Colorado Mesa University

For other colleges with similar names, see Mesa College.

Mesa State College

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Type	State College
Established	April 20, 1925
President	Tim Foster
Students	6,062
Undergraduates	6,034
Postgraduates	28
Location	Grand Junction , Colorado , United States
Campus	Urban, 42 acres (170,000 m²)
Athletics	Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, 11 varsity teams
Colors	Maroon and White
Mascot	Mavericks
Website	www.mesastate.edu

Mesa State College is a public, liberal-arts college in Grand Junction, Colorado. The college has its primary campus in Grand Junction, a separate vocational institute known as Western Colorado Community College, and a smaller campus in Montrose, Colorado. Mesa State grants two-year associates degrees, four-year bachelors degrees, and a masters degree in business administration (with pending masters degrees in education and nursing).

History

• Founded as Grand Junction State Junior College in 1925 with 36 students registered.
• Enrollment exceeds 200 for the first time in 1933.
• Name changed to Mesa College in 1937.
• Mesa College accredited by North Central Association in 1957.
• Enrollment exceeds 1,000 in 1961.
• Mesa State was authorized to offer baccalaureate degree programs on July 1, 1974.
• Mesa State was authorized to offer masters in business administration on July 1, 1996.
• 2006: A new residence hall opened in August at Mesa State College. The building can house 288 students and seven resident assistants who are supervised by a full-time resident director.
• 2009: A new residence hall opened in August at Mesa State College.

Student housing

Residence Hall Association (RHA) is the residence hall and apartment government. RHA has many objectives and goals, focusing a large portion of their effort toward being the residents' voice and advocating residents' issues to the Housing department, the campus and the Grand Junction community. RHA works closely with housing administration to produce positive changes in campus living. In addition to their governmental and liaison roles with the college and community, RHA plans and executes events, programs and community service projects for residents' enjoyment.

The RHA Executive Board (President, Vice President, Financial & Records Coordinator, Programming Coordinator, and Communications Coordinator) are elected each year by the residential student body. A resident can also join RHA through his Residence Hall Council and become a member of the RHA Assembly, which includes the RHA Executive Board, two representatives from each RHC and one Residence Life Staff representative who work together to meet RHA’s objectives and goals. The RHA Assembly is open to any and all individuals who would like to attend.

The Residence Hall Council (RHC) is an extension of the campus organization known as the Residence Hall Association and acts as the governing body for each residence hall known as Pinon, Tolman, Rait, Monument, Grand Mesa,Elm, Albers, North Ave Student Living and the Walnut Ridge apartments. The RHC of each building is composed of an elected executive board (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Publicist), RHA Representative and Floor Representatives.

The National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) is the recognition branch of the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH). NACURH, as an organization, truly believes that recognition is a must in a strong Residence Hall community. As such, NRHH is there to make sure that we don't forget to give those needed and more than deserved pats on the back. The National Residence Hall Honorary is a selective organization of the top 1% of all students in college and university residence halls across the country. At no time is any chapter permitted to admit more than 1% of its total residence hall population. Members of NRHH participate in philanthropy opportunities throughout the academic year as well as provide programming opportunities for the residential community as a whole to come together.

Athletics

Mesa State football team in 2008

The Mesa State Mavericks compete in NCAA Division II athletics, as part of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

• Joe Ramuno, current head football coach
• Jim Heaps, current men's basketball coach
• Chris Hanks, current baseball coach
• Alfred Sanchez, current golf coach
• Butch Miller, current athletic director
• Dan MacDonald, current men's and women's tennis coach
• Josh Pittman, current men's soccer coach
• Erin Sharpe, current women's soccer coach
• Chuck Pipher, current wrestling coach

In 2004, the football team won the prestigious NCAA Sportsmanship Award.

Affiliated institutions

Colorado State Colleges

• Adams State College
• The Metropolitan State College of Denver (Metro State)
• Western State College

External links

• Mesa State College website
  • Mesa State College Athletics
  • Main Campus Map