General Law School Information

Smoking is not allowed anywhere on the campus of the University of Denver. State regulation strictly prohibits smoking on the East and South elevations due to the proximity to the Ricks School. Smoking is permitted just off campus at the corner of E. Asbury Ave. and S. York St.

In accordance with federal law, the College of Law maintains policies and procedures designed to preserve the confidentiality of a student’s academic record. Please visit the University of Denver’s Privacy of Educational Records and Access to Information page for additional information.

The purpose of the Academic Achievement Program at the University of Denver College of Law is to provide assistance to students to enable them to master those legal study skills necessary for success in law school, on the bar exam, and in legal practice. The Academic Achievement Program offers a range of programs for students prior to law school, for students at all levels of law school, and for graduating students preparing to take a bar examination.

Your Pioneer ID card is your official identification while at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. The Pioneer card serves as a means of access to the building, use of Flex Debit Account, Coors Fitness Center, sporting events, Law Library, Penrose Library, vending machines and many others.

The Pioneer ID office is located on the lower level of the Driscoll University Center. In order to obtain your ID card, you must be registered, be within 30 days of the start of your enrolled semester, and provide a picture ID such as a driver’s license or passport. Students are advised to call 303.871.4545 before traveling to that office or visit www.du.edu/pioneercard for an informational video and FAQs.

All students enrolled at Sturm College of Law are assigned an email account. Wireless access is also governed through those email credentials. Students are expected to use their law school account, especially when enrolled in classes or clinics that involve client confidentiality. Email is used to send official information to students. Students should check their accounts on a daily basis. There are instructions for adding student email to phones and other devices on the Technology webpage. Account passwords or MyDU credentials should not be shared. Students are here to learn to be professionals, and account integrity is important in the legal profession. The University of Denver’s Acceptable Use Policy is here. Guest accounts are available from the library or from the helpdesk should students need access for guests.

Lockers are available for rental from the Office of Student Affairs and are obtained by paying a $20.00 fee that is used for student programming. Students are not required to obtain a locker. The Sturm College of Law will provide the locks for each locker. Lockers are the property of the Sturm College of Law.

All lockers must be cleaned out at the end of the Spring Semester. If you would like to keep your locker until the end of Summer Semester, you must inform the Student Affairs Office. During the Summer, any items left in lockers will be discarded.

The Office of Student Affairs is allowed access to any locker after giving notification to the student whose locker they will be entering.

Materials placed in lockers must comply with University of Denver and Sturm College of Law policies.

For all faculty, staff, and students; revised July 2016

All-Student Emails:

• All-student emails refers to emails sent to the “Law-All Students” distribution group.
• No SCOL Student Organization or administrative department shall send emails to the “Law-All Students” distribution group, with the following exceptions:
  • Office of the Dean
  • Office of the Registrar for announcements concerning registration, exam information, and commencement.
  • Office of Career Development and Opportunities for a weekly bulletin (job opportunities and 3rd-party programs) and large programs (OCI, PALS, etc.)
  • Externship Office for a periodic newsletter and special externship opportunities.
  • Office of Student Financial Management for crucial financial aid/scholarship information and deadlines.
  • Office of Student Affairs
     

Events Management System:

All events and announcements can be uploaded in the Events Management System.

Events:

• Create an event submission for anything that has a specific date, time, and location such as Hoffman Cup, Barrister’s Ball, or the PILG Auction.
• Submit event information via the web here.
• With an event submission, the system provides an option to create a flyer. You can either use one of the system’s template flyers OR create and upload your own flyer. Uploaded flyers must be uploaded as a PDF or picture file, in landscape format (rather than portrait), and 792 × 612 pixels.
• All event submissions will enter into an approval queue for the Office of Student Affairs. Immediately after it is approved by a Student Affairs Office staff member it will be visible on the SCOL events calendar and the touch screens and TV monitors throughout the building. The event will be seen in the weekly and daily e-mail only during the week/day of the event.
   

Announcements:

• Create an announcement for anything that has an open-ended timeframe or something you want to alert the community about in advance such as Registering for Hoffman Cup, Buying Barrister’s Ball tickets, or how to donate items to the PILG Auction.
• Submit announcements via the web here
• With an announcement submission you must create a flyer. Just as with an event submission, you can either use one of the system’s template flyers OR create and upload your own flyer. Uploaded flyers must be uploaded as a PDF or picture file, in landscape format (rather than portrait), and 792 × 612 pixels.
• Announcements may run for up to two weeks at a time.
• All announcement submissions enter into an approval queue for the Office of Student Affairs. Immediately after it is approved by a Student Affairs Office staff member it will be visible on the SCOL current students’ page, and the touch screens and TV monitors throughout the building. The announcement will be seen in the weekly and daily e-mail only during the period for which you specify the announcement to run.
   

Student Organization Communication:

• Student Organizations must use an opt-in system to send an email to their members or students interested in attending their events.
• Student Organizations may choose to work with the Educational Technology Department to set up a student organization TWEN page, distribution group, or listserve. Student Organizations may also choose to create a specific email account outside of the University of Denver.
• Per the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, Student Organizations must honor a recipient’s opt-out request within 10 business days. Once a recipient has requested to be removed from an email group, the Student Organization cannot sell or transfer email addresses, even in the form of a mailing list.
• Student Organizations may request that the Office of Student Affairs send out class-specific emails (for example, to all 1L’s or to all 3L’s).

Sturm College of Law Advertising Policy

Effective August 14, 2023

Planning, advertising, and hosting events at the Sturm College of Law are critical parts of community building and information sharing among our students, groups, administrative departments, individuals, and organizations. Advertising as discussed in this policy includes physical posters and fliers, signage on the digital monitors within the building, notifications in the weekly email newsletter, and postings made to the University’s official social media platforms. The University of Denver and Sturm College of Law administration reserve the right to suggest and/or require revisions to advertising that does not comply with the following on-campus posting and advertising rules and policies:

• All advertising must comply with University of Denver and Sturm College of Law policies, including but not limited to, Equal Opportunity and Title IX policies, the University of Denver and Sturm College of Law Honor Codes, and the University of Denver Alcohol Policy.
• Advertising may not be inflammatory or offensive.
• Advertising may not feature demeaning, sexual, or discriminatory portrayals of individuals or groups, and advertising may not advertise drugs or pornographic material.
• Advertising should be consistent with the University’s philosophy of discouraging the excessive use of alcohol. Happy hours, drink specials, and other discounted drinking opportunities must not be promoted.
• All advertising must include:
  • An accurate description of the event or announcement.
  • Location, date, and time of the event, or relevant deadlines.
  • A list of all speakers or guest organizations invited to the event.
  • A list of any DU organization(s) sponsoring the event or announcement.
  • A list of all external sponsors, including national organizations. Sponsors include any external groups whose names will be listed in association with the event and any external groups providing resources or financial support for the event, including publicity.
  • This statement must be included in all advertising: “The use of University of Denver resources or facilities for this event does not constitute an endorsement by the University or the Sturm College of Law of the views of the organizers or speaker(s).”
• All advertising must be approved by Student Affairs (Suite 115), and any physical advertising such as posters, notices, or fliers must be stamped prior to being hung. Any physical advertising hung without approval or in a non-designated space will be removed, and the organization or individual on whose behalf the advertising was posted will be prohibited from posting any physical advertisements for the next 30 days or until the next event, whichever is longer.
• Physical advertisements may be posted in the following designated areas only: on the bulletin boards located inside the classrooms and outside the 1st floor elevators, or on easels on the first or second floors of the building. Two advertisements per designated area are allowed, and no more than 25 total physical advertisements may be posted throughout the building. Physical advertisements should be no larger than 11” x 17” unless placed on an easel on the first or second floors. Physical advertisements should never be taped to any surface including, but not limited to, walls, windows, doors, inside the elevators, bathroom mirrors, bathroom stalls, and cement pillars.
• No one may scatter or place physical advertisements such as posters, notices, or fliers on tables, floors, in bathrooms, classrooms, seminar or study rooms, or other furniture or rooms in the Ricketson Law Building.
• Fliers or other advertisements may not be stuffed into Sturm College of Law lockers.
• Housing/For Sale notices will only be allowed on the designated bulletin board on the 1st floor by the elevator. One notice per student will be approved by the Office of Student Affairs for posting on this board.

The Lost & Found is located in the Office of Student Affairs, Suite 115. If an item is found after hours it may be turned in to the Circulation Desk in the Library.

The University of Denver’s Statement of Policy and Principles on Freedom of Expression can be found here.

The Student Handbook inevitably will undergo revision from time to time. We will make every effort to ensure the online Student Handbook is up to date. The Student Handbook does not represent an irrevocable contract between the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and the students who attend. The faculty retain the right at all times to change the policies articulated herein and to implement changes immediately and retroactively.