Jesus Banuelos Rivera

  • Sustainable Planning and Design
  • PLC 2016
Inspired By:

My father and his work ethic.

Quote to live by:

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson


Lower Division ALE: PLC Student Staff

Upper Division ALE:

Internships: Urban Land Conservancy Real Estate Intern, O'Bryan Partnership Architects Architectural Intern, PEH Architects Architectural Intern, Thomas Burnett Land Surveying Surveying Technician, Disability Services Program Assistant, & CU Boulder Facilities Management CAD, GIS, and Document Management Technician

Study Abroad: Global Panama 2018, Colombia: The Medellin Practicum (2019), & Global Colombia 2020

Research Positions: Comunidad Post Disaster Recovery in Puerto Rico Research Assistant, Institutional Cultures of Ethics in Universities and Engineering for Development Research Assistant, & Dissent By Design Research Assistant

Campus Organization Positions: Boettcher Scholar Alumni Board Student Representative; American Institute of Architects Freshman Representative, Director of Freedom by Design, and Junior Representative. PLC Student Staff Social Media Coordinator, 1st Year CA, Multi CA, and Global CA; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Student Licensing Advisor; Boulder Jr. Panthers Head Coach 7th/8th Boys; Boettcher Scholar Service Board; CU Boulder Triathlon Team; Designers Without Boundaries; & American Planning Association of Students.