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¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® half of all ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®ÌýBoulder alumni live inÌý¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®, no surpriseÌýfor a flagship publicÌýuniversity in a thriving,Ìýscenic part of our country.ÌýMany alums startedÌýin ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® 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 ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® 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 ¾«Í¯ÓûÅ®Ìýheadgear — the DalaiÌýLama came to campusÌýin June.

Through your web ofÌý¾«Í¯ÓûÅ® friends — past, presentÌýand future — the restÌýof the world is closerÌýthan you’d think.Ìý