Category: CMC In The News
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Rachel Carson Council Campus Dispatch features CMC sustainability studies faculty
Colorado Mountain College faculty Leslie Gumbrecht and Cynthia Zyzda were featured in the December, 2015 issue of the Rachel Carson Council Campus Dispatch. The article focused on a collaborative and interdisciplinary class they teach at the college. A copy of the article is reprinted below. Colorado Mountain College Associate Professor of English Leslie Gumbrecht and…
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CMC Corner column: Doubling down on diversity
This CMC Corner Column by CMC Glenwood Center Director Jim Green was first published in the Glenwood Post Independent. In early December the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a higher education case. The case centers on the question whether colleges and universities may take race into consideration as a factor in admissions. This complex…
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Carbondale couple break even on $75,000 Tesla
This article was published in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Heather McGregor/Clean Energy Economy News Craig and Colleen Farnum of Carbondale are a middle-class couple with professional jobs, a mortgage, school loans and a 9-month-old daughter. They are also the owners of a Tesla Model S all-electric car, which has a 250-mile range and cost…
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New CMC Food Club reducing campus waste
Steamboat Springs — A Food Club formed earlier this year at Colorado Mountain College is impacting the school’s amount of food waste and raising awareness about food sustainability among students and staff. Founded in March, the club is an umbrella organization for two local chapters of nationwide projects, Real Food Challenge and Food Recovery Network.…
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The Whole Works helps women stitch careers and grow outdoor industry
This article was published in the Denver Post. By Jason Blevins. RIFLE — Kelly Alford remembers the first time she sat down in front of a sewing machine and created something. She was just a child, but she says “my whole world shifted.” That shifting continues today as Alford and three other women, each with…
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Local fifth-graders learn 3D printing with Colorado Mountain College professor
This article on CMC Steamboat Springs engineering professor Steven Craig’s work teaching 3D printing to fifth-graders appeared was originally published in the Steamboat Today. By Audrey Dwyer. Steamboat Springs — Students in Kyle Paolantonio’s fifth-grade math class sat at their desks transfixed by the screen image of a TinkerCad-designed Batmobile, comparing it to the 3D…
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Vail Daily column: A jump on college — for free
This Valley Voices column by CMC Edwards Campus Vice President Kathryn Regio was published in the December 16 Vail Daily. “College students are more than $1 trillion in debt!” scream national headlines. But it doesn’t have to be this way. And smart students and their families in Eagle County know why: These students are graduating…
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Right Brain: Executive chef Steve Vlass dishes on menu changes at Keystone Ranch
The Summit Daily News Right Brain section profiles creatives in Summit County. CMC Culinary Institute alumni Steve Vlass, currently the executive chef at Keystone Ranch, was featured on December 1, 2015. By Heather Jarvis. The Keystone Ranch debuted a new menu upon opening for the season Friday, Nov. 20. Tweaking the menu to now categorize…
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CMC, western Garfield County schools weld together a program
This article on CMC’s partnership with western Garfield County schools was published in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Will Grandbois. When Jason Shoup graduated from Rifle High School in 1995, trades were still a big part of the curriculum, and he was able to go straight into welding. “I was a certified welder right out…
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CMC photography student Rachel Williams wins gold at CPOY
This article was published in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Will Grandbois. STUDENT SPOTLIGHT When Colorado Mountain College student Rachel Williams entered 5 photos into the illustration category for the college photographer of the year competition, she didn’t expect to win gold– much less gold, bronze, and an award of excellence. Williams, 20, is a…