Alumni in Focus
At a recognition ceremony on May 8 for civil, environmental and architectural undergraduate engineering students, alumnus Marco Campos surprised the crowd by offering to pay off a graduating senior鈥檚 remaining student debt, helping transform the ceremony into a genuine celebration of generosity and hope.
What happens when a freshly minted film studies graduate heads out into the world with no particular plan? Read how Arts and Sciences alumnus Patrick Hoffman went from taxi driver to private investigator to successful author.
Bart Carpenter was named a Distinguished Alumni Mentor of the Year by the College of Engineering and Applied Science for his dedicated mentorship of first-year student Sam Wiesenauer. A longtime advisory board member and mentor, Carpenter shares decades of industry insight to help students navigate careers in energy and engineering.
Olympian and CU Boulder alumna Emma Coburn will deliver the Class of 2025 commencement address, sharing her Buffs pride, resilience and inspiration with graduates.
In 2009, Erin Macdonald was a math and astrophysics major at CU Boulder. Since then, she has successfully transformed herself from scientist to educator to storyteller, sailing with the Star Trek enterprise.
The ROTC cadet and physics major turned naval aviator turned admiral was appointed commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in early 2024.
CU Boulder alumna Julie Chavez reflects on her new memoir, which chronicles her journey through a mental health crisis to finding a new motto: "Be adequate."
Robert Wilson, a doctoral graduate from the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, embarked on a 45-day simulated mission to Mars.
CU Boulder alumnus and experienced caver Dave Steinmann discovered a new species of pseudoscorpion in Mallory Cave. The critter is now known by a moniker honoring its hometown of Boulder.
In her new novel 鈥淭he Naturalist Society,鈥 CU Boulder alumna Carrie Vaughn offers a fresh take on historical fantasy.