Maddie DeWinter on field during lacrosse game

Class of 2017: Embracing collaboration

May 9, 2017

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

Class of 2017: A poet, an activist, a leader

May 9, 2017

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

Class of 2017: Jill of all trades

May 9, 2017

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

Class of 2017: Storytelling with computer science

May 9, 2017

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.

Danny Rankin

Class of 2017: Hacker, farmer, technologist, designer

May 9, 2017

Danny Rankin is a farmer, designer, artist, instructor, musician, hacker, coder, craftsman, husband, veteran and visionary. And this spring, he adds Master of Science to his credentials.

Monica Roward participates in the Green Stampede program

Class of 2017: Integrating sustainability

May 9, 2017

Though her childhood dreams of playing professional sports fell through, Monica Rowand has lent her academic expertise to campus programs that bridge the gaps between athletics and sustainable practices.

Nathan Moses (left) and Jake Hurwitz (right)

Class of 2017: Entrepreneurs revolutionize business education

May 8, 2017

When Jake Hurwitz and Nathan Moses met, neither predicted they’d wind up as business partners. The two have teamed up on Eyesight Collective, a video series aimed at helping student entrepreneurs gain business skills by learning from industry leaders.

William Buxton performs in theater production

Class of 2017: Finding a voice

May 8, 2017

When William Kristofer Buxton was younger, vocal nodules left him with "essentially no voice." After years of therapy, his voice returned, steering him toward a career in theater performance and speech, language and hearing sciences.

Patrita “Ime†Salazar wears a ceremonial “Los Ojos†wool blanket as she poses with her daughters, left to right, Kalee, Tachara and Cibonet.

Class of 2017: After three daughters graduate, mom finishes degree

May 5, 2017

By age 50, Patrita "Ime" Salazar had compiled an impressive list of personal and professional accomplishments. Now, after watching three of her daughters graduate from CU Boulder, it's finally her turn.

Graduating senior Jasmin Torres outside an MRI machine on campus, where she does neuroscience research.

Class of 2017: Mind of a philosopher, heart of an activist

May 5, 2017

If Jasmin Torres had a personal motto, it would be, "Sí, se puede." This Spanish phrase meaning, "Yes, you can," has defined the graduating senior’s life.

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