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Are you working to make

your community a better
place? To spotlight good works
and reward commitment
Courtesy of Myhren Gallery

to service, the University of

Denver Magazine is sponsoring
the “Communities of Change”
video contest. Tell your story.
Your actions can be something
you’ve done on your own or

Warhol in Colorado
with a group, in your own
community or in a community
on the other side of the world.
This photo of Andy Warhol — taken by John Bonath when the famed artist What matters most is that
you’re “DUing Something” to
was visiting Fort Collins, Colo., in 1981 — is featured in the Myhren Gallery’s make a difference in the lives
of others. Eligible entrants
new exhibit, “Warhol in Colorado,” which runs Jan. 20–March 13. The — you must be a currently
enrolled DU student, a DU
exhibit — built around 158 Warhol Polaroid photos and silver prints gifted
alum or a current or retired
to the gallery by the Warhol Foundation in 2008 — features screen prints, faculty or staff member —
need to complete the online
photographs, films, record album covers, posters and other works by and entry form and submit an
original video of no more
about Andy Warhol. “Warhol was famous for taking pictures of everything — than three minutes in length
not only partying and posing, but even shaving — or doing less glamorous on the theme “Communities
of Change.” The contest
things,” says Dan Jabobs, DU art curator and Myhren Gallery director. “It was closes March 1. For more
information, visit http://blogs.
his way of saying, ‘I’m open to everything — it’s all material.’” du.edu/today/17299-2
>>www.du.edu/art/myhrengallery.html
 DU athletic icon Murray Armstrong passes away
Legendary DU hockey coach Murray Armstrong
B
died of complications following a series of strokes Dec. 9. Bye bye bikes
He was 94, just 24 days shy of his 95th birthday. (for now)
Armstrong coached the DU Pioneers from 1956–
1977, amassing one of the most impressive records in DU is getting its wheels taken
college hockey history. His teams won five NCAA Cham- away. The red bikes seen
pionships and finished as runners-up four times. around campus over the past
After playing junior hockey, he played nine years in 18 months — part of a bike-
the National Hockey League in the 1930s and 1940s, fin-
share program overseen by
ishing his career with the Detroit Red Wings. After World
War II, Armstrong then coached the Regina Pats until he
B-cycle and the city of Denver
— were taken out of service
University Archives

was hired by the University of Denver.

When he arrived, he promised to give DU a national Dec. 5. The bike-share program
championship in three years or he’d quit. He delivered on at DU, which has two stations
the promise in two years. on campus and one station near
Armstrong often said his proudest accomplishment was “all of the fine young men” whose the University of Denver light-
lives he touched. He was in contact with many of his former players.
rail station just off campus, will
In 2009, his former players created a book of “Murray-isms” — some of his sayings that live
on. They called it “Don’t Think, It Weakens the Club.” Among his favorite sayings: “Excuses are
be closed Dec. 6–March 1
for losers.” for the winter season. Program
Armstrong retired to Venice, Fla., in 1977 where he pursued his other sporting passion — administrators cited a bike
golf. He played the game regularly until 2010. maintenance overhaul, winter
In 2000, he and his wife moved to St. Augustine, Fla., to be closer to his son and his wife. riding safety concerns,
Armstrong is survived by Freda, his wife of 68 years, and his son, Rob. expected low winter ridership
Memorial donations should be directed to: Community Hospice Foundation, 4266 Sunbeam
and a pending first season
Road, Jacksonville, Fla., 32257.
review of the program as
>>Read more about Armstrong at http://blogs.du.edu/today/iywbw
—Staff
reasons for the hiatus.

DU hosting Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit

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UN I V E R S I T Y O F D E N V E R

The University of Denver will be the center of sustainability efforts in the Rocky Mountain
region when it hosts the Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit Feb. 17–18. w w w. d u . e d u / t o d a y
The summit will welcome more than 200 students, faculty and staff from DU and other Rocky Volume 34, Number 5

Mountain universities as well as innovators in sustainability, vendors and nonprofits. Interim Vice Chancellor for
“The theme is inspiration and regional sustainability priorities,” says co-organizer Jon Bortles, University Communications
a master’s student at DU’s Daniels College of Business. “The idea is to keep it regional, so you Jim Berscheidt
won’t see speakers from California. The whole idea is to focus on what’s going on here. That’s Editorial Director
Chelsey Baker-Hauck (BA ’96)
what makes this event special.”
Managing Editor
For years, the event has been held at the University of Colorado, but Bortles asked DU’s Kathryn Mayer (BA ’07, MLS ’10)
Sustainability Council to host the summit after he learned CU was unable to continue staging it. Art Director
Scheduled speakers at the event include Doug Fine, an environmental journalist and author of Craig Korn, VeggieGraphics
Farewell, My Subaru; Auden Schendler, executive director of sustainability for the Aspen Skiing Co.;
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Hillary Mizia, a leader in corporate sustainability solutions; and Dave Newport, director of CU’s University of Denver, University Communications,
2199 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80208-4816.
Environmental Center and an innovator in governmental sustainability. The University of Denver is an EEO/AA institution.
Other speakers will discuss social and environmental justice, green building, sustainable food
purchases, transportation sustainability and curriculum development.
Major sponsors already on board include Chipotle, New Belgium Brewing, NeverStrip Floor
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credits to offset carbon emissions connected to the event. To receive an e-mail notice upon the
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—Chase Squires

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Eager early learners
Swarm of kiddos land at new Goddard preschool near DU

I f you thought the baby boom ended back in

Wayne Armstrong
1964, you don’t know the community just west
of campus.
That section of Denver is so swarming with
children, says Sloan Armstrong (pictured), that she
and her husband, Jarrett, opened up a new franchise
of the Goddard School for early childhood education
in late September. When they did, the school broke
a company record for opening day attendance that
had stood for 30 years.
“Out of 370 schools, we had the biggest opening
day,” Armstrong says proudly. “We have 125 kids, 18
teachers and two directors.”
Not bad for the new school, where the main
floor seems as if it’s toddling-room-only and there’s
a waiting list for infants and 1-year-olds. Barely
weeks into its first year, Goddard Denver at 1400
S. Emerson St. was already edging toward its capacity
of 143. And the school — the 17th in Colorado —
hasn’t even launched its programs for kindergarten
or school-age youngsters.
“Each Goddard school can make [program]
decisions based on demand from the community,
and it seems like the demand here is for the younger
ages,” says Armstrong (BA ’05).
The popularity shouldn’t be a surprise. DU’s
Fisher Early Learning Center — which opened in
2000 — is so popular it only accepts new students
selected in an annual lottery. Goddard isn’t as in-demand at that, but Armstrong is pleased with how the early childhood school has
gotten off the ground.
“We were expecting to pull from all over, but surprisingly it’s mostly neighborhood people,” she says. “I’m very pleased at how
welcoming the community has been.”
Like Fisher, the Goddard program is about early childhood education, not day care. Kids aren’t warehoused, they’re taught. The goal
is to impart skills, encourage literacy and instill a love of learning — even for kids as young as 6 weeks. And all in a converted office
building that used to be headquarters for the Denver Home Builders Association.
Armstrong and her husband, a commercial real estate developer, converted the two-story, 8,700-square-foot structure into cozy
classrooms last summer while also running the Aurora Goddard school. That institution has about 200 kiddos, as Sloan Armstrong
affectionately calls them, and about 28 teachers.
The Denver and Aurora Goddard schools follow the model developed under the Goddard system — a nationwide for-profit early-
childhood education franchise company. Goddard began in Malvern, Penn., in 1986 as the inspiration of Anthony Martino, founder
of Aamco Transmissions and Maaco Auto Painting and Bodyworks. The company currently has preschool child-care franchises in 37
states.
Armstrong — who went by Amanda Anderson in her DU days and majored in voice and minored in business — says her life was a
bit unsettled until she met her husband, a former investment banker who scouted properties for Goddard owners.
“He said, ‘You’d be good at this,’ and I said, ‘Are you crazy?’” she recalls. “But I took a leap of faith and it ended up being absolutely
perfect for me.”
The pair opened the Aurora school in March 2009 and the Denver school this year. Now Armstrong is building a business she believes
in and providing opportunities for DU students, too. One teacher is pursuing a master’s degree at DU and an assistant is majoring in
early childhood education.
But the best part, Armstrong says, is creating a learning environment for students and letting teachers be creative in teaching
everything from art, music and dance to nutrition, manners and math. Spanish, too.
“It’s not just that the kids are learning their ABCs but knowing they are happy,” Armstrong says. “That’s really rewarding.”
—Richard Chapman

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[Events]
January
Around campus
3 Winter quarter begins.
5 “From Beijing to Jerusalem: The
Global Impact of Israel-China
Relations.” Lecture by Professor Xu
Xin from Nanjing University. 7 p.m.
Cyber Café, Cherrington Hall. RSVP at
www.isime.org or 303–871–3094. Free
and open to the public.
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Don’t Be
All That You Can Be,” presented by
the Korbel School Center on Rights
Development. Lecture by Bleu Copas.
Noon and 7 p.m. Noon lecture at Sie
Center, Room 150; evening lecture at
Hamilton Recital Hall. RSVP to ducord@
du.edu. Free.
8 NBC’s Last Comic Standing. 8 p.m.
Gates Concert Hall. $29.50–$37.50.
10 “Broken Middle East: A Wasted
Decade on the War on Terror?” By
Fawaz Gerges. Part of the Bridges to the
Future lecture series, 9/11: Ten Years
After. 7 p.m. Gates Concert Hall. RSVP
at 303–871–2357. Free.
11 Book discussion with Chaplain Gary
Brower. Discussing The Help by Kathryn
Stockett. Noon. Driscoll University
Center, Room 29. Free.
12 Community Forum: “Living with
Otherness” featuring Artie Guerrero
and Edward Antonio. Noon. Iliff Great
Hall. RSVP to wsparks@iliff.edu or
303–765–3111. $5, includes lunch.
13 “Survival in Shanghai: The Journals
of Fred Marcus 1939–1949.” By Audry
Friedman Marcus. A Women’s Library
Association event. 1:30 p.m. Denver
Country Club, 1700 East First Avenue.
RSVP to Pam Burklund at 303–733–5660
or pburklund@comcast.net. Free for
WLA members; $10 for non-members.
18 Jackson/Ho China Forum: China’s
Evolving Naval Strategy. By Nan Li.
5 p.m. Cherrington Hall, Cyber Café.
RSVP to Dana Lewis at ccusc@du.edu or
303–871–4474. Free.
24 Joyce Carol Oates, Denver Post
Charities Pen & Podium Series.
7:30 p.m. Gates Concert Hall. $39–$52.
25 Music and Meditation. Noon. Evans
Chapel. Free.
Arts
14 Flautist Steven Finley. Noon. Williams
Recital Salon. Free.
Flo’s Underground, jazz combos.
5 p.m. Williams Recital Salon. Additional
performances Jan. 21 and Jan. 28. Free.
Flautist Marianne Gedigian and
pianist Tamara Goldstein. 7:30 p.m.
Hamilton Recital Salon.
21 Jazz guitarist Bill Friesell. 10 a.m.
Williams Recital Hall.
“Guitar Legends” featuring Eliot Fisk
and Bill Frisell. 7:30 p.m. Free behind
the curtain lecture at 6:30 p.m. Gates
Concert Hall. $32–$48.
23 Lamont String Faculty Concert.
7:30 p.m. Hamilton Recital Hall.
25 “The Playground,” Lamont artist in
residence. Noon. Hamilton Recital Hall.
Free.
26 Lamont Wind Ensemble. Joseph
Martin, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Gates
Concert Hall. Free.
29 The Whiffenpoofs of Yale University.
7:30 p.m. Gates Concert Hall. $15.
30 Friends of Chamber Music Piano
Series: Jean-Yves Thibaudet. 4 p.m.
Gates Concert Hall. $43.25.
Unless otherwise noted, prices are $18 for adults,
$16 for seniors and free for students with ID and DU
faculty and staff.
Exhibits
1 Hylaea, a video, print and rare book
installation by Tim Weaver. Through
Feb. 14. Penrose Library. Free.
20 “Warhol in Colorado.” Through
March 13. Myhren Gallery. Gallery hours:
Noon–4 p.m. daily. Free.
Sports
1 Hockey vs. Northern Michigan.
7:07 p.m. Magness Arena.
2 Women’s basketball vs. Arkansas
Little-Rock. Noon. Magness Arena.
Men’s basketball vs. Arkansas Little-
Rock. 2:30 p.m. Magness Arena.
8 Gymnastics vs. Georgia, BYU and Air
Force. 6 p.m. Magness Arena.
14 Swimming vs. UNLV and Air Force.
4 p.m. El Pomar Natatorium.
15 Women’s basketball vs. Florida
International. 4:30 p.m. Magness
Arena.
Gymnastics vs. Texas Women’s
University. 6 p.m. Hamilton
Gymnasium.
19 Women’s basketball vs. Arkansas
State. 7 p.m. Magness Arena.
20 Men’s basketball vs. Arkansas State.
7 p.m. Magness Arena.
21 Men’s tennis vs. Montana State. Time
TBD. Colorado Athletic Club-Inverness,
374 Inverness Parkway.
Women’s tennis vs. Boise State.
5 p.m. Pinehurst Country Club, 6255 W.
Quincy Ave.
Hockey vs. Alaska-Anchorage.
7:37 p.m. Magness Arena.
22 Hockey vs. Alaska-Anchorage.
7:07 p.m. Magness Arena.
29 Women’s basketball vs. North Texas.
1:30 p.m. Magness Arena.
Men’s basketball vs. North Texas.
4 p.m. Magness Arena.
Hockey: $18–$27; $5 for DU students. Men’s
basketball: $9–$15; free for DU students.
Women’s basketball: $8–$11; free for DU students.
Gymnastics: $9. Swimming and tennis: Free.
For ticketing and other information, including a full
listing of campus events, visit www.du.edu/calendar.
Correction:
The December issue of
Community News reported
incorrect statistics about
international enrollment. We
reported that students hail from
18 countries; that number is
actually 89.