Outstanding Grad: Julia Ross, College of Health and Human Sciences
“It’s all worked out, and I wouldn’t change a thing. This is where I was supposed to be. I don’t have any regrets.”
“It’s all worked out, and I wouldn’t change a thing. This is where I was supposed to be. I don’t have any regrets.”
“I came to understand a lot more of the world through a combined environmental and economic viewpoint. That intersection also excited me, as we work to solve environmental problems through valuation and human behavior, something I hadn’t known anything about before.”
"I’ve appreciated every experience that my family and the industry has provided me — to create my passion for animal medicine and the agriculture industry as a whole. I think my time at CSU allowed me to develop additional industry and scientifically applied methods to the experiences that I’ve had and will have."
“Deciding to put myself out there by trying new things has been one of the best decisions I made here as it opened doors to all of the amazing communities that I am now a part of and brought me all the wonderful friendships that I have today.”
“I knew this degree was going to lead me to a place where I could make a difference and be fulfilled in the work that I do.”
“My educational journey at the College of Business has sparked a newfound passion for data science and machine learning. I firmly believe in the transformative potential of these fields to enhance the quality of life for humanity."
Meet just a few of the outstanding students who have earned their degrees at Colorado State University.
Here are a few stories of personal challenges overcome, family responsibilities shouldered, educational changes in direction that finally led to a true passion, as well as learning, growth and success along the way to graduation.
Graduating high school at the age of 16 put Jordan Roggen on an early path to higher education, but family health challenges led her on a different journey.
When he was in high school, Franklin Alvis of Colorado Springs was convinced he’d attend college out of state. Then his family home burned to the ground in the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire, which made him want stay in Colorado.