Category: CMC In The News
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Colorado Mountain College’s Women in Philanthropy helping all students
More than 700 Eagle County high school students earned college credits this academic year at Colorado Mountain College, thanks to organizations such as the college’s Women in Philanthropy.
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Jimmy Westlake: Scorpius livens up the summer sky
We love having a literate astronomer on staff at CMC. Professor Jimmy Westlake teaches astronomy and physics at Colorado Mountain College, Steamboat Springs. His “Celestial News” column appears weekly in the Steamboat Today newspaper. There aren’t many constellations that resemble the objects or creatures for which they are named. Scorpius, the Scorpion, is a delightful…
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“Sip Happens” with RadioCMC
This article on Radio CMC’s podcast partnership with Cooper Wine and Spirits was first published in the Aspen Times. When Radio CMC approached Sharon and Kevin Brady about hosting a wine-and-spirits-themed podcast, the couple was excited by the opportunity. But first they had to ask: What’s a podcast? “I had no idea what a podcast…
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Artist, Teacher, Muse
This article on former CMC art faculty Joan Norris was printed in the Vail Daily News. By Beth Potter Teacher and artist, artist and teacher …. Throughout her artistic career, Vail-based painter Joan Norris has hopscotched back and forth between roles — creating vibrant plein air paintings of aspen trees and mountains around her home,…
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Love and Light 10K in honor of Lauren Hoover comes to Breck, June 18
Lauren Hoover was a 26-year-old Colorado Mountain College student who died last March. Drew Mikita teaches psychology at the college’s Summit campus, and he and his wife Molly have organized a 10k run on June 18 in Breckenridge to establish a CMC scholarship in Lauren Hoover’s name. For more about Lauren’s life and the event,…
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Nate’s Take: Top grad “Dr. William World”
Editor’s note: This article on CMC alumnus William Mundo was originally published in the University of Colorado Denver’s newsletter “The Connection,” by CU Denver student Nathan Fox. Graduating with undergraduate degrees in both Public Health and Ethnic Studies, William Mundo was one of more than 1500 students who crossed the University of Colorado Denver stage…
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Alpine Bank serves up funds for CMC’s Culinary Institute scholarships
At Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute’s annual “Celebration of Haute Cuisine” benefit dinner earlier this year, diners enjoyed a sumptuous four-course meal at the Keystone Ranch Restaurant. Through ticket sales, they also contributed to the culinary institute’s student scholarship endowment, administered by the CMC Foundation. These funds, in addition to private gifts and pledges, provide…
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Sunday Profile: Why Jim Calaway is giving away all of his money
Jim Calaway, a renowned Carbondale business mogul, does not shy away from credit for the millions of dollars he’s poured into the Roaring Fork Valley’s nonprofits and charities.
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The ROAD to SUCCESS
This article on CMC Aspen graduate Wissal Kahhak was published in The Aspen Times. By Jeanne McGovern. When Wissal Kahhak first came to Aspen from Morocco, she was 4 years old. She stayed eight months before returning to her native country with her mother. Never did Kahhak dream that 15 years later she would be back…
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Outdoor photographer to give CMC commencement speech
College will award 122 degrees in Saturday ceremony This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot. By Teresa Ristow. Steamboat Springs — Avid outdoor photographer Sean Kerrick Sullivan remembers fondly the time he spent in Steamboat Springs more than a decade ago earning his associate’s degree from Colorado Mountain College. And he recalls the first…