Colorado School of Mines has more than doubled its on-campus housing for graduate and upper-division undergraduate students with the opening of the newly redeveloped and renovated Village at Mines Park.

As demand for critical minerals grows, Mines is driving innovation in sustainable mining through research, education and hands-on training.

“The impact of this campaign will be long-lasting," said Mines President Paul C. Johnson. "We now have facilities, programs, faculty expertise, professional development opportunities – and most importantly – students and graduates that the world can’t find elsewhere."

Now at Argonne National Laboratory, Tisi Barlock MS ’17, PhD ’19 served as a senior advisor for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.

While many college students are filling their summer breaks with internships and travel opportunities, a group of Mines students is spending theirs in the basement of Brown Hall, working on electrifying a 2024 Ram ProMaster EV van.

Mines students competed at the ASCE national finals in June after being named Overall Symposium Champions at the Region 7 Rocky Mountain Symposium in April.

Andrea Gioia ’09 left her executive role to launch Sunshine Wellness Adventures, which offers individual triathlon and endurance sport coaching, wellness camps and swim clinics.

Chris Caskey PhD ’14 launched Delta Brick & Climate Company to turn Paonia Reservoir clay into bricks, pavers and tiles.

Fever Dream, built and flown by the Mines Rocket Club, reached 43,476 feet above California's Mojave Desert.

Erik Knowles ’86 is an assistant director in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's maintenance and infrastructure department.