Category: CMC In The News
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Lifting Up at CMC
Colorado Mountain College’s central administration offices have been collecting items for the Lift Up Food Drive for the past few weeks. The grand total of donations? 1346 individual cans and boxed food items – enough to fill the back of one large pick-up truck to overflowing. Colorado Mountain College’s administration offices support all 11 CMC…
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Gayle Waterman’s abstract photography on display
Reception and show at CMC ArtShare gallery in Glenwood Springs By Kristin Carlson The abstract photos on view at the CMC ArtShare Gallery in Glenwood Springs through Jan. 25 invite visitors to slow down and take an up-close look at the colors, shapes and textures of the objects that surround them. “The world is so…
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Where the jobs are
Educating for science, technology, engineering and math skills This column first appeared in the Rifle Citizen Telegram December 6, 2012. By Sue Schmidt What if someone told you that there were three jobs available for every unemployed person, in a particular field of work? And that, outside of this particular field of work, the opposite is…
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Solar panels to help CARE cut utility costs
Local contributors help shelter with new array This article first appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By John Colson. SPRING VALLEY, Colorado — By today, approximately one third of the electricity powering the Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) shelter may be coming from the sun rather than conventional power plants.And, perhaps best of all the benefits…
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TEDxVailWomen explores “The Space Between”
This article first appeared in the Vail Daily. The third, independently organized TEDxVailWomen event, focused on women and girls, will be held Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. Organized by Vail’s Kat Haber with support from the Vail Symposium, the event is free and begins…
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Jack Robert’s paintings on display at CMC in Rifle
Opening reception to take place November 30 This article was first published in the Rifle Citizen Telegram. By Kristin Carlson. Captured by the spirit of the West, in all its glory and infamy, Jack Roberts translated the story of the region into art for more than 50 years. Now, western Garfield County residents can see…
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CMC Faculty among honorees at 22nd annual Summit Philanthropy Awards
This article was first printed under a different title in last week’s Summit Daily News. The 22nd annual Philanthropy Awards on Friday was an evening of heart-warming celebration as friends, colleagues, community and family members gathered at Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center to honor this year’s recipients. Sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, Climax Molybdenum…
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CMC Theatre mounts holiday pageant with a twist
“The Butterfingers Angel” etc etc etc a thoroughly modern Nativity play By Kristin Carlson If you’re looking for a novel way to celebrate the holiday season this year, look no farther than Colorado Mountain College in Spring Valley. “The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod the Nut & the Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in…
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CMC Instructor Wins LA Screenplay Festival Award
Jan Hubbell, a local fiction and poetry writer who teaches writing at Colorado Mountain College in Aspen, has won has won an award in the recent LA Film and Script Festival contest. Her screenplay, a romantic comedy titled A Perfect Gentleman, is about two women who recruit a homeless man and transform him into a…
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CMC photo students offer free portraits for families in need
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — At a time of year when many agencies are organizing food and clothing drives for families in need, students in the professional photography program at Colorado Mountain College are gearing up to provide help of a different kind: family portraits. Eighteen sophomore students in the college’s portrait photography class, taught by…