Student Staff
Student Leadership Opportunities
The office of New Student & Transition Services offers multiple student leadership positions all with the common goal of providing new students a smooth and seamless transition into the Colorado School of Mines.
Lead Peer Mentors
Lead Peer Mentors work closely with the professional staff in NeST and assist with the planning, preparation, program design, and implementation of all orientation programs. Additionally, Lead Peer Mentors recruit, hire, and guide the Peer Mentor team.
Lead Peer Mentor applications for the 2025 team are now closed.
Eduardo Acevedo (he/him)
CSM101
Anna Caplinger (she/her)
Oredigger Camp
Liam Hallinan (he/him)
Helluva Welcome
Lexie Johnson (she/her)
Recruitment & Communications
Danielle Kosowsky (she/her)
Oredigger Camp
Ronin Mannina (he/him)
Retreat & Training
Tanner McIntosh (he/him)
Oredigger Camp
Jaden Nguyen (he/him)
Parent & Family Programs/
Oredigger Camp Logistics
Lindsey Ohr (she/her)
Helluva Welcome
Dominic Sands (he/him)
Oredigger Camp
Peer Mentors
Peer Mentors are undergraduate student leaders that act as a support and resource for incoming students at Colorado School of Mines. They guide new students through our orientation programs and also co-teach a section of CSM101, a First Year Success Seminar course.
Peer Mentor applications for the 2025-26 school year are now closed.
Oredigger Camp Counselors
Oredigger Camp Counselors guide new students through Oredigger Camp, a three-day extended orientation experience in the Rocky Mountains, as part of Helluva Welcome. All undergraduate Mines students are eligible to apply for the volunteer Camp Counselor position!
Oredigger Camp Counselor applications are now closed.