$14M GIFT TO DU WILL FUND PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE
Doug and Mary Scrivner this week gave the University of Denver $14 million to support public policy teaching, research and scholarship, and, in return, the Scrivner Institute of Public Policy was named in the couple’s honor.
The Scrivners’ gift is especially significant as the university prepares for a public launch of a major campaign that will bring its vision for the future of higher education into reality, Chancellor Rebecca Chopp said.
Doug Scrivner, a graduate of the DU law school, has served on the university’s Board of Trustees and led the board from 2014 to 2018. During his tenure as board chairman, he worked closely with Chopp to pursue and begin implementing the university’s strategic plan.
The Scrivners’ $14 million gift is part of an overall $16.2 million commitment that also includes $1 million to support programs and initiatives that advance that university’s mission.
West 72nd Avenue to close for three months west of Indiana Street.
RVADA» Residents of
A northwest Arvada: Get ready for a threemonth closure of West 72nd Avenue west of Indiana Street, starting Monday morning.
The road will undergo a full bridge replacement over Croke Canal. The new bridge, a box culvert, will be able to accommodate additional travel lanes in the future. Motorists are asked to use 80th Avenue and Quaker Street as a detour through the end of the year.
A complete road closure initially was not planned as part of the project. But because of conflicts with utilities and the adjacent irrigation canal, a modification to the original bridge design was required. Updated information will be provided via message boards along the corridor, and via the project website.
On Tuesday, a section of West 72nd Avenue east of Indiana will close for four days so that the road can be brought to final roadway grade, which is approximately 3 feet above the existing pavement. The road work is part of a $7 million effort to improve the intersection of West 72nd Avenue and Indiana Street.
The work is expected to wrap up next summer. tained a Widefield High School student for investigation of allegedly planning an attack on the school, authorities say.
The unidentified student was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of allegedly inciting destruction of life and property, according to the sheriff’s office.
At least one witness told a school resource officer at Widefield High School that a student was planning a threat to the school, the sheriff’s office said.
“We feel there is no longer a valid threat to Widefield High School,” a sheriff’s news release said. “We would like to thank Widefield High School and the School District 3 Administration for their support and assistance in this investigation.”
Officials from the sheriff’s office “strongly encourage parents to have a conversation with their children about the seriousness of charges they could be facing should they make a threat toward students, faculty or school,”