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CMC graduates learn inside, outside classroom
Colorado Mountain College Rifle campus graduates’ stories Three years ago, at age 51, Ronde Crawford reached a turning point. Her children were grown and on their own. And after spending most of her life raising kids and working, the Parachute mother of four and grandmother of two was ready to make some positive changes for…
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CMC brings annual employee conference to Leadville
LEADVILLE – During early May, if you happen to bump into more Colorado Mountain College employees than usual in your favorite restaurant or retail establishment, don’t be surprised. Several hundred CMC employees will be filling local hotels, coffee shops and stores as they descend upon the college’s campus in Leadville for a day and a…
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CMC receives $17,000 from Kaiser Permanente as part of a statewide community college scholarship campaign
Kaiser Permanente and Colorado Mountain College collaborated to distribute the following release. Funds will be awarded as scholarships to students enrolled in health science programs at Colorado Mountain College DENVER – Kaiser Permanente has announced new grant funding for students studying in community college health science programs on the Western Slope. A $90,000 matching grant…
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Making math fun – and rewarding
This CMC Corner column was first published in the April 12 edition of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By Jason Vargas As a math teacher, I come across a lot of students who say, “I can’t do it,” “I don’t get it,” or “it’s not for me.” I feel their pain, because I remember and…
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Words of wisdom brought Hazel Miller to Colorado
Popular performer to appear in free concerts at CMC. By Mike McKibbin Mom’s advice paid off for Hazel Miller. It led the now-popular singer to leave her home as a young adult in Louisville, Ky., and eventually travel the world, performing jazz, gospel, blues and R&B. “When I was 16, she saw me perform in…
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Steamboat’s own astronaut Steven Swanson to give CMC commencement address May 2
NASA Astronaut Steven Swanson, Ph.D. will give the keynote commencement address at Colorado Mountain College’s spring graduation ceremony in Steamboat Springs on May 2. Swanson is a 1979 graduate of Steamboat Springs High School, and though he’s traveled more than 83 million miles in space throughout his 17-year career at NASA, he considers Steamboat Springs…
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CMC Culinary Institute director featured on Rocky Mountain PBS
Kevin Clarke, director of the Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute, will take the spotlight this Sunday, March 22, when the PBS television series “Hittin’ the Road” features him cooking in the institute’s commercial teaching kitchen at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge. The educational program, produced by Rocky Mountain Adventure Quest, features different aspects of life…
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CMC’s Common Reader art and writing contest winners explore ‘Cabin Fever’
Colorado Mountain College sponsors an annual collegewide art and creative writing contest based on the Common Reader book that is read by students, staff, faculty and community members. This past year, the college community collectively read “Cabin Fever,” a modern-day memoir by Tom Montgomery Fate along the lines of Thoreau’s musings on nature and society’s…
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World renowned environmentalist, author to speak at CMC in Edwards March 11
As part of the Women in Philanthropy Distinguished Lecture Series, international best-selling author Maude Barlow will speak about the global water crisis and the solutions needed to avoid a worldwide water shortage. The free talk will take place on the evening of March 11 at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. Barlow’s lecture, “Blue Future: A…
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Poetry Slam goes multilingual this year
A beloved Summit County literary tradition is less than a month away, so it’s time for local poets to prepare for Colorado Mountain College’s eighth annual Poetry Slam on March 26. The slam gives local poets a venue to present their works (either memorized or read) to fellow poetry aficionados. The rules are minimal: –…