/today/ en /today/2025/06/03/cu-boulder-alum-surprises-student-debt-payoff-grad-ceremony <span>CU Boulder alum surprises student with debt payoff at grad ceremony</span> <span><span>Megan Maneval</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-06-03T13:41:14-06:00" title="Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 13:41">Tue, 06/03/2025 - 13:41</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-06/Marco%20Campos%20graduation.jpg?h=8ee69c38&amp;itok=t1gS9Ngu" width="1200" height="800" alt="Department chair Karl Linden and alumnus Marco Campos with graduates in the background"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <span>College of Engineering and Applied Science</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>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’s remaining student debt, helping transform the ceremony into a genuine celebration of generosity and hope.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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’s remaining student debt, helping transform the ceremony into a genuine celebration of generosity and hope.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/cu-boulder-alum-surprises-student-debt-payoff-grad-ceremony`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:41:14 +0000 Megan Maneval 54789 at /today /today/2025/05/27/alum-thinks-about-crime-write-way <span>Alum thinks about crime the 'write' way</span> <span><span>Megan Maneval</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-27T12:08:33-06:00" title="Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 12:08">Tue, 05/27/2025 - 12:08</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-05/Patrick%20Hoffman%20tnail.jpg?h=586f45b1&amp;itok=agnT_uNz" width="1200" height="800" alt="Patrick Hoffman"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <span>Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>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.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2025/05/20/alum-thinks-about-crime-write-way`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 27 May 2025 18:08:33 +0000 Megan Maneval 54761 at /today /today/2025/05/21/alumnus-bart-carpenter-receives-recognition-mentorship <span>Alumnus Bart Carpenter receives recognition for mentorship</span> <span><span>Megan Maneval</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-21T10:43:56-06:00" title="Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 10:43">Wed, 05/21/2025 - 10:43</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-05/BartCarpenter.jpg?h=1d78fee4&amp;itok=gLPIpt-a" width="1200" height="800" alt="Bart Carpenter"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <span>College of Engineering and Applied Science</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>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.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/chbe/distinguished-alumni-mentor-year-award-bart-carpenter`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 21 May 2025 16:43:56 +0000 Megan Maneval 54736 at /today /today/2025/04/28/learn-more-about-commencement-speaker-emma-coburn <span>Learn more about commencement speaker Emma Coburn</span> <span><span>Megan Maneval</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-28T08:47:27-06:00" title="Monday, April 28, 2025 - 08:47">Mon, 04/28/2025 - 08:47</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/emma-coburn-wins-the-womens-3000-meter-steeple-chase-final-news-photo-1657805604.jpg?h=705fcd02&amp;itok=Vy0gUhFA" width="1200" height="800" alt="Emma Coburn winning the women's 3000 meter steeple chase"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Olympian and CU Boulder alumna Emma Coburn will deliver the Class of 2025 commencement address, sharing her Buffs pride, resilience and inspiration with graduates.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Olympian and CU Boulder alumna Emma Coburn will deliver the Class of 2025 commencement address, sharing her Buffs pride, resilience and inspiration with graduates. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/alumni/2025/04/23/learn-more-about-2025-commencement-speaker-emma-coburn?utm_campaign=spring25_commencement&amp;campaign=spring25_commencement&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;medium=email&amp;utm_source=cubt_article&amp;source=cubt_article&amp;utm_content=article_link%20&amp;content=article_link&amp;utm_term=sp25grads&amp;term=sp25grads`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:47:27 +0000 Megan Maneval 54606 at /today /today/2025/04/21/erin-macdonald-makes-it-so <span>Erin Macdonald makes it so</span> <span><span>Megan Maneval</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-21T11:48:33-06:00" title="Monday, April 21, 2025 - 11:48">Mon, 04/21/2025 - 11:48</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/Erin%20Macdonald%20Enterprise.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&amp;itok=dGTxYr1M" width="1200" height="800" alt="Erin Macdonald speaking at a public event"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <span>Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>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.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2025/04/15/cu-grad-erin-macdonald-makes-it-so`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:48:33 +0000 Megan Maneval 54563 at /today /today/2025/04/17/cu-alum-stephen-koehler-enjoys-high-flying-career <span>CU alum Stephen Koehler enjoys high-flying career</span> <span><span>Megan Maneval</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-17T13:53:10-06:00" title="Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 13:53">Thu, 04/17/2025 - 13:53</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/SK%20Koehler%20in%20flight%20suit.JPG?h=da6b9241&amp;itok=W6JPaxzt" width="1200" height="800" alt="Admiral Stephen Koehler "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <span>Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The ROTC cadet and physics major turned naval aviator turned admiral was appointed commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in early 2024.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The ROTC cadet and physics major turned naval aviator turned admiral was appointed commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in early 2024.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2025/04/09/cu-alum-stephen-koehler-enjoys-high-flying-career`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:53:10 +0000 Megan Maneval 54535 at /today /today/2025/04/16/dropping-perfectionism-and-embracing-purpose-and-joy <span>Dropping perfectionism and embracing purpose and joy</span> <span><span>Megan Maneval</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-16T06:36:01-06:00" title="Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 06:36">Wed, 04/16/2025 - 06:36</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/JulieChavez_tnail.jpg?h=db1656fb&amp;itok=sSj_EdH9" width="1200" height="800" alt="Julie Chavez"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <span>Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>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."</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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."</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2025/04/07/dropping-perfectionism-and-embracing-purpose-and-joy`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:36:01 +0000 Megan Maneval 54514 at /today /today/2025/04/08/alumnus-spent-45-days-isolated-space-well-kind <span>Alumnus spent 45 days isolated in space. Well, kind of</span> <span><span>Megan Maneval</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-04-08T10:01:01-06:00" title="Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 10:01">Tue, 04/08/2025 - 10:01</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/jsc2024e070804.jpg?h=a3a6d850&amp;itok=EPBxFWhs" width="1200" height="800" alt="Robert Wilson and fellow crew members during simulated mission to Mars"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <span>College of Engineering and Applied Science</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Robert Wilson, a doctoral graduate from the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, embarked on a 45-day simulated mission to Mars.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Robert Wilson, a doctoral graduate from the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, embarked on a 45-day simulated mission to Mars.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/mechanical/alum-spent-45-days-isolated-in-space`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:01:01 +0000 Megan Maneval 54456 at /today /today/2025/03/27/discovering-boulder-countys-tiniest-residents <span>Discovering Boulder County’s tiniest residents</span> <span><span>Megan Maneval</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-27T08:10:56-06:00" title="Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 08:10">Thu, 03/27/2025 - 08:10</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/Larca_boulderica.jpg?h=be71bad4&amp;itok=JAJmWR6x" width="1200" height="800" alt="Larca boulderica under a microscope"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <span>Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>CU Boulder alumnus and experienced caver Dave Steinmann recently discovered a new species of pseudoscorpion in Mallory Cave. The critter is now known by a moniker honoring its hometown of Boulder.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2025/03/24/discovering-boulder-countys-tiniest-residents`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:10:56 +0000 Megan Maneval 54389 at /today /today/2024/12/20/spinning-stories-birds-magic-and-19th-century-science <span>Spinning stories of birds, magic and 19th-century science</span> <span><span>Megan Maneval</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-12-20T11:50:22-07:00" title="Friday, December 20, 2024 - 11:50">Fri, 12/20/2024 - 11:50</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-12/Carrie%20Vaughn.jpg?h=cc02d10e&amp;itok=f8cE0E8A" width="1200" height="800" alt="Carrie Vaughn"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <span>Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>In her new novel “The Naturalist Society,” CU Boulder alumna Carrie Vaughn offers a fresh take on historical fantasy.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In her new novel “The Naturalist Society,” CU Boulder alumna Carrie Vaughn offers a fresh take on historical fantasy.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2024/12/16/spinning-stories-birds-magic-and-19th-century-science`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:50:22 +0000 Megan Maneval 53913 at /today