Victoria Bill and Zach Bennett have joined Mines as the inaugural directors of two foundational pieces of the E&I Ecosystem: the Labriola Innovation Hub and Beck Venture Center.
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.
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.
U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, the long-time congressman for Colorado's 7th District, was the distinguished speaker at today's ceremony. A total of 277 Orediggers were granted bachelor's degrees — including 11 members of the Mines football team playing in the NCAA DII Football Championship Game on Saturday.
The MOU between the two universities establishes a framework for collaboration on multiple fronts, including research, student and faculty learning and professional experiences.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis joined Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Australia-based Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), to announce FFI’s decision to establish a Technology Hub in Colorado that will create more than 150 local jobs.
The keynote speaker at the undergraduate ceremonies will be Jesus Salazar ‘01 MS ‘02, chairman of the Mines Board of Trustees and co-founder and CEO of Prosono.
U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland visited the Mines campus Feb. 18 to announce the selection of Mines for the new energy and minerals research facility along with members of Colorado's Congressional delegation.