Student Success
We are rooting every decision and initiative in the success of our students—their access, retention, completion, and career readiness. By investing in these initiatives, you help position our students for the futures they aspire to.
How Students Benefit
Advising
All CU Denver students will receive consistent, proactive, and high-quality advising that provides holistic support in academics, wellbeing, and financial aid.
First-Year Experiences
All first-year students will receive early opportunities for major exploration and career discovery while developing a sense of belonging, an academic mindset, and other skills critical to college success.
Early Intervention
When hurdles to their academic progress arise, students will receive swift connections to academic advising, learning support and well-being resources, emergency funds, and administrative and departmental support.Career Connectivity
Students will pursue career-enhancing, hands-on learning initiatives, such as internships, apprenticeships, study abroad, and research opportunities.University for Life
Whether looking to get ahead in their careers or start new chapters in their lives, students will turn to CU Denver as their go-to resource for the knowledge and tools they need to shape their futures.
How the Community Benefits
Exceptional Talent Pipeline
By partnering with industry and communities to understand and anticipate evolving needs and skills, we can offer an exceptional, career-ready talent pipeline that fuels our region’s workforce.
Areas of Investment
Help position our learners for the futures they aspire to.
Turning Professional Drive into Student Success
Once a professional chef, Omar Mendoza returned to college to pursue a career in physics and engineering. With the mentorship, scholarships, and undergraduate research opportunities available to him at CU Denver, he is building a future rooted in hard work and creativity.
"Coming back to school after a decade in the restaurant industry changes your perspective. I'm not here to just get a grade; I am here because I have seen the 'real world' and I want to better my life by making a deliberate choice to get a proper education."
CU Denver is a perfect choice because I don't feel like an outlier anymore. There is a respect here for the experience you bring from your previous life, and the university provides the structure you need to turn that professional drive into academic success. - Omar Mendoza, Reisher Scholarship Recipient
Mendoza is a former sushi chef now studying physics who has developed an augmented reality program related to research on ancient ruins in Ireland.