Alert: Canvas Outage Update
Canvas access has been restored for our users, but the service reliability remains uncertain. Due to recent events, Canvas has had intermittent outages which are at the discretion of the vendor and may occur during a final exam. Faculty and staff may continue to use Canvas, but we strongly advise faculty and students to prepare a contingency plan for turning in assignments and final exams in the event Canvas access becomes unavailable again.
Instructure, the company that owns Canvas, has provided an FAQ about the incident, which may not answer all your questions. We will share more information if it becomes available.
Instructure, the company that owns Canvas, has provided an FAQ about the incident, which may not answer all your questions. We will share more information if it becomes available.
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Office of Academic Achievement
The Office of Academic Achievement is home to programs and services that promote academic excellence, build student resilience, and remove barriers to student success. Our programs help students to thrive in college, persist in their studies, and graduate on time.
In the Office of Academic Achievement, we:
- Create pathways to CU Denver and aid students as they transition through each phase of their academic journey.
- Help students develop knowledge and skills needed for success in college.
- Promote belonging and connection to peers, academic identities, and the university community.
- Provide enhanced, high-impact curricular and co-curricular learning experiences.
- Ensure that students stay on track for degree completion.
What We Do:
Featured Projects:
This project seeks to help student who earned a D, F, or W in a first-year gateway course. We will cover the students’ cost of retaking the course, enroll students in targeted sections with outstanding instructors, provide supplemental instruction, learning support, and peer support. Our goal is to assure that students are successful on their second attempt
Historically the University Honors & Leadership program at CU Denver has welcomed incoming first-year students to participate in the University Honors & Leadership program. Beginning In the 2021-2022 academic year new transfer students and continuing students will also be able to apply to the program and declare a minor in Honors. They will participate in an array of opportunities that support and nurture academic excellence.
We recognize that many of our students need to work while they are in school. To make it possible for our working students to participate in Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities we offer faculty and students the opportunity to make their research experiences into paid positions.
The Inclusive Pedagogy Academy (IPA) is a professional development opportunity designed to help faculty learn about, practice, and implement inclusive and learner-centered practices in their teaching in a supportive environment with colleagues. The IPA is offered once each year through the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning and helps faculty to:
- Identify societal, educational, and institutional systems and structures that promote or prevent equitable outcomes for all students.
- Acknowledge the ways that the cultures of disciplines and classrooms perpetuate inequities.
- Explain the ways their identities shape their teaching and interactions with students.
- Recognize that students' social identities and experiences shape the ways that they perceive and participate in classes.
- Explain how specific inclusive instructional practices promote equity and reduce barriers in learning environments.
- Explain how inclusive classroom policies promote equity and reduce barriers in their classrooms.
- Explain how specific inclusive messaging and communication promote equity and reduce barriers in learning environments.
- Articulate how their teaching and learning attitudes and practices promote equity and inclusion.
Who We Are:
Margaret C Wood, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Achievement
Christy Heaton, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Transitions & Family Engagement
Denée Janda
Director of University Advising
Jefferson (Jeff) Knight, Ph.D.
Faculty Director of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities
Neecee Matthews-Bradshaw, Ph.D.
Director of the Learning Resources Center
Jennifer Reich, Ph.D.
Director of University Honors & Leadership