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High school students monitor stream health for the Forest Service
Local internship offers local high school students opportunities to learn about natural resource management careers and earn CMC credit This article was printed in the Vail Daily. AVON — Thanks to ongoing support from the National Forest Foundation and Vail Resorts’ Ski Conservation Fund, 12 high school students will participate in the fourth summer of…
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Inside the Mountain: An Interview with Outdoor Education professor Bruce Kime
Radio CMCs “Inside the Mountain” explores life at Colorado Mountain College through the eyes of its students, faculty, and staff. Host Lucas Turner interviewed recently retired Outdoor Education faculty Bruce Kime about his travels as head of Outdoor Education at CMC Spring Valley. If you want to read more about Bruce in addition to listening…
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Jimmy Westlake: Venus and Jupiter meet for spectacular conjunction
CMC astronomy and physics professor Jimmy Westlake’s “Celestial News” column appears weekly in the Steamboat Today newspaper. Anytime the night sky’s two brightest planets pass close to each other, it is a spectacular event worth watching. Venus, our dazzling “Evening Star,” has been flirting with Jupiter, the king of the planets, for several weeks now.…
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CMC student elected to national Amnesty International board
This article appeared in the Pilot and Today. By Teresa Ristow. Steamboat Springs — A Colorado Mountain College student is now the youngest member of Amnesty International USA’s Board of Directors. Molly Goldberg, 27, earned a place on the worldwide organization’s board election ballot via a campaign in which she collected 100 signatures of dues-paying…
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Executive chef Jordan Alley takes the helm at Keystone’s Ski Tip Lodge
This article was printed in the Summit Daily News. Keystone Resort’s Ski Tip Lodge, named sixth-best restaurant in the country by www.opentable.com, recently introduced Jordan Alley as the establishment’s new executive chef. Alley, a 2009 graduate of Colorado Mountain College and former Ski Tip Lodge sous chef, brings 10 years of culinary experience to his…
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1000 Words: A Dose of Rwandan Inspiration
Artist, disabilities activist and internationally-known Rwandan speaker Frederick Ndabaramiye spoke to a full house at CMC in Breckenridge Thursday night during a presentation of a powerful short documentary, “I am ABLE,” about his life. After witnessing the Rwandan genocide as a young boy, Ndabaramiye was on a bus four years later when Interahamwe rebels ambushed…
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CMC’s Summer Technology Institute seeking middle school students
Now in its fourth year, the Summer Technology Institute at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge is accepting 10 more applications to fill its upcoming session June 22-26. During this weeklong, technology-packed learning adventure, students aged 11 to 14 will learn about the creative and business aspects of technology. In a team-based, project outcome atmosphere they will…
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Art in Unexpected Places
This article featuring CMC Ski & Snowboard Business graduate Zachary Ray’s art was printed in S-Magazine. By Mark Kristofic. Every once in a while, you meet someone who is truly inspiring. And often it can be someone who you least expect. My story begins when I was at a ski trade show and had two…
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CMC Isaacson School photography professor wins award in international Rotarian photo contest
Colorado Mountain College’s Isaacson School for New Media professor Klaus Kocher wins honorable mention Entries to the Rotarian Magazine’s international photography contest, The Best Shot, came from around the world. The contest was judged by esteemed New York Times Magazine Photography Editor Kathy Ryan, and Isaacson School for New Media photography professor Klaus Kocher’s image…
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Yampah Mountain grads share personal journeys
This article was published in the Glenwood Spring’s Post Independent. By John Stroud. Individuality, hard work and believing in oneself aren’t words that get lost on the graduates of Yampah Mountain High School. In fact, they are the very definition of the alternative public high school in Glenwood Springs that serves students from four area…