Meet The Visit Ambassadors

Who are the Visit Ambassadors?

Formerly known as the “CREW in Blue”, Visit Ambassadors serve as the front line for all guests and visitors to campus. These are current Roadrunners on the path to success through student involvement and academics. Come visit campus and meet our ambassadors!

MEET KATELYN (She/Hers)

Major: History

Hometown: Brighton, CO

Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Place to Eat: Starbucks
Favorite Candy: 100 Grand Bar
Favorite Movie: Mulan
Favorite Book: Cinder
Favorite TV Show/s: Loki and other Marvel shows
What/Who Inspires you? Other teachers
Who Would Play You In A Movie? I have no idea
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? National Museum of Science and History
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: Tour Guide
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Reading and playing DnD

*First time college student


MEET Charlie (He/Him/El)

Major: Aerospace & Aviation Industry Management

Hometown: Denver, CO

Favorite Color: Dark Blue
Favorite Place to Eat: The table out in my garden
Favorite Candy: Palisade Peaches
Favorite Movie: Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Favorite Book: Sophie’s World
Favorite TV Show/s: King of the Hill
What/Who Inspires you? My Parents/ The Idea of Humanity becoming an interplanetary species
Who Would Play You In A Movie? Dwayne Johnson
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? The whole thing/ I love it here
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: SpaceTech Scholars
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Cycling & gaming & learning

Transfer student; First generation college student


MEET KIRSTIE (She/Hers)

Major: English

Hometown: Parker, CO

Favorite Color: Olive Green
Favorite Place to Eat: Lazy Dog or Fuzzy’s Taco Shop
Favorite Candy: Airhead Xtremes
Favorite Movie: 10 Things I Hate About You 
Favorite Book: “Hit” series by Delilah S. Dawson 
Favorite TV Show/s: One Tree Hill & New Girl 
What/Who Inspires you? My mom and her resilience throughout her life.
Who Would Play You In A Movie? Amanda Seyfried or Margot Robbie
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Denver Museum of Nature Science & Andy’s Frozen Custard 
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: Visit Ambassadors
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Hiking, Writing, Hanging out with my dog

Transfer Student


MEET KATE (She/Hers)

Major: Brewery Operations

Hometown: Hillsdale, MI

Favorite Color: Pink and Blue
Favorite Place to Eat: Golden Saigon
Favorite Candy: Hershey’s Symphony Bar
Favorite Movie: Shrek 2
Favorite Book: Anne of Green Gables
Favorite TV Show/s: Bridgerton
What/Who Inspires you? Acts of kindness
Who Would Play You In A Movie? The villain
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Golden Saigon
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: Hospitality club
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Video games, reading, yoga

First time college student


MEET DAVID R (He/Him)

Major: History

Hometown: Denver, CO

Favorite Color: Bright yellow
Favorite Place to Eat: Ship Tavern in the Brown Palace
Favorite Candy: Israeli chocolate
Favorite Movie: Yellow Submarine
Favorite Book: Tales of the Frontier
Favorite TV Show/s: Gravity Falls, Mysteries at the Museum
What/Who Inspires you? My Family, The Beatles, Golda Meir, My professors
Who Would Play You In A Movie? Myself
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? The Brown Palace and the entire town of Glenwood Springs
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: History Club, Chabad of Auraria, History Department Work-Study
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Exploring parks and hiking, walking around the city, listening to records and reading Marvel comics and history stories

First time college student


MEET JAILENE (She/Hers)

Major: Biology

Hometown: Long Beach, CA

Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Place to Eat: Noodles & Company
Favorite Candy: Nerds Ropes
Favorite Movie:
Favorite Book: Anything James Patterson
Favorite TV Show/s: Greys Anatomy
What/Who Inspires you? Being the first one to go to college, my family
Who Would Play You In A Movie?
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Red Rocks
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: TRiO, MSU champions
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Anything outdoors

First-generation college student


MEET DAVID B (He/Him)

Major: History

Hometown: Thorton, CO

Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Place to Eat: Pizza Hut
Favorite Candy: Mike & Ike
Favorite Movie: Halloween
Favorite Book: The Shining
Favorite TV Show/s: Law & Order
What/Who Inspires you? Jackie Chan
Who Would Play You In A Movie? No Idea
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Colorado Springs
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: Events
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Basketball

Transfer Student


MEET ADIAN (She/Her)

Major: International Business

Hometown Baghdad, Iraq

Favorite Color: Brown
Favorite Place to Eat: Olive Garden
Favorite Candy: Life Saver Gummies
Favorite Movie: Silent
Favorite Book: Don’t have one
Favorite TV Show/s: Don’t have one
What/Who Inspires you? Imaging how my future life could be
Who Would Play You In A Movie? Myself
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Steamboat Springs
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: Not sure
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Shopping, gym, long drives, cleaning

First-Time College Student

Meet the Admissions Front Desk

 

MEET FRIDA (She/Hers)

Major: Pre-nursing

Hometown: Chihuahua, México

Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Place to Eat: Sushi Katsu
Favorite Candy: Chocolate
Favorite Movie:
Favorite Book: Cien Años de Soledad
Favorite TV Show/s: The Walking Dead
What/Who Inspires you? My dad
Who Would Play You In A Movie?
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Adventure olf & Raceway
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc.
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: reading, watching series, gym, anything outdoors

First-Time College Student


MEET SAM (She/Her)

Major: Social Work

Hometown: Longmont, CO

Favorite Color: Lilac
Favorite Place to Eat: Chipotle
Favorite Candy: Sour Patch Kids
Favorite Movie: The Princess Bride
Favorite Book: The Secret Life of Bees
Favorite TV Show/s: Schitt’s Creek, Bridgerton, and Downton Abbey
What/Who Inspires you? My mom, aunts, and grandmothers
Who Would Play You In A Movie? I think I would prefer to be animated. But my voice actor would be Kristen Bell
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Pearl St in Boulder
Things Involved With At MSU Denver:
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Reading, crafts, and being outside!

First-Time College Student


MEET JOSE (He/Him)

Major: Spanish

Hometown: Aurora, CO

Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Place to Eat: Sushi Katsu
Favorite Candy: Cajeta
Favorite Movie: A Silent Voice
Favorite Book No Longer Human
Favorite TV Show/s: Your Lie in April
What/Who Inspires you? My father
Who Would Play You In A Movie? The villain
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Vail
Things Involved With At MSU Denver:
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Sports, video games, watching anime

First-Time College Student


MEET Paul (He/Him)

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Monument, CO

Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Place to Eat: Sushi-Rama
Favorite Candy: Sour Patch Kids
Favorite Movie: Evil Dead 2
Favorite Book: IT
Favorite TV Show/s: Better Call Saul, Cowboy Bebop
What/Who Inspires you? Talking with new people
Who Would Play You In A Movie? Daniel Radcliffe
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Sushi-Rama
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: 
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Video Games, Video Game mapping

Transfer Student


MEET Thaw (She/Her)

Major: Aviation and Aerospace Science

Hometown: Mae Sot, Thailand

Favorite Color: White
Favorite Place to Eat: Pho
Favorite Candy: Milky Way
Favorite Movie: Your Name
Favorite Book: The Four Agreements
Favorite TV Show/s Running Man
What/Who Inspires you? My mom
Who Would Play You In A Movie? Brenda Song
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Sunset Amphitheater/Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder
Things Involved With At MSU Denver:
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Hiking

First-time college student, First-Generation College student


MEET Darian (He/Him)

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Broomfield, CO

Favorite Color: Navy Blue
Favorite Place to Eat: Ooka
Favorite Candy: Sour Patch Kids
Favorite Movie: HER
Favorite Book: The Midnight Library
Favorite TV Show/s: Hunter x Hunter
What/Who Inspires you? Friends and family
Who Would Play You In A Movie? No
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Mount Evans
Things Involved With At MSU Denver:
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Volleyball, Hiking, Cooking

First-Generation College Student

 

Meet the Transfer Student Ambassadors

MEET Kat (She/Her)

Major: Communication Studies with Psychology Minor 

Hometown: Orlando, FL

Favorite Color: Orange & Green
Favorite Place to Eat: New York Bagel Deli 
Favorite Candy: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Almond Bears 
Favorite Movie: La La Land
Favorite Book: Anna Karenina
Favorite TV Show/s House Hunters
What/Who Inspires you? People & Nature
Who Would Play You In A Movie? Clumsy female lead in a RomCom
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? Moxie Eatery
Things Involved With At MSU Denver: Phi Theta Kappa, so far!
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Soccer, Volleyball, Film, Eating, and Hiking

Out-of-state Transfer student


MEET Artrmis (She/Her)

Major: Advanced Robotics

Hometown: Pocatello, ID

Favorite Color: Purple, especially metallic purple.
Favorite Place to Eat: Oh, that’s tricky! My house, if I’m cooking. If I’m going out? I really like iPie in the Tivoli! 
Favorite Candy: Saltwater taffy.
Favorite Movie: Interstellar 
Favorite Book: The Foundation Novels by Isaac Asimov
Favorite TV Show/s: The Flash (The CW show) 
What/Who Inspires you? The collective potential of humanity. We can be so much more, so much better than we currently are.
Who Would Play You In A Movie? A character that is a genuine representation of trans lives and trans joy, without any of the harmful tropes.
Anywhere in Colorado/Denver You Recommend? The Aquarium, 16th Street Mall, and the Auraria Campus (especially MSU Denver *wink, wink*)

Things Involved With At MSU Denver: President of the Digital Media Club, Member of the MSU Denver Leftist Book Club, and Member of the Girls Who Code College Loops MSU Denver Chapter
Hobbies Outside Of MSU Denver: Photography, camping, archery. I also do a lot of advocacy writing and indie journalism for a national media non-profit called Real Progressives.

Readmit, Transfer and First-Generation College student