Tag: Community College Of Denver
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Marielena DeSanctis named sole finalist for Colorado Community College System’s top position
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Community College of Denver’s president will soon lead all of Colorado’s public community colleges. Marielena DeSanctis was named the sole finalist to succeed Joe Garcia as the Colorado Community College System’s chancellor Tuesday. Garcia announced his retirement in February and the system began a…
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Auraria Campus directors approve school system’s new ‘Campus Framework Plan’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Leaders of the Auraria Campus on Wednesday approved the school system’s 10-year framework plan, which officials said was three years in the making. In a statement, campus officials described the plan as “a set of big ideas to anchor future developments while allowing flexibility.” Auraria…
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DPD chief rejects 2nd request to clear pro-Palestinian encampment, posing conundrum for campus officials | ANALYSIS
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The news that Denver’s police chief refused a second request by school officials to clear the pro-Palestinian encampment on the Auraria Campus raised several questions and appeared to diminish the school administrators’ leverage in their efforts to persuade the protesters to tear down their tents.…
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Denver Police chief says there’s no plan to sweep the Auraria Campus protest again
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said at a citizens oversight board meeting on Friday that the police department has no plans to participate in another sweep of the pro-Palestinian encampment on the Auraria Campus. “We absolutely aren’t going to go in and sweep out this…
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Denver City Council set to approve several multi-million dollar contracts Tuesday
“Accessory dwelling units” may be buzzwords of the mayors office race, but for the Denver City Council they tend to be business as usual. Often referred to as “mother-in-law units,” these are additions to houses. Currently Denver law limits those improvements to one-and-a-half stories. Some mayoral candidates have proposed changing to the law to allow…
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Denver City Council preview: Public art on final approach for DIA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More public artwork may be landing at Denver International Airport soon. The Denver City Council is considering a pair of resolutions that will commission three sculptures as part of the city’s public arts program. In addition, the council has 12 other resolutions on its…
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Denver’s police chief hints of supporting reducing traffic stops
Denver’s police chief is open to the idea of examining ways to reduce traffic stops. While that may sound like counter-productive policing, those stops sometimes escalate into violent interactions between the police and civilians and at times end in deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers. Though nothing has been decided for sure, Police…
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Nurse permitted to sue over Community College of Denver’s statement she did not graduate
A Brighton woman who worked for 15 years as a nurse after graduating from the Community College of Denver may sue the school for its representation that she never received a degree, a career-altering allegation that reportedly plunged her into unemployment and foreclosure. The state’s Court of Appeals earlier this month reversed a decision by…
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First Lady Jill Biden coming to Denver
First Lady Jill Biden will fly into Denver this week and speak at several events across the city. Biden will arrive at 4:45 p.m. Friday at Denver International Airport, where she will be greeted by First Gentleman Marlon Reis. “We are proud to welcome the First Lady to beautiful Colorado, and share how our state is…
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RTD, Auraria campus launch pilot CollegePass program for spring semester
After suspending the CollegePass program in the fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic, RTD and the Auraria campus are partnering again to launch a new pilot program for the spring semester. The program will give students from the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State University and the University of Colorado Denver discounted, unlimited use of…