Rickey Ortiz

First-Year Academic Advising Coordinator 

Pre-Finals Workshop

Rickey advises all first-year and undeclared second-year students with last names that begin with the letters A-D.

About Rickey

Education:

  • BA, Geography and Environmental Studies – University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS)
  • MA, Leadership, Concentration in Student Affairs in Higher Education – University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS)

Duties:

  • Advises students with last name: A-D
  • Coordinates Faculty in CASA program

Personal:

I was born and raised in Pueblo, Colorado which is about 125 miles south of Golden. I am proud to say that I am a Colorado native. My first job in higher education was in the financial aid office as a work-study at UCCS. That is where I fell in love with working on a college campus. I enjoy welcoming first year students to college and getting to know their personal, professional and academic goals. I am passionate about helping students adapt to the college the lifestyle. One piece of advice that I can offer you is that the time in college goes fast, so I encourage you to get involved as much as possible to make the most of every opportunity that is provided to you here at Mines. I am always happy to help connect you to our campus!

In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, eating at local restaurants, reading, working out and of course cheering for our hometown sports teams.

ADA Accessibility: CASA’s new location in Aspen Hall, 1869 W. Campus Rd., is not ADA accessible. If you require ADA accessibility, we are happy to work with you! Please consider scheduling an online appointment or e-mailing casa@mines.edu 48 hours in advance to set up an appointment in a common ADA accessible area on campus.