The Pathways Explorations Series features large-scale, TED-style talks where motivating and inspiring speakers tell their personal, academic and professional stories to our Mines campus community. The talks are required for CSM 101 students to learn about the many possible academic and career pathways available to them. The talks are open to all Mines students, faculty and staff, and will be live-streamed and recorded.

Poetry and Fiction Reading with Professor Leona Sevick (poet) and the NYTimes bestselling author Snowden Wright. Each will read from their new books and follow them with a question and answer period.

All students are welcome to attend to voice their ideas, concerns, and feedback with your Undergraduate Student Government.  Attend Senate meetings every week! Sitting in on Senate meetings allows you to voice your concerns, or learn about our current projects being worked on. Sit down with your class representatives, class president, or governing body representative and learn more about projects and initiatives that impact you.

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Jahara “FRANKY” Matisek, Ph.D., presenting a hybrid seminar titled Western Security Assistance: Trends Amidst Great Power Competition on Friday, October 18 at Colorado School of Mines. TOPIC:  WESTERN SECURITY ASSISTANCE: TRENDS AMIDST GREAT POWER COMPETITION SPEAKER: JAHARA “FRANKY” MATISEK, PH.D., LIEUTENANT COLONEL, U.S. AIR FORCE, MILITARY PROFESSOR (NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT), U.S. NAVAL WAR COLLEGE HOSTED BY: THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY TIME:  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024| 12:00PM – 1:00PM MT l LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED (until the food runs out) LIVE: MARQUEZ 126, 1600 ARAPAHOE STREET, GOLDEN, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (MAP) OR ZOOM VIRTUAL SEMINAR – NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY – FOLLOW THIS LINK PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND SHARE THIS SEMINAR FLYER FOR MORE DETAILS FOLLOW THIS LINK Since 2000, the US has spent over $400 billion on security assistance, and the rest of NATO has collectively spent over $100 billion on training and equipping foreign militaries as well. For much of the last two decades, Western security assistance emphasized the building up of security forces in weak states to conduct counterinsurgency and counterterrorism. However, as the US and the rest of NATO pivots towards preparations for conventional warfare and large-scale combat operations, notions of integrated deterrence in the era of great power competition are causing Western militaries to shift their emphasis on how to increase the military effectiveness of security forces they arm and advise. This presentation is based on fieldwork and over 500 interviews in Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Ukraine, and various military bases around the world. Lieutenant Colonel Jahara ‘FRANKY’ Matisek (PhD) is a Military Professor in the National Security Affairs department at the US Naval War College and Research Fellow at the European Resilience Initiative Center. He is a US Air Force Command Pilot with over 3,700 hours of flight time in the C-17, E-11 BACN, T-6, and T-53.  He has published 2 books and over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals, policy relevant outlets, and edited volumes. He is Co-PI for two DOD Minerva research projects and has been a Fellow at the Homeland Defense Institute, Modern War Institute, and Irregular Warfare Initiative.

Please join the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Dorit Hammerling hosting the Energy Emissions Modeling & Data Lab 2024 Annual Event on Tuesday, October 22 and Wednesday, October 23, 2024 in Austin, TX. TOPIC:  ENERGY EMISSIONS MODELING & DATA LAB – 2024 ANNUAL EVENT HOST: PAYNE INSTITUTE FACULTY FELLOW DR. DORIT HAMMERLING HOSTED BY: ENERGY EMISSIONS MODELING AND DATA LAB AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY TIME: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 AND WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024 LIVE: THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | AT&T HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER REGISTRATION REQUIRED: REGISTRATION LINK FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK  Advancing MMRV Initiatives in Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management Join the EEMDL annual event convened by the University of Texas, which brings together thought leaders from academia, industry, and policy. The 2024 meeting will focus on developing actionable data to inform emissions mitigation strategies at multiple scales. Participate in the crucial dialogues that will sculpt methane and other greenhouse gas emission monitoring, measuring, reporting and verification (MMRV). Discussion themes and scientific presentations will include: Practical Advances in Science and Technology: Concentrating on the role of scientific methodologies, data analytics and software advances in enhancing the precision and efficacy of MMRV systems. Policy and Economic Catalysts for Improved Practices: Delving into how strategic policy frameworks and economic incentives are pivotal in encouraging the uptake of practices and technologies that align with MMRV goals. Synergistic Research Impacts: Providing snapshots of research underway at UT, CSU, and the School of Mines, and their broader effects on regional, national, and international efforts to address greenhouse gas emission reductions from energy

Are you as assistant professor looking to get a strong start on promotion and/or tenure? Join these lunch workshops! The “Launching Your Academic Career” faculty workshops start again this August. Workshops are offered every other Monday from 12-1:30 in Berthoud 106 (content from 12-1, extended time for discussion, as suggested by past participants, is from 1-1:30). Workshops are open to any early-career faculty member on the tenure-, teaching- or research lines as well as postdocs and senior faculty coming from industry or other non-academic spaces to Mines. Come to whichever meetings are of interest, arrive late or leave early, and attend even if you have attended the same workshop(s) in the past! Lunch will be provided, and each week is somewhat independent such that folks can attend as they are able. Topics: Workshop 1 (August 28, 12-1:30): Expectations for Promotion and/or Tenure: Publishing Your Research Workshop 2 (Sept 11, 12-1:30): Setting Up Your Research Group & Developing Its Brand Workshop 3 (Sept 25, 12-1:30): Grant Writing Tips and University Finances for Faculty Workshop 4 (Oct 9, 12-1:30): The Sustainable Professor (Mental Hygiene and Selecting Meaningful Service and Leadership Opportunities) Workshop 5 (Oct 23, 12-1:30): Networking, Finding Mentors, and Managing Personalities Workshop 6 (Nov 6, 12-1:30): Working on Your Dossier (Start Now!) The overall course goal is to increase retention rates and promotion and/or tenure success rates for new faculty at Mines. Questions/comments? Contact Kamini Singha – ksingha@mines.edu