Welcome to the President's Committee on Diversity

Diversity Defined

At Colorado School of Mines, the principal of diversity is defined as an openness to and tolerance for differences of thought, opinion, and practice held by members of its campus community.  President Myles W. “Bill” Scoggins has called for a change in the campus culture to make it more welcoming, comfortable, and safe for anyone who participates in the life of CSM.  Stakeholders include students, faculty, staff, alumni, industry employers, the Board of Trustees, and the residents of Colorado.

Practically, who enrolls and seeks employment at our institution is a factor in how campus community members perceive their experience at the institution.   Historically, engineering has enrolled and employed few women and minorities, and CSM is no exception.  CSM seeks to broaden its representation among women and minorities—African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos/Latinas, and Native Americans—and be sensitive to and inclusive of age, ability, first-generation to college and socio-economic status, geography, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, and first languages.