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University of the Rockies Signs on as Gold Sponsor of Downtown Denver Partnership
The University will also sponsor the Downtown Denver Leadership Program

University of the Rockies, a leading graduate school focused on social and behavioral studies, announced it will continue its partnership with the Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP). The University will sponsor the DDP as a gold sponsor in 2016. In addition, University of the Rockies is the title sponsor for the Downtown Denver Leadership Program, a well-respected, highly-selective course focused on urban issues, policies, and practices.

Each year, the Downtown Denver Leadership Program is assigned a project related to the downtown Denver area and participants are tasked with reporting a solution back to the organization. Through educational sessions, leadership strategy studies, and valuable networking opportunities with colleagues and panelists, the DDP is striving to create the Downtown Denver of the future.

“We are grateful for University of the Rockies and its continued investment in Downtown Denver through sponsorship of the Downtown Denver Partnership and our Downtown Denver Leadership Program,” says Jim Kirchheimer, DDP senior vice president of member experience. “Initiatives like the Downtown Denver Leadership Program can have a transformational impact on our city center, and we thank our community partners for supporting our success.”

“We are proud to continue our support of the Downtown Denver Partnership and the Leadership Program” said Dr. Dawn Iwamoto, president and CEO of University of the Rockies. “We are part of the downtown community and, as a university focused on social and behavioral sciences, getting involved in creating solutions that work for all members of the community is a top priority.”

 

About University of the Rockies

University of the Rockies is a leading graduate school of the social and behavioral sciences that offers programs for students seeking their PhD, PsyD, or Master of Arts degree. Based in Denver, Colo., the University provides students with the convenience of an online education. While working toward a degree from anywhere in the country, students enjoy access to industry professionals, research, and publishing opportunities. For more information, please visit www.rockies.edu/, www.twitter.com/URockies, www.facebook.com/UniversityoftheRockies, or call Marianne Perez, Media Relations Manager, at 866.621.0124 x11636.

 

About the Downtown Denver Partnership

The Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. is a non-profit business organization that creatively plans, manages, and develops Downtown Denver as the unique, diverse, vibrant, and economically healthy urban core of the Rocky Mountains region. For more information, visit www.downtowndenver.com.