Category: CMC In The News
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Carbondale ESL student earns state-wide honor from Colorado hotel association
Brenda Paredes first became a CMC student in 2011 when she began taking beginning level English as a Second Language classes in Carbondale. After taking classes for a few semesters, she took a short break from the ESL program. Earlier this year, she returned to CMC Carbondale and has now worked her way up to…
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An Attitude of Gratitude
(This CMC Corner Column by Professor Becky Loth Luetke appeared in the Nov. 2 issue of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent.) This Thanksgiving, make sure you count your blessings – it is good for your health! Normally around this time of year, we are reminded to be thankful and grateful, and to reflect on the…
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Colorado’s 2015 Top Adventure Towns
Elevation Outdoor magazine tallied its readers on the best adventure towns in Colorado, and one of our own beloved mountain towns was chosen as the Top Mid-Size Adventure Town for 2015. Read the full article by Doug Schnitzspahn below. THE VOTES HAVE BEEN TALLIED. Elevation Outdoors readers have Spoken and PICKED the top adventure towns…
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Catch the Drift project debuts educational signs
Steamboat Springs — The Leadership Steamboat class of 2015 river stewardship project culminated earlier this month with the installation of four permanent educational signs along the Yampa River Core Trail and the river itself. The group installed the signs as part of the yearlong “Catch the Drift” project aimed at renewing enthusiasm for stewardship of…
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The Golden Age of local radio
This story on Roaring Fork Valley radio features Radio CMC was published in the Aspen Daily News. By Madeleine Osberger. From rock to alternative, and talk radio to classical, all formats jam the local radio dial It’s 7 o’clock on a fall Friday night and like many small towns in America, there’s high school football…
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What do I do if there’s an emergency?
By Debbie Crawford (PIO) & Steve Rozanski (Risk Manager) In light of recent violence on college campuses, awareness of our college’s emergency preparedness is more important than ever. Over the years the college has been regularly improving its emergency plans and training, and understanding your role – as a student, an employee or a community…
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CMC, high schools ensuring college readiness
This article was printed in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Will Grandbois. In the quest to eliminate the need for remedial courses between high school and higher education, Colorado Mountain College is partnering with high schools around its service area. It’s made possible by the Concurrent Enrollment Programs Act, which was authorized by the Legislature…
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CMC art professor finds sudden success after Arkansas art show
This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot. By Teresa Ristow. Steamboat Springs — A Colorado Mountain College art professor is seeing sudden success in the professional art world following the display of his artwork in an Arkansas exhibit last year. About two miles of fiber are used for each of Allen’s sculptures, which are…
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CMC partners on doctor of education program
Community members interested in learning how to earn a doctor of education degree in the Colorado Mountain College service area are invited to a free information session at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at five different CMC locations. The meeting will be held face-to-face at the college’s Glenwood Center, 1402 Blake Ave. in Glenwood Springs, or…
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Six men successfully complete canoe expedition across North America
This article was published in the Steamboat Today. By Audrey Dwyer. Steamboat Springs — The miles are far behind them and those unrelenting strokes for up to 18 hours a day are a distant memory. Now, eight months, 244 days, 12 states, four provinces, two territories, 11 rivers and roughly 5,230 miles later, the six…