Celebrating the Class of Spring 2025

UNC welcomes a new class into the ranks of alumni with impressive accomplishments.

In May, the University of Northern Colorado will graduate approximately 1,500 students. The spring 2025 graduates come from 46 Colorado counties, 42 states and 16 countries. The graduates vary in age and have diverse interests and backgrounds, each forging a unique path and overcoming personal challenges to achieve their goals.

Take a deeper look at four of the exceptional graduates, including a non-traditional student conquering her courses while battling an illness, an MBA student using her degree for tattooing, a journalist jumping into the newsroom after graduation and an artist looking to make a name for herself through sculpture.

Victoria Rule standing next to a University of Northern Colorado brick sign.

A Journey of Resilience, Transformation and Purpose

Despite a life-changing diagnosis, Victoria Rule is graduating at 32, with honors, a dual major and a clear mission: to help others

Ann-Adele Blassingame sitting on a table outside drawing.

Drawing Out Her Own Master Plan

Graduate student and local tattoo artist Ann-Adele Blassingame takes an unconventional route toward inking, adding an MBA to her portfolio

Cynthia Aguiar in the art studio creating a sculpture.

Molding a Broader Outlook on Life

Sculpture graduate Cynthia Aguiar is ready to showcase her 3-D art that questions reality, thanks to the resources at UNC that inspired her creativity