Author: coloradomountaincollege
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Who We Are: Alton Scales: An Education in Success
This article was first published in the Summit Daily News Written by Kathryn Corazexelli Alton Scales never envisioned himself as a college dean. In fact, the Summit County Colorado Mountain College CEO of over three years says he almost missed out entirely on earning a college degree. “Initially I was in college to run track…
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China Clancy
Location of Nominee: Spring Valley Date of Nomination: January 17, 2011 Nominated by: Annie Stephens Reason for Nomination: I would like to nominate China Clancy at Spring Valley Campus for a Great Job. I was away a lot this last six months on Family Medical Leave and China stepped in and took care of things…
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Outside Magazine’s Top Chef – CMC Graduate
Summit County chef is moving up, literally. Featured in the January/February 2011 Encompass national magazine, CMC graduate Daniel LaChance brags about his most popular dish, “horseradish encrusted Filet Mignon with a morel mushroom cream sauce”. In Keystone, Colorado, Daniel strives to serve the freshest food with a twist of creativeness. At 11,500ft Daniel LaChance has…
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Weather Cam Exposed
Views from campuses at Leadville and Spring Valley make Denver 7 News Two new weather cameras at Colorado Mountain College are becoming a regular part of the Denver evening news. Denver 7 News Meteorologist Mike Nelson approached CMC about installing a high-definition web camera at the campus in Leadville. An additional camera was also installed…
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Beth Zukowski
Marketing Specialist Location of Nominee: Glenwood, Spring Valley, & Carbondale Date of Nomination: January 10, 2011 Reason for Nomination: It was a daunting job, but Beth stepped up to the challenge. The process to import class data from Datatel to publish in printed class schedules was old and needed to be completely overhauled. This was…
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Sky Club’s Star Party
Star Clusters and nebulae and planets… Oh my! It all started with a fundraiser. Screamboat, a haunted house production put on by students in Steamboat Springs, helped raise enough money for the campus’ Sky Club to take a well-deserved field trip to the Mt. Wilson Observatory in California. On November 13th, Sky Club rented out…
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CMC Loses a “Founding Mother”
Ellen Quigley and husband Dan were original land donors for Spring Valley Editor’s note: Ellen Quigley was a friend of Colorado Mountain College even before it open its doors. She and her husband Dan were among a group of donors who gave land for the campus at Spring Valley. The library at Spring Valley is…
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That’s a Take: Glasenapp Retires After 28-Plus Years
Found a camera and became a videographer This article was first published on PostIndependent.com, 12/28/2010 Written by John Stroud GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Shortly after a Colorado Mountain College student named Terry Glasenapp took a job with the college as a custodian and front desk assistant back in 1982, he opened a closet door to…
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43 Inspirations to Attend CMC in Leadville
Life at 10,200 ft. is about more than just the 8 ski resorts near -by Leadville is the highest incorporated city (10,152 feet) in the United States. At 10,152 feet, CMC- Leadville is the highest college campus in the country. Leadville also has the highest airport (9,927) and golf course (9,680) in the country. Colorado’s two…
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Hiking in an Avalanche’s Path
Back country avalanche training reveals the true dangers of weak snow pack Get the inside scoop on avalanche safety training in Breckenridge, from our blogger Ali Gingras. She shares her eye-opening experience as she hiked 4 1/2 hours up a snowy mountain side, through avalanche paths, and learned how to create mini-avalanches. Ali learned how…