º£½ÇÖ±²¥

CHHS Week 2024

Welcome to the inaugural CHHS Week, celebrating the individuals and community of º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Denver’s º£½ÇÖ±²¥ of Health and Human Sciences!

See below for individual event details.

Please RSVP by Aug. 28 as applicable!

Tuesday, Sept. 3

Lunch on the Lawn

11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |ÌýHistoric 9th Street Parkway

Join us for a kickoff to the semester with a gathering of a few hundred of your closest Roadrunner friends!Ìý

Enjoy food, fun, and a brief update from Dean Hope Szypulski on all the exciting things happening in CHHS this year.

Open to all º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Denver faculty, staff, alumni and students

Wednesday, Sept. 4

Open House

12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Stop by each of the 8 departments, Dean’s Office, and Health Institute to learn more about the people, programs, and possibilities that make up the º£½ÇÖ±²¥ of Health and Human Sciences! Food and swag at each location.

Open to all º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Denver faculty, staff, alumni, and students (current/prospective) and community members – no RSVP needed!

CHHS Dean’s Office – West Classroom 133

Gina and Frank Day Health Institute at º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Denver – 1027 9th Street

Criminal Justice and Criminology – Admin Building 310

Exercise and Sport Sciences – PE/Events Center 217

Health Professions – Central Classroom 220

Human Services and Counseling – West Classroom 236

Nursing – West Classroom 247

Nutrition – West Classroom 254

Social Work – Central Classroom 201

Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences – Central Classroom 120

Wednesday, Sept. 4

Interprofessional Simulation and Skills Lab Ribbon Cutting

4-6 p.m.

**Invite only event**

The Gina and Frank Day Health Institute at º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Denver's Interprofessional Simulation and Skills Laboratories will open to students in the fall 2024 semester.

Thursday, Sept. 5

CHHS Dean’s Address

Thursday, Sept. 5 | SpringHill Suites Ballroom

Breakfast 8:30 – 9:30
Dean’s Address 9:30 – 10:30
CHHS Diversity and Inclusivity Committee 11:15 – 12:15

Dean Hope Szypulski provides an in-depth overview of the current state of º£½ÇÖ±²¥ of Health and Human Sciences, the exciting things happening with the University’s Health Institute, and a look ahead to the 2024-25 academic year.

The Dean’s Address offers both virtual and in-person attendance options.

Join us for breakfast outside the SpringHill Suites ballroom starting at 8:30.

Dean’s Address open to all CHHS faculty, staff, alumni, and student employees

Following the address, CHHS faculty + staff are welcome to join the CHHS Diversity and Inclusion Committee to kick off the year with a working session, “Building Inclusivity in the º£½ÇÖ±²¥.” (in-person only).

Thursday, Sept. 5

Why I Keep Going: A conversation on Men’s Health with the Bachelorette’s Zac Clark

1-1:45 p.m. – light snacks/refreshments
2-3 p.m. – event
CAVEA Theater, JSSB 420

Tough it out. Man up. You’re fine. Not uncommon things to hear in male-dominated spaces

So what happens to men if they’re NOT fine?

The men’s health crisis is often a silent one, the nihilism and isolation reverberating far beyond the individual.

Join the The Bachelorette’s Zac Clark (now of Release Recovery), a representative fromÌý, and the Department of Health Professions in this candid conversation about men’s health and what º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Denver is doing to help address this subversive challenge.

Open to all º£½ÇÖ±²¥ Denver and community members.

Please RSVPÌýby Aug. 28thÌýif you can join us!

Friday Sept. 6

Faculty and Staff Awards

SpringHill Suites Ballroom

Happy Hour 3:30 – 4:30
Awards Ceremony 4:30 – 6:00

Join us to start off the 2024-25 academic year on a high note with a star-studded celebration of your fellow CHHS faculty and staff!

It all kicks off with a happy hour at 3:30 before the award ceremony at 4:30.

Open to all CHHS faculty, staff, and student employees.