Foundation

The Oredigger community is gearing up to celebrate a milestone moment: the 10th anniversary of #idigmines Giving Day. On Feb. 12, faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents and friends will come

The Mines Foundation Board of Governors has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

Celebrating the 2025 Alumni Awards: Honoring Orediggers whose leadership, service and innovation uplift the Mines community

The $4.3 million gift from Kiewit Corporation and Bruce Grewcock ’76 will grow Mines’ Construction Engineering program and industry impact.

Lockheed Martin employees honor Mines with NASA-flown Orion artifacts, celebrating alumni impact on space exploration.

“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."

Mines marked an incredible milestone: $550 million in community support through the Campaign for MINES@150

What better way is there to show your OreGiver love than supporting the Mines causes you care about most to help them win part of the more than $100,000 in bonus funds?

The inaugural fund, Mines Venture Fund 1, provides startup capital to entrepreneurs and innovators with ties to Colorado School of Mines.

Mines launched the MINES@150 Strategic Plan and the Campaign for MINES@150 in 2016 with big aspirations that would require strengthening affinity for Mines among our students, faculty and staff, alumni and external partners.