Category: CMC In The News
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Electric rally takes advantage of Western Slope charging stations
The Electric Vehicle Rally of the Rockies, an event created by electric car advocates to highlight the growing viability of electric cars as a regional transportation option, took place Friday, Oct. 3 and wrapped up at Colorado Mountain College in Carbondale. The event received coverage from CBS Denver, the Glenwood Post Independent, the Aspen Times…
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‘MLK in My Living Room’ is topic at forum
Jonathan King to speaking “MLK in My Living Room: How a Southern Civil Rights Movement Changed the World,” Thursday, Sept. 25 This article first appeared in the Herald Democrat. Collegiate Peaks Forum Series, a free lecture series in its 11th year, presents Jonathan King speaking on, “MLK in My Living Room: How a Southern Civil…
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Colorado Mountain College partners with Climax Molybdenum to offer electrician apprenticeship
This article first appeared in the Summit Daily News. By Alli Langley. Climax Molybdenum Co. needed help, and Colorado Mountain College came to the company’s aid. The company found its industrial electrician positions hard to fill and approached Colorado Mountain College about creating a Summit County program where Climax employees could learn the trade. The…
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Tom Ross: CMC biology professor witnesses aftermath of rare geothermal event
This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot & Today. By Tom Ross. Steamboat Springs — Colorado Mountain College biology professor Shawn Sigstedt was thrilled this week to witness the roar of a towering plume of steam issuing from the Steamboat Geyser. But residents of Steamboat Springs needn’t leap up from their desks to rush…
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Online learning: Past, present and future
This CMC column originally appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. New technologies have changed today’s classroom – at all levels – in ways unimaginable two decades ago. Students can reach for their iPad to access texts or reading material. They can connect with others in another city via video or web conferencing. And what’s more,…
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More than 250 new students boost enrollment at CMC
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Today. By Teresa Ristow. Steamboat Springs — Enrollment at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs is on the rise with increased applicants and more than 250 new students, college administrators announced this week. Classes began Monday at the Alpine Campus, one of three residential campuses and eight community…
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Early childhood degree earns national accreditation
This article was published in the Vail Daily News. Colorado Mountain College’s associate degree in early childhood education has reached a milestone. The degree recently received full national accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. “The NAEYC is nationally recognized as the premier leader and advocate in early childhood education in…
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Breckenridge woman finds fulfillment in foraging
Colorado Mountain College adjunct Erica Marciniec dines on the wild side The Summit Daily News recently featured CMC adjunct faculty Erica Marciniec and her passion for foraging and wild foods. A reprint of the original Summit Daily News article, by Alli Langley, is below. Walking with Erica Marciniec through the forest is like walking with…
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Oil and gas ‘conversation’ covers health, fracking, water
This article first appeared in the Post Independent. By Heidi Rice RIFLE — Health, fracking and water were the main topics of discussion at Saturday afternoon’s “Community Conversations” event held by Colorado Mountain College at the West Garfield County Campus in Rifle. The keynote speaker was Dr. Patty Limerick, a faculty director and chair of…
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Community Agriculture Alliance: Sustainable agriculture is a year-round endeavor
CMC Sustainability Studies student Megan Walker wrote about her summer exploration into sustainable agriculture for the Steamboat Pilot’s Community Agriculture Alliance column, a weekly column written by area farmers, ranchers and policymakers. The column is published on Fridays in the Steamboat Today. Walker’s column is republished below. Read more columns here. This summer, I embarked…