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When You Stop Learning, That’s When You Get Old
May
19
Spring 2023 Graduates Gear Up
May
17
Transformational Education
May
10
Foster Field House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
May
4
The People Business
Podcast
May
4
Upward Bound Students Explore CMU’s New Virtual Reality Anatomy Lab
Video
May
4
Monumental Film
The Maverick Magazine
May
4
Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Arguments at Colorado Mesa University on May 4
May
2
Colorado Mesa University Celebrates Entrepreneurship Day with Keynote Speaker Corey Ciocchetti, Networking Event and More
Apr
30
We All Get One Shot Twice
Apr
27
Student Showcase 2023 Numbers Best in CMU History
Apr
25
High School Seniors Celebrate Their Next Chapter During Decision Day 2023
Apr
25
Colorado Mesa University Soccer to Host Montrose Community Day
Apr
24
Built by Mavericks
The Maverick Magazine
Apr
24
Montrose Lecture Series to Feature Dr. Gayle Frazzetta
Video
Apr
24
CMU and Local Employers Invest in People
Apr
18
CMU to Host the 13th Annual Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Conference
Apr
12
CMU Turns 98 and Brings Friendly Competition to Campus to Support Students
Apr
10
Building Social Capital
The Maverick Magazine
Apr
10
CMU Civic Forum and the City of Grand Junction Bring CMU’s Twentieth Annual Holocaust Awareness Series to the Historic Avalon Theater
Mar
31
CMU Celebrates Cesar Chavez Day with Grandson of the Civil Rights Activist
Mar
31
State Fire Agency To Hold Special Event at Colorado Mesa University in Honor of Community Risk Reduction Week 2023
Mar
29
Colorado Governor Appoints CMU's Melissa Calhoon to Community Service Board
Mar
21
Endowed Adventure
Mar
21
Expert Golf Businessman Eric Affeldt to Visit Campus
Mar
10
History Competition for Middle and High School Students Takes Place at CMU
Mar
10
CMU Theatre Groundbreaking
Video
Mar
9
The City of Montrose, Colorado Mesa University Partner for Permanent Community Benefits
Mar
8
Colorado Mesa University Names Joan McDermott as Interim Director of Athletics
Mar
7
The Power of Mobility
Mar
3
Olympic Gold Medalist Visits CMU
Video
Feb
27
New Program Serves Local Low-Income High School Students
Feb
15
Blizzard in Brownson Surge
Video
Feb
8
Summer 2023 Application Open for Western Colorado Law Enforcement Academy
Feb
7
Hip Hop Gets a Bad Rap
Podcast
Feb
7
Bighorn Consulting Engineers’ Scholarship Earns Big Time Employment Dividends
Video
Feb
6
Studying Forces of Human Nature
Podcast
Feb
2
2023 Colorado Capital Conference Seeks Participants
Jan
25
Grand Junction Community Gathers to Honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Video
Jan
17
Western Colorado Healthcare Leader Appointed to Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees
Dec
19
CMU Foundation to Manage G.J. Kiwanis Club Endowment  
Dec
18
On-Campus Food Bank Available to All Students
Video
Dec
8
GJ Business and Community Leader is Classmates with Her Son at CMU
Nov
28
First Generation Student Spotlight: Salina Maharjan
Nov
28
First Generation Student Spotlight: Diana Díaz
Nov
22
Cultural Café Honors Native American Heritage Month
Nov
21
Annual Steak & Crab Festival Fundraiser Keeps Maverick Wrestlers on the Road to Tournaments
Nov
9
CMU Now Offering Occupational Therapy Master's Program
Video
Nov
7
There Was Always a First 
Statement from the President
Nov
4
Mavericks Celebrate Non-Traditional Student Week November 7-11
Nov
4
Solutions to Healthcare Workforce Gaps Begin with Partnerships
Nov
1
CMU Students Collaborate with National Park Service on Colorado National Monument Film for Visitor Center Theater
Oct
28
Colorado Energy Sector Invests More in Mavericks Each Year
Oct
27
Eagles Assembly Results in a Rowdy Maverick Stampede
Oct
21
A Look Behind the Curtain
Podcast
Oct
12
Brighter Futures for Foster Youth
Oct
7
Turkish Perspectives, Customs and Cuisine Shared on Campus
Sep
22
Performing Arts Alumnae Collaborate on Photoshoots for CMU Theatre Promotions
Sep
16
Mavericks Contribute to Winefest and Wine Industry Success
Sep
16
Culture and Cooking
Sep
16
The Business Closet Now Open for CMU and WCCC Students
Sep
9
Kinesiology and Dance Alumna Serves Communities Through Performing Arts
Sep
6
Colorado Mesa University Initiates Forming the Future Initiative
Aug
26
Building Philanthropists
Aug
18
CMU Hires Athletic Director and Rounds Out Leadership Team
Jun
29
Discounted Summer Camps Make STEAM Learning More Accessible to D51 Families
Jun
23
High Volume of High School Students Already Have College Credit
Jun
21
2022 Aspinall Lecture and Scholarship Make Big Impact on Campus
Jun
16
CMU Partner Supports Behavioral Health Needs Through Collaboration
Jun
6
Introducing Len Ladue Veterans Lounge
Video
May
27
Next Generation of Law Enforcement
The Maverick Magazine
May
27
A Workhorse for the Workforce
May
26
Learn for Less: A WCCC Affordability Initiative
Statement from the President
May
20
More than 1,000 Mavericks Earn Alumnus Status
May
17
CMU Secures Experienced Chief Financial Officer
May
12
CMU Celebrates the Grand Opening of the Bus Bergman Sports Complex
May
4
Former Central Intelligence Agent Robert Baer to Speak at CMU Montrose
Apr
28
Lifelong Movers
Video
Apr
21
Student Showmanship
Podcast
Apr
12
Western Spirit
Video
Apr
6
CMU Invites Community Members to Campus for the Holocaust Awareness Series
Apr
1
Funding Maverick Champions
Mar
16
High-profile author and award-winning journalist to visit campus
Mar
11
CMU Montrose Campus Launches a New Summer Police Academy
Mar
9
Giving Kids Mobility
Mar
4
Blizzard in Brownson: A Blustering Good Time
Feb
24
In Search of a Light
Podcast
Feb
21
A Good Death
Podcast
Feb
18
CMU’s John Seebach to Present at Michrina Lecture Series
Feb
17
Supporting and Leading Together
Podcast
Feb
10
Grand Valley Native Named Head Football Coach
Jan
31
CMU Students Start Semester at the new St. Mary’s Medical Education Center
Jan
20
CMU Honors Life and Legacy of MLK at City Hall
Video
Jan
19
Three New Board of Trustees Appointed
Jan
18
The City of Grand Junction and CMU Collaborate on 12th Street Pedestrian Safety Improvements
Jan
17
Running in When Others Run Out
Podcast
Dec
17
All Around Class Act
Dec
14
Free Tuition for Certified Nurse Aides
Dec
13
Soaring Support for Western Colorado Community College’s Flight School
Nov
18
Community Hospital Invests in CMU and the Future of Healthcare
Nov
16
Colorado Mesa University Foundation Endowment Hits All-Time High
Nov
15
Delve in with CMU Engineering and Foundation
Podcast
Nov
9
First-Generation Success Story Supports Next Generation of Graduates
Nov
5
Civic Engagement: A Campus Priority
Nov
1
Community Partners Contribute to CMU's Bike Theft Prevention Initiative
Oct
28
Campus Celebrates John Marshall in a Historic Presidential Investiture Ceremony
Oct
27
Trick or Treat Street Tradition Continues
Oct
27
The Human Scale of Colorado Mesa University
Statement from the President
Oct
26
Jac Kephart's Legacy
The Maverick Magazine
Oct
14
Teaching the Next Generation
The Maverick Magazine
Oct
13
Wine and Dine Around the World
Podcast
Sep
17
CMU Sophomore Wins Scholarship by Getting Vaccinated
Sep
3
New Report on Interstate Water Compact Lessons for Colorado
Aug
30
Mavericks and Bookworms are at it Again
Aug
18
Basketball Stars Visiting Appleton This Friday
Aug
12
CMU Launches the Criminal Justice Leadership and Policy Master's Degree
Aug
3
Technology: The Future of Agriculture
Aug
2
Maverick Momentum From Day One
Jul
6
The Spanish Language: A Gift
Podcast
Jul
2
The Wastewater Project
Video
Jun
11
Middle and High School Students Explore New Opportunities at Western Colorado Community College
Jun
9
Memorial Day Flight
Jun
3
Mechatronics: What is it anyway?
Podcast
May
28
CMU Golf Hits Big With New Indoor Facility
May
5
Board of Trustees Complete National Search for the Next President of Colorado Mesa University
Apr
29
Entrepreneurship: An Addiction
Apr
21
CMU Focuses on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on Campus
Apr
21
Colorado Mesa University Provides Vaccine to Hundreds on Maverick Community Vaccine Day
Apr
20
Colorado Mesa University Announces Maverick Community Vaccine Day
Apr
16
Search Committee for the Next President of CMU Announces Finalists
Apr
15
Timberline’s New Home Hosts CMU Homecoming Kickoff Event
Video
Apr
7
CMU Marks 18th Year of Holocaust Awareness Series
Video
Apr
5
Multiple programs stack hands to heal
Apr
1
Healthy Investment
The Maverick Magazine
Mar
29
Art and Higher Ideals Themes in Jac Kephart Naming Ceremony at CMU
Video
Mar
26
Mavericks Thank Healthcare Providers
Video
Mar
25
The Western Colorado Latino Chamber of Commerce Expands Support to CMU Students
Video
Mar
17
Delving Deeper with GJPD Police Chief Doug Shoemaker
Podcast
Mar
17
Growing a Revolution at CMU
Mar
16
CMU and Partners Deploy Mobile Vaccine Clinic
Mar
11
CMU Center for Reflection Opens
Mar
8
New Course Promotes Job Readiness, Explores Impact of Legal Marijuana use on Employment
Mar
4
Educating and Celebrating
Mar
3
CMU Foundation Awards Future is Now Scholarship
Feb
25
Western Colorado PTECH Partnership Grows
Feb
19
CMU Announces Major Economic Milestone
Feb
4
CMU Announces Pandemic Response Plan Update: The Future is Now
Video
Jan
21
Tears of Joy at CMU's Center for Reflection
Jan
19
MLK Day
Statement from the President
Jan
18
CMU Downtown Art Gallery Opens the Door to 2021
Jan
13
Building Pathways to the Future
The Maverick Magazine
Dec
27
The Show Must go on
The Maverick Magazine
Dec
20
Turning the Corner on Racism
The Maverick Magazine
Dec
15
U.S. Bill of Rights Transcends 2020 Challenges
Dec
15
As temperatures drop, Mavericks stand up to receive degrees
Dec
11
Engineering Graffiti
The Maverick Magazine
Dec
10
Boreal Toads and Faith-Based Campus Club
Podcast
Dec
10
A Healthy Innovation
Dec
9
WCCC's Sturm-ANB Bank Mobile Learning Lab Fuels up with Grant from The Colorado Energy Foundation
Dec
9
A Perfect Fit
The Maverick Magazine
Dec
8
Remey Family Creates The William Spencer Memorial Scholarship at CMU
Dec
8
CMU Employees Exhibit Generosity and Engage in Creative Contributions
Dec
7
2020 Gobble Wobble Receives the Most Donations to Date
Nov
18
Embracing the Shadow
Podcast
Nov
13
Fearless First Film Festival Marks Celebration of CMU First-generation Students 
Video
Nov
11
Career Services prepares students for the future
Nov
5
Project Linus covers children in the community
Nov
4
Colorado wine industry attracts support from winemaking legend Warren Winiarski
Oct
28
CMU announces Davis School of Business
Video
Oct
20
Hotel Maverick celebrates belated grand opening 
Oct
16
CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 17
Oct
14
CMU Naked Mole Rats Visit Fruitvale Elementary
Sep
30
Pedal for Prevention
Sep
22
The nuts and bolts of art
Sep
16
CMU's Fall 2020 Natural Resources of the West Returns
Sep
11
CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 16
Podcast
Sep
10
The Maverick Way
Sep
10
CMU’s Society for Human Resource Management club wins international award
Sep
7
Local government supports CMU and local businesses
Sep
4
Mesa County Workforce Center and CMU match students with employers
Sep
2
CMU STEM students take action to stay on campus
Sep
1
Mavericks and Bookworms team up for love, effort and respect
Aug
24
State education leaders celebrate CMU's Safe Together, Strong Together return to campus
Aug
17
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser visits CMU
Aug
14
CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 15
Podcast
Aug
12
CMU civil engineering program graduates first cohort
Aug
12
CMU puts waste to work
Aug
12
Outdoor Recreation Industry Studies degree program receives diversity grant
Aug
7
Testing starts early at CMU 
Jul
31
Turning the Corner on Racism update
Jul
31
Charlestowne Hotels to manage Hotel Maverick
Jul
28
CMU and COVIDCheck Colorado Team up for Safe Return to Campus
Jul
22
Western Colorado Community College and the Montrose Adult Education Center create partnership
Jul
20
Safe Together, Strong Together interim report available
Jul
17
CMU values international students
Statement from the President
Jul
14
Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks at CMU to campus’ youngest students
Jul
7
A tribute to our student veterans on Independence Day
Jul
2
CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 12
Podcast
Jun
25
CMU Safe Together, Strong Together planning initiative parallels Colorado reopening progress
Jun
23
Keep on keeping on
Jun
19
CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 11
Podcast
Jun
10
CMU announces phase two campus opening
Jun
4
CMU students take a different kind of test
Jun
4
CMU President Tim Foster's statement on turning corner on racism
Statement from the President
Jun
2
CMU advances return to campus
Jun
1
CMU hosts third town hall meeting with parents to discuss Safe Together, Strong Together campus planning initiative
May
20
CMU announces Fall 2020 return to campus planning initiative
May
11
Hidden heroes: WCCC Wildland Fire Management graduates blaze on
May
7
CMU students and Help Colorado Now Fund provide financial relief to Mavericks
May
5
City serves as junction between college and career
The Maverick Magazine
Apr
28
CMU Students Launch Maverick Mentors
Apr
26
Maverick Relief Fund announced
Apr
22
Colorado Mesa University nursing students graduate early to support Colorado and community
Apr
22
Western Colorado Community College leaders work the front lines against COVID-19
Apr
20
Aspinall Foundation awards $34k in scholarship money to Colorado Mesa University students
Apr
17
CMU offers free houses to community
Apr
16
Centennial Institute extends invitation to CMU students to join political forum
Apr
15
Banking on the future
The Maverick Magazine
Apr
12
Maverick Relief Fund
Apr
10
Sodexo adapts food service to protect students at CMU
Video
Apr
2
Campus Cares
The Maverick Magazine
Mar
26
CMU Open Studio goes remote
Mar
26
CMU's frontline facilities team
Video
Mar
24
Little Mavs Learning Center offers community childcare slots
Mar
24
Classroom on wheels
The Maverick Magazine
Mar
22
Showcasing Imagination
The Maverick Magazine
Mar
17
First-gen Friday at Colorado Capitol unites Mavericks, Roadrunners and Grizzlies
Mar
9
National author and advocate David Sheff to speak at CMU about addiction, recovery and the story of his family’s journey
Mar
5
Department of Business continues to serve the community
Mar
2
Hotel Maverick nears completion
Feb
26
CMU continues serving community as a civic forum
Feb
21
Desert Dog Press joins 437CO
Feb
18
Montrose layoffs result in free tuition at CMU and WCCC campuses
Feb
18
Student club to host national speaker Alex Epstein
Feb
12
Western Colorado Community College staff and students support Grand Valley migrants
Feb
11
Shrader advances CMU outdoor recreation industry studies degree
Feb
10
CMU announces all performing arts free for students
Feb
6
CMU Department of Literature, Languages and Mass Communication presents national journalist
Feb
3
CMU art and design department announces visiting artists Bobby Zokaites and Melissa Sclafani
Jan
28
CMU and Coca-Cola present Winter Whiteout game night
Jan
28
Anode Systems builds Mesa County Scholarship Initiative
Jan
24
Dash ridership up and delivering CMU students Downtown
Jan
19
Mavericks and Roadrunners converge on Colorado’s Capitol
Jan
14
Three time gubernatorial appointee visits CMU to keynote MLK Day
Jan
13
Alpine Bank and School District 51 honor high school and middle school students at CMU
Dec
18
Mobile Learning Lab at WCCC picks up speed
Video
Dec
17
CMU researcher releases quarterly county economic reports
Dec
13
CMU expands Tax Assistance Program with support from Eide Bailly
Dec
11
CMU Department of Art and Design hosts international exhibition
Dec
6
Halls of CMU buildings garner work of renowned alumnus
Dec
3
Sodexo, Salvation Army and CMU are a turkey day trifecta
Nov
26
Factory goes to college
Nov
21
Colorado Mesa University hosts North American dignitary
Nov
20
CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 4
Nov
19
CMU student veterans and Department of Athletics coordinate first CMU game day flyover
Nov
19
Ducks Unlimited, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Western Colorado Conservation Corp join CMU to benefit wildlife conservation
Video
Nov
19
GJ VELO Cycling Team endowment pedals past $100,000 mark
Nov
13
CMU selected to host exclusive wildlife art exhibit
Nov
11
Redefining summer vacation
The Maverick Magazine
Nov
8
CMU reveals world changing first-generation students
Video
Nov
7
CMU Presents Alumni and Grammy Award winner Kalani Pe'a
Nov
6
Visiting lecturer of journalism and communication to visit CMU
Nov
6
Where rubber meets the road
The Maverick Magazine
Nov
4
Mavericks making a difference
Nov
4
Western Colorado Community College serves the homeless
Nov
1
Healthy partnership
The Maverick Magazine
Oct
29
Hall of Honorees: Jennee Studer and Bobby Coy
The Maverick Magazine
Oct
26
Distinguished Alumni: Kathy Howa & Kalani Pe’a
The Maverick Magazine
Oct
25
CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 3
Oct
22
Bringing the Future to You tour kicks off in Montrose
Oct
16
First scholarship for LGBTQ+ students launched at CMU
Oct
10
CMU Art Department announces fifth annual Artober Festival and community art interactive
Oct
2
CMU Civic Forum announces debate on national popular vote versus Electoral College
Sep
30
CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 2
Sep
27
Colorado Humanities and community sponsors bring celebrated author to CMU
Sep
27
How a football game made a MAVily
Sep
23
Fluidity. Beauty. Strength.
Sep
18
Western Colorado poet and political legend Art Goodtimes visits CMU
Sep
18
A night to celebrate CMU donors and scholars
Video
Sep
17
CMU and Colorado General Assembly expand beyond remote legislative testimony to include legislative hearings
Sep
16
CMU Department of Business gets out of the classroom and into the community
Sep
13
Alpine Bank awards CMU scholarships including newly created Latino-Hispanic award
Sep
13
CMU history instructor writes New York Times bestseller
Video
Sep
11
Western Colorado Community College reveals hope for future by remembering the past
Video
Sep
11
CMU delivers Constitution Day civility event
Sep
11
Western Colorado Community College honored for role in workforce development by local officials
Sep
9
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrated at CMU
Video
Aug
30
CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 1
Aug
30
CMU art and design department announces Jiyoun Lee-Lodge exhibition
Aug
29
Solving challenges through innovation and collaboration
Aug
26
Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce highlights CMU and Mesa County Valley School District D51 partnerships during community briefing
Aug
23
Maverick Stampede leads freshman students to Downtown Grand Junction
Aug
16
CMU Art Gallery 437CO announces 2019 partners
Aug
8
CMU Civic Forum honors the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Aug
7
Community cyclists ride for CMU athletes
The Maverick Magazine
Jul
20
Double dose of degrees
The Maverick Magazine
Jul
17
From kitchen to garden
The Maverick Magazine
Jul
16
Gearing up
The Maverick Magazine
Jul
15
CMU Civic Forum announces Electoral College policy debate
Jul
8
Alumni work featured in newest exhibition at 437CO gallery
Jul
2
Focused on their community
The Maverick Magazine
Jul
1
Associate Professor of Economics Nathan Perry Presents Quarterly County Economic Reports
Jun
13
CMU Art Gallery 437CO announces gallery partnerships and business underwriting opportunities
Jun
12
CMU and Special Olympics Colorado Announce Rising Together
Jun
6
CMU supports Techstars Startup Week West Slope
Jun
3
Western Colorado Community College harvests bushel of awards in international competition
May
22
CMU installs maverick statue at Brownson Arena
Video
Apr
30
Colorado Mesa University recognized with prestigious Tree Campus USA designation
Apr
29
MacEvoy family honors legacy of father through CMU Foundation
Apr
25
CMU Montrose summer camps picking up STEAM
Apr
23
Tenth annual CMU Student Showcase announced
Apr
17
CMU President Tim Foster Presents to Mesa County Valley District 51 Board of Education
Apr
17
CMU partners with Mesa County Search and Rescue to prepare for saving lives
Apr
15
CMU Greek Life generously gives to local organization
Apr
5