Western State Colorado University

Western is a small university (~3,000) in the heart of the Colorado Rockies with excellent undergraduate and select graduate programs. The faculty and staff at Western share a strong commitment to personalized education with liberal arts at its core. Western faculty and staff are student-centered, collegial, energetic, and engaged in campus and community life. The curriculum provides professional flexibility where experiential learning and interdisciplinary approaches are valued. The college is located in Gunnison, Colorado, a rural community 200 miles southwest of Denver. At an elevation of 7,700 feet in the southern Rocky Mountains, the Gunnison Valley provides significant year-round outdoor recreational opportunities.  We are all idealists at Western!