November 2018Mines Park

Hello, Mines Park residents! Only 6 weeks left of the semester - can you believe it?! Below is

some information regarding how to properly check-out of Mines Park if you are vacating in

December, the remaining programs and events happening this semester, and some important

updates and information. The Mines Park staff hopes you have a great Thanksgiving Holiday,

and hope you finish this semester strong! You are almost there! 

December Check-out

Information 

Events &

Programs!

Updates and

Important

Information

Contact

Information

Important

Dates

Checking out in December? For those who are graduating or vacating Mines Park in December, the Intent to Vacate

process has concluded. 

If you are vacating in December, please stop by the Mines Park Housing Office during

business hours to receive your Express Checkout Packet at our front desk; business hours are

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-7:00 PM and Saturday-Sunday 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. 

As a reminder, the last day you can vacate your apartment is December 16, 2018. Failure to

vacate your apartment by this day, or failure to turn in your Express Checkout Packet and

apartment keys will result in you not receiving your prorated rent credit for December and

you will be charged an improper checkout fee. This deadline is nonnegotiable, as Facilities

Management must enter all spaces after graduation to prepare these spaces for the

following semester. 

The Mines Park Residence Life staff will be walking spaces starting on Monday, December 17

to begin our assessments and to verify spaces have been cleared. In your Express Checkout

Packet, you will see a checklist, on the first page, on how to properly checkout of Mines

Park, as well as a cleaning list to help you remember all the elements of your room and/or

apartment we will be inspecting during our assessment. Please make sure to utilize and fill

out this checklist to ensure that you are properly completing the following checkout

procedures and cleaning your soon to be vacant room/apartment. 

If you and your roommate(s) are all vacating, then please make sure the entire apartment is

clean and in good condition utilizing the list in the Express Checkout Packet. If you are the

only person vacating, please make sure your room is in good condition utilizing the list in the

Express Checkout Packet. Please share the responsibilities of cleaning common areas if all

roommates are vacating. Also, discuss with your roommate(s) any damages in the common

areas and who will be taking responsibility for paying the whole charge or if you will be

splitting the charge with your roommate(s). 

If Xcel Energy is in your name, please make sure to speak with your roommate(s), if they are

staying, about having Xcel Energy put in their name. RLC Paul will be sending an email to

roommate(s) regarding this, but this would help Residence Life out tremendously if they are

already taking care of this once you vacate the apartment.

For any questions, please contact the Mines Park Residence Life Coordinator, Paul Carey, at

gpcarey@mines.edu. 

Intent to Vacate for December: Check-out Information

UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS!

RLC Office Hours & Pizza with Paul!

Since RLC Paul is out of the office from time to time, this is a fantastic way to chat with him! Every

Thursday from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Paul will be holding "Office Hours" for Mines Park residents to

answer any questions or concerns, or to just chat! RLC Paul wants to make sure he is as available as much as

possible for all Mines Park residents this year! 

Pizza with Paul will be held on the LAST THURSDAY of each month! 

EVERY THURSDAY! Pizza with Paul: Thursday, November 29, 2018

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM  Mines Park Housing Office

Mines Park Canned Food Drive

Do you have any canned food or non-perishable food items you are looking to donate? Please consider

donating these items throughout the month of November! These donations will be given to members

in the Golden/Denver-metro area who are in need.

Donation boxes will be in Community Center #1 and #2, and in the Mines Park Housing Office. We greatly

appreciate all donations!

ALL MONTH LONG!

Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner!Thursday, November 15, 2018

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  Community Center #2 Ballroom

Hungry?! Want to share your awesome Thanksgiving recipes?! Then, you should stop

by our Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner this month! 

If you are interested in attending and

participating, please sign-up in the Google Form (link below) to bring either an entree,

side, or dessert that serves around 5-8 people. Light food and drinks will be provided

by the Mines Park staff. 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16aavD0ERBqkMxOtvhyimmjesW-

sHkMXkmmgSX_R2Zrk/edit?usp=sharing

Good Luck on Finals Breakfast! 

Friday, December 7, 2018 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM 

Community Center #2 LobbyFinals are quickly approaching and the Mines Park staff wants to wish you the best of luck

on this semester's final exams! Please stop by Community Center #2 lobby for some donuts

and coffee on Dead Day!

Service Night!Thursday, November 29,  2018

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  Community Center #2 Ballroom

To go along with our monthly canned food drive, the Mines Park staff is hosting a service

night for residents to complete various service-centered activities that will benefit

the Golden/Denver-metro communities and local charities! 

   1. What are they?        a. Single-session seminars in building skills and learning strategies to reduce stress.  

      b. Lunch/snacks provided, held in Wellness Center 2nd Floor Conference Room.        c. 50-minute seminars. Students can attend one or more than one. 

      d. Sign up online HERE (no referral required). 

   2. Two REMAINING Seminar Topics       a. Mindfulness and Anxiety: November 5th, 2018

         i. Learn what mindfulness is and why it matters to our sense of well-being.           ii. Learn quick and effective strategies to cope with anxiety so you feel more in control of your mind. 

      b. Stress and Survival: December 3rd, 2018          i. Learn hands-on techniques to manage your stress well.      

IMPORTANT UPDATES & INFORMATION

Important Information

Counseling Center Mental Health & Wellness Offerings for Students 

If you notice any damages or issues

in your apartment unit or bedroom,

please fill out a Mines Work Order

using the link below. If you have any

questions, please contact the Mines

Park Housing Office for assistance.

https://login.myschoolbuilding.com/m

sb/SignIn?acctNum=697622574

CA On-Call #:

303-808-

2446

Please call for any

after hour concerns

or emergencies

   1. What are they?        a. Innovative series created to provide quick and useful tools without overburdening students' busy schedule. 

      b. Educational format and skills-based, hands-on techniques.        c. Three, 50-minute sessions over three weeks. 

      d. Sign up online HERE (no referral required). 

   2. Three Workshop Topics:        a. Anxiety Toolbox (skill building to manage anxiety symptoms). 

         i. The modules will help students: (1) understand anxiety, (2) introduce a method for slowing down and

disentangling the experience of anxiety, and (3) develop alternative responses to anxiety.        b. RIO: Recognition/Insight/Openness (skills building to create flexibility in responding to distress). 

         i. The modules will help students: (1) gain a deeper understanding of their concerns, (2) create flexibility in

how they view and approach these issues, and (3) take steps toward living with a wide range of emotions.        c. Getting Unstuck (skill building to manage depression symptoms) 

         i. The modules will help students: (1) understand depression, (2) explore how thoughts and behaviors impact

depression, and (3) address how students can begin to make changes to thoughts and behaviors in order to better

manage depression. 

Emotional Well-being Workshops 

Stress Relief Seminars

Fall 2018 Final Exam Schedule

WORK ORDERS:

SAAVE Donation DriveEvery spring semester, SAAVE hosts their annual event, Boxes of Hope, which provides a

collection of sanitary items available to survivors of sexual assault after they have received

treatment in the hospital through the SANE program. 

These items include shampoo, conditioner, razors, makeup removing wipes, pads, body wash,

and soap. 

SAAVE has placed one of their boxes in the Mines Park Housing Office and will be collecting

donations throughout the entire month of November. Please consider donating and thank you

for your support! 

Mines Tiny HouseWelcome our new neighbor, the Mines Tiny

House! 

The Mines Tiny House is currently located that the

corner of Digger Drive and Tangent Way. Please

be aware that this is a construction area while the

organization is working on the Tiny House.

However, please feel free to say hello if you see

any members of this organization working on the

house. Welcome, to Mines Park Mines Tiny

House! We are very excited to be neighbors! 

For more information, please visit the Mines Tiny

House website.

Starting this month, every Friday, all

laundry and articles of clothing that

is left in both the Community Center

#1 and #2 laundry rooms will be

collected for donations. 

The Mines Park Housing Office will

hold onto clothes for 1 WEEK before

donating.

While washing and drying your

clothes, please make sure set a

timer! 

LAUNDRY:

The more you know...As mentioned above, Mines Park will be hosting a canned food drive donation throughout the

entire month of November. 

To go along with this food drive, the Mines Park staff wanted to provide information

regarding hunger across the world and more specifically in the Denver metro-area. 

Again, if you have any canned food items you are not using or if you are interested in

donating, please feel free to drop off these items in one of the following donation bins (under

the bulletin boards in Community Center #1 and #2, and the Mines Park Housing Office

front desk). Your donations are much appreciated! 

WORLDWIDE

The United Nations Food and Agriculture

Organization (FAO) estimates that about 815

million people of the 7.6 billion people in the

world, or 10.7%, were suffering from chronic

undernourishment in 2016. 

Research shows that  most all hungry people live

in lower middle-income countries. There are 11

million people undernourished in developed

countries. 

Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths

in children under five - 3.1 million children each

year. 66 million primary school-age children

attend classes hungry across the developing

world, with 23 million in Africa alone.

COLORADO

Nearly 1 in 11 Coloradans (9.2%) struggle with

hunger; not always having enough money to

buy food.

Nearly 1 in 7 Colorado kids (14%) may not

always know when or where they will get their

next meal. 

In a room of 50 older adults, 3 of them (5.8%)

are facing hunger in Colorado, and forced to

make choices between purchasing groceries or

medication.

1 in 12 Coloradans use food stamps, including

hard-working families, children, seniors,

veterans and those who are disabled. A

Coloradan, on average, only receives about

$1.39 per meal in food stamp benefits, making

it a challenge to put healthy food on the table

for themselves and their family.

Want to get involved? Check out these local food banks in the Denver metro-area: 

Food Bank of the Rockies - serves over half a million people every year; 145,000 meals to

people in need every day. 

Bienvenidos Food Bank - Serves nearly 10,000 people across all of Denver, and provides

enough food to make more than 300,000 meals each year. 

Important Mines Dates

November 21: Non-Class Day prior to Thanksgiving Break

November 22 & 23: Thanksgiving Holiday - University & Mines Park Housing Office closed Nov. 22 - 25 (we will reopen on Nov. 26)

December 3-7: Prep Week - No Exams

December 6: Classes End 

December 8, 10-13: Final Exams 

December 14: Commencement & Semester Ends 

December 17-January 7: Winter Break Mines Park Housing Office will be closed December 22-January 1 (we will reopen on Jan. 2)

Important Mines Park Dates

To access Mines Academic Calendar: https://inside.mines.edu/UserFiles/File/academicAffairs/registrar/Forms/Academic%20Calendar.pdf

All month: Canned food drive (donation boxes located in Community Center #1 and #2, and the Mines Park Housing Office) November 15: Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner (6-8 PM) November 29: RLC Office Hours & Pizza with Paul (1-3 PM) November 29: Mines Park Service Night (6-8 PM) December 7: Good Luck on Finals Breakfast (8-10 AM)

December 16: All vacating Mines Park residents must vacate their apartment on this date

Mines Park staff will be hosting two (2) Reoccurring

Programs PER MONTH starting in September. Each program will be held on the FIRST TUESDAY AND THIRD

THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH (Dates are subject

to change)

https://residencelife.mines.edu/Apartments-at-Mines-Park

Mines Park Housing Office Hours

Monday - Friday 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM 

Saturday & Sunday 

10:00 AM to 2:00 PM 

Email: minespark@mines.edu

Phone: (303) 869-5444

RLC Email: gpcarey@mines.edu

RLC Phone: (303) 273-3922