Academic Stories

Where We Become Mavericks: Thunder Mountain Elementary

City of Grand Junction Awards Scholarships to CMU Tech Students for Innovative Accessory Dwelling Unit Design

Embracing CMU Values

Family Health West and CMU Tech Celebrate Partnership During National Apprenticeship Week

CMU Leads Team Limelight Rainforest to Win $10 Million XPRIZE Competition for Biodiversity Conservation

Colorado Mesa University Honored as a First Generation-Serving Institution

Occupational Therapy Pioneer Gives Back to CMU Students

CMU’s Mav the Vote Engagement Series Promotes Civic Participation and Civil Discourse on Campus

CMU Montrose Lecture Series Features Western Slope Poet Wendy Videlock

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How CMU Tech is Utilizing Millions in State Funding to Fast-Track Students into High-Paying Jobs

Healing the Unhoused

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Engineering Community

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Shattering Perceptions in Higher Education

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XCLD: The Story of Cancel Culture

Thandeka Tutu’s Global Impact and CMU’s Role in Civic Leadership

Neil deGrasse Tyson to Hold Second Show in Asteria Theatre for the Reaching for the Stars Series

CMU Civic Forum Presents An Evening with Governors

Colorado Mesa University to Host World Famous Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson at the Asteria Theatre

CMU Promise Expands Statewide: Increasing Access and Affordability for all Colorado Students

THE HORSE: A Galloping History of Humanity

CMU Student Receives National River Studies and Leadership Certificate

Ongoing Partnership With the U.S. Air Force Academy Brings new Astronomy Research and Educational Opportunities to the Grand Valley

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CMU Nursing Students Work to Promote Health Equity in Colorado

Colorado’s Tourism Industry Powered by Talented Workforce From Colorado Mesa and CMU Tech Programs

CMU Growing Statewide Awareness and Affinity Among High School Seniors

Where Grizzlies Become Mavericks

Mars Exploration Closer Than you Think

Exploring Southwestern Colorado's Early History

Curiosity Ignites Success: CMU Spring 2024 Commencement Honors the Inquisitive

Winners of the 2023 Spirit of Rowdy Sticker Collection Competition Crowned

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CMU Tech Culinary Arts Alumni Earn Michelin Award and Colorado Chef of the Year

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CMU Students Set Example For The Nation on How to Demonstrate with Dignity

Elevation of the Trades: Becoming CMU Tech

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Who are the Regional Winners?

CMU Tech Celebrates Job Signing Day: Recognizing Student Success and Industry Partnerships

CMU Visits Tigers, Bulldogs, Warriors and Wildcats to Award Over $11 Million in Scholarships

CMU Celebrates 17th Annual Entrepreneurship Day with Keynote Speaker Phillips Armstrong Jr.

CMU’s Mass Communication Program Wins Award for Documentary

Colorado Mesa University Leads the Way in Early Financial Aid Offer Distribution

15th Annual Student Showcase

CMU Holds Its 21st Annual Holocaust Awareness Series

CMU Student Wins National Political Science Award

Local High School Students in the Colorado Mesa University TRIO Upward Bound Program Receive Rare Opportunity to Head to Nation’s Capital

A Day of Mathematical Exploration for High School Students

CMU Civic Forum Launches Dignity in Dialogue Speaker Series to Reinforce Commitment to Free Speech and Civil Discourse

Million Dollar Private, Public Partnership to Expand Local Mental Health Services

NASA Names Colorado Mesa University an Emerging Research Institution with Inaugural Grant

2024 Colorado Capital Conference Seeks Participants

Voice of Resilience

A Path to Officer Wellness

CMU Celebrates School District 51 Counselors with Special Appreciation Event

CMU Physician Assistant Program Achieves Accreditation-Continued Status in Tandem with Student Accolades

Dedicated Mexican Medical Examiners Enhance Their Abilities to Deal With Synthetic Drugs-related Overdoses and Deaths Through U.S. State Department Collaboration

Global Learning

Hands-On Learning

Eagles, Mavericks and Pikas, Oh My!

Heat Beneath Our Feet Documentary

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

CMU's Nathan Perry Completes St. Mary's Economics Report

Occupational Therapy Celebrates First Cohort of Graduates

Dominick Moreno Appointed to Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees

Congratulations to the Class of 2023

A Breath of Legacy

Desert Spearfishing

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Honoring Western Colorado Veterans

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Why is Peace so Elusive?

Renowned Educator and Sense of Belonging Speaker Curtis Hill Visits Campus

Innovating With Inclusive Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Opening Doors for Engineers

Increased Early Childhood Educator Enrollment Leads to Program Innovation

TEDx Grand Junction Comes to CMU's Love Recital Hall on November 4

Engineering Empowerment

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Western Colorado to Receive More Occupational Therapists Thanks to CMU Graduate Program

In Support of Studying Abroad

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CMU Promise Covers 100% of Tuition for Families of Modest Income

Ready to Protect and Serve

CMU Montrose Lecture Series to Feature Rick Trujillo

A Celebration of Dignity, Love and the Power of Unity

Digging into DNA

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Lighting Up the Stage with Creativity and Innovation

The Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence

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Bridging the Mental Health Gap

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Excellence in Early Childhood Education Through Apprenticeships

A Harmonious Journey

Western Colorado Community College Announces Name Change and Recommits to Elevating the Mission Around Career and Technical Education

Building Blocks of Life

Beyond the Classroom

WCCC Receives Million Dollars to Build a Welding Mobile Learning Lab with Commercial Driver License Training

CMU’s Physician Assistant Program Wins Award

Exploring the Cosmos

Witnessing Compassion

Merlin's Miracle

Lifelong Learner

Music Faculty Presenting Original Work Abroad

Life is Not a Textbook

When You Stop Learning, That’s When You Get Old

The Healing Power of Music

Spring 2023 Graduates Gear Up

Transformational Education

Revolutionizing Graffiti Removal

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Rainforests: Final Frontier of Discovery

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Foster Field House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The People Business

Upward Bound Students Explore CMU’s New Virtual Reality Anatomy Lab

Meaningful Movement

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Colorado Mesa University Celebrates Entrepreneurship Day with Keynote Speaker Corey Ciocchetti, Networking Event and More

Student Showcase 2023 Numbers Best in CMU History

High School Seniors Celebrate Their Next Chapter During Decision Day 2023

Montrose Lecture Series to Feature Dr. Gayle Frazzetta

Student Showcase Preview: Customizing the ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Experience

CMU and Local Employers Invest in People

Michrina Lecture Series to Feature Southern Ute Tribal Council Member Stacey Oberly

Faculty Colloquium Presents Small-town Feminism: A History of Midwestern Girlhood During the Late Twentieth Century

CMU Turns 98 and Brings Friendly Competition to Campus to Support Students

Building Social Capital

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Collaborative Process Enriches Design of Upcoming Play

CMU Civic Forum and the City of Grand Junction Bring CMU’s Twentieth Annual Holocaust Awareness Series to the Historic Avalon Theater

CMU Celebrates Cesar Chavez Day with Grandson of the Civil Rights Activist

Reisher Scholars Program

The Evolution of Technology

Activism Through Education

Fostering Community Through Dance

Expert Golf Businessman Eric Affeldt to Visit Campus

Performing Arts in the Spotlight

The City of Montrose, Colorado Mesa University Partner for Permanent Community Benefits

The Power of Mobility

New Program Serves Local Low-Income High School Students

The Best Job in the World

Summer 2023 Application Open for Western Colorado Law Enforcement Academy

Bighorn Consulting Engineers’ Scholarship Earns Big Time Employment Dividends

Studying Forces of Human Nature

Teaching Empathy

The Great Outdoors

Western Colorado Healthcare Leader Appointed to Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees

CMU Foundation to Manage G.J. Kiwanis Club Endowment

Giving a Voice to the Voiceless

The Journey from Music to Mass Comm

GJ Business and Community Leader is Classmates with Her Son at CMU

First Generation Student Spotlight: Salina Maharjan

First Generation Student Spotlight: Diana Díaz

Inside the Mind of the American Justice System

First Generation Student Spotlight: Genavee Gonzales

First-Generation Student Spotlight: Victoria Bell

CMU Now Offering Occupational Therapy Master's Program

There Was Always a First

Statement from the President

Mavericks Celebrate Non-Traditional Student Week November 7-11

How to Fix the State of Mental Health in America

American Securities Senior Advisor Reflects on Career

Solutions to Healthcare Workforce Gaps Begin with Partnerships

CMU Students Collaborate with National Park Service on Colorado National Monument Film for Visitor Center Theater

Colorado Energy Sector Invests More in Mavericks Each Year

National Transfer Student Week at CMU

A Look Behind the Curtain

Brighter Futures for Foster Youth

CMU advances in global rainforest competition

Growing into the Future

Colorado Mesa University Initiates Forming the Future Initiative

Grant funds facilitate procurement and preservation projects in Tomlinson Library

Common Read for a Better World

Building Philanthropists

CNA Students Start Their Medical Career Journey Tuition Free

The Art of Math

High Volume of High School Students Already Have College Credit

Statistics State of Mind

2022 Aspinall Lecture and Scholarship Make Big Impact on Campus

CMU and Western Colorado Win Big at Go Code Colorado 2022 Awards

The Fascinating World of Tropical Ecology

Introducing Len Ladue Veterans Lounge

Launching Into Success with the Springboard Fellowship

CMU Welcomes new Vice President for Academic Affairs

Elevating Animal Care

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Free Tuition for Certified Nurse Aides

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Learn for Less: A WCCC Affordability Initiative

Statement from the President

More than 1,000 Mavericks Earn Alumnus Status

Power of the Arts

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WCCC Holds Professional Development Courses for Local Veterinarian Staff

Inspiring Future Generations

Rebuild Robinson Project Receives State Funding

Lifelong Movers

Building Blocks to a Dream Career

Backpack Full of Tools

Changing the Lives of Students with Exceptionalities

CMU Invites Community Members to Campus for the Holocaust Awareness Series

Most Influential Women in STEM

After Hours Access

Finding Passion in the Sciences

American Hookup Author Visits Campus

The Art of Teaching

High-profile author and award-winning journalist to visit campus

CMU Montrose Campus Launches a New Summer Police Academy

Giving Kids Mobility

Getting Innovative at 30,000 Feet

CMU’s John Seebach to Present at Michrina Lecture Series

Western Colorado Community College teams up with Colorado School of Mines to train next generation of UAS pilots for mineral industry

Radiologic Sciences: How it works

CMU Students Start Semester at the new St. Mary’s Medical Education Center

Running in When Others Run Out

December Commencement Ceremony Split Into Two

Immersive Education

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All Around Class Act

Free Tuition for Certified Nurse Aides

Imagining Worlds

Training Ethical Hackers in Western Colorado

Soaring Support for Western Colorado Community College’s Flight School

Community Hospital Invests in CMU and the Future of Healthcare

Colorado Mesa University Foundation Endowment Hits All-Time High

Civil engineering partnership receives important ABET accreditation

Delve in with CMU Engineering and Foundation

CMU Fearless Firsts March On

First-Generation Success Story Supports Next Generation of Graduates

Civic Engagement: A Campus Priority

Campus Celebrates John Marshall in a Historic Presidential Investiture Ceremony

Engineering for Outer Space

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Breaking Down Physics

Jac Kephart's Legacy

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Teaching the Next Generation

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Maverick Momentum

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Uncovering History

A Scientific Vision

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The World Around Us

To Sing or Not to Sing

Wine and Dine Around the World

Making Music: From Colombia to Colorado

Making Music Inclusive

Colorado Mesa University Upcoming Investiture Ceremony

State Education Leaders Visit Campus

The Basics of Business

Mavericks and Bookworms are at it Again

Undergraduate Research and Why it Matters

Teenager Earns College Degree

CMU Launches the Criminal Justice Leadership and Policy Master's Degree

Technology: The Future of Agriculture

Changing Lives Through Wellness

Non-Traditional Path Leads to Sports Management

A Healthy Conversation

CMU Student Wins Prestigious Film Award

WCCC Offers new Pharmacy Technician Program

What You May Not Know About Academics and Athletics

Maverick Momentum From Day One

Importance of Community

Mass Media: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Kiewit Scholar Builds Wealth of Knowledge

Families Flock to CMU/CU Boulder Partnership

The Wastewater Project

Middle and High School Students Explore New Opportunities at Western Colorado Community College

Raw and Honest: The Path to Preventing Sexual Assaults on Campus

Film, Literature and Rock and Roll

Hollywood Filmmakers Name Grand Junction an Emerging Film Hub

Mechatronics: What is it anyway?

Outdoor Recreation Industry Studies Program Recognized in State Competition

Open and Honest

Commencement: Something to Celebrate

Culmination of Hard Work

Learning Through Play

Cooking with Care

A Sunny Disposition

Board of Trustees Complete National Search for the Next President of Colorado Mesa University

Entrepreneurship: An Addiction

Showcasing Student Work and Pursuing a Graduate Degree

CMU Focuses on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on Campus

History, Hockey and Humankind's Deadliest Predator

Overflowing with Potential

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Zero to 14,000 Feet in One Room

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Answering the Call

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The Birds and the Bees

Multiple programs stack hands to heal

For the Love of Frogs

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Coded Friendship

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Art and Higher Ideals Themes in Jac Kephart Naming Ceremony at CMU

51 Shades of Grey

Students Analyze Data to Solve Real-World Issues

Engineering a Better World

High Altitude and Humans: What’s the deal?

From Turkey to Tamarisk

Educating and Celebrating

Western Colorado PTECH Partnership Grows

Convergence of Activism and History

SCL Health St. Mary's Honors the Past and Builds Toward the Future by Investing in CMU

The Mavily Unit Gets a Makeover

Environmental science, a robust field

CMU Announces Pandemic Response Plan Update: The Future is Now

A Perfect Reputation

Building Pathways to the Future

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The Show Must go on

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A Geologist’s Dream

Turning the Corner on Racism

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Engineering Graffiti

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Boreal Toads and Faith-Based Campus Club

WCCC's Sturm-ANB Bank Mobile Learning Lab Fuels up with Grant from The Colorado Energy Foundation

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Hands-on internships provide much of the training for students of WCCC’s Veterinary Technology program

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International Journal of Exercise Science features CMU graduate

From Puerto Rico to Devil's Kitchen

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Embracing the Shadow

Career Services prepares students for the future

Every Maverick has a story to tell

Local family advances thanks to the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative

Colorado wine industry attracts support from winemaking legend Warren Winiarski

CMU announces Davis School of Business

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The Monfort Family Human Performance Laboratory gets new research equipment

CMU adopts the Chicago Statement

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A determined Dollar goes to England

CMU’s Society for Human Resource Management club wins international award

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CMU civil engineering program graduates first cohort

Outdoor Recreation Industry Studies degree program receives diversity grant

Physician assistant students celebrate milestone transition

Professor honored as newest Distinguished Faculty recipient

WCCC Vet Tech program kicks off new partnerships

From Colombia to Colorado Mesa: A success story

A kind of homecoming

When preparation meets opportunity

Dinosaur cannibals in Colorado

CMU hosts third town hall meeting with parents to discuss Safe Together, Strong Together campus planning initiative

Admitted Mavericks receive a warm welcoming

CMU will not raise tuition, fees or housing rates for the 2020-21 academic year

CMU virtual commencement ceremony sustains tradition while reflecting the times

Student Showcase goes virtual

Hidden heroes: WCCC Wildland Fire Management graduates blaze on

Colorado Mesa University students excel at state academic competition

From hands-on to online

City serves as junction between college and career

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CMU Students Launch Maverick Mentors

CMU awarded 2020 Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll designation

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Aspinall Foundation education efforts transcend pandemic

Computer Science Metamorphosis

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Lifeblood of the university

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Classroom on wheels

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Hotel Maverick nears completion

Faculty research: amateur sport adoption process

Michrina Lecture Series brings national policy leader and youth advocate to CMU

CMU design student wins national competition

CMU holds economic forecast forum for business leaders

Shrader advances CMU outdoor recreation industry studies degree

Students in the lab with LEoPARD

Preparing students for the future

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CMU art and design department announces visiting artists Bobby Zokaites and Melissa Sclafani

The Big Apple finds CMU

Etiquette Dinner dishes out research opportunity

The future of athletic training at CMU

Colorado Mesa University hosts North American dignitary

Redefining summer vacation

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Where rubber meets the road

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Down to earth geology students excel at national conference

Healthy partnership

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Humanity’s deadliest predator

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Devotion to teaching and research, Melissa Connor, PhD, is the 2019 Distinguished Faculty

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The Grand Valley rocks

Jingdezhen and the art history that lives there

Lights, camera, action!

Trust and ethics

CMU dance hosts guest teacher and choreographer

Where all good things come together

From student to flight instructor

A night to celebrate CMU donors and scholars

CMU-TV wins an Emmy

CMU history instructor writes New York Times bestseller

Hotel Maverick hires student design team

Local city governments support the next generation through higher education scholarships

Solving challenges through innovation and collaboration

From CMU to the San Juans: incoming students hike to new heights

Colleges of Distinction recognizes CMU in multiple categories

Double dose of degrees

From kitchen to garden

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Judge's point of view

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Miracles on a mountainside

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Mountains, music and RMPBS

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Times are changing

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Breaking the bonds

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Ambassadors of wellness

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CMU team makes finals at GoCode Colorado competition

Seven graduates were chosen to be featured at the Spring 2019 commencement ceremonies

After seventeen-year tenure, Calvin Hofer steps down as music department head

Roll call for future educators

WCCC Electric Lineworker program continues to climb

Conference sparks sociological research and collaboration

An unforgettable fashion statement

Nathan Perry, PhD, releases unique regional economic contribution study

CMU, Audubon Society contribute environmental good works through Russ Walker restoration memorial project

CMU and Aspinall Foundation bring former Admiral Stockdale Professor of Professional Military Ethics to campus

Fifth author showcase features over 140 works

CMU hosts Western Colorado Undergraduate Sociology Conference

CMU hosts distinguished anthropologist

CMU hosts national thought leader in the field of women in mathematics

Sparks fly at the Montrose Campus

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Professor of Economics Nathan Perry Presents Economic Update for Delta and Montrose Counties

Walking the talk

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Game-changing gift

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The gift of mobility

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D51, WCCC, Manufacturing Association partner on associate degree pathway

A home for innovators

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CMU Department of Business Releases Mesa County Economic Report

Western Colorado Community College nurse aide programs receive sanctioning from State Board of Nursing

Western Colorado Community College harvests bushel of association awards

CMU Montrose Campus celebrates graduation of nursing students

Growing number of graduates earn increasingly diverse credentials

West Slope wineries harvest first Viticulture and Enology program graduates

CMU Master of Physician Assistant Studies receives approval from Higher Learning Commission

Statement from the President

Many CMU accounting students offered employment before graduation

CMU cleared for takeoff in new SkyWest Airlines partnership

CMU releases quarterly economic research reports

CMU Professor of Music having national impact on the arts

Emotions run deep during Colorado Mesa University’s celebration of first-generation students

CMU Graduate Studies having a national impact on education

Colorado Mesa University joins national organizations to celebrate first-generation students

Western Colorado Community College Announces Sturm Family Manufacturing Center Offerings in Montrose

Colorado Mesa University student-produced live debate broadcasted nationally by C-SPAN

Geosciences program receives nearly $600,000 anonymous donation for scholarships and field research

CMU International Program receives Department of Commerce award

Educational Adventure

Go@CMU connects student innovators with community leaders

Still time to start WCCC summer classes

It's all about connections

More than 1,200 students to graduate from CMU

Sixteen students advance to national competition

CMU student takes first in state graphic design contest

The Entrepreneurial Spirit

Globally Designed

WCCC to deliver culinary classes in Telluride

Fulbright Scholar from Egypt visits CMU

CMU, CU Boulder announce new program added to engineering partnership