BOLD Newsletter and News

Image left to right: Brittany Nez, Reign Pagaran, Jadon Shortman, Alexa Martinez, Kaylan Madrid, Annalise Hildebrand and Evie Clarke.
Flying Before Walking: The CU Trailblazers

Oct. 27, 2022

The CU Trailblazers are Native students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science who, over the course of nine months, built and launched an eight-foot high-powered rocket for the First Nations Launch competition. They bonded over the project and the intertribal community they fostered as they became rocketry experts.

Joelle Westcott
Q&A with Joelle Westcott: Celebrating ethical connections

May 2, 2022

Graduating senior and BOLD Scholar Joelle Westcott (CivEngr'22) has been recognized by the College of Engineering with a Global Engagement Award and a Research Award for her engineering photography and research projects.

Jacqueline Rodriguez Mora
Q&A with Jacqueline Rodriguez Mora: An advocate for inclusion

May 2, 2022

Graduating senior and BOLD scholar Jacqueline Rodriguez Mora (ChemBioEngr'22) has been recognized by the College of Engineering with the Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Award for her peer mentorship involvement with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and support of International Women's Day in 2021.

Ahmed Ashmaig
Q&A with Ahmed Ashmaig: NSBE chapter president and Ripple Award winner

April 29, 2022

A Q&A with Ahmed Ashmaig (MechEngr'23) who has been recognized as someone who seeks to enhance cross-cultural awareness and a greater appreciation for diversity, going above and beyond in advocating for and facilitating cultural programming and having an impact far beyond the original source.