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Path to citizenship took hard work, lots of paperwork
CMC students took first steps in ESL classes ASPEN – Learning to speak and write English at Colorado Mountain College was not enough for Zakarya Sidibe or Elizabeth María Ford. Both immigrants to the U.S., Sidibe and Ford were among those to recently become American citizens in a naturalization ceremony on Colorado National Monument outside…
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Coit, Shelton named local CMC campus’s full-time, adjunct Faculty of the Year
Educators Roger Coit and Danielle del Castillo Shelton have been named 2015 full-time and adjunct, respectively, Faculty of the Year for Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Leadville and Chaffee County. Coit, who teaches emergency medical services and outdoor education, was cited by co-workers and students in the award nomination. Past student Shawn Christiansen said that…
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Colorado Mountain College libraries receive support from state
Colorado Mountain College’s four libraries – three brick-and-mortar buildings and a virtual library – recently received a grant of $4,500 from the Colorado State Library through the State Grants for Libraries Act. The three physical libraries are based at the college’s three residential campuses: Quigley Library in Glenwood Springs-Spring Valley, Timberline Library in Leadville and…
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La Catrina to perform at CMC in Rifle and Breckenridge
Music is a part of life, but in many cultures it is also a part of grieving, or even in celebrating the passing of a loved one. That may have been part of the thinking when La Catrina String Quartet formed eight years ago. The four-member group will perform Latin American and classical string…
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Stefferud named CMC-Aspen’s adjunct Faculty of the Year
Every year employees and students at each of Colorado Mountain College’s campuses nominate adjunct and full-time faculty members for the Faculty of the Year Award. eNews profiled 2015 honorees throughout the past week. Today’s profile highlights Faculty of the Year from the college’s Aspen campus. . Emergency medical technician educator Steve Stefferud has been named…
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Ruffley, Jorgensen named local CMC Rifle campus’s full-time, adjunct Faculty of the Year
Every year employees and students at each of Colorado Mountain College’s campuses nominate adjunct and full-time faculty members for the Faculty of the Year Award. eNews will be profiling the 2015 honorees throughout the week. Today’s profile highlights Faculty of the Year from the college’s Rifle campus. . Dr. Dave Ruffley and Gretchen “Greta” Jorgensen…
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Johnston, Kocher named local CMC campus’s full-time, adjunct Faculty of the Year
Every year employees and students at each of Colorado Mountain College’s campuses nominate adjunct and full-time faculty members for the Faculty of the Year Award. eNews is publishing profiles of the honorees throughout the week. Today’s profile features Roaring Fork Campus honorees Derek Johnston and Klaus Kocher. Educators Derek Johnston and Klaus Kocher have been…
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Mosher, Palz named local CMC campus’s full-time, adjunct Faculty of the Year
Every year employees and students at each of Colorado Mountain College’s campuses nominate adjunct and full-time faculty members for the Faculty of the Year Award. eNews will be profiling the 2015 honorees throughout the week. Today’s profile highlights Faculty of the Year from the college’s Summit campus. Educators Dr. Joyce Mosher and Mark Palz have…
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Craig, Cox named CMC-Steamboat’s full-time, adjunct Faculty of the Year
Mathematics educators Stephen Craig and Lee Cox have been named 2015 full-time and adjunct, respectively, Faculty of the Year for Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Steamboat Springs. One of Craig’s students, Zack Greenberg, said in nominating his instructor, “He made me want to do my very best work for him as well as myself.” Another…
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‘The Yampa & Upper Colorado’ focus of John Fielder event at CMC in Edwards Oct. 27
Colorado landscape photographer John Fielder will give a free multimedia presentation on his newly released book, “Colorado’s Yampa River: Free Flowing & Wild from the Flat Tops to the Green.” The book contains photographs by Fielder and text by educator and river runner Pat Tierney, Ph.D. A Women in Philanthropy Distinguished Lecture Series event hosted…