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Outlet: Denver Post
February 21, 2024
Adams State University, Fort Lewis College and Western Colorado University are asking legislature for $3 million each. Read about Rural Colorado colleges band together to ask state for millions in funding
Outlet: Crested Butte News
February 14, 2024
The Gunnison Valley’s Tourism and Prosperity Partnership (TAPP) is ready to start funding a new joint venture with Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) and the Rady School of Engineering at Western Colorado University (WCU). TAPP brought its proposal to Gunnison County commissioners in a work session Tuesday to discuss the possibilities and answer questions; commissioners showed support and appreciated the update, but agreed that it is TAPP’s previously allocated funds to manage, and therefore TAPP’s freedom to alter how those funds are dispersed. Read about TAPP forges new Rady and RMBL collaboration
Outlet: Gunnison Country Times
February 14, 2024
On Feb. 8, Western Colorado University president Brad Baca announced a plan to break down one of the biggest financial barriers students face in the pursuit of higher education. Through The Mountaineer Promise, Western students whose annual household income is less than $70,000 can receive grants and scholarships to cover tuition and have standard fees waived starting in the fall of 2024. Read about Western announces plan to cover full tuition for low-income students
Outlet: Gunnison Country Times
November 22, 2023
Julian Rubinstein’s journey from being a New York-based journalist to joining the faculty at Western Colorado University this semester is a long one. It led through Denver and eight years of deep immersion into a world of gang violence and peace activism in a small community just outside of downtown. Read about ‘Five bullets, one gun, and the struggle to save an American neighborhood’
Outlet: Crested Butte News
November 8, 2023
The Gunnison-Crested Butte (GUC) airport terminal flipped the switch to activate its solar array this week, with a ceremony held on Tuesday afternoon, November 7. The solar array was built in conjunction with the airport’s massive $26.4 million renovation that wrapped up this year, and the array itself has been nearly complete for many months and waiting on one critical part due to chain supply issues. While the terminal renovation was covered entirely by federal grant funding, the array is the result of a partnership between the City of Gunnison, Western Colorado University and Gunnison County and a grant from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA). Read about GUC solar array goes live
Outlet: 9News Next With Kyle Clark
October 18, 2023
Western Colorado University is returning the remains of 25 individuals to Native American tribes, a century after they were taken from their original resting place. Read about Western Colorado University returning 25 sets of Native American remains to their rightful resting place
Outlet: 9News Denver
October 17, 2023
Western Colorado University will return 25 sets of remains to tribes, with the help of funding from the National Park Service. Read about Western Colorado University will return 25 sets of remains to Native American tribes
Outlet: Montrose Press
July 25, 2023
The creation of a new strategic plan for Western Colorado University’s path forward lined up neatly for President Brad Baca, who got to work on the plan during his first year in the new position. Targeting goals like degree quality, quality of life and enrollment growth, the five-year plan will be released to the public this fall and outline targets and initiatives that the university will strive to meet over the next half-decade. Read about Western Colorado University’s new five-year plan targets growth, affordability, community wellbeing
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