Whether validating a lifetime of experience, conquering obstacles to achieving their educational goals or trying to find their calling in life, members of the University of Northern Colorado's spring class of 2013 are now poised to make a difference during the next chapter of their lives. Here are profiles of just a few.
According to University of Northern Colorado senior Katie Kordewick, the cross-disciplinary class she recently finished was "hands down the best class I've ever taken at UNC."
Arriving at the University Center at 6:15 a.m. on a Sunday may seem outrageous to the average college student, but for more than 130 University of Northern Colorado students, it was the beginning of a day of opportunities.
UNC Professor of Music Richard Mayne shares some of his memories and photos from his 10 weeks as invited guest conductor of the Musashino Wind Ensemble at Tokyo's prestigious Musashino Academia Musicae, a private college-level conservatory of music that's one of the oldest and largest music academies in Japan.
Professor Michael Welsh, who has written four manuscripts for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, oversees a Navajo education project.
UNC research, amounting to $20 million in external funding over the past two years, includes faculty studying traumatic brain injuries and concussions, snake venom in cancer treatments, biofuel alternatives from a "diesel tree," West Nile virus, noise-induced hearing loss and prevention, lasers to monitor volcanoes, and bats.
