Our Graduates

Entrepreneurial. Resilient. Inclusive.

At CU Denver, we are building a diverse, job-ready talent pipeline that meets employer demand. We are producing graduates who have the knowledge and skills required to enter the workforce now and the durable soft skills that are necessary to evolve over time as society and the job market change. CU Denver-educated graduates will be:

Ready to work, adapt, and make an impact

Our graduates are inquisitive problem-solvers equipped to be entrepreneurial, creative, and forward-thinking.

Our graduates are confident, well-prepared collaborators with ideas and perspectives that will enrich any project and enterprise.

Empowered by lived experiences

Our graduates are doers in the grandest sense of the word—they learn by doing, seek out new experiences, and embrace every opportunity to do more and do better.

Our graduates are resilient—fueled by diversity, lived experience, adaptability, and grit, they break down barriers to achieve their goals.

Prepared to be inclusive leaders

Our graduates are empathetic, inspired to act, and poised to spark transformative change in their communities and careers.

Our graduates are astute leaders who recognize and maximize the potential in others.

Meet Our Graduates


Danielle Shoots sitting on a table

Virtual Commencement Speaker Danielle Shoots Shares Lessons Learned as Teen Mom

Odalis Castro outside at CU Anschutz Medical Campus

Odalis Castro’s Fulbright Award Will Fund Skin Cancer Research in Poland

Jack Kroll standing on Larimer St.

CU Denver ‘On The Rise’: Regent and Board Chair Jack Kroll Reflects on his Alma Mater

James Roy

In Pursuit of Equitable Development: James Roy II on Revolutionizing Urban Planning

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