Author: coloradomountaincollege
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Graduate Profiles: Jacqueline Kniss, Natural Resource Management
The Natural Resource Management degree program at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville provides valuable, on the ground training for students interested in natural resource work with government agencies. Graduate Jackie Kniss found a position with the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife after graduating from the program, studying bighorn sheep and lamb survival rates in…
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DU, CMC partner to offer master’s degree
Glenwood Center new home for advanced degree in social work In a partnership that will strengthen the Western Slope’s network of social support services, as well as create career opportunities for people already living in the region, Colorado Mountain College and the University of Denver are working together to bring a master’s degree in social…
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Eleven faculty promoted at Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College is promoting four assistant professors and seven associate professors throughout the college’s nine-county service area. Portraits of the eleven faculty are in the slideshow above. Kelli McCall and Jeffrey Runyon at the Leadville campus and Connie Selzer and Rod Taylor at the Spring Valley campus (near Glenwood Springs) are being promoted to…
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Second language fluency: not an ‘all or none’ proposition
By Virginia Nicolai I feel fortunate that English is my native language. English has become a global language; you can use it all over the world. In fact, you don’t need to be completely fluent in a language to communicate with the people who speak it. When it comes to languages, you cannot categorize people…
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1000 Words
Seventeen students from high schools within Colorado Mountain College’s district were awarded Alpine Bank scholarships last Friday, May 10th. CMC’s Youth Outreach Coordinator, Yesenia Arreola, pictured at right above, shares a light moment with scholarship recipient Veronica Mendivil after the ceremony. Congratulations to Karina Marcela Carrasco, Yoseline Ayala Pineda, Arianna Lomeli, Jesse Monsalve, Luis Pelaez, Daniel…
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1000 Words
Another image from our “1000 Words” series: Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, speaking at the graduation ceremony at CMC in Leadville last Friday. Congratulations to all of our graduates for a job well done!
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CMC students take helm of athletic shoe companies
Those in college’s first class to graduate with bachelor’s degrees score in top 100 in world Corey Milar and his business partners decided to take a big risk with their athletic shoe business. They sold all their plants and moved production to the Asia-Pacific region to take advantage of cheaper labor and higher efficiency. The risk…
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1000 Words
They say a photo is sometimes worth a thousand words. Here’s one from Steamboat’s graduation last Saturday that we think captures it all, from photographer Ed Kosmicki. Congratulations to all our recent graduates!
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CMC offers high-tech adventure for sixth- through eighth-graders
Registration opens for Colorado Mountain College Summer Technology Institute By Kristin Carlson As parents plan family vacations, they’re also looking for local opportunities to keep kids engaged and entertained during the long summer days. The Summer Technology Institute at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge offers young people a chance to explore the digital landscape with…
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New Media Storytelling class work on Vimeo
Colorado Mountain College’s Professional Photography Program has started a Vimeo Channel to showcase the work being done in our New Media Storytelling class. The students have recently put up some compelling, beautiful work. You can check out a promotional pieces for the program created by our students below: