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CU Boulder alum invests in engineers of the future

Written by DSST Public Schools | 08/03/23

Marco Campos, a University of Colorado Boulder alum and Denver entrepreneur, is giving back to local first generation and underrepresented students through fully funded scholarships and programs.

One of the programs Campos funds is for underrepresented high school students through CSU’s Walter Scott Jr. College of Engineering. Campos visited the camp to support the students while they built solar ovens to make s’mores.

Osman Ashmaig was one of the students who participated in making the solar ovens. He’s in the 10th grade at DSST: Montview. Growing up, he said he was curious at home and would build things, which is how he got interested in engineering.

Read the full Daily Camera story here.