Students in Focus
With a dual degree in communication and sociology, Zoe Fleming is adept at analyzing and explaining why complex issues exist, in an effort to solve them. Fleming is CMCI's December 2021 William W. White Outstanding Graduate, awarded to the student with the highest GPA in the college.
Leah Rivera is the rare recipient of two awards bestowed by the College of Engineering and Applied Science: the Community Impact Award and the Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award.
Antonio Vigil, who is earning a degree in physics, has been named the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 outstanding graduate for fall 2021.
COVID-19 will be top of mind for Laura-Elena Porras-Holguin when she graduates. The virus deeply impacted her family聽but also motivated her to finish her senior thesis and solidified her desire to pursue a master鈥檚 degree in public health.
The College of Music鈥檚 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award goes to Ariel Flach, dual music education and flute performance major. Flach personifies the college鈥檚 vision of the 鈥渦niversal musician,鈥澛爀mphasizing students鈥 preparedness for flexible careers.
For Lianne Brito, "resiliency" is her personal watchword. Overcoming obstacles has been a way of life, from growing up in Cuba to her journey as a doctoral candidate in geotechnical earthquake engineering.
Kristen Sim started the Teacher Leadership program thinking she might get a master鈥檚 degree over time. Fast forward one year, one pandemic, six self-paced online courses, three capstones and a network of new colleagues, and Sim is now the program's first graduate.
Jenna Whiteplume is the first 精品SM在线影片 student benefitting from the Colorado American Indian Tribes In-state Tuition law. Colorado passed Senate Bill 29 earlier this year, granting in-state tuition to members of American Indian tribes with historical ties to Colorado.
Journalism student Lauren Irwin and alumna Tayler Shaw discuss News Engagement Day, a day that encourages news engagement while also promoting an understanding of the principles of journalism.
In September, engineering students traveled to the desert outside of Las Vegas to put their design for a boring machine, part mole and part robot, to the test.