University of Denver's Mountain Campus provides students outside experiences

The University of Denver (DU) has a new campus located two hours northwest of Denver – the James C. Kennedy Mountain Campus opened last year with the help a $26 million gift from an alumnus James C. Kennedy.

The 724-acre campus is located next to the Roosevelt National Forest and has 25,000 square feet of existing housing, a dining hall, recreation center, an indoor/outdoor ropes course and access to public lands.

Nathan Page is the assistant director of outdoor programs and experiences for DU. He said the mountain campus was created to complement existing classes and clubs from their urban campus.

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