Category: CMC In The News
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SB33 immigrant student tuition bill endorsed by Colorado Mountain College
This article appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent on February 1, 2013. By John Stroud. GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Colorado Mountain College’s board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday to lend the college’s support to an immigrant student tuition bill that’s currently working its way through the Colorado Legislature. The move came after members of the local…
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Colorado Mountain College students studying abroad in Cuba
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Matt Stensland. Steamboat Springs — A group of Colorado Mountain College students is preparing to travel to Cuba on a trip that was forbidden just a couple years ago. President Barack Obama’s administration in January 2011 eased travel restrictions that made it possible for educational groups…
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X Marks the Spot
Shooting The Big Snow Show by CMC New Media Instructor Corby Anderson The 2013 ESPN Winter X Games is live from Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, from January 24-27. The games can be viewed on multiple ESPN television channels, and online at ESPN.com. Aspen, CO — 2013 will mark my second year working with ESPN…
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CMC Culinary Institute students pair with Keystone Resort chefs to create celebrated ice carvings
Each year, Kevin Clarke, director of the Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute in Breckenridge, works with the talented team of chefs from the Keystone Conference Center and CMC students to create beautiful holiday ice sculptures for Keystone Ski Resort. Students from the Culinary Institute’s ice carving class take part on the third day of the…
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Colorado Mountain College seeks new leadership
CMC Trustee President Glen Davis contemplates splitting the job in two By Carrie Click. Aspen Business Journal. GLENWOOD SPRINGS—Will Colorado Mountain College’s next president be a visionary, a leader, or an administrator? “Given that all three of the above almost never come in a single package,” wrote Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Trustee President Glenn Davis…
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Semester At Snow
Breckenridge program aims to mentor aspiring professional snowboarders on the hill and off it This article first appeared in ESPN’s digital Action Sports. By Devon O’Neil. From the why-didn’t-someone-think-of-this-sooner department, longtime Colorado-based pro snowboarder Jeff Meyer is debuting a new kind of coaching program this winter, called Semester at Snow. Through the program, Meyer will…
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Photography, graphic design join Isaacson School for New Media
Inclusion of long-standing CMC programs reflect new media trends By Stefanie Kilts The Isaacson School for New Media has joined forces with Colorado Mountain College’s renowned professional photography and graphic design programs to meet the needs of students. “From the beginning, photography and design were central to the evolution of our new media program, so…
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CMC photography students claim international awards in annual contest
Top awards in 67th College Photography of the Year photo contest By Stefanie Kilts Photographs taken by two Colorado Mountain College photography students stood out from more than 14,000 images and received high honors in the international 67th College Photographer of the Year awards. Beth White’s image of two Mennonite women playing pool in Doc…
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Colorado Mountain College donates old computers to Mountain Valley
Equipment will be used for day programs GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Twenty used desktop computers were wheeled out of Colorado Mountain College’s Central Services administrative building on Dec. 20, but this wasn’t the end of the road for the units. The college donated them to Mountain Valley Developmental Services, where they will find a new…
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Colorado Mountain College in Rifle receives $150,000 Chevron grant
Supports summer science training for local K-8 teachers Jobs abound in careers involving math and science, and a new program will help local school teachers give their students a start in these subjects. Colorado Mountain College has received a $150,000 grant from Chevron to develop and provide a summer science experience for elementary and middle…