Women's College of the University of Denver

The Women's College of the University of Denver, more commonly known as The Women's College or TWC, is one of two non-traditional undergraduate colleges of the University of Denver (DU), located in Denver, Colorado. As indicated by the name, the college has a women-only admissions policy. It is the only women's college in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States.

History

The Women's College was founded in 1982, following the acquisition of Colorado Women's College by the University of Denver. The college was conceived as a place for working adult women to pursue higher education on a schedule centered on their special needs. Rather than offering daytime courses, TWC has operated since its founding on a schedule that includes primarily evening and weekend classes.

The college was originally housed at the former home of the Colorado Women's College. In 1999, the campus was purchased by Johnson & Wales University; TWC moved to the main University of Denver campus in 2001. The permanent home for the college is the Merle Catherine Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women, which is also available to other women's organizations at DU.

Academics

The Women's College offers what is calls a "career-relevant education," with a limited number of Bachelor's, minor, and certificate programs available:

* BBA in Business Administration
* BA in Information Technology Studies
* BA in Communication
* BA in Law and Society
* Minor in Information Technology Studies
* Minor in Business
* Minor in Communication
* Minor in Gender and Women's Studies
* Certificate in Information Technology Studies
* Certificate in Gender and Women's Studies
* Certificate in Writing

tudent body

TWC has an average enrollment of 300 students annually, out of a total of almost 10,000 students in the entire University of Denver. The average student is 37 years old, with more than one-third of students declaring themselves as women of color. Since opening in 1982, more than 1,000 women have graduated from the college.

College life

As a commuter school, student life at TWC is limited. The existing student organizations are the Writers Club, the Law and Society Club, DU Women in Technology, the Business-Minded Women Club, the Women's Communication Network, and the Sigma Psi chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association's honor society. Students are also able to participate in the TWC Online Student Community Group and the Student Advisory Board. "The Weekender" is the college's semiannual publication. Upon leaving TWC, students are eligible to join the Women's College Alumnae Association.

Some traditions from the Colorado Women's College have carried over to TWC, including the "Hanging of the Greens," a Christmas-time ceremony in which seniors carry greens to mark their approaching graduation.

ee also

* List of current and historical women's universities and colleges in the United States

External links

* [http://www.womenscollege.du.edu/ The Women's College of the University of Denver]
* [http://womenscollege.du.edu/chamberscenter/ Merle Catherine Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women]
* [http://www.womenscollege.du.edu/alumnae/ Women's College Alumnae Association]