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Each spring, CU Boulder presents the Advisor of the Year Award for outstanding service in academic advising. This year, Arts and Sciences advisor Dylan West won the new professional award, and College of Music advisor Victoria Ibarra was the winner in the experienced professional category.

If you follow Colorado basketball, you already know a few things about senior Haley Smith. But what you might not know is that Smith is the kind of student-athlete who makes Buffs fans proud to be Buffs fans.

With offers from the Fulbright program, a number of CU Boulder graduate students and alumni are eyeing research and teaching in such places as the Netherlands, India, France and Chile.

Last year, CU Boulder senior Floyd Pierce, raced around the world for $1 million as a contestant on "The Amazing Race." CBS has aired seven episodes, and, so far, Pierce is still in the game.

With a $30,000 gift from their family foundation, twins Sarah and Stephanie Meyers established the a scholarship fund to support one or two first-year students in financial need.

Read about just a few of the talented, motivated and innovative students who graduated this month and are starting on their next adventure.

The CU Boulder cycling team has been named 2017 Road National Champions following an impressive performance at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships last week.

Last week, CU Boulder Police Department closed four open theft cases with the arrest Robert Thomas Hawley and Ania Y. Schill. And on Tuesday, officers arrested Eric Todd Ditmore after he was reported stealing a bike near Williams Village.

With finals right around the corner, and the last of the snow melted (hopefully), the end of the school year for many is almost here. First and foremost, congratulations on a successful year! If you are graduating, best of luck to you in the future and we hope you stay connected. If you are returning in the fall, or staying for Maymester or summer classes, I hope to see you around.

A small group of students has been advocating for a fossil-free investment portfolio for the university. On Wednesday, I provided a letter of support to them for their civil discourse and nonviolent approach.