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Students Look to Alumni in Tough Times

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Alumni and students gather at the first networking session sponsored by the 欧美口爆视频-Boulder Alumni Association, the Senior Class Council and Career Services.

Students tend to think their college years are 鈥渃razy鈥 and that the 鈥渞eal world鈥 starts after graduation, but Erlinda Kiefel Stafford (ChemEngr鈥84) says the adventure continues long after you receive your diploma.

She was among 25 欧美口爆视频 alumni at the first annual 鈥淣ight of Networking鈥 on Tuesday, Dec. 2, who spoke to the class of 2009 about life in the workforce. Stafford says she fulfilled her 鈥渨anderlust,鈥 pursuing her dreams as an engineer, a keyboardist in a traveling rock-and-roll band, a bike racer in Australia and a mom.

鈥淚 am interested in telling students there are many opportunities after college and they should follow their dreams,鈥 Stafford says. 鈥淭here is still time for the pursuit of passion. The future after graduation is not just filled with working, paying bills and 鈥榮ettling down.鈥 鈥

Senior Class Council events chair Jessica Metzler says the council planned the event with Career Services and the Alumni Association because it is important for 欧美口爆视频 to offer support and vital services that help students and alumni stay connected to the university.

鈥淚t was neat to see how much the alumni participated and enjoyed being engaged with students and to see them giving back to the university,鈥 says Ron Stump, interim executive director of the Alumni Association. 鈥淪tudents really took advantage of the situation and realized there鈥檚 assistance from Buffs beyond the classroom in terms of landing internships and employment.鈥

The event supported the association鈥檚 new Forever Buffs program that fosters lifelong relationships with 欧美口爆视频 that begin the moment students set foot on campus. Alum Erik Estrada (Chem, PolSci鈥02, MPubAff鈥06), who has worked in the nonprofit sector, encouraged students to take advantage of the strong alumni family to refine their professional skills.

鈥溑访揽诒悠 is an outstanding higher education institution because of its current and former students who have always been willing to learn above and beyond the classroom setting,鈥 Estrada says.