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Outgrowing a Library: CMU Expands Tomlinson because of Expanding Enrollment
In the last eight years alone, Colorado Mesa University has nearly doubled its student enrollment. The high level of matriculation, while a good thing for the university and education in the state of Colorado, created strain on many spaces on campus, especially Tomlinson Library.
First high school for teens trying to beat addictions opening in Colorado Springs
Debbie Kelley, The Gazette
Colorado Springs company joins forces with academy to counter cyberattacks
Wayne Heilman, The Gazette
Colorado Springs ministry steps in with stopgap homeless solution
Rachel Riley, The Gazette
Transformation effort in southeast Colorado Springs launched by grant
Billie Stanton Anleu, The Gazette
Press Release: New Possibilities in Southeast Colorado Springs
El Paso County Public Health announced as the lead agency in a community-led initiative to strengthen Southeast Colorado Springs.
Collaboration and a Hubcap
Imagine you are trapped in your car, overnight, in the midst of a forty degree below zero blizzard. Which item is most important for your survival: hubcaps, a knife, or beef jerky?
Southwest Open School honored by El Pomar grant
Jacob Klopfenstein, The Journal
Moving from Talk to Action
As a 2016 Mandela Washington Fellow in the Department of State’s Young African Leaders Initiative, I am one among 1,000 Fellows accepted from a pool of more than 49,000 applicants. After six weeks of studies in leadership, entrepreneurship and business at Cambridge College in Massachusetts, I I have been lucky to be placed at El Pomar, a “Foundation for Colorado,” where I learned how conversation in the community can prepare leaders to take action.
Fort Morgan Times-Participants announced for Small Business Partnership Program
Since 2012, El Pomar Foundation has donated $40,000 towards the business partnership plan.
Southwest Fellows Reconnecting with Roots
Ginni Hill and Julia Lawton, the Fellows working with the Southwest Regional Council, have a stronger affiliation with their region than most El Pomar Fellows. From Cortez and Durango, respectively, the two share their gratitude and reflect on the unique opportunity to contribute in their home communities through El Pomar’s Regional Partnerships Program.
Maximize measurement and evaluation as a Council
“Understanding the current state of affairs in a community is essential for understanding success in the future.”
Thinking Outside the Toy Box: Collaborative Solutions to Early Childhood Education
Already two years down the line, Tamara Volz, Executive Director of The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County, notes the multiple benefits the Southwest Early Childhood Regional Collaborative has provided for organizations throughout the region.
"Invest today, or pay greater costs later"
Through gaining the input of educational experts and stakeholders in the region, Thayer Tutt and the Southwest Regional Council were able to identify early childhood education as a means to reduce future societal costs.
Action Requested: Grants System Transition
All current grantees and organizations who would like to apply must register their organization in the new system
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