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Employers connect with students at Fall 2026 Career Days

September 15, 2026

Two students in business attire talk with two Westwood Professional Services recruiters, one in a red floral shirt, at a booth in a crowded gym

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By Tim Meyer

Hundreds of employers descended on the Mines campus to meet with Mines students and recent graduates during Fall 2026 Career Days.

Held Sept. 15-16 at the Student Recreation Center, the event offers a different lineup of employers each day, with Day 1 focused on Earth, energy and environment industries and Day 2 adding aerospace, tech, manufacturing and more.

A student in a blue suit hands his ID to a staff member at a check-in counter as students in business attire wait in line behind him
Mechanical engineering student Jacob Beddome checks in for Career Days.
A student in a plaid blazer reviews papers with a Trihydro recruiter as another student smiles while talking with a recruiter nearby in a gym filled with booths
At left, hydrology master's student Kate Peneyra talks with Jamie Wiggins of Trihydro Corp. At right, geophysical engineering student Lillian Hanson shares her resume with Fritz Krembs of Trihydro Corp.
A student in a houndstooth jacket shakes hands with a recruiter in a blue polo at the Los Alamos National Laboratory booth
Mechanical engineering student Kate Whipple shakes hands with Jon Dempster of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
A student in a black suit gestures while talking with a bearded Kiewit recruiter beside a yellow and black booth
Mechanical engineering student Avery Aden talks with Tyler Wright of Kiewit.
A student in a navy suit shakes hands with a Kimley-Horn recruiter in a red polo who holds his resume
Civil engineering student Bryce Lisaka shakes hands with Megan Kelley of Kimley-Horn during Career Days at Mines.

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