Centers & Institutes
Center for Computational Mathematics
The Center for Computational Mathematics was established to foster research in one of the discipline's most exciting new field. With extensive ties with industry along the Front Range and government laboratories across the country, the Center provides outstanding opportunities for motivated students to receive additional training and experience. For more information, contact Jan Mandel at (303) 556-4475.
Center for Ethics and Community
The Center for Ethics and Community seeks to strengthen ethics in schools, the community, universities, and all professions. Certificate programs are available to members of the CU-Denver community, as well as individuals outside the University. For more information, contact Candice L. Shelby at (303) 556-4803.
Center for NEW DIRECTIONS in Politics and Public Policy
The Center’s programs are based on the notion that effectively addressing the public priorities of the 21st century requires that those working on matters of public interest possess a keen understanding of the political forces that guide or thwart the successful mobilization of resources and the achievement of constituent goals consistent with the public interest. Similarly, the need and opportunity for the active engagement – or leadership – of concerned citizens in the policy-making process is greater than ever before. Accordingly, students in any of the Center’s academic programs will be representative of not only those working professionals in the public and non-profit sectors, but also elected officials; community activists; interest-group stakeholders; educators from a wide range of demographic, occupational, and personal backgrounds; and simply concerned citizens. Contact Kathryn Cheever, Ph.D. at kathryn.cheever@cudenver.edu
Colorado Center for Public Humanities
The work of the Center is oriented around two primary goals: First, as a think-tank, the Center will investigate the public value of the humanities disciplines in relation to historical change by sponsoring programs that help to clarify the roles that humanities-based scholarship can play within the region, the nation, and the world more generally. Our second goal is to direct the engagements of humanities scholars toward extra-academic communities. In pursuing this objective, the Center will support scholars whose research programs are designed to reach civic groups outside the university walls and to benefit from the involvement of these groups.
Fourth World Center for the Study of Indigenous Law and Politics
The Fourth World Center provides resources and services that focus on the legal and political issues faced by indigenous populations. The Center features a library, periodicals, audio and visual equipment, and newsfile archives on current development issues surrounding "the Fourth World," and will soon offer a certificate program in this area. For more information, contact Glenn T. Morris at (303) 556-2850.
Shared Analytical Services Laboratory
The Shared Analytical Services Laboratory fosters and promotes disciplinary and interdisciplinary research in the environmental sciences. Faculty represent disciplines within the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as well as civil engineering. Services provided by the Laboratory are available to all members of the University community, as well as to members of the public and private sectors through joint projects. For more information, contact Jeff Boon, Lab Manager, at (303) 556-4520.
The Writing Center
The Writing Center provides one-on-one assistance to any member of the UCD community, including undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni. In the Center, trained graduate and undergraduate consultants offer help with writing of all kinds, including essays, proposals, dissertations, resumes, and scholarship applications. Contact our Director, Tracey McCormick, at Tracey.McCormick@cudenver.edu.
Smart Girls Leadership Institute
Smart-Girl is a prevention and enrichment program that trains college students to lead and inspire adolescent girls to make smart choices and become confident, capable and self-reliant women. UCD students earn credit while they build the skills to lead small groups of girls through a fun and effective currciulum.