Humanities & Design


After learning about the history, politics and economics of recycling in Colombia, a group of eleven students traveled to Bogota, Colombia during Spring Break to meet the women in person and test their assumptions and ideas on the ground.
Teams in the Spring 2023 Cornerstone Design Competition worked to find creative and innovative ways to solve issues related to water, like drought, floods, overconsumption and pollution.
The students were part of the Human-Centered Design Studio, where teams create adaptive equipment for people with disabilities.
Jessica Smith, professor of engineering, design and society, has spent years getting to know engineers in the field, learning about how they thought about their work in the broader context of their community and the planet.
The Colorado Business Council for the Arts recognized the Mines group with its Arts & Business Partnership Award for their work to design and fabricate a custom set of instruments for the Denver-based music performance group.
As Presidential Fellow, Dr. Youmans will lead the DI&A team at Mines and collaborate across campus to help the university achieve its strategic goals around diversity, inclusion and access.
The Mines team will compete at the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl National Championship in March
Student teams worked on projects that addressed environmental, social problems associated with waste
A team that restored a 1927 Caterpillar Crawler Tractor for Lakewood Heritage Belmar Park took first at the annual design showcase at Mines.
The National Association of State Land Reclamationists (NASLR) has selected Adam Keating, a master’s student in the Natural Resources and Energy Policy program at Colorado School of Mines, to receive its 2022 President’s Award.