"Thank you so much to everyone in TRANSFORM, but especially to my dear mentors, Kim Hackford-Peer, Kilo Zamora, and Claudia Geist. I have felt seen, appreciated, and challenged by you all. I have learned so much about social justice and critical ways of viewing the world from you, but I've also learned so much about how to be a compassionate person."

"I'll be starting my residency at LA County USC Medical Center as an emergency medicine doctor. Grateful for my friends who helped start the LGBTQIA+ And Allies in Medicine group and the U of U's Free PrEP Clinic: Jorgen Madsen, Julie Weis, Brian Coburn. You all are amazing!!"

"I want to peruse a PhD in Information Systems with an emphasis on healthcare technology.

I want to thank my grandma for helping me so much financially during my education. Without her this would not have been possible for me. I also want to thank my partner Adam for being so supportive of me during my hardest struggles at the U. I also want to thank Hillel for Utah and my Brothers at Alpha Kappa Psi for their support as well. Finally, I want to thank my mom and dad for helping me get my service dog Shoyu who helps me every single day."

 "Maraming salamat sa aking mga ninuno, kamag-anak, at magulang sa kanilang pagmamahal, pagtulong, at pangaral nang makatapos at makakuha ako ng masters."

 "There are far too many people to list. To everyone who has supported my personal and professional journey in any way, THANK YOU. I wouldn't be where I am or the person I am today without each and every one of you."

 "I have loved literature and language all my life. I'm not sure exactly where the future will take me, but I am scouting for a position in publishing or maybe a museum.

I am incredibly grateful to family and friends who have become family during this wonderful journey. Thank you for everyone who has listened, encouraged, and when necessary corrected me. And I would not be as happy and fulfilled as I am today without the LGBT Resource Center. I strive to someday recreate the gentle and safe space I was allowed to grow in for the next generation of queer youth in whatever manner I can."

 "I will be joining Goldman Sachs as an Analyst!

I would like to thank the staff of Business Career Services for all their amazing mentorship and advice and my co-directors in Out For Business for their friendship and love."

 "After graduation, I'm going to change the world.

Thank you to Dr. Kim Hackford-Peer for her constant encouragement and guidance. Thank you, Kilo Zamora, for always putting a smile on my face and helping me to truly believe that I am in fact capable of anything I believe in. Thank you to Adriana Parker for welcoming me to the University in my first year and for quickly becoming one of my closest, most trusted friends in the years following. Thank you, Dr. Cassie Power (now sharing her talents with the students of Washington University in Saint Louis), for lighting within me the fire of resistance. The memories of our time together still ignite dedication to my causes daily. I'd like to thank my peers for making me feel welcome and supported. And lastly, I'd like to express gratitude to every one of my exceptional professors that were outstanding in everyday ways. I couldn't have made it this far without any of them."

 "I'm going off to graduate school, but I'm not sure yet - I'm hoping to study progressive theology to work with religion and wrestle with all the ways it's challenging and squishy and uncomfortable, and put a little love into the world with whatever I find.

Thank you to all my professors, and Professor McDannel especially for helping me get my thesis done!"

 "After graduation, I'm hoping to promote literacy and a love of books by becoming either a librarian or a teacher. It breaks my heart that kids often think they're stupid because they don't like reading. I think everyone has a favorite book out there, even if they haven't found it yet!

Thank you to my mom and dad, who fed me, loved me, and believed in me through all of this. And thank you to my Daily Utah Chronicle family not only for helping me find my path in life, but giving me friendships I won't soon let go of."

"I will be moving to Co. with my wife! :D

Thank you to my cohort, wife, family, and friends. I literally could not have finished this degree without y’all.. <3"

 "Thank you for TRIO for making a home for me on campus and for the Transform space for making a space for everyone feeling welcome and seen. I don't think I would have gone through my undergrad without all of the support from you all. Thank you for all the friends I had made along the way."

 "I am currently working at Sorenson Impact Center as a social media specialist and will be applying to jobs outside of Utah throughout the summer. By fall, I hope to have a full-time marketing role secured and to relocate to a city on the East or West coast of the United States.

I am grateful to the Emerging Student Leadership Program (ESLP) for allowing me to attend the Creating Change conference in Dallas, Texas and meet some incredible people. Special shout to Shelby Hearn, Jessica Hernandez, and Clare Lemke, who I look up to a lot. Being a part of this cohort was truly one of the highlights of my college experience, and I will take this experience with me wherever I may end up in the future."

"I want to make a living as a queer author and produce more content for my fellow LGBTQ+ peeps where the gay characters DON'T die.

Holly Sebahar and Paul Larsen are my favorite professors of all time!! They are incredible leaders and mentors and helped me so much over the years."

"Thank you to all of the advisors I've worked with, specifically those located in the Union. My advisors helped me be comfortable in my own skin and learn how to navigate life. I'm glad I'll be able to use those lessons in my future."

"I plan to work in the community serving the unique needs that first-responders, medical personnel, and law enforcement have with regard to safeguarding their own mental health.

So many people have helped me along the way in graduate school, I can't choose just one! I've been lucky to benefit from working with many College of Social Work professors, but I'm especially thankful for the strength and wisdom of Cetrola Sanchez, Dr. David Derezotes, Jerry Buie and Troy Anderson. Jo Des Roches, formerly of the Office of the Dean of Students, has been a tremendous mentor and friend this past year. My practicum instructor, Yvette Gonzales Coronado has been a continual source of compassion and support. My longtime friend Christopher Kayuyo Ross-Leibow and the Salt Lake Buddhist Fellowship community have my unending thanks for sharing their love and for giving me time and space to help comfort, heal and celebrate. I'm also incredibly grateful for my grandmother, Marilyn Lindstrom, and to each of three parents for helping to support me financially so that I could focus on my education. Thank you to each and every person who has helped me achieve my goals and move into the next part of my life."

"I'm planning on trying to find work within the animation industry, or begin working on a personal animation or media project! I really hope to create great media centering on LGBTQI+ identities.

I want to thank the LGBT Resource Center for giving me a space to actually feel comfortable on campus, my friends for always being there and supporting me, my parents for letting me crash with them and actually urging me to go to school, and just everyone who helped me get through my rough patches during these four years."

"I will be starting my Master's program this Summer through The University of Utah in Social Work, and eventually plan to be a School Social Worker.

I want to thank my fiancé, for stretching me, and helping me to realize that my passion really could become my work. Without realizing this I would not have been able to excel the way I have. I am so very grateful that I am now able to feel the love and determination I give return to me, both professionally and personally."