STUDENT RESOURCES
The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Aurora, CO, just 20 minutes east of downtown Denver.
While the city of Denver holds many attractions and excitement, the city of Aurora offers many exciting opportunities as well. Check out the Rocky Mountain Arsenal just
outside Aurora, featuring wildlife and habitats of native Colorado animals. And don’t forget about the local breweries!
The climate in Denver is relatively mild and dry, due to the protection afforded by the mountains. Denver boasts over 300 days of sunshine per year. Winters are mild with average daytime highs of 45 degrees, while the summers are warm and
dry with average daytime highs of 85. Summer nights are cool and pleasant.
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Denver offers all of the cultural advantages of a major metropolitan center, including an outstanding performing arts complex, a symphony orchestra, outdoor amphitheater and a variety of other cultural activities, excellent restaurants and all major league sports. Most of Denver's culinary and cultural offerings are convenient to the medical center campus, especially the Natural History Museum, the Denver Botanical Gardens, several city parks and the Denver Zoo. Many nationally prominent music festivals are held in mountain towns and resorts during the summer, and free concerts are held in local Denver parks. And let’s not forget about Red Rocks Amphitheater – home to big name concerts and Film on the Rocks each summer, located just 30 minutes outside Denver in Morrison, CO.
Skiing, camping, backpacking, technical climbing, hiking, hunting, fishing, sailing, windsurfing, mountain biking, whitewater kayaking and rafting all are available within a 15 minute- to two-hour drive from Denver.
Reporting Issues or Concerns
Are you a student, faculty, or staff who has a concern or would like to report an issue? Please complete and submit the ORE Maxient Form.
What is it? Maxient is a software program utilized by U.S. higher education institutions to track and record trainee behaviors (i.e. student discipline, academic integrity, care and concern records, Title IX matters, or just an “FYI”).
Why is it useful? Maxient has centralized reporting and record keeping that will help us connect the dots and prevent students from falling through the cracks by helping us identify students in distress and coordinate the efforts of various departments to provide follow-up.
How will ORE Use Maxient? We have created an ORE Maxient Form for students, faculty, and staff to share any concern or report any type of issue or concern about oneself or others. Once submitted, the form will be routed to the corresponding Program Director and Program Administrator for follow up. If an individual prefers NOT to notify the program, they may select "ORE" from the Program list and the form will instead be routed to the ORE Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.
Form link: https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?UnivofColoradoDenver&layout_id=85.
The Student Handbook
The handbook is a document and guide for current students that includes parts of the Graduate School Policies and Procedures and the Pharmacology Graduate Program Guidelines.
Access the Student Handbook here.Travel Awards
Student travel awards are available from the Graduate School. Funds are provided from an endowment entitled the “C. Werner and Kitty Hirs Graduate Student Enrichment Fund” made to the University of Colorado Foundation for the use by the Graduate School at the Anschutz Medical Campus. Awards are up to $500 and are to be used to help defray the expenses incurred by a PhD student who attends a nationally recognized meeting and presents their work.
Campus Services
As a student at the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus, you are encouraged to take advantage of campus resources and programs that are designed to help you realize your maximum academic potential and achieve your personal goals.
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Career Development Office
The mission of the Career Development Office (CDO) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz) is to help graduate students and postdoctoral fellows acquire the non-science skills and experiences they need to successfully transition in their careers, both inside and outside of academia. We strive to supplement the world-class research training at CU Anschutz with world-class "non-bench" training, making our alumni highly sought after employees in a myriad of professions.
The CDO serves as an informational resource for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and administrators. We encourage you to visit the website often to learn about all the professional and career development opportunities that we provide - the skills and experiences you gather now can be the keys to opening the doors to your future.
Visit the CDO website for more information.
Housing Information
The Graduate School, in concert with current graduate students, has created this residential information website to help you with your housing needs. The Graduate School surveyed all graduate and medical students on the Anschutz Medical Campus and compiled the results. If you have questions about the housing survey or would like to ask about particular neighborhoods, please consult your graduate program administrator.
Visit the housing website for more information.
Academic Calendars, Deadlines, Forms, and Policies
The Graduate School Resource database is your one-stop shop for academic calendars, deadlines, forms, and policies.
Access the Calendars, Forms, and Policies.
Office of Disability, Access, & Inclusion
The Office of Disability, Access, & Inclusion recognizes, welcomes, and celebrates disability as an integral part of a diverse health professions campus and workforce. To facilitate inclusion, we partner with students and programs to identify opportunities to create and promote meaningful access.
Visit the website for more information
Ombuds Office
The Ombuds Office is a safe, confidential, and nonbiased resource that members of the University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz can approach to discuss, voice, and clarify any university-related concerns. We are a neutral third-party resource that is available to hear individual complaints and help sort out and identify options for resolving those concerns.
Visit website for more information.
SACNAS
Compared to other campus PhD programs, current and former Molecular Biology PhD students make outsized contributions to our chapter of SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science). Our chapter is truly exceptional, having been named in 2022 SACNAS Chapter of the Year, out of 133 student chapters nationally.
For more information, visit websites here and here.