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Affinity groups hold special recognition ceremonies for graduates. Find yours and plan to join, wearing your special stole. There are also first-generation stoles for first-generation graduates and legacy cords for students whose parents, stepparents or grandparents attended CU Boulder. Learn more about each of these traditions!

Commencement and many recognition ceremonies will bring several days of excitement and celebration to the community. This means CU Boulder and city of Boulder roadways will be heavily impacted as well.

At the College of Music’s recognition ceremony on May 11, Margot and Christopher Brauchli will be honored with the College of Music’s 2023 Distinguished Service Award for their decades-long support.

An affordable, net-zero energy home designed by CU Boulder students was honored as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2023 Solar Decathlon Build Challenge. The home is part of a partnership between the university, Flatirons Habitat for Humanity and the city of Boulder.

Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn visited the CU Boulder campus on April 24, meeting with Chancellor Philip DiStefano and other campus representatives to celebrate CU Boulder’s long history with the program and to encourage volunteering.

Students from across campus have received Graduate Research Fellowships, a prestigious award that recognizes and supports outstanding students in a wide variety of science-related disciplines.

OIT’s Student Success Technology Team was recognized at a Salesforce summit with the Excellence in Student Success award for its work on Buff Portal Advising and related student success applications.

During the latest installment of the Coloradan alumni magazine’s dialogue series Coloradan Conversations, a discussion around the polarization of politics took center stage.

At the College of Music’s recognition ceremony on May 11, alumnus Ashraf Sewailam will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Adam Holewinski, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to research efficient ways to produce sustainable chemical products and fuels using electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind.