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• DU health center
• T ips for the holidays
• Wine expert
• L andmark bar closes

Student
satisfaction
Of the students who
completed the 2009 National
Survey of Student Engagement,
88 percent of first-year DU
student respondents reported
a favorable image of the
institution, and 81 percent
of senior respondents would
choose DU again if they could
start their college career over.
82 percent of first-year
Wayne Armstrong

students felt the University


places substantial emphasis
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One Ski Hill
on academics, and
percent of first-year students
frequently work harder than
Sophomore business major Stevenson Smith and other DU students they thought they could to

built an impromptu ski slope and trick rail on Carnegie Green to take meet faculty expectations. By

advantage of the snow dumped on campus during a late October snowstorm.


their senior year, 78 percent
of student respondents said
A DU video posted on YouTube, Skiing the Carnegie Green, showcases their they participated in community
fun. Get up-to-date coverage and view videos and story links by joining DU’s service or volunteer work, and

facebook page, www.facebook.com/uofdenver. 61 percent of seniors said


they have had a study-abroad
>>www.twitter.com/uofdenver experience.
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DU health center receives accreditation
How to celebrate
There aren’t many slow days at DU’s Health and Counseling Center between September the holidays during a
and June when the majority of students are on campus, but hard work by the center’s staff hasn’t recession
gone unnoticed. Recently, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
recognized the center by granting it accreditation. • Remember that what makes people
truly happy is not money or things,
The association accredits centers that provide outpatient diagnostic or medical care where but time with people they love.
an overnight stay is not required. College health centers are among the types of ambulatory
health care organizations that can seek accreditation. • Families should build new family
traditions that are more about
“We’re very pleased to receive this honor and believe that students deserve the best care spending time with each other and
possible,” says Dr. Sam Alexander, executive director of DU’s Health and Counseling Center. “Ac- less about money.
creditation means that an independent agency has closely examined our facility and procedures
• Consider planting trees, donating to
and found that we’re doing everything possible to serve our patients based on the type of care a local shelter or volunteering in a
we provide on campus.” soup kitchen.
Ambulatory health care organizations seeking accreditation by the AAAHC undergo an ex-
• Parents can sit down with
tensive self-assessment and on-site survey by the group’s surveyors — volunteer physicians, their children (if the kids are
nurses and administrators who are actively involved in ambulatory health care. The survey is old enough) to explain the
consultative and educational, presenting best practices to help an organization improve its care holidays will be different
this year.
and services.
More than 4,500 ambulatory health care organizations seek accreditation, and not all under- • For children who
going the process are granted accreditation. still believe in
Santa Claus and
The Health and Counseling Center, located in the Ritchie Center, provides a wide range of don’t understand

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on-site medical and mental health services. Physicians, nurses, psychologists, nurse practitioners, price tags, parents
physician assistants and other professionals staff the center. All full- or part-time DU students can wrap up lots of
enrolled for academic credit may receive services at the center. boxes with little
things inside.
—Jim Berscheidt

Tips compiled
by psychology
National report ranks DU third for undergraduate Professor Martha
Wadsworth
study abroad

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The University of Denver ranks third in the nation among doctoral and research institu- UN I V E R S I T Y O F D E N V E R

tions in percentage of undergraduate students studying abroad, according to the 2009 Open
Doors report. w w w. d u . e d u / t o d a y
The report, which was released in November by the Institute of International Education Volume 33, Number 4
(IIE), reflects data from the 2007–08 academic year and shows DU sent 73.6 percent of its
undergraduates to study abroad. Nationally, just more than 1 percent of all enrolled under- Vice Chancellor for University
Communications
graduates studied abroad. Only Pepperdine University and the University of San Diego ranked Carol Farnsworth
higher than DU. Editorial Director
The IIE reports the top destination for students in 2007–08 was the United Kingdom fol- Chelsey Baker-Hauck (BA ’96)
lowed by Italy. At DU, Italy is the top destination, followed by Spain and Australia.  Managing Editor
Kathryn Mayer (BA ’07)
DU offers more than 150 study-abroad programs in 58 nations. Through DU’s Cher-
Art Director
rington Global Scholars program, students have the opportunity to study abroad while paying Craig Korn, VeggieGraphics
their tuition and fees to the University. DU also helps students with some additional costs such
Community News is published monthly by the
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The University of Denver is an EEO/AA institution.
According to the 2009 Open Doors report, U.S. students are studying abroad in record
numbers. Study abroad increased by 8.5 percent to a total of 262,416 students. The top three
major fields of study for students, according to the report, are social sciences, business and
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—Kristal Griffith

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Grape expectations
DU alumna one of four female wine masters in U.S.

A few years after graduating from DU


with a degree in international business,

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Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan had a business lunch
that changed her life.
She was working for Citibank in London,
and on the lunch menu was herb-crusted
salmon and Sancerre — a white wine from the
Loire valley in France.
“They served this together, and I was Helping for
so enthralled with it,” Simonetti-Bryan says.
the holidays
“Salmon is a very fatty fish, and it coats your
It’s that time of year
tongue in an oil. When you sip the Sancerre,
again. Clean out your
which is extremely high in acid, it creates this
closet and help others
cleansing sensation on your tongue.
during the Pioneers for
“I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is really cool.’
Courtesy of Remy Cointreau

People Coat Drive January


It wasn’t that the wine itself was so amazing, it
8–20. DU’s Staff Advisory
was just that I had never experienced anything
Council, with help from
like that before.”
student organizations, is
Simonetti-Bryan (BS ’95) took a wine class
sponsoring a coat drive to
in London shortly thereafter, and she was
benefit the Denver Rescue
“If you love what you do, you never bitten hard by the wine bug. She studied and
Mission. Items requested
work a day in your life. I figured trained for years, and in the fall of 2008 she
include new or used
became one of only four American women
the money will come eventually if coats, hats,
to earn the title Master of Wine, the highest
I concentrate on what I love and scarves,
standard of professional knowledge in the wine
gloves,
what I want to do.” industry.
boots
“It’s such an enormous endeavor,” she
and any
says. “It’s kind of like a cross between the bar exam and the Olympics. It’s a four-day exam,
other cold
and it is kind of physical. One of the things you have to do is you have to identify 36 wines
weather gear.
blind. They’ll say, ‘OK, what’s the grape variety and tell us why.’ It’s not enough to be able
Donations can be dropped
to guess and get it right.”
off at these locations:
The exam also tests applicants’ knowledge of viticulture — the growing of grapes —
Ammi Hyde Building,
and the business side of wine. Unlike sommeliers, who mostly work in restaurants, a Master
Ben Cherrington Hall,
of Wine has a global understanding of the industry.
Boettcher Hall, Chambers
Simonetti-Bryan, 35, currently works for New York-based wine and spirits importer
Center, Marcus Commons
and distributor Remy Cointreau, where she educates distributors and makes wine-related
in the Daniels College
public and television appearances. She also is one of 10 American women to hold the highest
of Business, Driscoll
credentials of the Wine & Spirits Education Trust and Society of Wine Educators.
University Center, Fisher
But her first wine job was a little less glamorous. She left the banking industry and a
Early Learning Center,
six-figure income to work for less than $25,000 a year at the Burgundy Wine Company, a
Mary Reed Building,
retailer in Greenwich Village.
Newman Center,
“My family thought I had lost my mind,” she says. “But if you love what you do, you
Purchasing Services
never work a day in your life. I figured the money will come eventually if I concentrate on
Building, Ricketson Law
what I love and what I want to do.”
Building, Ricks Center,
What Simonetti-Bryan loves most is educating people about wine — even her own
Ritchie Center, Sturm Hall
family.
and University Hall and all
“I’ve been trying to get them into wine,” she says. “When I first started at the Burgundy
residence halls.
Wine Company I bought this Grand Cru Burgundy, a $250 bottle, and I brought it home for
Easter. I left the room for a second — and they added 7-Up to it.”
— Greg Glasgow

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[Events]
December

The Border restaurant


Around campus 12 Sound of the Rockies presents
4 DU bookstore’s staff and faculty
“Making Spirits Bright.” 2 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m. Gates Concert Hall.
seeking new owner
appreciation sale. Draw a discount $19-$27.
ticket good for 20–50 percent off Owners of The Border Restaurant and Lounge
entire purchase. Hours: 8:30 a.m.– 13 Cherry Creek Dance Winter are negotiating with three potential buyers for the
5 p.m. Recital. 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Gates
Concert Hall. Call 303-399-8087 for landmark watering hole, but an agent for the seller says
8 China Town Hall: “Local ticket info. a deal won’t be final until early December.
Connections, National The goal is to go under contract and close
Reflections.” 6 p.m. Cherrington 11th Annual Holiday Carillon
Concert. 3 p.m. Williams Carillon, quickly, says Shawn Sanborn of Sanborn & Co., which
Hall, Room 150. Free. Visit www.
du.edu/korbel/china for more Ritchie Center. Free; no tickets specializes in restaurants, hotels, bars and liquor stores.
information. required. The Border has been closed since it was shut
21 School Days Off. Also Dec. 22–23 31 Swingin’ in the New Year with down for a liquor law violation in mid-October. The
and Dec. 28–31. 8 a.m. – The Denver Brass. 4 p.m. and 30-day suspension expired Nov. 18, but the business’
5:30 p.m. Gates Field House. $45 9 p.m. Gates Concert Hall. $30-$52. owner chose to remain closed in hope of selling the
per day or $20 per day with the business.
DU work options benefit. Visit
recreation.du.edu/sdo.
Sports Border owner REM Capital Corp. of Parker,
4 Ring of Fire 36: Demolition. MMA Colo., is seeking $195,000 for the bar and kitchen
25 Holiday. Campus closed through event. 7:30 p.m. Magness Arena. equipment in its 3,886-square-foot location at 2014 S.
Jan. 3. $25–$120. University Blvd. The business is tucked into the elbow
5 Hockey vs. Colorado College. of a 1960s-era wing of businesses that include Subway,
Arts 7:07 p.m. Magness Arena. Jason’s Thai and Floyd’s Barbershop.
3 International Youth Ballet’s “The 8 Men’s basketball vs. Cal State REM’s decision to sell is part of a formal agreement
Nutcracker.” Presented by Classical Northridge. 7 p.m. Magness Arena. the corporation reached with the city and county of
Dance Arts Foundation. 6:30 p.m. Denver. It came after The Border was accused of selling
Gates Concert Hall. Additional 12 U.S. Women’s National Hockey
performances Dec. 4 at 4:30 p.m. Team vs. Canada. 7 p.m. Magness alcohol to an underage individual during an undercover
and 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 5 at 11:30 Arena. police operation in July, according to Assistant City
p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $21. 14 Women’s basketball vs. Florida Attorney John Poley (JD ’85). It was The Border’s
5 “Granny Dances to a Holiday International. 7 p.m. Magness fourth violation since Feb. 12, 2006, Poley says.
Drum.” By Cleo Parker Robinson. Arena. “They’re required to sell the establishment by
7:30 p.m. Byron Theatre. Additional 16 Women’s basketball vs. Northern Dec. 1, 2010,” Poley says. “That’s when their (liquor)
performance Dec. 6. $38. Arizona. 7 p.m. Magness Arena. license comes up for renewal and they understand it
6 Young Voices of Colorado, Ring 17 Men’s basketball vs. Florida won’t be renewed.”
the Bells. 4 p.m. Gates Concert International. 7 p.m. Magness The agreement satisfies the underage-sale
Hall. $14-$25. Arena. allegation by requiring a 30-day suspension, a 90-day
Channel 93.3 Not So Silent 18 Gymnastics Pioneer Gymboree. period to find a buyer for an arm’s-length transaction,
Night with A.F.I. 6 p.m. Magness 7 p.m. Hamilton Gymnasium. and a deadline of Dec. 1, 2010, for applying to transfer
Arena.
19 Women’s basketball vs. Montana the liquor license to a new owner.
8 An Intimate Christmas with State. 1:30 p.m. Magness Arena. Sanborn said he has received substantial interest in
Lorie Line, the 20th Anniversary the property but has been hamstrung by the credit crisis
Show. 7:30 p.m. Gates Concert Hall. Men’s basketball vs. Louisiana-
$46.50. Monroe. 4 p.m. Magness Arena. gripping the commercial lending industry. Restaurants
are inaccurately viewed as risky investments, he says,
10 “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce 21 Women’s basketball vs.
Louisiana-Monroe. 7 p.m. Magness when they have the same failure rate as general
of 1914.” 7:30 p.m. Gates Concert
Hall. Students: $15; others: $28–$48. Arena. business. This has greatly reduced the pool of potential
22 Men’s basketball vs. Seattle. buyers to cash-only purchasers and made selling The
11 Miracle on 34th Street. Presented Border more difficult.
by the Rocky Mountain Conservatory Magness Arena.
Theatre. 7 p.m. Margery Reed Gymnastics: $9; women’s basketball: $8–$11; Sanborn says REM has a “good long-term lease”
Hall Little Theatre. Additional men’s basketball: $9–$15; hockey: $18–$27. to go with its equipment, a location in “one of the best
performances Dec. 12, 18 and 19 at bar and restaurant markets in Denver,” and a hotel-
7 p.m. and Dec. 12, 13, 19 and 20 at For ticketing and other information, restaurant-class-dance-cabaret liquor license that is
2 p.m. Adults: $14; children: $12. including a full listing of campus events,
visit www.du.edu/calendar. “difficult to get” and transferrable.
—Richard Chapman
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