Author: cmcgenesis
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CMC Olympians Win Another Silver
Ed. Note: The US Nordic Combined Team won its first-ever Olympic medal on Tuesday. Two of the four team members have taken classes at Colorado Mountain College: Johnny Spillane and Bill Demong. The following is reprinted from Steamboat Today: Whistler, British Columbia — The U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team, led by two Steamboat Springs natives and an…
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Solar class offered online
It seems improbable that a primarily hands-on subject like solar electric systems installation could be offered online. But this March,Colorado Mountain College’s Virtual Campus is doing just that. The course, Solar Photovoltaic Components, starts March 8.
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Celestial News: The Sunspots Return
By Jimmy Westlake, professor of physical science, Alpine Campus After a remarkable two-year hiatus, sunspots are coming back. This prolonged sunspot minimum is the longest in a century and has kept solar astronomers on the edge of their seats. If recent activity is any indicator, then the sunspot minimum may be over at last.
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Olympic athletes learn at CMC
At least nine athletes competing at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver have taken classes at Colorado Mountain College. Eight of them are competing for the US, while another is competing for Team Canada, though he lives in Vail. Because of its location, the Colorado Mountain College region draws world-class athletes who come to train at altitude…
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Love of teaching, Summit County drive college instructors
Manwaring, Yantz named faculty of year for CMC Summit Campus By Suzie Romig BRECKENRIDGE – Even with multiple degrees from American and French colleges and a master’s degree in mathematics, Associate Professor Bénédicte Manwaring is not afraid to say she struggles in her work.
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School, community mourn loss of Carbondale artist, teacher
Memorial is Sunday for Carol Rothrock, CMC adjunct instructor