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Use CMU's approved boilerplate language to ensure all marketing and communications consistently reflect our brand, values and key messages across all channels and audiences.

Boilerplate language helps uphold our standards for clear, unified communication. Boilerplate language should be thought of the "About" explanation for the university. It should be used in media releases, brochures, about sections on social media and CMU-owned websites, etc.

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Colorado Mesa University is a Human Scale University with foundational values of love, dignity, courage, humility, resilience, curiosity and power.

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CMU is a Human Scale University that serves as a model of the world we want to create — a world where people aspire to love, extend dignity, choose courage, demonstrate humility, develop resilience, celebrate curiosity and use power for good.

Nestled in beautiful western Colorado, we promise an opportunity for a better life, a commitment to radical affordability and an education that teaches you how to think, not what to believe. 

You can pursue a traditional four-year degree, master's or doctorate, or an associate degree or certificate through CMU Tech.

If you are a Maverick at Heart, join us.

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Colorado Mesa University is a Human Scale University that serves as a model of the world we want to create — a world where people aspire to love, extend dignity, choose courage, demonstrate humility, develop resilience, celebrate curiosity and use power for good.

At CMU, we promise three things: an opportunity for a better life, a commitment to radical affordability and an education that teaches you how to think, not what to believe. Through these promises, you can pursue a traditional four-year degree, master's or doctorate, or an associate degree or certificate through CMU Tech.

Nestled in beautiful western Colorado, at the convergence of the Colorado and Gunnison rivers, our university was born from the rugged terrain, where nature's grandeur has shaped the Maverick spirit of our institution. 

If you are a Maverick at Heart, join us.

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Colorado Mesa University is a Human Scale University that serves as a model of the world we want to create — a world where people aspire to love, extend dignity, choose courage, demonstrate humility, develop resilience, create curiosity and use power for good.

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CMU is a Human Scale University that serves as a model of the world we want to create — a world where people aspire to love, extend dignity, choose courage, demonstrate humility, develop resilience, celebrate curiosity and use power for good.

We embrace love as the driving force behind our actions, nurturing personal growth and fostering it in others. By extending dignity to others as a daily practice, we create an environment that deeply respects the intrinsic value of every individual. At CMU, we believe in acting from a foundation of goodwill. This belief gives us the courage to form meaningful relationships, embark on joint endeavors, and take risks in the pursuit of new possibilities. From this place of humility and courage we've built a culture of resilience. We invest in the future by continuously adapting to change, overcoming challenges and seizing new opportunities. Endless curiosity drives us to approach the unexpected as if it were expected and leads to endless opportunities for growth and advancement. Inspired by the Soul of the West, we emerge as a force for positive change, harnessing our collective power to build a Human Scale University that reflects our values and brings to life our shared vision of the world we want to create.

Nestled in beautiful western Colorado, we promise: an opportunity for a better life, a commitment to radical affordability and an education that teaches you how to think, not what to believe.

Through these promises, you can pursue a traditional four-year degree, master's or doctorate, or an associate degree or certificate through CMU Tech. If you are a Maverick at Heart, join us.