It was a monumental year indeed, and MSU Denver photographers were there to capture it all. Take a look back at a year to remember.
MSU Denver leaders break ground on the first on-campus student housing building, Summit House, on Sept. 10. The residence hall is scheduled to open in 2027. Photo by Alyson McClaran
From left to right, Samantha Atchison as Morticia, Chloe Price as Wednesday, Chrisnel Akele as Gomez in a Feb. 25 dress rehearsal for the production of "The Addams Family." Photo by Amanda Schwengel
MSU Denver alumna and founder of Girls Skate Denver Mary Sullivan, center, skates with Charli Alexander, left, and Abby Gunkel at Cheesman Park Pavilion. Photo by Alyson McClaran
MSU Denver students enjoy Roadrunners After Dark, the University's new late-night student event, on April 30, 2025. Photo by Alyson McClaran
MSU Denver student Faisal Kaweesa and instructor Stephen Morgan use augmented reality headsets to practice precision measurement skills in a training simulation. Photo by Josh Geurink
Metropolitan State University of Denver graduate and former Colorado Water Fellow Leah Dory feeds the chickens at her family’s farm in Fort Collins on June 3. Photo by Alyson McClaran
MSU Denver Communication Studies major Mariyah Younger, pictured here with her children on July 29, is the new student fellow for the FamilyU program that supports parenting students through a two-year training and consulting partnership. Photo by Alyson McClaran
Members of the MSU Denver Cheer Team kick off the new academic school year at the Rowdy Rally on Aug. 16. Photo by Alyson McClaran
MSU Denver alumni artists Ramon Trujillo paints the “Tribute to the Westside Mural” on the Kalamath Building Aug. 25. Photo by Josh Geurink
MSU Denver alumnus and assistant curator at the National Science Foundation's Ice Core Facility Richard Nunn holds a 16,000 year old ice core sample from the GISP2D project in a -40 degree freezer at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood on July 7. Photo by Alyson McClaran
Former MSU Denver volleyball team players Mikaela Kubiak, left, and Alexis Benda cheer on the Roadrunners at a Dec. 14 National Championship watch party at Prost Brewing in Denver. Photo by Josh Geurink
The carousel at the Christkindlmarket, hosted by the Auraria Campus, on Dec 2. Photo by Alyson McClaran
Dimond Fellow Tyrin Register is a sales coordinator at the Colorado Convention Center. Photo by Alyson McClaran
MSU Denver Aviation and Aerospace Science graduate Adelaide Britton looks at a scope of air traffic. Photo by Alyson McClaran
Janet Damon, Colorado Teacher of the Year and an MSU Denver graduate, teaches a class at DELTA High School on Jan 16. Photo by Alyson McClaran
Summit High School teacher and MSU Denver alumnus Thomas Lutke, right, adjusts a ski binding at Arapahoe Basin Jan. 15 as student Makena Brendel looks on. Photo by John Arnold
Emanuel Walker, photographed on the Auraria Campus April 16, fled civil war in Liberia as a child. He’s now an Army officer and college graduate working toward ‘a greater purpose.’ Photo by Amanda Schwengel
MSU Denver's Abby Marroon works on articulation with Monty Manley, 4, while reading a book at the Auraria Early Learning Center Feb. 14. Photo by Alyson McClaran
MSU Denver Anthropology student Jeremy Davis receives an artifact found in the dig site in Central City June 17. Photo by Alyson McClaran
MSU Denver Advanced Manufacturing student Marco Antonacci checks the dimensions of a machined plate in the Aerospace and Engineering Sciences Building on May 2 . Photo by Alyson McClaran
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