Residence Life at Colorado School of Mines

04/14/2026

Looking for your people at Mines? 💪🌿

Join the Athleticism & Wellness community and live with students who care about staying active, balanced, and connected.

🏐 Pickup games, intramurals, and rec sports
🧘 Yoga, mindfulness, and mental wellness
🍳 Cooking, community events, and new friendships
🌄 Exploring everything Golden & the outdoors has to offer

This isn’t just a dorm—it’s a built-in community of first-year students who want to feel good, stay active, and actually enjoy college life.

You’ll explore all 8 dimensions of wellness and learn how to balance academics, fitness, and social life—while living with people who get it

✨ Live in The Trads
✨ Meet like-minded friends instantly
✨ Make your first year unforgettable

👉 Apply through the First-Year Housing Application > Signature Learning Communities

03/24/2026

Calling all incoming first-year students! The First-Year Housing process kicks off on April 1 with the first phase of the housing process! The good news is that there is NO rush to complete this phase—as long as you get it done by May 18!

03/24/2026

Do you need short-term housing while you take classes this summer? Weaver Towers offers student housing for those taking summer courses! Apply in the Housing Portal starting April 1!

02/24/2026

The Village at Mines Park is an on-campus apartment community serving upper-division students (juniors, seniors, and graduate students)! Applications open in the Housing Portal (linked in your my.mines.edu account) on March 9th!

12/09/2025

Finals week is upon us! Come study with the Campus Living Student Association!

11/10/2025

11/10/2025

Interested in joining the Resident Advisor team for the 2026-2027 academic year? Applications are opening soon! Come learn more at our information sessions starting this week!

10/31/2025

It’s Halloween AND the kickoff to Family & Friends Weekend! There is no shortage of spooky fun to be had across campus over the next few days! Check our story for events happening near you!

05/09/2025

Congratulations to all of our 2025 grads!

05/08/2025

That’s a wrap! Great job to all of our Orediggers for their hard work this semester. We hope everyone has a great summer!

04/01/2025

Attention incoming first-years: Phase 1 begins TODAY! This means that it is time to start thinking about what hall you would like to live in! Check out our website linked in our bio for more information about our residence halls, signature learning communities (SLCs), and the first-year housing application. We also have tours of the residence halls posted in our past stories, and will be posting about SLCs throughout the month!

Reminder that students will not have access to the Housing Portal until they have submitted their Admissions Enrollment Deposit and it has been processed. Applications are NOT processed on first-come first serve; there is NO NEED to rush to start your application on April 1! Swipe left for important dates in Phase 1.