MURP Program Preview Day
Dear newly admitted students,
We invite you to attend the MURP Program Preview Day to learn more about our program and visit our unique location in Downtown Denver. Meet faculty, students, and alumni, learn more about our curriculum, tour our facilities and Downtown Denver, and get all your questions about living, learning, and planning in Denver answered!
This year's MURP Program Preview Day will take place March 21, 2025 in the College of Architecture and Planning in the CU Denver Building at 1250 14th Street in Downtown Denver. Please read below for information on the agenda.
There will also be optional morning activities from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. These include sitting in on a class, visiting a planning firm near campus, and meeting with our faculty.
After the event, we will post a PDF copy of the presentations and a recording of the morning portion of the event.
Friday, March 21
Optional Morning Activities:
Register to Attend the Optional Morning Activities
9:00 - 9:30: Check-in with Coffee & Pastries for optional events
9:00 - 12:00: Optional Events
- 9:00 - 10:45 a.m.: Lower Downtown Urban Design History Walking Tour. Take a walking tour of downtown Denver with Professor Ken Schroeppel. The tour starts at the CU Denver building, 1250 14th St.
- 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.: Visit City and County of Denver, Community Planning and Development (CPD)/Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), 201 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202. Note that this is 0.7 miles from campus.
- 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.: Visit Downtown Denver Partnership (DDP),1515 Arapahoe St #100, Denver, CO 80202. Note that this is 0.3 miles from campus.
- 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Meet with Planning Professors from different topical areas (Transportation, Housing, Environment), CU Denver Building, 3rd floor Research Center, “The DEN.”
Main Event
12 - 12:30 p.m.: Arrival and check-in, pick-up lunch box
12:30 - 1 p.m.: Student and Faculty introductions over lunch
1 - 2 p.m.: Program Preview Presentation: MURP faculty and college staff
2 - 2:15 p.m.: Break
2:15 - 3:15 p.m.: Q&A with MURP Alumni and other practicing planners in local government and private planning firms
- Corinne Anderson, Data Visualization and Water Education Coordinator, Colorado Water Conservation Board
- Susan Wood, Planning Project Manager, Regional Transportation District (RTD)
- Jonathan Wachtel, Deputy Director, Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR)
- Max Lubarsky Director of Housing Development, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
- Mary Coddington, Program Manager, Cappelli Consulting
3:15 - 4:15 p.m.: Visit to 5th floor Planning Studio to meet with current students about the program and life in Denver
4:15 – 4:30 p.m.: Walk to happy hour with faculty and students
4:30 – 6 p.m.: Faculty & Student Reception
The MURP Program Preview Day will be held at the CU Denver Building at 1250 14th Street, located on 14th Street between Larimer and Lawrence streets in Downtown Denver.
Our building is located two blocks from the 16th Street Mall, which features the free MallRide shuttle that stops at every block allowing passengers to hop on, hop off at their convenience. The 16th Street Mall connects Civic Center Station, the Downtown Light Rail Loop, and Denver Union Station—making it easy to access and move around Downtown without a car.
We encourage you to walk, bike, scooter, or e-bike (via Lyft or Lime), car-share, ride-share, take public transit to Preview Day. If that won’t work for you, there are a few surface parking lots and garages nearby, both downtown and on campus. Utilizing metered street parking is not a viable option as the downtown parking meters have a two-hour limit.
Preview Day 2023
Watch the video below to see part of the MURP Program Preview Day from March 2022.