Welcome to the Oredigger community, Dr. Kevin Ahrendt! Not only is he new to the Mines community, he is also new to the teaching community. Dr. Ahrendt is beginning his first of six semesters in a post-doctorate teaching position in the Applied Mathematics and Statistics department. “I just love sharing knowledge,” Dr. Ahrendt said of…
The Oredigger newspaper has been a part of Mines culture since the 1920s. Decades of publication show how Mines has changed and yet stayed the same over nearly a century. It is time to reissue some of these old news stories. So take a look, have a laugh, and remember the rich history of the…
The Fall 2017 Career Fair will be the largest in Colorado School of Mines history. An incredible 280 companies are squeezing into every bit of available space in the Student Rec Center—Lockridge balconies, the ping-pong room, and the area next to Subway—to look for exceptional Mines students. It is also not a coincidence that this…
There are not many organizations on campus that allow students to apply both their technical skill-set and their desire to engineer change. Mines Without Borders (MWB) challenges its members to design sustainable engineering projects in collaboration with communities in Nicaragua. With the support of MWB’s partners Engineers Without Borders, Bridges to Prosperity, and the Colorado…
From rent, to tuition and fees, to textbooks and health insurance, college can certainly be an expensive endeavor. However, a new initiative at CSM is working to make sure that students do not have to worry about basic necessities like food and toiletries. The Mines Food Cupboard supplies nonperishable food items and toiletries such as…