Author: coloradomountaincollege
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Backyard Skintracks
CMC student Dustin Eldridge decided to forego a season ski pass this year and earn all his turns via his own sweat and uptrack. Here’s his take on the beauty of carving turns right in one’s own backyard. First published in Dustin’s blog, Steamboat Livin.’ This season I decided to not pay for a season…
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CMC photography students claim international awards in annual contest
Top awards in 67th College Photography of the Year photo contest By Stefanie Kilts Photographs taken by two Colorado Mountain College photography students stood out from more than 14,000 images and received high honors in the international 67th College Photographer of the Year awards. Beth White’s image of two Mennonite women playing pool in Doc…
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Colorado Mountain College donates old computers to Mountain Valley
Equipment will be used for day programs GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Twenty used desktop computers were wheeled out of Colorado Mountain College’s Central Services administrative building on Dec. 20, but this wasn’t the end of the road for the units. The college donated them to Mountain Valley Developmental Services, where they will find a new…
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President Jensen resigns from Colorado Mountain College
In a teleconference meeting on Dec. 27, the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of college President Dr. Stan Jensen. After the meeting Glenn Davis, president of the board of trustees, issued the following statement: “With regret the Board of Trustees of Colorado Mountain College has accepted the resignation of Dr. Stanley…
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Happy Holidays!
Colorado Mountain College’s eNews will be taking a break over the, well, winter break. Wishing you all joy-filled holidays! We will return after the first of the year.
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A question of Balance
CMC Steamboat Springs student Bailey Peth shares her thoughts on how sometimes, the things you learn at Colorado Mountain College will shift your entire life, a journey that is incredible, but not always comfortable. First posted in Bailey’s blog, Bluebird Sky. “You will learn a lot of things here that you were more comfortable not…
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Colorado Mountain College in Rifle receives $150,000 Chevron grant
Supports summer science training for local K-8 teachers Jobs abound in careers involving math and science, and a new program will help local school teachers give their students a start in these subjects. Colorado Mountain College has received a $150,000 grant from Chevron to develop and provide a summer science experience for elementary and middle…
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Lifting Up at CMC
Colorado Mountain College’s central administration offices have been collecting items for the Lift Up Food Drive for the past few weeks. The grand total of donations? 1346 individual cans and boxed food items – enough to fill the back of one large pick-up truck to overflowing. Colorado Mountain College’s administration offices support all 11 CMC…
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From Indecision to Aerospace Engineering: Meet CMC graduate Eric Schaub
When Eric Schaub graduated from CU Boulder with a BS in Aerospace Engineering last summer, he did so with much acclaim. His senior project – a collaboration between Schaub, four fellow Aerospace Engineering students and Ball Aerospace – was chosen as the most outstanding among the prestigious school’s impressive slate of Senior Capstone Projects. He…
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Rig to Flip
It’s finally snowing for real, which means Colorado is finally starting to build up the snowpack that sustains our rivers. “Rig to Flip”, a new video from Ben Saheb, spotlights a few of those rivers. Saheb wears many hats at CMC: Sustainability Studies student, blogger, filmmaker, and now, activist. His latest video is a collective…