Stories from 2025

CMU Nursing Program Embarks on First International Clinicals in Panama

CMU Century Feature: Bill Robinson

December 2025 Commencement Speaker: Coach Chris Hanks

His Purpose is Family: CMU Grad Hector De La Cruz's Journey

CMU Community Comes Together to Give Back During the Holidays

Seeing is Believing: CMU Graduate Camren Reed Transforms Hearing Loss Into Artistic Achievement

CMU Century Feature: Kerry Youngblood

CMU Triathlon Continues National Championship Tradition

Creating Opportunity: CMU Graduate Corbin Hines Builds a Future in Law

Louis Buescher: A Family Legacy

Persistence Pays Off For Recent CMU Graduate Sarah Stevens

A Galloping Success: Winegard’s Latest Book Earns High Plains Honor

Katherine Kylen: Honoring Through the Arts

Doubling Impact on Colorado Gives Day

CMU Century Feature: Phil Pe’a

A Year of Firsts: The Debut of Rowdy II as CMU’s Maverick

Colorado Mesa University and Timberline Bank Launch Round-Up for Rowdy Program to Support Student Scholarships

The Century Scholarship: A Community Promise for the Next 100 Years

CMU Century Feature: Terry Porter

Calvin Hofer Appointed Chair of National Accrediting Commission for Community and Precollegiate Arts Schools

CMU Celebrates Women’s Soccer Legacy as Shutout Record Passes to New Generation

CMU Century Feature: Jamie Hamilton

CMU Tech Turkey Feast Teaches Students to Cook with Purpose

The Bevan Family’s Multi-Generational Legacy at CMU

CMU Holds Annual Safety Walk as Part of Ongoing Commitment to Campus Safety

CMU Century Feature: Jamee Enstrom Simons

Bootleg Ball in Brownson Brings National Swing Talent to CMU’s Centennial Celebration

CMU Geography Club Connects Students with Real World Opportunities and Expert Speakers

CMU's Food Share Program: The Pantry

Academic Passport Open House

Montrose Lecture Series Explores the Legacy of the Gunnison Tunnel

Strong Schools, Stronger Community

CMU Century Feature: Lena Elliott

Students Learn by Fire at CMU Iron Pour

Media Innovation Day Brings Creativity and Connection to CMU’s Campus

CMU Football Marks 500 Wins in Centennial Year

CMU Century Feature: Maxine Albers Carnes

CMU Archery Team Makes Historic Nationals Debut

Boettcher Foundation Visits CMU to Connect with Students and Leaders

CMU Cycling Reaches Historic 100th National Title During Centennial Year

CMU's 2025 Community Trick or Treat Street

CMU Century Feature: Walter “Bus” Bergman, Wayne Nelson and Jay Tolman

CMU Century Feature: Dalton Tanonaka

Colorado Mesa University Names Rob Courtney as Athletic Director

From Grand Junction to the Big Stage: The Rowdy Brass Band Showcases CMU’s Music Power

CMU Football and Cheer Teams Visit Caprock Academy to Inspire the Next Generation

CMU Partners with Access Early Education Foundation to Launch Little Adventures Child Care Center

CMU Century Feature: George “Skip” III and Jan Gray

Colorado Mesa University: Something More Real

Educators Invited to Join CMU’s Ripples of Change

CMU Century Feature: Don MacKendrick

Recapping the CMU Tech Then and Now Tour

Making a Name for Colorado Filmmaking

CMU Releases Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

Paws, Tusks and Passion: CMU Graduate’s Veterinary Adventure in Thailand

CMU Century Feature: Bill Hanks

Kicking Off Mav Month 2025

Upward Bound Student Accepted to Prestigious MIT Program

Workforce Development Month: How CMU is Developing Future Leaders

CMU Sustainability Council Celebrates Pollinator Week

CMU Century Feature: Jack Brophy

Ribbon Cutting Marks New Chapter for CMU Tech Graduate’s Auto Business

YuJa Panorama Helps CMU Faculty Create More Accessible Course Content

Colorado Mesa University Adds Water Polo to Growing Lineup of Successful Club Sports

CMU Leaders Strengthen Skills Through Maverick Leader Success Series

Cultivating the Next Generation of Winemakers

CMU Century Feature: Ken Johnson

Great West Beer Fest 2025

Film & Animation Students Bring Theatre to Life with Promo Videos

CMU Century Feature: Dorothy Jean Robbins

PA Students Bring Lifesaving Stop the Bleed Kits to CMU Campus

CMU Tech Expands Sturm Family Manufacturing Center to Meet Growing Demand in Welding Industry

CMU Century Feature: Jack Scott

Honoring Heroes Before Kickoff

A Recipe for Success: Carrick Donnelly's Life in the Trades

CMU Sophomore Riley Valdez Earns Dual Placements at FBLA Nationals

CMU Century Feature: Trooda Oda Hirokawa

From Classroom to Fireline: CMU Tech Leads the Way

Kicking Off a Defining Century

A Legacy of Love

Rotary Club of Grand Junction Invests $60,000 in CMU Century Scholarship

CMU Graduate and Grand Junction Startup Win Global Awards for Groundbreaking AI Tool

CMU Tech’s Summer of Skill, Creativity and Careers

CMU Century Feature: Josephine Biggs

Creating a Safe, Supportive Campus for All Mavericks

CMU Music Camps Inspire Young Musicians

CMU Century Feature: Mary Rait

CMU Alum’s Songwriting Success Hits a High Note Nationwide

Guardian Scholars Welcome Largest Cohort at Annual Celebration

Beyond Their Sport: CMU’s Mission of Development Through Summer Camps

CMU Century Feature: Richard E. Tope

CMU Century Feature: Allen Brown, Bayard Rhone, John Wolf and Victor Wagler

17 CMU Student-Athletes Honored as Academic All-Americans

CMU Laptop Program Provides Discounted Devices and Support for Students and Employees

Mav to Major League

CMU Tech Brings Bilingual Health Training to the Community

Colorado Mesa University Announces Asteria Theatre Broadway Series for 2025-26 Season

CMU Sends Six Students to Washington, D.C. for Colorado Capital Conference

Community Hospital Expands Partnership with Colorado Mesa University

CMU Montrose Campus Hosts Rural Workforce Consortium Tour to Strengthen Regional Partnerships

CMU Hosts QCamp to Help Build Colorado’s Quantum Workforce

CMU’s Riley Hayes Signs Pro Basketball Contract with Germany’s Dilligen Diamonds

CMU Political Science Students Thrive in DU Korbel School Partnership

Jamie Hamilton’s Legacy Cemented with New Baseball Field Naming at CMU

CMU Employee Honored at Local Juneteenth Celebration

CMU Hosts 2025 Special Olympics Colorado State Summer Games

Garrison Keillor to Perform at the Asteria Theatre in November

New Mobile Training Labs Support Local Employers

CMU Tech’s Mechatronics Mobile Learning Lab Inspires De Beque Students with Hands-On STEM Experience

CMU Celebrates Groundbreaking of Formation Food Hall During Centennial Year

Mindfulness in Motion

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The Heart of Hospitality

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How A Maverick Turned a Rocky Start Into a Career in Accounting

Inside CMU’s Rowdy Roadshow: Connecting Education and Employment Through a Strategic Merger

CMU Mass Communication Students Win Awards at the 2025 Heartland Emmys

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CMU and CMU Tech Summer Camps

Truckload of Training

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CMU Graduate Celebrates Family, Culture and First-Generation Success

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A Degree Powered by Life Experiences

All-new Elmo and Friends Live Show to Visit the Asteria Theatre

Engineering A Future: Trinity Turner Earns Top Engineering Honor

Shaping a Skilled Workforce

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From the Ground Up

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Colorado Mesa University Announces NFL Coach Ben Steele as 2025 Commencement Speaker

Creating a Home Away From Home

The Maverick Magazine

CMU Tech Hosts Jobs Day to Celebrate Trades Education and Connect Students with Employers

Constructing Collaboration

The Fire Forged Within

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Beyond the Ballot

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CMU Hockey’s Record-Breaking Pink the Rink Check Presentation

Bank on a Brighter Tomorrow: Discover the Mav Day 5k

Colorado Mesa University Launches Nation’s First Collegiate Cross Country Snowboard Team