OUR PRIORITIES

Colorado School of Mines prepares leaders to take on society’s biggest challenges, generating energy and resource solutions for the future. Guided by a 10-year Strategic Plan, the school is pursuing ambitious goals in its key focus areas of earth, energy and environment. Support from alumni and friends in these and other vital areas ensures Mines’ continued excellence. You can help us engineer the way.

Current Priorities

Contributions from generous donors have helped the school to reach the phase-one $25 million goal for Marquez Hall, a state-of-the-art facility to bolster Mines’ global leadership in Petroleum Engineering. Fundraising continues in order to build an endowment for ongoing building operations. Learn how Marquez Hall will give Mines an edge in energy.

Ongoing Opportunities

Unrestricted gifts to The Mines Fund support the school’s immediate needs – providing resources for academic programs, faculty support, scholarships, facilities, and technology and laboratory equipment.

Today’s Mines students are tomorrow’s leaders and innovators. Private support for scholarships and fellowships creates opportunities for talented students to earn a Mines degree, regardless of their ability to pay.

Mines’ faculty members are catalysts of intellectual vitality. Support for faculty chairs and professorships enables Mines to attract and retain top scholars who bring distinction to the school.

A dynamic science and engineering curriculum demands modern infrastructure and leading-edge instructional technology. Gifts to support buildings and facilities at Mines provide the foundation for continued innovation.

Endowed funds sustain and strengthen the Mines educational experience over the long term. Support for the Mines endowment provides perpetual funding for high-priority needs.