‘It’s like breaking a code’
Politics. Covid. Climate change. Amidst today’s seemingly never-ending tumultuous backdrop of conflict, Calista Donohoe keeps a cool head. After all,…
Tag: Commencement
Success story
How does a high school dropout end up winning one of Metropolitan State University of Denver’s highest awards for student…
Can-do attitude
Read this story in Spanish. It seems that any time the word “can’t” is spoken, Nayeli Cisneros Saucedo never hears…
Actitud positiva
Read this story in English. Parece que cada vez que alguien dice “no se puede”, Nayeli Cisneros Saucedo escuchara “se…
After 10-year timeout, basketball coach graduates from college
Erik Shoeneman’s coaching career spans multiple colleges, but his own education was incomplete. To put his academic career into basketball…
Disability advocate changes how Colorado thinks about equality in education and employment
“You can’t go to college.” That’s what a teacher told Rick Newell when he was a junior in high school….
The art of living
Graduations are called commencements because they mark the time when graduates start their lives. Ralph Root can tell you all…
The language of life
Ryan McGoffin’s first try at college, right out of high school, ended not long after it started. After struggling with…
Mentor mentality
Accepting a position as a peer mentor in Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Roadways program put Joy Melgarejo on the…
Double-major role model
After dropping out of high school, Shayla Bischoff reconsidered her future when, as a teenager, she became a mother. Determined…