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Announcement: CU Denver is Celebrating 50 Years

Whether you’re an alumnus, current student, member of the faculty and staff, donor, or neighbor, you’re a valuable part of the CU Denver community. Help us celebrate the last 50 years and a future that works for all.

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Our normal office hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Please call our main office line at 303.315.7300, send an email to vmss@ucdenver.edu, or make a Navigate Appointment with our staff for assistance outside of these hours. Thank you!

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Representing active-duty, reservist, National Guard, veteran and dependents at CU Denver and CU Anschutz Medical Campus, the Office of Veteran and Military Student Services (VMSS) supports students as they transition from the military to the classroom and then on to the workforce.

Our Mission
“To strengthen the lives of all military-connected students, by delivering top-notch programming, support, and services that foster a community of past, present, and future students, raises awareness of challenges faced by this population, and helps our students in achieving academic, personal, and professional goals as they transition to, through and beyond the university.”

Leona Lopez

Leona Lopez, PhD

Director, Veteran & Military Student Services

Phone: 303-315-7303
Fax: 303-315-7304
Email: leona.lopez@ucdenver.edu

Hometown: Pueblo, CO

 

Military & Veteran Student Support Service

  • Program Manager, Air Force/Space Force Programs, Department of Military & Veterans Programs, Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC), Peterson Space Force Base
  • Advisor, Department of Military & Veterans Programs, PPCC, Fort Carson
  • Assistant Site Director/Student Services Coordinator, Troy University, Fort Carson

Education

  • PhD, Educational Leadership, Research, & Policy, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
    Dissertation: The Veteran Perception: Exploring the Role of Veterans Benefits on the Transition from Service Member to Civilian.
  • M.S., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
  • B.S., Mass Communications, Colorado State University Pueblo

 


Yvonne Dinsmore

Yvonne Dinsmore, MA

Program Manager

Phone: 303-315-7300
Fax: 303-315-7304
Email: yvonne.dinsmore@ucdenver.edu

Hometown: Anaheim, CA

 

 

Military Service

  • United States Marine Corps, Logistics and Embarkation
  • United States Army Reserve, Information Technology Specialist
Education
  • M.A., Administrative Leadership & Policy Studies Higher Education Leadership Concentration, University of Colorado Denver
  • B.A., Psychology, Metropolitan State College of Denver

David Goemaere

David Goemaere, MBA

School Certifying Official

Phone: 303-315-7303
Fax: 303-315-7304
Email: David.Goemaere@ucdenver.edu

 

Hometown: Fayetteville, GA

 

Military Service

  • United States Navy Hospital Corpsman (2011-2016)

Education

  • M.B.A., Healthcare Administration, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 
  • B.A., Economics, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 

 


Student Employees

Certification Specialists

  • Teal Carpenter
  • Awstyn Cordova - Lead
  • Eloy Espinoza
  • Onistie Mills
  • Kevin Monge
  • Jaydeen Murir
  • Miranda Salcedo
Peer Advisors
  • José Carbon
  • Chere Phillips
  • Wes Wright


CU Denver Land Acknowledgement

Acknowledging that we reside in the homelands of Indigenous Peoples is an important step in recognizing the history and the original stewards of these lands. Land acknowledgments must extend far beyond words, the United States has worked hard to erase the narratives of Indigenous Peoples over time. Land acknowledgment statements can help to remind us of the history, the contributions and the sacrifices Native peoples have made.

We honor and acknowledge that we are on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Ute nations. This area, specifically the confluence of the Platte and Cherry Creek Rivers was the epicenter for trade, information sharing, planning for the future, community, family and ally building, as well as conducting healing ceremonies for over 45 Indigenous Nations, including the Lakota, Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Shoshone, Paiute, Zuni, Hopi among others.

We must recognize Indigenous peoples as the original stewards of this land and as these words of acknowledgment are spoken and heard, remember the ties these nations still have to their traditional homelands. Let us acknowledge the painful history of genocide and forced removal from this territory and pay our respect to the diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land. Let us also give thanks to all Tribal Nations and the ancestors of this place.

Gracie RedShirt Tyon, Lakota, Director, American Indian Student Services



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More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

CU Denver Veteran & Military Student Services

CU Denver

Tivoli Student Union

900 Auraria Parkway

124

Denver, CO 80204


VMSS@ucdenver.edu

303-315-7300

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