Category: CMC In The News
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16th annual Screamboat Chamber of Horrors is back with a few new surprises
This article was printed in Explore Steamboat. By Audrey Dwyer. Steamboat Springs — As students and faculty diligently work on preparations for the 16th annual Screamboat Chamber of Horror, they can’t help but think of the emotional roller coaster the brave guests will experience. “It makes them feel the goosebumps, the hairs standing up on…
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Best of the Boat: Jimmy Westlake voted best professor
CMC outdoor education professor John Saunders takes runner-up honors This article was printed in the Steamboat Today. By Teresa Ristrow. It’s not hard to find out why Colorado Mountain College Professor Jimmy Westlake is considered a star among the community — not a shooting one, but a shining one.… The diehard astronomy professor, who moved…
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Wall Street Journal consults Isaacson School teacher
New headset makes virtual reality mobile Wall Street Journal Video recently reviewed Altergaze, a 3D-printed headset which connects to smartphones, giving users a virtual reality experience from their mobile device. For the review, WSJ Video sought the expertise of Steve Kaufman, an instructor at Colorado Mountain College’s Isaacson School for New Media. Kaufman is involved…
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Eagle and Pitkin counties host open house events for veterans
Eagle County Veteran’s Services Officers Pat Hammon and Tyson Ivie will host two open houses in October to allow veterans and their families to meet them and receive information regarding veterans’ services and benefits. The first open house will take place from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 29 in room 258 at Colorado Mountain College…
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Jimmy Westlake: Partial solar eclipse coming Thursday
Jimmy Westlake’s Celestial News column appears Tuesdays in the Steamboat Today. Find more columns by Westlake here. Steamboat Springs — The shadow of the moon will swoop across almost all of North America on Thursday when the moon crosses paths with the sun This eclipse will not be total or annular from anywhere on Earth;…
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Sopris Theatre Company at Colorado Mountain College opens its season with one of its ‘most challenging shows’
This article was published in the Post Independent. By Jessica Cabe. Gary Ketzenbarger, artistic director for Colorado Mountain College’s Sopris Theatre Company, says in many ways Lanford Wilson’s “The Rimers of Eldritch” is his favorite American play. “It captures that kind of small-town Americana atmosphere, and it’s also so experimental,” said Ketzenbarger, who also acts…
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‘Cabin Fever’ author visits Colorado Mountain College campuses for Common Reader tour
Tom Montgomery Fate’s book tour Oct. 20-25 By Carrie Click On the back cover of Tom Montgomery Fate’s memoir, “Cabin Fever,” is a synopsis about this, the author’s fifth nonfiction book. “Try to imagine Thoreau married, with a job, three kids, and a minivan,” it reads. No matter that Henry David Thoreau, the 19th century…
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Two new campus deans named at Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mountain College has named Rachel Pokrandt and Linda Crockett as campus deans in, respectively, Rifle and Aspen. The new deans were selected through an internal search process, in which employees could apply to fill positions that were created following the retirement of two long-time campus vice presidents, Nancy Genova and Joe Maestas. The campus…
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Events to showcase local harvest
This article was published in the Steamboat Today. By Audrey Dwyer. Steamboat Springs — Planting a seed evokes feelings of anticipation, hopeful expectations and patience while waiting for the first sight of a sprout, Robyn Washburn said. “That’s why you garden: for that magic that happens when you put a little tiny seed in the…
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CMC Partnership Puts Solar Atop Another Library
This article appeared in the Fall 2014 issue of Garfield County Libraries Page by Page publication. In 2012, the Garfield County Libraries first partnered with Colorado Mountain College (CMC) to put a 10 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic system on the New Castle Branch Library. In 2013, CMC returned to put a 19.6 kW array on…