For Three Quick Questions, I send the same three questions to admission representatives at colleges all over the country, and then I hope to hear back from them. The three questions are meant to probe some of the things that make a school unique but that aren’t easily captured as a stat to go in a book or web search.

Today’s response is from Grace Mulligan-Tick, Senior Admissions Counselor at the University of Colorado Denver in Denver, Colorado.

What is a course, tradition, program or event that is unique to the University of Colorado Denver?

One unique program we have is the CU Denver Urban Bee Project. We have a 20-hive apiary on top of the Student Commons building, and CU Denver professors and students work to maintain the hives and study bees in an urban environment. To help fund the project, they even sell honey, beeswax candles, and more, all collected from our hives!

Naturally every college wants to recruit the perfect student--high grades, high test scores, involved in their community, leadership...everything. But what kinds of imperfect students tend to flourish at CU Denver?

CU Denver has a large population of non-traditional students. We serve adult learners, military-connected students, and others who may not always see themselves reflected on a traditional college campus. Even among our traditional students (those attending college directly after high school or transferring from a community college), many CU Denver students are first generation or low income. CU Denver is working to become the nation’s first equity-serving institution, so we make education work for all. To us, all students are perfect!

When people come to visit Denver, what's a place off campus that you recommend they check out while they're there?

I would highly recommend checking out Meow Wolf- it’s only about a mile from campus. Meow Wolf is a super cool, interactive art installation/museum, designed by over 350 local and international artists. You can get lost for hours going from room to room!

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