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ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ half of all CUÌýBoulder alumni live inÌýColorado, no surpriseÌýfor a flagship publicÌýuniversity in a thriving,Ìýscenic part of our country.ÌýMany alums startedÌýin Colorado and stayed,Ìýothers sank roots afterÌýgraduation, won overÌýby opportunity or theÌýmajesty of life in theÌýRockies.

The other half of ourÌýnearly 300,000 alumniÌýspread and clusterÌýaround the UnitedÌýStates primarily (seeÌýmap, pages 21-22), butÌýalso in distant placesÌýand far corners of ourÌývast world.

This issue takes youÌýbeyond Colorado andÌýthe domestic concernsÌýof the United States.ÌýYou’ll meet GayleÌýSmith (Engl’78), whoÌýleads the U.S. responseÌýto urgent humanitarianÌýcrises worldwide, andÌýyou’ll see Cuba upÌýclose in a photo essayÌýby Glenn AsakawaÌý(Jour’86). You’ll alsoÌýsee a global icon in CUÌýheadgear — the DalaiÌýLama came to campusÌýin June.

Through your web ofÌýCU friends — past, presentÌýand future — the restÌýof the world is closerÌýthan you’d think.Ìý