Author: coloradomountaincollege
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Summit County’s fifth Community Garden to be on CMC campus
Summit County community gardens now serving nearly 2oo This article first appeared in today’s Summit Daily News. By Janice Kurbjan. When Breckenridge Community Garden comes into existence this summer, Summit County will tally five community gardens serving nearly 200 plot holders and one elementary school. High Country Conservation Center has largely spearheaded the movement. They…
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Discover your inner artist with a summer art class
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso. Summer is a great time to explore new skills and longstanding creative interests. Many of us sketched, painted and sculpted in childhood, then left our creativity behind when we grew older. It’s easy to rediscover…
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Closing Days
With so many ski areas near our campuses closing for the season this weekend, we thought we would share scenes from one wacky closing day event, The Slush Cup, captured at Keystone’s recent closing day. The words and images here originally appeared in CMC student Ali Gringas blog, See What I See, and shared the…
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Colorado Mountain College bachelor’s programs grow
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Today. By Scott Franz. Steamboat Springs — Tommy Untiedt plans to be one of the first students to earn a bachelor’s degree from Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs next year. Sitting in Bristol Hall on Monday during a break from his finance class, Untiedt said…
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Summit for first-generation college students at CMC
Colorado Mountain College will hold a free one-day First Generation College Summit for students and their parents on Saturday, April 14, 8 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, 1402 Blake Ave. (behind City Market). The focus will be on educating students who will be the first in their family to…
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CMC bachelor’s info sessions scheduled
Colorado Mountain College is hosting information sessions to explain the curriculum and application process for bachelor’s degrees in business administration and sustainability studies. Courses for both degrees will be offered in the summer semester. Classes start the week of May 14, and registration starts April 23. Applications and information are available online at coloradomtn.edu/4year or…
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Art and Resistance in Guatemala
Chichicastenago, Part II This article is one of a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth’s blog, and recounts one day of her recent trip to Guatemala. Bailey traveled to the Central American country as part of CMC’s study abroad program Art and Resistance in Guatemala. The program filled up in 2012; …
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Governor Hickenlooper proclaims today as College Friday
All Coloradans are encouraged to show their college spirit and support students’ dreams of higher education on College Friday! DENVER- In an effort to increase awareness about the importance of higher education and encourage Colorado students to pursue their dreams of college, Governor Hickenlooper proclaims Friday, April 6 as College Friday. College Friday is an…
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Get your Beacon on!
CMC partners with Steamboat Ski Patrol and Nordica for first annual Beacon and Eggs avalanche beacon hunt event Colorado Mountain College, Nordica, and the Steamboat Ski Patrol teamed up to create the first annual Beacon and Eggs avalanche beacon hunt. The event will take place this Saturday, April 7th, in the “Chutes” area of Steamboat…
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CDOT Open House for Grand Ave Bridge project
CDOT is holding a Public Open House for the SH 82 Grand Avenue Bridge project on Wednesday, April 4th from 4:30 to 7:00 pm at the Glenwood Springs Community Center (100 Wulfsohn Road). At the Open House the public can learn more about and provide input on the bridge alternatives under consideration and other topics…