Category: CMC In The News
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Three Long-Time River Enthusiasts Join American Rivers Board
CMC President Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser among three new members of American River’s board of directors This article published in American Rivers. By Nicole Duarte. Washington, DC) — American Rivers today announced that three new members, Carrie Besnette Hauser, Jimmy Kimmel, and David Solomon, were elected to its board of directors. The new directors bring…
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“High Ground” screening benefits Wounded Warriors Family Adventures
This article was published in the Summit Daily News. Climbing challenging mountains is nothing new to adventurer and filmmaker Michael Brown. He’s successfully summited Mt. Everest five times, one of which was with blind climber Erik Weihenmayer in 2001. It was the first time a blind person had achieved the feat. As the 10-year anniversary…
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Celestial News: See the magnificent Milky Way
Faint and misty, soft as silk, Some say you are made of milk. Road to heaven, river of light, Glowing star clouds fill the night. — Jimmy Westlake, 2010 When the bright moon is not in the sky, the dark summer night reveals one of its most spectacular treasures — the soft, misty glow of…
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Original CMC students lured back to ‘amazing community’
This article was published in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Caitlin Causey. Two little pieces of Glenwood history have found their way home. John and Cathy Jensen, both Colorado natives, have spent the past few decades living and working in various places around the country and the world — with John doing work at one…
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Eric Crosby: Leading youth to new heights, challenges
This article was published in the Tyron Daily Bulletin. By Mark Schmerling. When Eric Crosby was growing up in Polk County, hiking and other outdoor activities were not part of his world. However, before graduating from Polk County High School in 2007, he became involved (“very little,” he modestly claimed) with the school’s Outdoor Leadership…
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More than 200 educators attend Google Summit in Breckenridge
Colorado Mountain College hosted more than 200 educators from around the state May 30 and 31 for the first Google Summit in Summit County. This high-intensity event focused on deploying and integrating Google Apps for Education and other Google Tools to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education. The Google Summit at CMC in…
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Middle schoolers learn technology at CMC
Students aged 11 to 14 participated in Colorado Mountain College’s Summer Technology Institute in Breckenridge from June 22 to June 26. The kids learned about digital photography, video, graphic design and building websites, and they also spent time outside using what they learned. The middle schoolers learned about the creative and business sides of…
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Jimmy Westlake: Yampa River Star Party this Saturday
This coming Saturday evening, I will be conducting a summer stargazing event out at the Yampa River State Park campground, three miles west of Hayden on U.S. Highway 40, beginning at 9 p.m. This will be my second “Yampa River Star Party” event. and I am very excited about it! Last summer, we had a…
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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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Author Walter Isaacson visits CMC in Edwards on Monday
EDWARDS — Walter Isaacson, best-selling author and former managing editor of Time magazine, will provide an engaging conversation on the “Lessons of Innovators” at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards on Monday. Isaacson joins CMC as part of The Browning Event signature speakers, which is part of the Women in Philanthropy Distinguished Lecture Series. An expert…