Recruiters come to Mines for special talent and understand the distinctiveness of Mines graduates, who are prepared to make an immediate impact on industry.

Alexis Navarre-Sitchler has been named department head for Geology and Geological Engineering at Colorado School of Mines. A member of the Mines faculty since 2012, Navarre-Sitchler is a professor of

The annual tradition brought the Class of 2028 together as they climbed Mount Zion, made new friends and experienced the spirit of Mines the Friday before classes started.

Pankavich, who has been at Mines since 2012, was previously director of graduate studies

Aug. 19 marked the start of fall classes at Colorado School of Mines and the continuation of the university's 150th anniversary celebrations.

Colorado School of Mines will welcome 1,774 first-year and transfer students to campus when fall classes begin Aug. 19.

Griffiths is a professor of civil and environmental engineering and previously served as associate department head. He began the new role on July 1.

With the encouragement of an alumni mentor, Catherine Smith ’14 made a career leap from mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering to the oil and gas industry.

Current Mines student Rowan Welch comes from a long line of Orediggers, spanning 124 years and counting: His father, his uncle, two of his great-grandfathers, his great-great uncle and his great-great-grandfather all earned degrees from Mines

Frick , who has served as department head of Mines Mechanical Engineering since 2021, will start in the new role July 15.