This fall I was driving down Broadway past the UMC when my 4-year-old daughter announced from the backseat she was not going to college. I almost drove through the red light. Not go to college?
I wanted to tell her what I told prospective students and their families at a CU recruiting event in Scottsdale, Ariz., a few weeks earlier. It is one of the few schools in the world where you run alongside a Nobel Prize winner on the Rec Center track, control satellites in space and view ancient Roman art at the CU Art Museum [see pages 26-30].
In Scottsdale the students’ excitement for the university filled the room, especially as alums shared their CU stories. When it ended, one alum said, “I cannot help but be a bit jealous of them. They have their whole lives in front of them.”
Which brings me back to my daughter who loves Friday night Buff football rallies, Macky concerts and visiting my office but has no idea how incredible the campus academic environment is. Someday she’ll be as excited as the students in Scottsdale. And I’ll be the one feeling envious of the new adventure she will pursue.
Wishing you and your family health and happiness during this holiday season.
Tori Peglar (MJour’00)
