Author: clclick
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Author Walter Isaacson visits CMC in Edwards on Monday
EDWARDS — Walter Isaacson, best-selling author and former managing editor of Time magazine, will provide an engaging conversation on the “Lessons of Innovators” at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards on Monday. Isaacson joins CMC as part of The Browning Event signature speakers, which is part of the Women in Philanthropy Distinguished Lecture Series. An expert…
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Leadville Race Series seeks college interns for summer race crew
Incoming or current Colorado Mountain College students looking for a way to get involved in Leadville’s running and mountain bike racing events while earning college credits may want to take advantage of an internship opportunity with the Leadville Race Series. Cooper Mallozzi, a professor of outdoor education at CMC in Leadville, has been working with…
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Farm to Fork Fair at CMC-Aspen to focus on local, healthy, sustainable products, produce
Colorado Mountain College, which offers a bachelor’s degree in sustainability studies, is taking sustainability to the community by hosting the Farm to Fork Fair, a free barbecue featuring local food, at its Aspen campus. Attendees can expect discussions and delicious foods at this afternoon event, which is open to the public from 1 to 5…
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Edwards educators named CMC’s collegewide adjunct and full-time Faculty of the Year
By Carrie Click Educators Cynthia Bell and Carol Koch are not only regarded as the year’s top faculty at the Colorado Mountain College campus in Edwards, where they teach. Both have also been selected the collegewide Faculty of the Year for all 11 of the college’s locations. CMC President and CEO Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser…
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CMC in Breckenridge’s Speaker Series to show “I Am Able”
Inspirational Rwandan artist, cyclist, and humanitarian featured at CMC Speaker Series BRECKENRIDGE – The CMC Speaker Series partners with the Breckenridge Film Festival to bring a powerful documentary to campus June 4. Frederick Ndabaramiye, the co-founder of “I am Able”, witnessed and lived through one of the worst genocides in history in Rwanda when he…
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Free CMC youth outdoor leadership program starts July 6 in Leadville
Through May 29 the First Ascent Youth Leadership program is accepting applications for its free, week-long course at Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Leadville. This is the 21st year of the program, which is an outdoor experiential course for students entering ninth, 10th or 11th grade in the fall of 2015. Dates this year run…
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Leadership Summit graduates 16 community leaders
By Carrie Click. Leadership Summit, Summit County’s community leadership program, has graduated 16 community leaders from its 10th year. Sessions were held one day per month, from Sept. 25, 2014, through May 14, 2015. Leadership Summit is a nine-month, highly interactive leadership enrichment program that seeks to develop and enhance the individual leadership abilities of…
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College graduates celebrate hard work
Overcoming obstacles, showing persistence common traits Four years in the U.S. Navy interrupted her plans, but Jalyn McMurry finally earned her Associate of Arts degree at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville. McMurry was among CMC students in Leadville and Chaffee County to receive their degree or certificate during Friday, May 1, spring commencement ceremonies in…
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Snowboarding buddies graduate with science degree honors
Colorado Mountain College Edwards campus graduates’ stories. By Carrie Click. They’ve shared time on the slopes and in the classroom. And this month, two snowboarding friends, Sara Blodgett and Elizabeth Wierman, graduated with Associate of Science degrees in biology – with honors – taking the next step toward becoming physician assistants. Blodgett, 25, is a…
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Two local nonprofits receive El Pomar grants
Literacy Outreach (of Garfield County) and Partners in Routt County each recently received a $2,500 merit grant that was awarded through the Northwest Regional Council of the El Pomar Foundation. El Pomar Foundation has 11 regional councils that represent the entire state of Colorado. The councils are responsible for funding projects in their region. Each…