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.
We believe that successful city building requires expertise, breadth, interdisciplinary understanding, and creativity. Our three program pillars—Healthy Communities, Equitable Urbanism, and Regional Sustainability—form the basis of our research, instruction, and community outreach.
The interdisciplinary program uses Denver as an urban laboratory but the globe as a reference. The program is designed around three central themes: sustainable cities, local to global, and innovations in practice.
Our students explore interactions between society and the built and natural environment and engage in research aimed at promoting sustainable, healthy, and socially just communities at local, regional, and global scale. Our interdisciplinary degree program prepares students to address complex and emergent issues.
Our program emphasizes design to support human well-being and environmental balance. Students apply design and planning skills to enhance community, foster equity, remediate environmental balance, conserve and regenerate resources, and create places that hold value for current and future generations.