Author: coloradomountaincollege
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The ROAD to SUCCESS
This article on CMC Aspen graduate Wissal Kahhak was published in The Aspen Times. By Jeanne McGovern. When Wissal Kahhak first came to Aspen from Morocco, she was 4 years old. She stayed eight months before returning to her native country with her mother. Never did Kahhak dream that 15 years later she would be back…
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Outdoor photographer to give CMC commencement speech
College will award 122 degrees in Saturday ceremony This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot. By Teresa Ristow. Steamboat Springs — Avid outdoor photographer Sean Kerrick Sullivan remembers fondly the time he spent in Steamboat Springs more than a decade ago earning his associate’s degree from Colorado Mountain College. And he recalls the first…
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Colorado Mountain College to hold pinning ceremony for nursing graduates May 6
A pinning ceremony for Colorado Mountain College’s Summit County nursing students earning associate degrees will take place at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 6, in Breckenridge. Each pinning ceremony shares the success of students with family and friends, while celebrating their dedication to the profession of nursing. It is a universal symbol of the pledge…
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Graduation – a ‘risky’ business
By Abbie Kroesen (This CMC Corner column was published in the May 2 edition of the Post Independent) May is a month of celebrations and new beginnings for both high school and college graduates. You will no doubt be hearing from many people that a world of amazing new experiences, opportunities and adventures await…
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Learning to Climb in Buena Vista
A beginner’s experience in sport climbing class, as experienced by Anna Sophia Wolner and written by CMC Leadville Social Media Coordinator Lauren Swanson. Leadville community members and Colorado Mountain College students of all ages spent a weekend climbing in Buena Vista enjoying spring sunshine and improving their rock climbing skills. The Sport Climbing class was…
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Colorado Mountain College unveils sustainability action plan
This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot. By Teresa Ristow. Steamboat Springs — Colorado Mountain College continues to take steps forward in sustainability efforts, with a goal of neutralizing its carbon footprint entirely by 2050. The latest development is the launch of a Sustainability Action Plan, unveiled during CMC’s second annual sustainability conference, held…
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Community Agriculture Alliance: Why we need to talk about food waste
CMC Steamboat Spring’s student Mackenzie Dormer’s column on the ecological, economic and social impacts of food waste ran in the April 22, 2016 Community Agriculture Column of the Steamboat Pilot. Dormer organizes the Steamboat Spring’s campus’ Food Recovery Network chapter and organizes student volunteers and food recoveries. We all eat. Unfortunately, we all throw away…
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Cooking with: CMC chef Joseph Lentz
This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot and Today. By Scott Franz. Cameron Poole still remembers when Colorado Mountain College’s cafeteria was more, well, college-like. “It had a good salad bar, but we were always having french fries, grilled cheese and chicken nuggets,” Poole says. Those days are long gone. As college kids have…
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Twelve CMC graduation ceremonies set for May 4-13 throughout college district
From May 4 through 13, students from Colorado Mountain College locations in Aspen, the lower Roaring Fork Valley, Rifle, Edwards, Steamboat Springs, Summit County and the Leadville area will celebrate their achievements at 12 graduation ceremonies. Commencements will be held at the following locations: Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs – Spring Valley All ceremonies…
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1000 Words: CMC Visits DC
CMC President Carrie Besnette Hauser recently traveled to Washington D.C with a delegation of college staff for the Association of Governing Boards Annual Conference on Trusteeship. The group met with Colorado lawmakers including U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner and Representatives Jared Polis, Ed Perlmutter and Scott Tipton.