Students in Focus

  • ATLAS doctoral student Lila Finch with Luminous Science project
    <p>In the lobby of the ATLAS center, a nine-foot illuminated tree sculpture created by PhD student Lila Finch uses colored LEDs to demonstrate the health of a hydroponic garden growing one floor above.</p>
  • Ozell Williams at Folsom Field
    Ozell Williams may be walking at this spring’s graduation ceremony, but he tumbled his way there. Now he hopes to leave behind a legacy at CU that will inspire future students and athletes.
  • Chidobe Awuzie on the football field
    When Chidobe Awuzie arrived at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· in 2013, he had a goal and a dream: to earn a college degree and the chance to play in the National Football League (NFL).
  • Graduation cap: I did it
    Graduating ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· students share some of their favorite moments from their time on campus.
  • Adriana Alvarez in classroom
    As a child immigrant and bilingual student, Adriana Alvarez says she often felt isolated in school. Now graduating with a PhD, the former school teacher continues to promote biliteracy and challenge the injustices faced by emerging bilingual students.
  • Kaylee Ortega
    Kaylee Ortega credits a host of student groups, scholarships and support services with giving her the tools she needed to fulfill her academic dreams of pursuing public policy work to level the healthcare playing field for underrepresented communities.
  • Maddie DeWinter on field during lacrosse game
    Maddie DeWinter's time at CU has taught her a lot about teamwork and collaboration. "I've learned . . . you don't have to be in the spotlight to be part of that success. It's a lesson I will take with me long after I'm done playing lacrosse."
  • Toluwanimi Oliwole
    Toluwanimi Obiwole, an ethnic studies major and Denver’s first-ever Youth Poet Laureate, shares her future plans of graduate school, slam poetry readings and driving social change.
  • Nadya Hill plays Adele in Die Fledermaus
    Nadya Hill is a vocalist, violinist, visual artist and full-stack Javascript web developer. As her time in Boulder draws to a close, Hill hopes to put her many skills to use wherever her path leads her next.
  • Meridith Richter
    Meridith Richter’s journey from creative writing, to computer science, to the ATLAS Institute’s Technology, Arts and Media (TAM) program was one of self-discovery.
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