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Outlet: The Mountain Jackpot News
May 1, 2024
This week, Matthew Harris of Divide will receive Western Colorado University’s highest honor for graduating seniors at an awards ceremony on Friday, May 3. Read about Divide Native Wins Western Colorado’s Most Prestigious Alumni Award
Outlet: IDA International Documentary Association
April 29, 2024
Julian Rubinstein is a journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker. His most recent nonfiction book and documentary, The Holly, was reported over eight years in a gentrifying community in Denver. The book was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and winner of the 2022 Colorado Book Award. The film won three awards at festivals and is streaming on Prime and Apple Plus. He is a visiting filmmaker at Western Colorado University. Read about Julian Rubinstein: How an Anti-SLAPP Statute Protected ‘The Holly’
Outlet: Post Independent (Glenwood Springs)
April 29, 2024
Rifle native, Brayden Kammers is being awarded the 2024 Alumni Award for Excellence from Western Colorado University, home of the Mountaineers in Gunnison, Colorado. Read about Mountaineer from Rifle climbs to the highest peak of awards from Western Colorado University
Outlet: Stark Reflections
April 26, 2024
Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 180 books, 58 of which have been national or international bestsellers. He has written numerous novels in the Star Wars, X-Files, and Dune universes. Anderson is the director of the graduate program in Publishing at Western Colorado University. Read about 50 Years of Short Stories with Kevin J. Anderson
Outlet: Alphy
April 24, 2024
When John Hausdoerffer asks you what kind of ancestor you want to be, he’s only partly referring to what your kids and grandkids will think of you. There’s a bigger question being asked by the environmental philosopher and professor at Western Colorado University. Read about Can Nature Enhance Ethical Decision-Making in Business? Insight from John Hausdoerffer, Part 1
Outlet: Western Slope Now
April 23, 2024
For more than 100 years, Western Colorado University has been serving students primarily in liberal arts and sciences. But a massive historical collection of ancient artifacts sat hidden, tucked away in the back of the university’s closets and crawlspaces for decades…until about 1989, when Professor Mark Stiger came upon this forgotten lot. Read about Western Continues NAGPRA Efforts
Outlet: Western Slope Now
April 22, 2024
Paul Rady is the CEO of Antero Resources, a natural gas producer based in Denver. He’s not just an alum of Western Colorado University in Gunnison, but also a hailed real treasure after his generous donation of $80 million to the college to engineer a brand-new engineering department. President Brad Baca tells Western Slope Now since Western Colorado University constructed its new building, aptly named the Paul M. Rady School of Computer Science and Engineering in 2021, the school has partnered with CU Boulder to get engineering students their four-year degree all from here, without having to transfer. Read about Former student donates $80 million to WCU for new department
Outlet: Western Colorado News
April 19, 2024
Western is proud to announce the launch of its latest digital endeavor, the Westerner Alumni Magazine website. The website showcases stories that both highlight individual accomplishments of Western alums, as well as keep the greater Mountaineer community informed about recent campus updates and happenings. Read about Western launches alumni magazine website
Outlet: Gunnison Country Times
April 17, 2024
Western Colorado University recently led a $1.59 million overhaul of its lighting system, a project that will save more than 292,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity each year. Read about Western deepens sustainability commitment with lighting overhaul
Outlet: KREX Grand Junction
April 17, 2024
Western Colorado University, in the small town of Gunnison, Colorado, has been serving students for more than a century. Now, a new program sits on the horizon – a full Nursing Bachelor’s Degree. Western Colorado University president Brad Baca tells Western Slope Now he’s excited to finally have the means to launch this program which has been in the works for years – the college recently received a seed grant from the State of Colorado to essentially stand up the program and begin to offer courses. Read about WCU’s new nursing program set to launch next year
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