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University Distinguished Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Professor are the highest honorific titles that can be conferred on a professor at Mines.

The students were part of the Human-Centered Design Studio, where teams create adaptive equipment for people with disabilities.

The Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees has awarded promotions and/or tenure to 19 Mines faculty members for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Andrea Wescott Passman ‘98, chief operating officer of Caerus, will give the keynote address at Undergraduate Commencement on May 12.

A public celebration of life for Marv Kay will be held at 10 a.m. May 15 at the football stadium that bears Kay’s name on the Mines campus.

“Rarely do we see people like Coach Kay who have committed their entire life to one school and the surrounding community,” said Mines Athletics Director David Hansburg. "Marv Kay is clearly the greatest Oredigger of all time, and his legacy will live on forever in the hearts and minds of his countless friends." 

Located at the corner of 19th Street and Tangent Way, on the western edge of Mines Park, the center will serve about 104 children from the Mines community ages 6 weeks through 5 years, when it opens in 2024.

Colorado School of Mines students now have a state-approved pathway to become science and math teachers – including the first university program in Colorado licensed to prepare computer science educators at the K-12 level.

Located at the corner of 17th and Arapahoe streets, the four-story, 50,938-square-foot classroom building will be home to nine new classroom spaces that support an active learning environment, including a large lecture hall.

This year, there’s more than $110,000 in bonus and matching funds up for grabs for our featured causes, thanks to our Lead Challengers Andrew P. ‘78 and Sherry P. Swiger and other generous Mines donors.