Students in Focus
- One can often find Mara Riley at the College of Music practicing not just one but two instruments. Originally accepted at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder for flute performance, Riley added voice performance to her studies and will graduate with degrees in both fields.
- The move from competitive ice skating to studying information science may seem like a leap, but graduating senior Joy Weinberg says the two share key elements: precision, drive and creativity.
- Every semester, the College of Engineering and Applied Science recognizes exemplary students who have excelled in academics, research, service and international engagement during their college careers. Read their stories.
- Alana Horwitz, the College of Arts and Science's fall 2020 outstanding graduate, says she has her late father to thank for her success.
- Autumn Tyler traveled 4,395 miles and took over a thousand photographs of Black LGBTQ+ artists for an exhibit. Now earning her PhD in media studies, Tyler writes the experience taught her that to move forward and grow, sometimes you must return to your roots.
- Adam Forreider had been working toward a career in business when he began to doubt it was the right path for him. He changed his major to geology and transferred to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder.
- College students across ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ are building science experiments that will travel into the stratosphere—and they are doing all the work at home.
- Back in March, Teagan Browne’s phone rang from an unknown number. The call was to inform her she was a finalist for the prestigious Department of Defense SMART Scholarship. She gets her college costs covered and a job commitment upon graduation.
- Jaret Anderson, a senior studying aerospace engineering, developed an interest in studying software engineering after adapting to online courses during the school year.
- After graduating in May, Gabriella Abello spent the summer weighing all her options from graduate school to finding a job and more. Though creating a lot of uncertainty, the pandemic has also given many people time to reflect on what they really want.