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The School of Education's outstanding doctoral graduate and a PhD graduate in the Literacy Studies program, Mónica González Ybarra will begin her faculty career as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Texas, El Paso in the English department.

In an effort to better support students, faculty and staff, Ann Schmiesing will take on a new part-time, interim role as senior vice provost for academic resource management, and Katherine Eggert will serve as vice provost for academic resource management.

In the Academic Futures video series, subcommittee member Orrie Gartner asks for campus feedback on ideas that include reimagining staff's role, meeting the most basic needs of staff, providing flexible career paths and support for growth and more.

Read about just a few of the talented, motivated and innovative students who are graduating and starting on their next adventure. Congratulations, Buffs!

Campus hosts several high school graduations in May, with public parking for attendees around the Coors Events Center. Parking areas and roadways may be crowded as employees leave for or return from lunch and/or at the end of the business day.

Buffs soccer standout Joss Orejel will be the first in her family to earn a college degree, the latest in a series of firsts for her. The first-born child of immigrants, she grew up doing what people around her suggested couldn't be done, including athletic pursuits.

Toby Bollig, graduating summa cum laude, overcame a traumatic brain injury in a 2016 car accident. He used that experience as a jumping-off point for one of his two honors theses, as well as in his leadership on campus and in his community beyond.

Accepting a certain piece of local lore as a personal challenge, mechanical engineering student Ross Fischer got outside of his comfort zone during his college career, traveling to Fairbanks, Alaska; Bangkok, Thailand; Kathmandu, Nepal; and soon, to Tanzania with the Peace Corps.

Cori Fagan has spent the better part of a decade balancing a full-time job, parenthood and school. This month marks a major milestone for her; she is graduating with a bachelor's degree in Classics.

In the Academic Futures video series, Juan Garcia Oyervides asks for campus feedback on ideas that include improving the academic, professional and social climate for graduate students and more.