Colorado Mesa Athletics
Upgrades and Expands Fleet
CMU Athletics added three new buses to the current
fleet bringing the total to five and increased the total
transporting capabilities of student-athletes and
coaching staff to 222.
The three new buses are wrapped with photographs
of past Colorado Mesa athletes and university
graphics. All five buses have been equipped with
cellular based Wi-Fi access, electrical outlets and
USB ports at each seat.
"By upgrading all busses with Wi-Fi and USB ports, we
provide the necessary tools for our student-athletes
and coaching staff to access information that assists
with academics as well as work-related projects," said
Colorado Mesa Athletic Director Tom Spicer. "Plus
after pulling together and examining all the costs of
travel through owning our own fleet versus chartering,
we made the decision to invest in our own fleet. We
will retrieve our initial investment within the first two
years of use."
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CMU Theatre and Tomlinson Library
The Colorado Mesa University Department of
Theatre Arts kicks off its 2016-2017 season with
a new initiative to get audience members more
involved by partnering with the Tomlinson Library.
This season will include four new performances;
many based on well-known literature.
The Main Stage season consists of Roald Dahl's
James and the Giant Peach, Charles Dickens' A
Christmas Carol, My Fair Lady, which is based on
George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, and 1960s era
French farce, Boeing-Boeing.
Audience members are encouraged to enrich their
theatre-going experience by reading the wonderful
books these familiar shows are based on. CMU's
Tomlinson Library will have educational materials
and items of interest related to each show on
display for the month preceding each production
with books available for check out. The public is
also invited to join a book group, which will read
and discuss each of the books, and hear from guest
speakers on related themes and play production.
The next upcoming discussion and presentation will
focus on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and
will be hosted at Tomlinson Library. This open group
date has not been set yet but visit coloradomesa.
edu/arts/theatre/library-events.html for the
announcement. To check out the book, visit the
library's website at coloradomesa.edu/library or
text 970.644.6542 to Ask a Librarian.
A Christmas Carol will be presented on the
Robinson Theatre stage in the Moss Performing
Arts Center November 25 through December 3.
Tickets and information about the theatre season
are available at coloradomesa.edu/arts. The box
office in Moss Performing Arts Center is open
10am–2pm, Tuesday through Friday.
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FALL 2016 • VOLUME 6.1
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY
David Asay, CMU full-time driver, shows off one
of the newly wrapped Athletic buses.
