When most people think of college orientation, they don’t picture themselves sitting in an urban park, talking to homeless people. And that’s why the participants in this year’s Denison Service Orientation (DSO) are not what you’d call “most people.” The week-long orientation assembled 28 first-year students, all of them eager. more ...

Shakespeare Behind Bars is the name of a prison acting company “in which inmates perform unaltered, full-length Shakespearean plays as they appear in the First Folio.” Shakespeare Inside, a book based on prison observation and interviews by Amy Scott-Douglass, assistant professor of English at Denison, reveals how Shakespeare really can change lives. more ...

When it was adopted in spring 2001, Denison University’s strategic plan charted an ambitious course during the next several years. Aiming toward higher academic achievement and greater student diversity, it also sought to empower faculty to be more effective mentors and free them to devote more time to research. more ...

Denison’s modern languages department has introduced InterLangua, a program that brings students in Fellows Hall virtually face to face with Spanish-speaking tutors in Guatemala for weekly real-time conversations about language and culture. Denison was among the first institutions to adopt this state-of-the-art live video conferencing program. more ...

As experts and politicians in Washington join forces in an attempt to solve the nation’s latest economic crisis, a group of concerned citizens converged on Denison University’s Herrick Hall Auditorium on Saturday to discuss the implications of and possible solutions to the financial meltdown. The Big Red Weekend forum was arranged by a group of professors. more ...

For the first time ever, Denison played host to parents and alumni during the same fall weekend. The new celebration, dubbed Big Red Weekend, was an instant success by all measures. From concerts to “Back-2-School” classes, from athletic contests to the Meet the Faculty event, the weekend was packed with activities that were informative and entertaining. more ...

In early August, as high school graduates across the country were preparing to head off to college, the Chicago Tribune featured an engaging story about some local students who are not your typical college freshmen. The story highlights the Posse Program, which focuses on high-achieving urban students from underrepresented, diverse backgrounds. more ...

During Big Red Weekend 2008, former Big Red athletes Steve Nazaruk ’73, Ed Colley IV ’76, Tjasa Crofoot-Ritchey ’93 and Brian Maebius ’93, were inducted into the Denison Athletic Hall of Fame, while intellectual, author and higher education opinion leader Bill Bowen ’55 was awarded the Varsity D Association’s Athletic Citation. more ...