Category: CMC In The News
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Jim Calaway: Charity key to happiness for incurable businessman
This spotlight on CMC friend and Board of Overseers member Jim Calaway was published in Grand Junction’s Daily Sentinel March 14, 2016. By Dennis Webb. Native Texan Jim Calaway used to own a condo in Aspen, but when it came time to move to Colorado full-time, he was like many others who decided he preferred…
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2016 Energy Smart Contractor Expo set for March 17
This article was first printed in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Heather McGregor, CLEER Building and mechanical contractors, architects, real estate professionals, property managers, materials suppliers and anyone interested in energy efficiency can learn about the latest trends at the 2016 Energy Smart Contractor Expo, set for March 17 in Glenwood Springs. The one-day event…
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LT100’s Merilee Maupin Receives Sportswoman Award
This article was first published in the Leadville Today. By Kathy Bedell. This Sunday, March 13, Merilee Maupin, former Race Director of the Leadville Trail 100 (LT100) will be honored with a Sportswoman of Colorado award. The honor recognizes Colorado’s outstanding female athletes, coaches, mentors and others who have contributed to girls’ and women’s athletics.…
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CMC Foundation development officer honored with business leadership award
Candy Elkind, a resource development officer with the CMC Foundation, was recently recognized by the Northwest Small Business Development Centers at the 2015 Mountain Town Business Women Awards in Vail. Elkind received the Creative Business Leader award, and was chosen from over 100 nominees from eight counties that comprise Colorado’s mountain towns. At her base…
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Student Spotlight: Thang Khan Sian Khai
The Glenwood Post Independent’s Feb. 11 Student Spotlight by Will Grandbois featured CMC Isaacson School for New Media student Thang Khan Sian Khai and is reprinted below. Thang Khan Sian Khai, known to his friends as Sian Khai, 19, grew up in Myanmar and came to the United States two years ago to attend Colorado…
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Jimmy Westlake: Behold the Dog Star
CMC astronomy and physics professor Jimmy Westlake “Celestial News” column appears weekly in the Steamboat Today newspaper. Reprinted below is is his column from Tuesday, February 9, 2016. There are 6,000 or so stars visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions, but only one can claim the title of “The Brightest Star.” That title…
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Steamboat Today interview with CMC President Carrie Hauser and Ski Team Coach Terry Leonard
CMC President Carrie Hauser and Ski Team Coach Terry Leonard shared an inside look at CMC on the Steamboat Today show last week. Catch the video below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAORazGblmA
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Ski Industry Careers Launch in Leadville
This student feature on the inspiring Daniel Burl, Ski Area Operations student at CMC Leadville, was originally published in the Colorado Mountain College in Leadville blog. By Lauren Swanson, Social Media Coordinator for CMC Leadville. Daniel Burl, 20-year-old Ski Area Operations student, has been involved in the ski and snowboard industry for more than a decade. Thanks to…
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Guest opinion: CMC’s tickets to college go to graduating seniors
This Op-Ed by CMC President Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser was first printed in the the Glenwood Post Independent. Last week, in the Glenwood Springs central administrative offices of Colorado Mountain College, something special happened. Roughly 30 of our employees volunteered their time over lunch to fold, stuff and prepare nearly 2,000 personalized letters for mailing.…
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The Journal of Sustainability Education features CMC sustainability faculty contributions
CMC sustainability studies faculty Tina Evans, Adrian Fielder and Kim Langmaid and staff Tracey Urbick contributed to the December, 2015, issue of the Journal of Sustainability Education, which focused on creating hope and agency in sustainability education. Additional CMC faculty and staff including Dennis Lum, Joyce Mosher, Becky Potter, John Saunders, Jeff Troeger, Rob Wang,…