Family Support at Mines

Mines: Supporting families along the way
Mines strives to be a family-friendly campus that stands out nationwide, making us a destination university for faculty and staff, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and non-traditional undergraduate students who have families. Here you will find listings for family-friendly events, camps, programs, policies, resources and more.
FAMILY EVENTS @ MINES
Mines Programs
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K-12 Student Outreach Program:
Various science, mathematics, and technology-content-based courses for students in K-12. -
Summer Multicultural Engineering Training Program:
Science and engineering program combining course work, hands-on projects, industry tours, sporting activities and social events for rising high school juniors and seniors. -
Girls Lead the Way:
A conference focused on women and the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines for Colorado high school girls.
MOTHER’S ROOM

WELLNESS/MOTHER’S ROOMS Overview
In order to support the wellness and parenting needs of faculty, staff, and students, Colorado School of Mines has dedicated wellness/mothers’ rooms in several campus buildings.
These are private spaces dedicated for the purposes of expressing breast milk, nursing a child, administering medicine, and/or other medically necessary activities.
Amenities
Each room includes:
A sink, counter, microwave, refrigerator, electrical outlets, and comfortable seating.
Nursing mothers should provide their own breast pumps, attachments, and cleaning supplies. Other amenities may vary by location.
Locations Across Campus
Student Center E264:
Student Life Office, Student Center 234, 8am – 5 pm, Mon-Fri; or
Lisa Goberis, Student Life, 303-273-3230, lgoberis@mines.edu
Starzer Welcome Center 324:
Jerilin Brewer, Admissions, 303-273-3226, jerilinbrewer@mines.edu
Annette Schoon, Mines Foundation, 303-273- 3137, aschoon@mines.edu
Hill Hall 236:
Nancy Progar, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, 303-273-3660, progar@mines.edu
Maria Burwell, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, 303-273-3780, burwell@mines.edu
Coors Tek 031:
Barbara Shellenberger, Physics, 303-273-3830, bpjohnso@mines.edu
OTHER RESOURCES
Mines Park Playground
Classified Ads
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Mineslist Facebook Group
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Golden Colorado Online Yard Sale<
(Mines does not manage this page.)
Bright Horizons
Support for Families
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Colorado State Employee Assistance Program
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Colorado: 303-866-4314
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Toll-free: 800-821-8154
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Faculty Handbook, Section 5.4 Leave Benefits
(Includes: Paid/unpaid, vacation, sick, FMLA, Holiday, administrative, funeral, military, jury, medical disability and parental leave) -
Faculty Handbook, Section 5.5 Insurance
(Includes: Health/disability, medical, dental, vision, life, travel/accident)