Students in Focus
Areyana Proctor has been recognized for her commitment to racial justice, equity, and solving public problems through storytelling and representation of people of color in the media.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, sophomore Sophie Woods and the Engineers Without Borders Puerto Rico team faced difficulties due to the inability to travel. They made the difficult decision to suspend the Puerto Rico project and began searching for creative opportunities to bring engineering solutions to under-resourced communities.
When local students began learning remotely because of COVID-19, graduate students in the Department of Theatre & Dance partnered with «Ƶ Valley School District to help keep kids with a range of learning needs moving and engaged.
Meet PortaVax, a portable vaccine carrier that can keep up to 250 vaccine doses cold for several days using insulation and dry ice. Students are still testing the device and tweaking its design, but they say early results are promising.
CU «Ƶ music student Josh Sweeney has turned to music in the wake of the «Ƶ tragedy, including recording his own arrangment of Samuel Barber’s famously moving “Adagio for Strings.”
Read more about Hunter Sherraden, student-employee of the year, and the other 2020–21 nominees.
Asha Romeo, a junior voice performance major at the College of Music, is a leading voice in the Diverse Musician's Alliance and a driver of change in the musical community.
The COVID-19 pandemic blindsided not only arts organizations and presenters, but also arts education and mentorship. Fortunately, doctoral student Raul Dominguez knew just what to do.
Through a visual art project, Bertha Bermúdez Tapia on the United States-Mexican border is shining a light on the effects of COVID-19 and restrictive immigration policies.
For graduate student Kate Lanter, 2020 was a busy year. She is one semester away from completing the two-year evening MBA program at the Leeds School of Business. She works full time. And in August she gave birth to her second son.