What's Happening

2024

Student Life Awards

2024 Student Life Awards

Each year, the Division of Student Life honors the outstanding achievements of our students in areas across the entire campus.

Date: April 1, 2024

2023

Recipients of the 1831 Senior Leadership Award

Student Life Awards

2023 Student Life Awards honor students across campus

Each year, the Division of Student Life honors the outstanding achievements of our students in areas across the entire campus.

Date: February 28, 2023

Spotlights

Five tips to get the most out of your college experience

Three semesters in, Caroline Cavalier ’26 has added a major, traveled twice for academics, and tested a career path through an internship.

Hilltoppers at the Punxsutawney groundhog fest

Hilltoppers ‘savor every second’ in national spotlight

The trip to Punxsutawney's annual groundhog fest was decades in the making for Denison's a cappella group. And it was something to behold.

‘A space for everyone’ opens in Huffman Hall

With a wealth of student inspiration, a new hub for clubs brings campus organizations together.

First-year students make connections before classes begin

Pre-Os — three-day outings built around jam-packed itineraries — give new Denison students a head start.

Hundreds of Denison students, faculty, and staff join in the MLK Celebration march.

‘It gives us the energy to continue his legacy’

During a celebration of MLK’s lasting impact, students, faculty, and staff joined together for a march and a chance to break bread.

24 hours of improv and 4 years with a new ‘family’

This 24-hour improv show is an extreme bonding experience, a great way to get close to your friends, and a big opportunity to work toward a common goal

Heaven Wade '21 outside Ebaugh Laboratories

Organic Matters

Heaven Wade ‘21 always knew she wanted to go into the medical field to help people — but she is “not a fan of blood,” so she focused on research.

Multiple Realities

Quantum enthusiast Rahul Shrestha ’21 is many things at once: student, teacher, researcher, yearbook editor & designer, and international student.

An Outside the Box Business

Thinking about boxes helped Dana Randall ‘21 step outside of hers.

Where We Go

Social justice leadership

Denison’s Black Student Union is one of the oldest and most influential clubs on campus. Chief Minister Heaven Wade ’21 shares her insights.

Lax for Life

A hair-razing event unites a team behind a great cause.

DU Votes

Denison students canvas the campus to register voters and get out the vote.

How We Learn

Make Your Mark

First-year students develop leadership skills to implement their personal goals throughout four years of college.

Finding her edge

Taking a stab at fencing proved to Gabriella Longo '23 that she could go the distance.

First Year students and Aug-O leaders play socially distant games at the Sizzle

How We Live

Students Connect and Have Fun at Week of Welcome

Students created opportunities to build community while maintaining social distancing at the Week of Welcome

What's Happening

Student Life Awards

Three Denison professors awarded tenure in 2024

Inside-the-beltway internship yields great experiences

Denison’s Liv Gjestvang recognized as technology leader

What's Happening

2024

2023

Spotlights

Five tips to get the most out of your college experience

Hilltoppers ‘savor every second’ in national spotlight

‘A space for everyone’ opens in Huffman Hall

First-year students make connections before classes begin

‘It gives us the energy to continue his legacy’

24 hours of improv and 4 years with a new ‘family’

Organic Matters

Multiple Realities

An Outside the Box Business

Social justice leadership

Lax for Life

DU Votes

Make Your Mark

Finding her edge

Students Connect and Have Fun at Week of Welcome

What's Happening

2024 Student Life Awards

Denison sponsors invasive pear tree bounty program

A three-day immersion leads to learning