Author: coloradomountaincollege
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Colorado Workforce hosting field trips and forum
Employer tours 9/21 and 9/22 in Frisco, Edwards, Leadville The Colorado Workforce Center is hosting employer field trips and an employer’s forum. The 2011 Employer Field Trips teaches employers about programs and services offered by the center on a regular business. Trips are being held at the Frisco workforce center 2-4 p.m. Sept. 22, the…
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CMC ski team joins prestigious Division I association
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Luke Graham. The last thing Colorado Mountain College Alpine ski coach Terry Leonard is oblivious to is his built-in advantage. Standing at the base of Howelsen Hill on Thursday, with a sky that hinted at winter, Leonard was overseeing and ushering in a new era of…
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Nordica Sidecountry line features design input from CMC
CMC Ski & Snowboard Business students get hands-on experience Mike Martin is director of Colorado Mountain College’s respected Ski and Snowboard Business program in Steamboat Springs. He also moonlights as a professional athlete and product tester for Nordica. Martin and his Nordica cohorts were recently in a new video release for the Sidecountry line that…
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Bike-In Movie
Steamboat’s sustainable take on a classic American pastime By Ben Saheb, CMC Steamboat blogger correspondent A Drive-in-Movie is an iconic American activity that goes back to the roots of American history. With Steamboat Springs being an iconic American destination, drive in movies are a perfect activity for the tourist and local alike. The only problem…
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Ming Shao
Location of Nominee: Edwards Date of Nomination: September, 2011 Nominated by: Jan Attoma, Colorado Mountain College Reason for nomination: I’m nominating Ming Shao from Edwards. She is our very able computer tech. She has done a momentous job wiring and rewiring devices all over our building as we have new installation as well as office…
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CMC’s Ski and Snowboard Biz program featured in Denver Post
This article appeared in the September 13, 2011 Denver Post. By Jason Blevins Ski shops giving Colorado Mountain College’s pioneering business program a big lift One year after Colorado Mountain College received four-year accreditation for its pioneering ski and snowboard business program, shops are stocking a line of skis and boots designed by the school’s…
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Remembering 9/11
American Radiowork’s documentary shares Americans’ memories The day after the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Library of Congress folklorist Alan Lomax sent a telegram to his peers throughout the country, asking them to record the fresh reactions of ordinary Americans as they learned of the devastating attack which engaged the U.S. in…
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4-year degree programs begin at Steamboat’s Colorado Mountain College
This story first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Scott Franz. Steamboat Springs — Ben Saheb already knows what he wants to do with the Bachelor of Arts in sustainability studies he’s working to earn from Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs. “I want to be at the forefront of changing the way…
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Clear out your clutter!
Thrift store donations to support CMC’s Adult Education programs The Cheap Thrills Thrift Store will donate a portion of the store’s September proceeds to the student assistance fund for the CMC Roaring Fork Campus Adult Basic Education Programs. Fifty bags (trash bag size) or boxes are needed. Donations may consist of clothes, housewares, furniture, DVDs…
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CMC breaks ground on new facility at Alpine Campus
This story first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot, August 19, 2011. By Scott Franz. Steamboat Springs — The loud construction booms that echoed across Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus on Thursday night didn’t seem to bother anyone who attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a new academic facility in front of Bristol Hall. Alpine Campus CEO…