Students in Focus
- This summer, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· junior Lauren Gray is biking coast to coast, a journey of about 4,500 miles, for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults.
- About 100 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· students are undocumented immigrants with federal DACA status. They're doing amazing things. But planning for the future isn't easy.
- Snowboarder Arielle Gold won a medal at the Olympics in February. This summer, you might see her around campus.
- As part of her studies, Joy Barber focused on the roots of the racialized stereotyped criminal as presented in TV news. As a journalist, she plans to represent minorities in the positive light they deserve.
- Nick Monteleone's service, professionalism and academic efforts throughout college earned him the Colorado Engineering Council's silver medal, one of the most prestigious awards offered to CU Engineering graduates.
- 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 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· 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 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·.
- 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.