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North Carolina family left to die as power cut during blistering heat
On August 3rd, Rocky Mount NC Police found the Swann family dead in their home during a welfare check. Tracey Swann, Kenny Swann, and their niece Mahala Scurlock had their power cut off days earlier over a $2,000 unpaid electric bill. The family tried to pay half. The city said, full balance or nothing. They turned to a generator to survive the heat. Investigators are still working to confirm the cause of death. This Black family didn’t die in a vacuum.
New Mobile Training Labs support local employers
A growing labor shortage, largely driven by the retirement of skilled tradespeople, continues to challenge employers across western Colorado. As experienced workers leave the field, the need for new talent as well as accessible, affordable training for current employees has never been more urgent. Fortunately, a new fleet of mobile learning labs is helping meet that need.
Players take a break from the court to serve the community
While most of the Grand Valley was fast asleep, 15 Mavericks rolled themselves out of bed before the sun was up. It was the week of Thanksgiving, and the Colorado Mesa University men’s basketball team wasn’t heading to the court or class, but to North Avenue to serve the community.
Beyond the Field: How Sean Rubalcaba is Redefining Success for CMU Students and Alumni
For those tuned into Colorado Mesa University athletics during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Sean Rubalcaba was a household name. As the quarterback for the Mavericks, the Grand Junction High School native led his team with precision and passion. Fast forward nearly a decade, and Rubalcaba has returned to his alma mater, not to lead on the field but to guide a different kind of team in an entirely new arena.
Colorado Mesa University Leads the Way in Early Financial Aid Offer Distribution
Following the Wait is Over initiative, which guaranteed early financial aid offers to students in response to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) delays, CMU continues to lead the charge in communicating quickly to students and families, so they have the necessary tools to plan for the future. Radical affordability is a pillar at CMU, and FAFSA helps make that possible. That’s why CMU is one of the first to release official financial aid offers.
Un día de exploración matemática para estudiantes de secundaria -.
CMU Math Club anuncia el 26º espectáculo anual de matemáticas El lunes 4 de marzo, casi 200 estudiantes de secundaria del Distrito Escolar 51 del Valle del Condado de Mesa, así como estudiantes de Delta y Montrose visitarán el campus de la Universidad Colorado Mesa para asistir a la 26.th Extravagancia anual de matemáticas.
CMU Promise Covers 100% of Tuition for Families of Modest Income
On September 14, Colorado Mesa University President John Marshall was joined by community leaders to announce a remarkable new initiative that will revolutionize higher education accessibility for students and families in western Colorado.
Colorado Mesa University Soccer accueillera la journée communautaire de Montrose
CMU Men’s Soccer sera à Montrose High School samedi pour organiser un match d’exhibition pour le plaisir de la communauté Venez vous amuser alors que les Mavericks affrontent les Mavericks dans un jeu d’exhibition à Montrose High School. L’équipe masculine de football de l’Université Colorado Mesa organise sa première journée communautaire à Montrose le samedi 29 avril à 15h30 et est gratuite pour toute la famille.
Montrose lecture series to present d. Gail Frazetta
Understanding Your Body: Women’s Hormones and Reproductive Health The Montrose Campus Lecture Series welcomes guest speaker Dr. Gael Frazzetta to the first of three performances on April 27. Frazzetta will engage in the “longitudinal discussion” that many women miss, sometimes at the cost of their own well-being. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), postpartum depression, hormonal imbalances, menopause – women’s bodies undergo changes that affect their emotional, physical, and mental health.
Delving into Virtual Worlds
The imagined technologies of yesterday are worlds in which we find ourselves living in today. What were once merely science fiction storylines are now reality for many children, teens and adults and how they spend their free time. These rapidly advancing technologies, like the Metaverse, have Americans finding themselves in one of two groups. The first group, knows and uses social media platforms and online gaming as popular forms of entertainment and as tools to communicate with one another.
The Ethical Hacker Next Door
Colorado Mesa University Associate Professor of Computer Science and Director of Cybersecurity Center Ram Basnet, PhD, grew up in the landlocked country of Nepal. A rural kid with limited electricity and running water, he left home in seventh grade and headed to boarding school a few hours away from his family where he would log onto a computer once a week.
Grand Junction is a university town
University towns are scattered throughout the country, some bigger, rowdier and more well-known than others but all are a special place. From Grand Junction Junior College in 1925 to present day Colorado Mesa University, the institution has transformed throughout the years, and so has Grand Junction into a thriving, vibrant university town.
Uncovering History
John Seebach, PhD, has spent years working to uncover the complicated and emotional historyof Indigenous boarding schools across North America by studying a former institution close to home. In the late 1800s and well into the early 1900s, tens of thousands of Native American children were relocated to boarding schools with the intent to assimilate them, and therefore future generations, into western culture. The Teller Institute in Grand Junction was one of these boarding schools.
CMU Hires Athletic Director and Rounds Out Leadership Team
Kimberly Miller, PhD, will serve Colorado Mesa University athletics as new director Enthusiasm is contagious, and Kimberly Miller, PhD, has a lot of it. Her time in intercollegiate athletics has served her well, providing her with 20 years of experience, and a passion for creating robust athletic programs and an exceptional experience for student-athletes.
CMU Alumnus Named Vice President for Communications
After a nationwide search, Colorado Mesa University announced today that David Ludlam will serve as the Vice President for Communications. Ludlam is no stranger to western Colorado or Colorado Mesa University. The Palisade High School graduate and CMU alumnus is an instructor and served the institution from 2018-2021 as the director of public relations.
Free Tuition for Certified Nurse Aides
$2 million grant addressing rural healthcare workforce shortages benefits WCCC students Western Colorado Community College and Western Colorado Area Health Education Center (WCAHEC) are working together to meet the healthcare needs of the region by covering the tuition costs for those wanting to become certified nurse aides (CNAs). Healthcare workforce shortages are prevalent across the country including rural communities like the Grand Valley.
Powerful Agents of Change
CMU makes history as Colorado’s first institution of higher education with an all-woman executive board Nearly a year ago, Alison Griffin became the chair of the Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees. Like Griffin, the three individuals selected to lead alongside her on the executive committee were all thought-leaders, experts in their chosen fields and advocates for higher education. They are also all women.
Most Influential Women in STEM
CMU Assistant Professor of Biology Johanna Varner, PhD, is honored at the Smithsonian with a life-size statue Women’s History Month has been extra special this year for If/Then Ambassador and CMU Assistant Professor of Biology Johanna Varner, PhD, who is part of the world’s largest-ever collection of statues of women to exist in one place.
State Education Leaders Visit Campus
As students and faculty made their way back to campus, so did members of the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE). Executive Director Dr. Angie Paccione and her team sat down with CMU faculty, staff and students to discuss the work being done to serve historically underrepresented groups, as well as meet with members of CMU's External Health and Medical Advisory Committee to learn about how the university is continuing to respond to COVID-19 challenges.
Campus Opportunities: Discover employment and growth at CMU
A large number of college graduates get their degree and go on their way. They dive deep into the job search, settle into a career and never look back. Time moves on, as it always does, and that vibrant college world they were once a part of fades away. But that world can be brought back into focus in a new way — by joining the team at Colorado Mesa University or Western Colorado Community College.
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