GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 20, 2015 – As is tradition, incoming Colorado School of Mines students will hike up Mt. Zion west of Golden on Aug. 24 hauling a 10-pound rock from their hometown to add to the mountainside monument along with a fresh coat of whitewash. New Mines President Paul Johnson will join the students this year for his inaugural M Climb.
“I’m looking forward to joining the newest members of our Mines community and special guests for this longstanding annual tradition. I have a feeling that afterward we'll be coming down the mountain wearing some of that whitewash and energized to start a great school year,” Johnson said.
This year’s incoming class has set a record for Mines at 31.5 percent women, an 18 percent increase over last year.
Mines again received a high volume of applications (around 12,500) for the 2015-16 academic year and the campus is expecting to welcome approximately 1,015 freshmen and 145 transfer students.
More about the Mines Class of 2019:
- 19 percent underrepresented domestic ethnic or racial groups
- 6.5 percent international students (new international students originate from 26 countries)
- Average high school GPA: 3.8 (on an unweighted 4.0 scale)
- Average SAT composite: 1339 (a 20-point increase over last year)
- Average ACT composite: 30
The M Climb will kick off around 8 a.m. from Kafadar Commons and proceed through campus to 19th Street. Please note Lookout Mountain Road west of Highway 6 will close to public access during the M Climb.
Contact:
Karen Gilbert, Director of Public Relations, Colorado School of Mines | 303-273-3541 | kgilbert@mines.edu
Kathleen Morton, Digital Media and Communications Manager, Colorado School of Mines | 303-273-3088 | kmorton@mines.edu