Author: clclick
-
Youth programs make CMC come alive during summer months
By Carrie Click. On a recent summer day, Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Leadville was abuzz with activity, though most of the students at the campus weren’t yet old enough to attend college, at least in a traditional sense. Alongside regular college fare such as faculty member Bob Gilgulin’s midday ethics class, dozens of pre-college…
-
CMC awards Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic scholarships to six Roaring Fork Valley students
By Carrie Click and Mike McKibbin Alpine Bank scholarships are providing funds for 14 graduates of Western Slope high schools to attend Colorado Mountain College this fall. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar story features six scholars from the Roaring Fork Valley: Chennelle Hernandez, a graduate of Aspen High School; Violet Lepe of Basalt High School; Eddy…
-
CMC awards Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic scholarships to three western Garfield County students
By Carrie Click Alpine Bank scholarships are providing funds for 14 graduates of Western Slope high schools to attend Colorado Mountain College this fall. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar story features three scholarship recipients from western Garfield County: Larisa Cruz of Rifle High School, Jennifer Gomez of Coal Ridge High School and Francisco Muneton from Grand…
-
CMC awards Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholarship to Summit High graduate
By Carrie Click Alpine Bank scholarships are providing funds for 14 graduates of Western Slope high schools to attend Colorado Mountain College this fall. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar story features a scholarship recipient from Summit County: Paloma Sotelo of Summit High School in Frisco. Since 1996, more than 180 graduating high school seniors have received Alpine Bank…
-
Fourteen awarded Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic scholarships to attend CMC
At the 20th annual Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholarship awards luncheon in Glenwood Springs recently, Alpine Bank executives presented 14 graduating high school seniors from five Colorado counties with scholarships to attend Colorado Mountain College for post-secondary study. To be considered for these specialized scholastic awards, students must be of Latino/Hispanic descent, classify as an in-district…
-
CARE director stepping down, moving next door
Leslie Rockey leaving shelter, though staying close at CMC’s Veterinary Technology Farm It is hard to imagine Colorado Animal Rescue without Leslie Rockey there. But come July 20, she will be leaving the directorship of CARE, a job she’s had since the shelter opened its doors in 2000. Rockey has accepted an offer from Colorado…
-
‘White and Shadows’ comes to CMC ArtShare Gallery
The intricately detailed pottery of ceramist Michael Wisner will be the focus of “White and Shadows,” a new Colorado Mountain College exhibition at the CMC ArtShare Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs beginning July 3. An artist’s reception will be held July 9 from 6 to 8 p.m., and the exhibit will remain at the gallery…
-
Reception for international award-winning artist Rita Blitt July 7
The gallery at Colorado Mountain College’s Aspen Campus is featuring “Works on Paper Retrospective” by part-time Aspenite and international award-winning painter, sculptor and filmmaker Rita Blitt. A free public reception will be held 4-7 p.m. on July 7. Blitt has described the process of creating her art as “dancing on paper,” which she often does…
-
CMC Foundation adds members, selects officers
The Colorado Mountain College Foundation Board recently added three new members – Ed Brown, Roger Hennefeld and Ferdinand “Tito” Liotta, M.D. – all of whom reside in the Roaring Fork Valley. The non-elected CMC Foundation Board, now at 18 members, oversees the nonprofit Colorado Mountain College Foundation, which supports the college through community engagement, innovative…
-
CMC, CSU form partnership to support TRIO students
Student Support Services provide pathway to success A partnership between Colorado Mountain College and Colorado State University is now allowing smoother-than-ever transitions for some of the CMC students transferring to CSU. Recently representatives from Colorado Mountain College and a number of Colorado community colleges signed a memorandum of understanding with Colorado State that creates a…