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Faculty Stories: Tim Widmer
Faculty are the heart of Colorado Mountain College. We’re featuring them all week in eNews via articles on CMC’s faculty and adjuncts of the year. We’ve also started a video series profiling a handful of additional faculty stories. Our first video shares ski and snowboard business faculty Tim Widmer’s passion for teaching and for Steamboat…
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SnowSports Industries America and Colorado Mountain College Honor First Graduates of Joint Certification Program
Washington, DC (February 19, 2014) — The inaugural graduating class of the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) SIA Certification program, created in partnership with SnowSports Industries America (SIA), is the first to complete curriculum and assessments that qualify them to work in snow sports sales, marketing and retail. “The greatest part about this program is that…
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Opening reception for CMC photography program director Derek Johnston’s 14er project tonight
The 14’er project captures Colorado’s summits in stunning photography Derek Johnston is director of professional photography at CMC’s Isaacson School for New Media. He’s also a talented landscape photographer who hauls his 4X5 view camera to 14er summits to create stunning landscape images. Colorado Mountain College ArtShare and the Glenwood Springs Branch Library are exhibiting…
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Layman reaching summit of uphill battle
CMC Outdoor Education grad Bobby Layman works through TBI to help others This article was first published in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Jessica Pain. SILT — On Dec. 23, 2003, Bobby Layman, then 16 was skiing his last run of the day at Snowmass when he flew off a jump, spun a 360, and…
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The ski tips of our president, on a recent weekend at Aspen Highlands. Skis designed by a CMC ski & snowboard business student and handcrafted from local wood by local sustainable company Meier skis. Happy almost weekend!
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CMC alums Katie Uhlaender and Chris Klug in Liberty Mutual Olympic campaign
Liberty Mutual Insurance is running a campaign highlighting Olympic athletes past and present. Each athlete’s story illustrates the campaign’s theme that every setback in life also affords an opportunity for a come back. Two former CMC students, Katie Uhlaender and Chris Klug, are among the athletes featured in the campaign. To see Klug’s feature, click…
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You’ve been there, but let us show you more
Veteran geologist Garry Zabel is leading a four-day field trip this spring to the popular desert destinations, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks. This two-credit geology course is open to all students across the college. The pre- and post-trip classroom lectures are available via the Interactive Video System at all campuses. The field trip is Thursday…
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CMC alumnus in Sochi to judge the Games
Josh Loubek is a 1996 graduate of CMC. Boise’s Idaho Statesman recently featured an article on Loubek and his pioneering work as an athlete and judge for ski slopestyle and ski halfpipe events. Loubek is currently in Sochi judging both events for the Olympics. This article was first printed in the Feb. 10 Idaho Statesman.…
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CMC East Africa Study Abroad returns in 2015
It’s back. Colorado Mountain College’s popular East Africa Study Abroad returns in 2015. If you missed your chance to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, immerse yourself in new cultures, gain an understanding of globalization first-hand, and visit famed African landscapes with CMC in 2013, you’ve got another chance coming up next year. East Africa Abroad 2015 offers…
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1000 Words
To start your Monday morning off right, we thought we’d share the view from Breckenridge yesterday. (If this photo makes you happy, follow CMC on Instagram on mobile, where you’ll get a regular feed of similar images!) http://instagram.com/coloradomtncollege.