Author: coloradomountaincollege
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LT100’s Merilee Maupin Receives Sportswoman Award
This article was first published in the Leadville Today. By Kathy Bedell. This Sunday, March 13, Merilee Maupin, former Race Director of the Leadville Trail 100 (LT100) will be honored with a Sportswoman of Colorado award. The honor recognizes Colorado’s outstanding female athletes, coaches, mentors and others who have contributed to girls’ and women’s athletics.…
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CMC Foundation development officer honored with business leadership award
Candy Elkind, a resource development officer with the CMC Foundation, was recently recognized by the Northwest Small Business Development Centers at the 2015 Mountain Town Business Women Awards in Vail. Elkind received the Creative Business Leader award, and was chosen from over 100 nominees from eight counties that comprise Colorado’s mountain towns. At her base…
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“Coffee with Carrie” takes place March 9 & 10
The public is invited to “Coffee with Carrie,” an informal opportunity to join Colorado Mountain College President and CEO Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser on these dates: • Wednesday, March 9: 2-3 p.m., at Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Breckenridge, 107 Denison Placer Road, Room 145 • Thursday, March 10: 1:30-2:30 p.m., at Colorado Mountain College’s…
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CMC Corner Column: That degree might be closer than you think
This CMC Corner Column by CMC associate VP of enrollment management Shane Larson was first printed in the Glenwood Post Independent. Across the country, there are hundreds of thousands of people who have taken some college classes but do not hold a degree. In Colorado, this is about 22 percent of the adult population, according…
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Trained to save local lives, property
Firefighters, EMTs hired after completing CMC programs The first responder to the next fire or medical emergency in Lake or Chaffee counties will likely be a graduate of Colorado Mountain College. Since 2012, many area firefighters and emergency medical technicians have taken classes or graduated locally from either the college’s fire science technology or emergency…
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Student photography on display at CMC ArtShare Gallery
The CMC ArtShare Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs is hosting an exhibit of wide-ranging photographic works by Colorado Mountain College professional photography students March 4-April 29, 2016. Because the college’s professional photography program encourages its students to develop their own ways of seeing, the show’s common denominator is the high quality of the photographic explorations…
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Call for Entries: First Annual Creative Expressions of Sustainability Award
CMC is pleased to announce an all-media call to visual artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers for the first Creative Expressions of Sustainability Award. Works selected will be displayed at the Sustainability Conference, which takes place April 21 and 22, 2016 at the CMC Steamboat Springs campus. Juried by a panel of faculty, students, and staff,…
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1000 Words
Colorado Mountain College headed to Chicago last week for a Higher Learning Commission AQIP Strategy Forum to focus on continuous improvement strategies for the College. The delegation included, left to right: Assistant Vice President of Student Services Lisa Doak; CMC Edwards Vice President Kathryn Regjo; CMC Steamboat Springs Vice President and Interim Vice President for…
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Roaring Fork student’s research poster illustrates importance of sleep in developing brain
Roaring Fork Campus student Charles (Chaz) Tyler participated as an intern last summer in the STARS Program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo. He was paired with a mentor, Dr. Benjamin Mullin, to learn about the developing brain of a child and how it is affected by inadequate sleep and…
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Find money for college at College Goal Sunday at site near you
For the third straight year, Colorado Mountain College is hosting College Goal Sunday, a national event that takes place one Sunday afternoon in February for prospective college students and their parents to get free help with financial aid paperwork. Nontraditional and independent students are encouraged to attend as well, and assistance is available for applying…