CO SJR020

Colorado General Assembly formally recognizes Colorado Mesa University's 100-year anniversary in 2025, celebrating its founding as Grand Junction Junior College in April 1925

The university has evolved through multiple name changes—from Grand Junction Junior College to Grand Junction State Junior College to Mesa College to Mesa State College to its current name—while maintaining focus on workforce-oriented education

Colorado Mesa University generates over $500 million in annual economic impact to western Colorado and is one of the state's fastest-growing higher education institutions

The resolution recognizes the university's unique role offering career/technical two-year, four-year, and graduate degree programs, with emphasis on serving first-generation students

Copies of the resolution will be sent to the Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees and the Century Project Steering Committee