At CU Denver, we’re committed to making education work for all, and that includes our transfer students, who join our campus from other institutions, at different phases and stages of their lives. These students represent the majority of CU Denver’s undergraduate student body, which is why we have resources and services to help them find the right academic programs to prepare for their dream careers. Below, read about three transfer students—two alums and one current Lynx—who found success at CU Denver.
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Meet Andrea Albo
Andrea Albo, an alum and the deputy chief of staff of Denver International Airport, transferred to CU Denver after earning an associate’s degree. Albo grew up in in the Valverde neighborhood, west of downtown Denver. Her family—especially her mother and grandmother—had a strong history of public advocacy, neighborhood engagement, and giving back. Those leadership examples helped set a course for her public service career. In her current role, she’s part of the leadership team that makes sure that the airport—which serves nearly 80 million passengers a year and connects Denver with more than 200 locations around the globe—runs smoothly.
Albo says of her time at CU Denver: “I didn’t have a traditional college experience. I was a transfer student. I didn’t join a sorority. I didn’t live on campus. Now, I know that the beautiful path I took is as unique as my DNA is. My journey is my journey, just like your journey is your journey.”
Meet Evan Kosi
Originally from the Denver metro area, Evan Kosi initially left the state for college in hopes of finding the right opportunities in the art world. When the pandemic put a pause on in-person classes, he returned to his home state—and found exactly what he was looking for at CU Denver. Last spring, the digital design major in CU Denver’s College of Arts & Media showcased his work in the CU Denver Experience Gallery, an exhibition space in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Complex.
Kosi said of CU Denver: “I fell in love immediately and knew this was the place for me. I was just hit with the overwhelming sense of down-to-earthiness here. … One thing that I think is really unique about the Denver art scene compared to other places is that a lot of people here do work and support work for the sake of loving art, not for progressing their own careers. … It’s actually about the artwork, which is really refreshing.”
Meet Zenetta Zepeda
Zenetta Zepeda transferred to CU Denver looking for an academic program that would work for her and her life. The downtown location also meant that Zepeda would be close to family. Raised in Denver, she grew up in the powwow circle as a jingle dancer.
“CU Denver made me feel safe. It was always a no-judge zone,” Zepeda said when we interviewed her in 2023. She hopes to “transform the STEM and medical fields into inclusive, accessible environments for all minorities of sex, race, religion, and gender—that encompasses their journeys—because a position of longitude and latitude should not determine access to basic human rights.”