Students in Focus
A trip to South Africa last spring gave Aleela Taylor a new perspective on life and the inspiration she needed to chart her future, realizing her passion was to work in civil and human rights.
When Emma Wu stepped onto Folsom Field for commencement, she wore not one but three graduation tassels—white, orange and red—representing three distinct degrees in three different CU Boulder colleges.
Under extremely difficult circumstances, Phillip Lindsay used the same dedication, discipline and work ethic that fans saw him successfully implement on the football field to earn a degree at CU Boulder.
This October, a few months after his commissioning as an active duty field artillery officer on May 10, Eric Brown-Malone will report to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to continue his training at the U.S. Army Field Artillery School.
The School of Education's outstanding doctoral graduate and a PhD graduate in the Literacy Studies program, Mónica González Ybarra will begin her faculty career as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Texas, El Paso in the English department.
Read about just a few of the talented, motivated and innovative students who are graduating and starting on their next adventure. Congratulations, Buffs!
Buffs soccer standout Joss Orejel will be the first in her family to earn a college degree, the latest in a series of firsts for her. The first-born child of immigrants, she grew up doing what people around her suggested couldn't be done, including athletic pursuits.
Toby Bollig, graduating summa cum laude, overcame a traumatic brain injury in a 2016 car accident. He used that experience as a jumping-off point for one of his two honors theses, as well as in his leadership on campus and in his community beyond.
Accepting a certain piece of local lore as a personal challenge, mechanical engineering student Ross Fischer got outside of his comfort zone during his college career, traveling to Fairbanks, Alaska; Bangkok, Thailand; Kathmandu, Nepal; and soon, to Tanzania with the Peace Corps.
Cori Fagan has spent the better part of a decade balancing a full-time job, parenthood and school. This month marks a major milestone for her; she is graduating with a bachelor's degree in Classics.