Asian Languages and Civilizations at CU Boulder

🎓✨ Congratulations, ALC Class of 2026! ✨🎓

We are so proud to celebrate the amazing graduates of the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations! Your dedication, curiosity, and passion for languages, cultures, and literatures have brought you to this incredible milestone.

From inspiring speeches at commencement to unforgettable moments with faculty, friends, and family—this is a chapter worth celebrating. 🌏💛

As you embark on your next journey, we know you will continue to make an impact wherever you go.

👏 Join us in congratulating our ALC graduates!

We are proud to spotlight another amazing graduate, Hannah Staszak — graduating from the Leeds School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems and a minor in Korean! 🎓🎉

During her time at CU, Hannah built unforgettable memories and lifelong friendships. Driven by a deep passion for Korean culture, she chose to connect through language study and loved meeting others who shared that same enthusiasm for Korean.
Next, Hannah will be launching her career as a tech consultant in Denver! 💻🚀

Congratulations, Hannah! We’re so proud of you and wish you all the best in your next chapter! 🙌✨

🌟 Congratulations to our Chinese National Honor Society inductees! 🇨🇳

Sponsored by the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA), this national honor recognizes outstanding achievement and dedication to Chinese language and culture.

Congratulations to:
John Ames Newman · Katherine Grisak · Jamie Ma · Alexander Noel Rodrigue · Emily Neumann

Well done on this well‑deserved recognition! 👏✨

We are excited to share with you another accomplished graduating senior! Join us in celebrating Shradha Sri Reddy, graduating with a major in English and minors in Japanese and Korean! ✨🎓🌎

Shradha moved all the way from her hometown in India to attend CU Boulder. She was able to meet new friends who she has shared the same interests with and has made connections that she will keep for life! 🎉🙌

Congratulations, Shradha! You will do amazing things and we are cheering you on!

We are proud to highlight another one of our seniors - today, we are celebrating Frederick Francis Buechel III, graduating with a BA in Chinese! 🙌🌟

Frederick is interested in language, international affairs, and global communication. Having grown up in Asia, his goal is to pursue opportunities that allow him to work across cultures and build connections internationally. 🌏👏

Congratulations, Frederick! We are so excited to see the great things you accomplish!

🎉 Celebrating Student Excellence in Japanese Studies! 🎉

We are proud to recognize our outstanding students inducted into the Japanese National Honor Society – College Chapter (JNHS–CC). This honor celebrates exceptional academic achievement and dedication to the study of the Japanese language.

✨ Congratulations to our JNHS–CC honorees:
Tate Anderson
Louis Blanc
Carrie Chan
Joshua Forkell
Tristan Goodwin
Deven Kukreja
Alex Kunz
Levi Rotte
Sakura Steinbarth

We are incredibly proud of our students—congratulations on this well‑earned recognition! 🌸🇯🇵

As a final project, students in JPNS 3111: Business Japanese, researched a topic related to Japanese business using concepts and materials from the course and showcased their findings at a poster session! Students came up with a wide range of topics, including a comparison of marketing strategies of makeup and skincare brands in Japan vs. the U.S., a case study of Nintendo as a global entertainment powerhouse, an analysis of the aviation industry in Japan, and more!

This poster session highlighted students' ability to conduct research, think critically about Japanese business practices, and present complex ideas clearly. Great job!

We are so excited to celebrate our Lead TAs getting nominated for Student Employees of the Year 2026! Sean Ang, lead TA in Chinese, and Haruka Fujii, lead TA in Japanese, were chosen among many enthusiastic, dedicated graduate student employees across campus to be nominated. We're so proud and grateful for the two of them and all of their hard work! Congratulations! 👏🎉🌟

We are proud to spotlight another amazing graduate, Tate Anderson - a double major in Psychology and Japanese graduating in Summer 2026! ☀️🎉

Tate became fascinated with Japanese media at the end of his freshman year of college and quickly fell in love with learning the language and exploring the culture after enrolling in Beginning Japanese! He has enjoyed being able to see the real-world results of his learning and seeing the progress he has made. In the future, Tate hopes to participate in the JET program and attend law school after returning to the United States.

Congratulations, Tate! We are cheering you on and wish you the best of luck in the future! 🎓🙌🌟

Congratulations to our next senior spotlight we are proud to highlight - Cecile Bourgoyne, a Psychology major and a Japanese minor! 🎉🎉

Cecile has always been interested in learning Japanese, and hopes to eventually live and work in Japan someday! In addition to this goal, she is passionate about psychology and aspires to further her career within the mental health field. Cecile has enjoyed meeting wonderful people within the community and all of the great relationships she has made with her friends and teachers!

Congratulations again, Cecile! We are so excited to see the amazing things you do and know you will achieve all your goals! 🎓👏🌏