched a highly successful Bachelor of Criminal Justice undergraduate degree.

    Rankings

    Arwu W:201–300
    Arwu N:70–95
    Qs W:397
    Wamo Nu:97
    Forbes:450
    Usnwr Nu:227
    Usnwr W:333
    The Wsj:248
    Thes W:301–350

    For 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university 113th in Top Public Schools, 106th in Top Performers on Social Mobility, and 161th in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs.

    Relations with foreign universities

    CU Denver maintains a joint education program with China Agricultural University in Beijing, operated at International College Beijing (ICB) on the CAU campus. Beijing students at ICB can attain a four-year degree in either economics or communications from CU Denver, with the opportunity to study abroad at the Denver campus.[63]

    Student life

    University of Colorado Denver has over 100 student organizations, honor societies, professional organizations and faith-based groups,[64] that offer social, service, and professional opportunities for their members within the university and community.[65] First time freshmen and first time international students at the downtown campus are encouraged to live on campus in the Campus Village Residence Halls,[66] a student housing complex at the Auraria Campus for students, faculty and staff from any of the three schools that share the campus.[67] CU Denver provides a variety of sports and recreation activities to students, faculty and staff, including personal training, intramural basketball, volleyball, soccer, squash, and tennis, and sports equipment check out for on or off campus use.[68] [69]

    The CU Denver student newspaper is the CU Denver Sentry.[70] The Distinguished Lecture Series hosts an array of speakers which has included David Horowitz and Malcolm-Jamal Warner.[71] The Tivoli Student Union serves as a student center for the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver and University of Colorado Denver.[72]

    Club sports

    While CU Denver does not sponsor officially sanctioned collegiate athletic programs, the school does offer several club athletic teams. These include men's and women's basketball, men's soccer, men's volleyball, cheer, cycling, powerlifting, swimming, and tennis. CU Denver's club teams compete against other programs in Colorado and the greater mountain west region.[73]

    Notable people

    Notable faculty

    Notable alumni

    Further reading

    • Book: Davis, William E.. 1965. Glory Colorado! A History of the University of Colorado, 1858–1963. Prutt Press, Inc.. Boulder, CO. LD1178 .D35.
    • Book: Noel, Thomas J. 1999. University of Colorado at Denver, 25 years: From Arapaho Camp to Denver's Urban University. University of Colorado at Denver.

    External links

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