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Denver has become one of the country’s great centers for technical innovation, and the University of Denver is committed to be your gateway to that excitement and energy. Forbes recently named Denver the #1 City in the Country for Business; Area Development magazine named Denver the best metro location in the Nation for economic development and jobs; the Kaufman Foundation ranks Denver and the Front Range in the Top 5 for start-ups in the country; and the unemployment rate for software engineers in Denver is, nearly, 0%. The Wall Street Journal recently talked about Denver as the nation’s Mecca for Millennials.
At DU we’re matching the momentum of Denver and Colorado. The University is making a major push around engineering, computer science, innovation and entrepreneurship.
In the recent years we’ve seen our Innovation Floor grow and become THE space for creating and building community. We’ve collaborated with Project X-ITE to host an Open Innovation Summit where students, faculty, staff, and industry came together to build the blueprint for a DU Smart Campus. We've had students win awards with Arrow Electronics, the Solar Decathlon and Women’s Startup Weekend. In 2018, the Inaugural Cohort of our Grand Challenges Scholars Program was selected and now the third cohort are kicking off their four-year journey to make advancements for the betterment of the world while becoming leaders themselves.
Of course, our true mark of student success doesn’t rest solely on what they accomplish while at the Ritchie School. A real measure of our programs is where our students go upon graduating. Recent graduates have been accepted to PhD programs at Universities including Stanford, Washington and Georgia Tech; and will be working for companies including Tesla, Space-X, LinkedIn, Google, and Facebook.
These are wonderfully exciting times at your University of Denver and the Ritchie School and we look forward to sharing them with you. Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter.