University of Denver
The University of Denver ( DU ) is a privately owned university in Denver , Colorado . An average of 9800 students are enrolled at DU. The campus is located approximately 6 miles south of downtown Denver.
The university was founded as Colorado Seminary in 1864 by former Territorial Governor John Evans .
As one of the few universities in the USA, all applicants without exception are asked for interviews prior to admission to the degree, which take place in more than 25 cities across the country.
Course offer
The range of courses at the University of Denver includes, among other things
- Occupational psychology
- Engineering and computer science
- International studies
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- pedagogy
- Law (Sturm College of Law)
- Social work
- theology
- Economics (Daniels College of Business)
- University College
Sports
The DU sports teams are the pioneers . The university is a member of The Summit League .
Well-known graduates
Politics and military
- Condoleezza Rice (born 1954) - US Secretary of State
- Jim Nicholson (* 1938) - "US Secretary of Veterans Affairs"
- General George W. Casey junior (* 1948) - Commander of the coalition forces during the Iraq war and its aftermath
- Peter Domenici - US Senator (R-NM)
- Byron Dorgan (* 1942) - US Senator (D-ND)
- Mike Enzi (born 1944) - US Senator (R-WY)
- Gale Norton (born 1954) - US Secretary of the Interior
- Paul Laxalt (1922–2018) - US Senator and Governor of Nevada
- Mohammed Jawad Sarif (* 1960) - Ambassador of Iran to the UN
- Ibrahim A. Assaf - Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia
- Maasuma Al-Mubarak - First female government member in Kuwait
- Mary Cheney (born 1969) - author and daughter of US Vice President Dick Cheney
economy
- Bradbury Anderson - CEO, Best Buy, Inc.
- Peter Coors - CEO, Coors Brewing Company
- Floyd Little (born 1942) - football player, businessman ( Ford )
- Ahmad ibn Sa'id Al Maktum (* 1958) - Chairman of Emirates Airlines and President of the Dubai Aviation Authority
- Peter Morton - founder of the Hard Rock Café chain
- Andrew C. Taylor - CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
literature
- John Williams (1922–1994), literary scholar, writer
music
- Isaac Slade (* 1981) - founder, singer and pianist of The Fray
Sports
- Paul Stastny (* 1985), American-Slovak ice hockey player
- Rich Preston (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Tyler Bozak (* 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
- Joe Willis (born 1988) - football player
- Beau Bennett (born 1991), ice hockey player
- Scott Mayfield (born 1992), ice hockey player
- Nick Shore (born 1992), ice hockey player
- Jason Zucker (born 1992), ice hockey player
- Will Butcher (born 1995), ice hockey player
- Danton Heinen (* 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
- Trevor Moore (born 1995), ice hockey player
- Dylan Gambrell (born 1996), ice hockey player
- Troy Terry (born 1997), ice hockey player
Events
On October 3, 2012, the first television duel of the 2012 presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took place at the DU.
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Coordinates: 39 ° 40 ′ 42 " N , 104 ° 57 ′ 44" W.