University of Colorado at Boulder

associated with their campus. Hofstra University has developed their own honor code to protect the university itself, and its students and faculty. An honor code is used throughout many established communities and is needed to maintain the authenticity of the people within that community. Hofstra’s honor code institutes similar ideals as other institutions and it provides students and faculty…

me to persevere when my academic, professional, and personal commitments become overwhelming, but they have also defined my goals as both a researcher and made me a strong proponent of translational research. During my undergraduate career at CU Boulder, I had the privilege of participating in various research projects—all of which cultivated my passion for science. Initially, upon entering college, I sought to pursue a chemical and biological engineering degree. However, after obtaining a…

The author, Ruben Donato is a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder (Donato, 2007). He also wrote the book The Other Struggle for Equal Schools: Mexican Americans during the Civil Rights Era. As well as the article “ Legally White, Socially Mexican”, including seven other articles. (NEPC, N/A) The majority of the work he has done is focused on the life of the Mexican American, and the struggle of not being recognized, accepted, or respected by America. How that affects the social,…

Imagine you are asleep in your warm bed at two in the morning when you hear a window break downstairs. Your first thought is your children and their safety. Before leaving your bedroom, you grab your gun. You walk down the hall and tell your children to get under their beds. As you go down stairs and peek around the corner, you see a man holding a knife, stealing your television and other valuables. You know that in a few minutes he will be coming up stairs and you and your family will be in…

Why Colorado Christian University? What has brought me to Colorado Christian University? Growing up in a wonderful christian family is something for which I am eternally grateful. Dad was a Baptist pastor with a large family. Most of us kids had the privilege to attend Community Christian School. As you can imagine, religion was the dominate surrounding factor in our lives. Looking back, I can now see the reasoning and commitment my parents had to raising us this way. They carried out every-way…

In our time in the archives, we analyzed two University of Denver Clarions printed in December 5th, 1947 and January 9th, 1948. By examining the source, we discover what the student body was interested in at the time. Articles about sorority activities were apparent in on detailing the elections of students within Phi Beta Kapa. The University had been invited to a national intercollegiate bridge tournament implying a certain popularity of the game. The newspapers also provided us with an idea…

Personal Statement – Bijay Shrestha My father is a mathematics teacher and everyone presumed that I also have a bright mind like my father. But the truth was quite bitter. Although I was brought up with all the facilities a child could get I was still an average student. I displayed a sharp and inquisitive mind, but my indolence always dragged me to average standard. Things started to turn around, when I graduated to tenth grade. Based on a student’s level of understanding, we were categorized…

I am applying for the University of Colorado Boulder’s Master’s Program in Speech Pathology- Clinical Track (MA-SLP), with an anticipated start semester of Fall 2017. I strongly believe that having effective communication is the key to a successful and healthy social and emotional life, which every individual deserves. My extensive experience working with children with autism spectrum disorder has led me to discover my passion for helping children communicate and have an overall greater quality…

Personal Statement In a way, I think I was lucky. Since I struggled with ADHD and dyslexia in my childhood, I never had the opportunity to be intelligent in a traditional way. After shifting between special education and gifted & talented through most of my elementary career, I learned to embrace different ways of thinking, which inspired in me a lifelong curiosity about human behavior and motivation. Also, I learned to appreciate and apply an understanding that people have different world…

Since Colorado is the first state to legalize marijuana, we will talk more about it and what advantages and disadvantages they got from it. I have studied in the University of Colorado at Boulder where marijuana was a big thing in the community. When I first went there, I never thought smoking marijuana would be that popular, especially in a college…