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Constitution Day, 2013
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” — Preamble to…
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College to bring back two presidential candidates for more interviews
In the next stage of its search for the ninth president of Colorado Mountain College, the college’s board of trustees voted today to conduct additional interviews with Dr. Carrie Hauser and Dr. Alan Walker. The trustees are interested in additional in-depth conversation with Dr. Hauser and Dr. Walker to help assess their skills and experience…
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Colorado authors to speak at CMC in Leadville
Kent Haruf, Beth Groundwater, Grace Best-Page featured Local authors Kent Haruf, Beth Groundwater and Grace Best-Page have learned a thing or two about writing over the years. They will be sharing their books and personal stories during a Local Author Series starting in September and hosted by Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Leadville. “We want…
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Presidential Candidate Survey
On Wednesday, September 11, the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees conducted interviews with the five final candidates for the next president of CMC. Part of the interview process was an open forum held at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. During the forum, each candidate gave an opening statement that was followed by a question…
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Community fairs mark the start of the semester at CMC
The first week of the fall semester kicked off at Colorado Mountain College with activities across the campuses. The Steamboat Springs campus held a community fair on Aug. 29 where students had the opportunity to learn about local agencies and student clubs while enjoying music and fun activities. More than 40 clubs and community organizations…
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Meet the CMC Presidential candidates
On Wednesday, September 11, Colorado Mountain College in Edwards will host a day-long forum introducing the five candidates for the college’s next president. If you’re unable to attend the event in person, you can catch it via Interactive Video (IVS). Click on the flyer at right for campus locations and rooms. You can also watch…
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Local teachers learn new ways to make science fun, engaging
CMC hosts teachers for one-week summer science institute By Stefanie Kilts For one week this past June, 24 local elementary and middle school teachers built sun dials, waded in rivers to test water for microorganisms and used ping pong balls to study moon shadows. The activities were all part of Colorado Mountain College’s summer science…
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Don’t impact the wilderness, but do let it impact you
CMC Corner by Dr. Bruce Kime In my 23 years of teaching in the outdoor education program at Colorado Mountain College, I’ve led some 2,001 student field classes, totaling 1,124 field days, to the peaks of Colorado’s high country, through Utah’s canyon country, and to the deserts of the Four Corners and Arizona. I don’t…
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Interviews scheduled for presidential finalists
The five finalists for president of Colorado Mountain College will visit CMC Sept. 11 for several rounds of presentations and interviews with college employees and students, community members and the college’s elected board of trustees. The candidates’ presentations to college employees will be shared with each campus via interactive video. Their opening statements will be…