Author: coloradomountaincollege
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Genuine Steamboat Story Contest
Last winter, the Genuine Steamboat Story contest, sponsored by Steamboat Group Realty, proposed the question: “Why do you think Steamboat Springs is a Genuine Place to Live or Visit?” The group’s web community voted on their favorite entry, and CMC student Dustin Eldridge was the winner. Dustin’s entry was printed in Steamboat Magazine. We’ve reprinted…
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Healing after the Shoah explored through mixed media
ArtShare Gallery features exhibit by Holocaust scholar, adjunct faculty By Stefanie Kilts “We all need to heal,” said carolyn h. manosevitz, mfa. Her artwork – three-dimensional paintings on paper and paper sculptures – addresses the human experience after a catastrophe. In manosevitz’s case, this catastrophe is the Shoah, a Hebrew term used by contemporary scholars…
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Registration underway for summer classes at Colorado Mountain College
Registration is underway for summer semester classes at Colorado Mountain College. Many classes start the week of May 13 and others start throughout the summer. CMC offers associate and bachelor’s degrees, certificates, adult basic education and continuing education at 11 locations or online. More information is at coloradomtn.edu, 1-800-621-8559, or your local campus. CMC Aspen…
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Four Year Stories: Rebecca Kanaly
Colorado Mountain College’s “Four Year Stories Project” shares the stories of our inaugural class of bachelor’s degree students, who are receiving degrees this weekend. Next up in our series: Rebecca Kanaly from Edwards. Read on! When Rebecca Kanaly received her associates degree from CMC two years ago, she told a local reporter that she wanted…
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Colorado Mountain College helps working mom transition into workforce
Robyn Kent is first and only bachelor’s student graduating this spring in Rifle By Stefanie Kilts [RIFLE] – Robyn Kent was worried about the gap on her resume. Although she had been a licensed psychiatric technician for the State of Colorado for five years, she had taken time off to raise her two kids until…
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Teacher finds new opportunities at Colorado Mountain College
Angelica Mascarenas joins first class of bachelor’s grads at ceremony May 3 [LEADVILLE] – Angelica Mascarenas is a teacher at heart. When she lived in her native country, Mexico, she taught English as a Second Language courses for students as young as kindergarten-aged all the way up to adults. Mascarenas comes from a well-educated family…
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Teachers can share the fun, wonder, value of science
This op-ed column ran as a CMC Corner in the Rifle Citizen Telegram April 4, 2013. By Nephi Thompson What if, by learning a new way of seeing, you could be better equipped to solve problems? Or organize what you observe so that you can make more sense of our complex world? These are some…
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Three CMC students on same path to finish dual bachelor’s degrees
Students find opportunities in combining business with sustainability [BRECKENRIDGE] – Three of a kind beats a pair? That might have been the strategy when twins Cody and Tyler Jensen met Hayden Van Andel during their first year at Colorado Mountain College. And the winning hand continues as the trio finishes dual bachelor’s degrees in sustainability…
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Turning up the heat in the kitchen
CMC culinary competition team takes fourth at regional competition This article first appeared in the Summit Daily News. By Jessica Smith. If you’ve ever watched a TV show like “Iron Chef” or “Top Chef,” then you’ve got an idea of what the atmosphere of a cooking competition is like. There’s tension, stress, some yelling, some…
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First class of bachelor’s students leaves positive mark on community
College celebrates inaugural recipients of sustainability, business degrees By Stefanie Kilts [STEAMBOAT SPRINGS] – Although some students of sustainability studies may be among the first class to graduate with bachelor’s degrees from Colorado Mountain College, they are already making a lasting impression on their community. “I’m connected to the land,” said Georgie Weber, who is…