Author: coloradomountaincollege
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College announces search process for new president
Application deadline July 15 A national search is on for Colorado Mountain College’s next, and ninth, president. The CMC Board of Trustees has hired the Association of Community College Trustees as a search consultant, while also planning to keep the college and the board actively involved in the search and selection process. Glenn Davis, chair…
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Draft budget available for viewing
The 2013-14 draft budget for Colorado Mountain College is available for viewing at any CMC location, or by going to the college’s website. To download the document, go to www.coloradomtn.edu, then choose the pulldown menus for “About” and then “Board of Trustees,” and then “Budget & Audit.” Or go directly to https://coloradomtn.info/web/about-cmc/board_of_trustees/budget_audit. The college’s board…
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Four Year Stories: Stacey Novak
Colorado Mountain College’s “Four Year Stories Project” shares the stories of our inaugural class of bachelor’s degree students, who received degrees this May. Next up in our series: Stacey Novak from Glenwood Springs. Read on! Stacey Novak initially had every intention of going to a large university after graduating from high school in the Roaring…
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Memorial Day 2013
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”- Joseph Campbell. CMC campuses will all be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. Have a safe, and wonderful, day remembering our veterans.
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Longtime CMC geology instructor publishes field guide to local rock formations
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Tom Ross This is not a geology textbook, though it contains a good deal of science. Rather, it is a guide for people who would enjoy outings that take them to an interesting mineral deposit, a fossil site or a notable geologic formation, perhaps one they…
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CMC to hold line on tuition in new budget
This article first appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By John Colson. GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Colorado Mountain College tuition rates will stay the same for the 2013-2014 school year, but expenses will decrease slightly in keeping with the fact that enrollments have been declining over the past couple of years. The college district’s board of…
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Graduation
Steamboat Springs student Dustin Eldridge has worked as a blogger and photographer for Colorado Mountain College for two years, sharing his insights and vision about CMC’s outdoor programs and the Steamboat community. Dustin recently graduated with an AA in Outdoor Education and is moving on to Jackson Hole to explore new adventures. Dustin’s last post,…
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Learning to live a simpler, High Country lifestyle
This article first appeared in the Summit Daily News. In a world full of gadgets and gizmos, it’s hard not to wonder what it might be like to go back to a simpler way of life — back when High Country pioneers and miners grew their own food, raised their own chickens and gathered honey…
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New algae process for biofuel production earns patent for CMC instructor
By Nancy Genova Colorado Mountain College’s Rifle campus strives to stay on the forefront of leading integrated technologies. Dr. Dennis Zhang is one example of the outstanding faculty bringing this leading technology into classrooms. In March, he received approval for an exciting patent for a process used for biofuel production from algae. Last August Zhang…