About
Student Affairs at the University of Denver
Our Vision & Mission
The University of Denver will be a great private university dedicated to the public good.
Student Affairs empowers and supports the DU community by cultivating meaningful experiences, fostering holistic growth, and building inclusive and collaborative partnerships with students, families, faculty, and staff. Through connection, education, and care, we elevate opportunities for lifelong learning, personal development, and active citizenship—advancing student success.
Values:
- Student Centricity
- Collaboration
- Adaptability
- Accountability (individual & collective)
Strategic Priorities:
- Enrich the holistic student experience
- Engage purposeful partnerships
- Enhance staff development, learning & wellbeing
- Enact sustainable practices & operations
Support the Student Experience at DU
At the University of Denver, the student experience goes far beyond the classroom. It’s about building lifelong connections, uncovering personal potential, and growing within a vibrant, supportive community.
When you give to the Campus Life General Fund, you help make this experience possible for every student. Your support fuels holistic programs, services, and resources across a range of departments to ensure that students feel connected, cared for, and empowered throughout their DU journey.
Make a gift today and be part of shaping a transformative experience that lasts a lifetime.
Enriching Student Life Outside the Classroom
Take a look at the Student Affairs 2025 Annual report and learn more about all the ways we're making a difference across the university community!
The 4D Student Experience
Our holistic, comprehensive approach to education is called the 4D Experience. The goal of the 4D experience is to empower you to build an educational experience that aligns with your goals and interests, as well as in service of the public good. This means that each student can build towards a future where they're able to draw on their own passions and perspectives while strengthening the communities around them.
Student Affairs' role in that process centers around two specific goals: Exploring Character and Promoting Well-Being.
Exploring Character
You'll work to intentionally develop knowledge and skills that prepare you to live, work, collaborate, and communicate across differences in background, perspective, and experience. As you develop these skills, you'll also explore and reflect on your own character, and explore the importance of different character traits.
We help facilitate these values of collaboration and reflection by providing extensive opportunities for engagement between diverse groups of students. In addition, we are always working to support and strengthen our campus-wide atmosphere of openness and inclusion.
Promoting Well-Being
During your time at DU, we work to ensure you have the opportunity to learn the skills and behaviors that will help you achieve and maintain social, emotional, physical, financial, and spiritual wellness. We believe these skills are of equal importance to your intellectual development and can help ensure you're able to thrive and make a positive impact here at the University and throughout the rest of your life.
That means ensuring that our support services are run with intentionality and empower you to grow with every interaction. Whether it's building coping skills through our Health & Counseling Center or strengthening your abilities as a teammate and leader as part of a club sports team, we'll make sure you're able to flourish personally in college and beyond.
Build Your Ideal Future and Champion the Public Good
Find out how the 4D experience will shape your time at DU.
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Leadership
Get to know the dedicated leaders helping to create an exemplary student experience here at the University.
Newsletters
The PULSE and GRAD newsletters help you stay informed about upcoming events and programs