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Mines, Bright Horizons open center to early learners

Mines ranked higher than all other universities in Colorado in U.S. News & World Report and other rankings this year.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Colorado and all of the Elevate Quantum partners, and the nation is looking to us to accelerate growth of the quantum technology industry and economy,” said Dr. Paul C. Johnson, president of Mines.

Recruiters come to Mines for special talent and understand the distinctiveness of Mines graduates, who are prepared to make an immediate impact on industry.

Pankavich, who has been at Mines since 2012, was previously director of graduate studies

Aug. 19 marked the start of fall classes at Colorado School of Mines and the continuation of the university's 150th anniversary celebrations.

Colorado School of Mines will welcome 1,774 first-year and transfer students to campus when fall classes begin Aug. 19.

Griffiths is a professor of civil and environmental engineering and previously served as associate department head. He began the new role on July 1.

Frick , who has served as department head of Mines Mechanical Engineering since 2021, will start in the new role July 15.

The new Miss Colorado will be crowned July 14, but you can see the sapphire peaks and 14K-gold plains in this stunning piece of Colorado history year-round at the Mines Museum of Earth Science.