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1000 Words: Labor Day
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Just a reminder to all CMC students and staff: Monday, September 7, there will be no classes due to the Labor Day holiday. Enjoy the day!
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New foundation CEO, advancement vice president to join CMC
Kristin Heath Colon, currently president and CEO of the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Foundation, DPS’s fundraising partner, has been hired by Colorado Mountain College as the vice president for advancement and CMC Foundation CEO. “We are thrilled to be bringing on board an accomplished leader like Kristin, with her years of development and advancement experience…
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Carbondale CMC gets young kids thinking about college
This summer, Colorado Mountain College in Carbondale played host to three groups of very young inquiring minds. The Summer Advantage Program, a national initiative that creates summer learning opportunities, brought groups of local students to CMC. Counselor Craig Farnum and Administrative Technician Linda Froning talked to young students about why people go to college, how…
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CMC ArtShare presents Joseph Gamble’s ‘Moments in Place’
Joseph Gamble is a professional photographer and a professor of photography at the Isaacson School for New Media at Colorado Mountain College, and the public will soon be able to enjoy his photos in Glenwood Springs. His work embraces commercial, editorial and fine art applications, and has appeared in numerous venues including The New York…
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Pre-Collegiate program honored with national recognition
This article was printed in the Summit Daily News. By Alli Langley. Summit School District’s Pre-Collegiate program was recognized in July by District Administration, a national, 75,000-circulation publication for leaders in public K-12 education. Pre-Collegiate is a college-prep program for middle and high school students who would become first-generation college students. The program now works…
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Guest Commentary: Leadville has kept a fresh perspective
This op ed from Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser was published in The Denver Post on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. Fifty years ago, Colorado Mountain College was preparing to open its first two campuses in Leadville and in Glenwood Springs, thanks to a few visionary leaders who realized post-secondary education would only be available in hard-to-reach…
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Sopris Theatre Company at Colorado Mountain College calls for actors for two productions
Auditions September 1 Sopris Theatre Company, formerly known as CMC Theatre, will hold open auditions for William Gibson’s “The Miracle Worker” and Tom Stoppard’s “The Real Inspector Hound” Sept. 1, from 6 to 9 p.m. Auditions will take place at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs-Spring Valley, and callbacks will be held the following day…
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A festival for everyone
Annual Club Rotario event has raised more than $48,000 for students This article was printed in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Will Grandbois. The 13th annual Festival Las Americas in Carbondale brought out the valley’s Latino community on Sunday, and others joined in the celebration as well. “It’s a chance for the community to come…
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Theater prof Ketzenbarger takes his play to NYC
CMC’s Gary Ketzenbarger has been selected to act in the prestigious United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City this fall. This international festival, in its sixth year, is the world’s largest festival of solo performances and is held Sept. 17 to Nov. 22 at the highly acclaimed Theatre Row in the heart of the New York City…
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CMC receives $4.3 million grant for student support
TRIO’s Student Support Services to expand throughout college district Thousands of at-risk college students in rural Colorado will receive financial and academic support over the next five years, thanks to an expanded federal TRIO grant that will empower Colorado Mountain College to provide even more support services throughout its six-county district. College administrators learned recently…