Author: coloradomountaincollege
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Sustainability is…what you eat!
The way we eat has huge impacts on sustainability. Classes in Colorado Mountain College’s Sustainability Studies degree explore sustainable agriculture among other topics, and we live in communities that place a strong value on supporting sustainable food. One non-profit near our Steamboat Springs campus, The Yampa Valley Sustainability Council, (YVSC) explores sustainability topics each month…
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Steamboat Academic Center at Colorado Mountain College
The slideshow of images below, first published in the Steamboat Today, were taken by photographer John F. Russell, and show off CMC Steamboat’s new academic center. The building is scheduled for grand opening on August 23th. Classes are expected to begin in the new building when the fall session begins Aug. 27. [slideshow]
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Learning through experience
New CMC program is more than an internship This story first appeared in the Summit Daily News. By Kathryn Turner. A new program at Colorado Mountain College in Summit County doesn’t just benefit the students, but the local community. Through CMC’s new Service Learning course, students work with a local nonprofit in what amounts to…
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CMC in the land of fire of ice
Colorado Mountain College student pursues degree while living in Iceland When Jessica Atkin’s husband, a 2008 graduate of Colorado Mountain College in Dillon, was accepted to a master’s program abroad last year, she didn’t let it stop her own pursuit of a college degree. The 29-year old Atkins now continues her education through CMC’s Online…
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Fall Registration starts August 1, 2012
It’s time to register! Fall registration starts tomorrow! Students may sign up for courses beginning Wednesday, August 1st. All students are strongly encouraged to register early. We’ve improved the search function on WebAdvisor to make searching for classes easier. To find class schedules at all campuses, or to register through WebAdvisor, click here. Pass the…
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Ski Deals!
It’s never too early to start thinking about skiing when you live in a ski town – or near one, as many Colorado Mountain College students, faculty and staff do. CMC student Becky Aurora summed up the steals and deals of Colorado ski areas in a recent post in her blog about life in Leadville,…
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CMC building in Steamboat nearly ready for move-in
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot & Today. By Scott Franz. Steamboat Springs — The floors still need to be waxed. The exterior still needs to be power washed. A couple of inspections loom. But after a year of construction, noise and dust, the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus’ new academic and student…
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February Face Shots… In July (Part 2!)
Champagne Suffocation At the height of summer, we thought we’d show a series of footage from CMC’s video library highlighting grin-inducing face shots from winter, to remind us all why that other season near our campuses is also wonderful and amazing. Today’s segment presents CMC student Ben Saheb’s “Champagne Suffocation,” shot on the famous 27-inch…
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Alton Scales says good-bye to CMC
No permanent CMC replacement yet; jazz performance Saturday This article first appeared in the Summit Daily News. By Kathryn Turner. Following his last day as CEO of Colorado Mountain College in Summit County, Alton Scales is preparing to start his new job as president of the Community College of Aurora. The departure “has saddened me…
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A new look for WebAdvisor
For the past three years, the WebAdvisor Work Group has focused on improving the user experience. In 2011-2012 the WebAdvisor Workgroup focused on expanding the key word search functionality and creating a guest user landing page. The expanded key word search was implemented back in the winter. The guest user landing page will go LIVE…