All posts appearing in Fall 2026

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How Western students helped build a whitewater park, launched a festival, and made the case for the value of river recreation For years, the...

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For generations, people have come to the Yampa looking for something. On a weeklong journey through Dinosaur National Monument, Western students discovered what the...

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Students in Western’s philosophy program have spent years asking the big questions. A new master’s degree will ask them to do something with the...

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Western Names Pavel Cenkl as New Provost Western named Dr. Pavel Cenkl Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in May. Cenkl brings more...

Alumni Profiles

It was just another Tuesday near the end of a stifling July in Gunnison, the kind of day you might pray for a breeze...

Alumni Profiles

Don Getz might not be what you think of when you envision a frontline environmentalist. His sunglasses are safety glasses. His outerwear is a...

Alumni Profiles

Tropical Storm Melissa wasn’t yet one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin. But in late October 2025, it was...

Athletics

Burdge Takes the Helm of Mountaineer Athletics Western Colorado University named Dr. Amber Burdge director of athletics in April, bringing an experienced administrator with...

Alumni Profiles

Von Washington Jr. (’90) arrived in Gunnison on a basketball scholarship, but it didn’t take him long to realize that his Western experience would...