Community Commons Grand Opening

by Office of Student Engagement

Hallmark/Tradition

Wed, Oct 6, 2021

9 AM – 9 PM MDT (GMT-6)

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Join us as we celebrate connection and community in one of DU's newest on-campus spaces, built for organic encounters with students, faculty, and staff! An event filled with games, crafts, and major attractions, there will be something for everyone and we'll see the Community Commons and the possibilities within the space truly come to life!

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Past Events

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Community Commons - Richard C. Saunders Canyon
Interactive Chalk Wall

Respond to a question on the interactive chalk-wall outside of the Grand Forum.

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Community Commons
Duck Hunt

Find a DU Duck and trade in the card attached at the Community Commons Welcome Desk for an additional prize!

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Community Commons Suite (3201)
Suite Open House: Veteran's Lounge

A space for our students who have and continue to serve.

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Community Commons Gold Suite (3100)
Suite Open House: Gold Suite

Meet the teams of the Gold Suite: International Education, Academic Advising, SOS

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Community Commons Admin Suite (3000)
Suite Open House: Admin Suite

Meet the teams of the Admin Suite: 4D Experience, Inclusion & Equity Education, SRR, ODEI, Student Affairs & Inclusive Excellence

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Community Commons Student Engagement Suite (3200)
Suite Open House: Student Engagement Suite

Meet the teams of the Student Engagement Suite: Student Engagement, New Student & Family Programs, get tickets for the Saturday Hockey Game and a Homecoming T-Shirt!

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Community Commons Green Suite (1100)
Suite Open House: Green Suite

Meet the teams of the Green Suite: DU Sustainability, CCESL

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Community Commons Grand Suite (1200)
Suite Open House: Grand Suite

Meet the teams of the Grand Suite: Cultural Center, Access & Transitions, Health Promotion & more

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Community Commons Canyon
Caricatures

Get a caricature sketched by the Speed Sketchers

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Private Location (register to display)
Alpha-Art

Using your creativity and photos of things that look like letters you can create a masterpiece with your name or a friend's name!

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Community Commons Faculty Lounge
Faculty Last Lecture: Sarah S. Hurtado - DU-ing Our Part to End Campus Sexual Violence

If this was your last day at DU, would you be able to say you've done everything you can to make DU a safer and more equitable campus? Through her personal experiences and her research, Dr. Hurtado will help us all think about what we can and should be doing as DU constituents to eliminate sexual violence.

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Community Commons 2700
Stuff-a-Plush

Make your own stuffed-animal to bring home with you

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Community Commons 2600
Escape Room

Play with a team to find clues that will help you escape the room before time runs out! (30min games)

  • 3:00pm-3:30pm
  • 3:45pm-4:15pm
  • 4:30pm-5:00pm
  • 5:15pm-5:45pm
  • 6:00pm-6:30pm
  • 6:45pm-7:15pm
  • 7:30pm-8:00pm
  • 8:15pm-8:45pm
Wed, Oct 06, 2021
3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Community Commons 4th Story WEST
Mini Canvas Painting

Paint a Mini-Canvas of a mountain scene

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Community Commons Richard C. Saunders Canyon
Wire Writing

Have your name bent in wire by Doug, the Wire Writer

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Community Commons 4th Story (East)
Classic Trivia

Test your trivia knowledge! 4 rounds, winners will get a DU Prize Pack

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Community Commons Undergraduate Student Lounge
Zen Zone

Relax in a massage chair, or align your spine in an infinity rocker

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Community Commons Grand Forum
Laser Tag

Play Laser Tag in the Grand Forum

  • 4:00pm-4:10pm
  • 4:15pm - 4:25pm
  • 4:30pm - 4:40pm
  • 4:45pm - 4:55pm
  • 5:00pm - 5:10pm
  • 5:15pm - 5:25pm
  • 5:30pm - 5:40pm
  • 5:45pm - 5:55pm
  • 6:00pm - 6:10pm
  • 6:15pm - 6:25pm
  • 6:30pm - 6:40pm
  • 6:45pm - 6:55pm
  • 7:15pm - 7:25pm
  • 7:00pm - 7:10pm
  • 7:30pm - 7:40pm
  • 7:45pm - 7:55pm
  • 8:00pm - 8:10pm
  • 8:15pm - 8:25pm
  • 8:30pm - 8:40pm
  • 8:45pm - 8:55pm
Wed, Oct 06, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Community Commons Faculty Lounge
Faculty Last Lecture: Rebecca Aviel - Keeping Faith With the Constitution in Times of Crisis

Our constitutional democracy appears to be fraying at the seams, with the very idea of free, fair, and binding elections under escalating threat. How do we continue to keep faith in the Constitution as a framework worthy of our investment? By understanding that struggle over power and meaning is at the heart of our constitutional tradition, and by seeing the continuity between our current challenges and what has gone before.

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Community Commons 4th Story (East)
Throwback Trivia

Test your throwback trivia from the 70s, 80s and 90s! 4 rounds, winners will get a DU Prize Pack

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Community Commons Forum Patio
Sundaes on Wednesday

Join us for the 3rd annual Student Engagement Homecoming Tradition of "Sundaes on Wednesday"

Wed, Oct 06, 2021
6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Community Commons 4th Story Overlook
Sunset Set - DJ & Dancing

A rooftop DJ set to end the evening

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Co-hosted with: Student Affairs & Inclusive Excellence, DU Programming Board, Undergraduate Student Government, Cultural Center, Career & Professional Development, 4D Experience, Office Of The Chancellor, DU Bookstore, Sturm College of Law – Student Affairs, Morgridge College of Education, Graduate Student Government, Community Commons

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