Category: Faculty
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Inside the Mountain: An Interview with Outdoor Education professor Bruce Kime
Radio CMCs “Inside the Mountain” explores life at Colorado Mountain College through the eyes of its students, faculty, and staff. Host Lucas Turner interviewed recently retired Outdoor Education faculty Bruce Kime about his travels as head of Outdoor Education at CMC Spring Valley. If you want to read more about Bruce in addition to listening…
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CMC Isaacson School photography professor wins award in international Rotarian photo contest
Colorado Mountain College’s Isaacson School for New Media professor Klaus Kocher wins honorable mention Entries to the Rotarian Magazine’s international photography contest, The Best Shot, came from around the world. The contest was judged by esteemed New York Times Magazine Photography Editor Kathy Ryan, and Isaacson School for New Media photography professor Klaus Kocher’s image…
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Breckenridge sports psychology professor urges athletes to respect their limits
This article was published in the Summit Daily News. By Alli Langley. In the winter, you might find Drew Mikita on the hill at Dew Tour, rubbing the shoulders of a professional snowboarder and helping the athlete visualize success. You could find Mikita in the spring explaining psychology to a group of Colorado Mountain College…
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Play by valley writer staged at Vintage Theatre in Aurora
“Unmarried in America,” written by Glenwood Springs playwright and Colorado Mountain College adjunct instructor Kristin (K.D.) Carlson, opens at Vintage Theatre in Aurora, Colo., on May 8. The play, which explores the national debate around marriage equality, had its first public reading at Colorado Mountain College in the fall of 2011. Aspen Stage and an…
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For Loeschen, it’s all about moving
Popular fitness instructor named faculty of year at CMC Linda Loeschen likes to keep moving and to help others do the same thing, even if it’s early in the morning. “I danced since I was three, so it just kind of evolved from there,” she said. “Keeping moving is the answer to staying fit, flexible and…
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Making geology fun, interesting at CMC
Frick’s passion for environment, teaching noted in faculty honor “Dynamic” and “spatial” may not be the words most people think of when it comes to geology. But they are among the ones Betsy Frick uses to describe the subject she has taught for five years at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. Frick’s efforts to…
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High standards in class prepare students for real world
Conifer-based adjunct online Faculty of the Year receives collegewide honor Even though Colorado Mountain College has some of the most stunning campuses in the country, placed at some of the state’s most picturesque mountain towns, some students never even set foot on campus. Even still, they are fortunate to be learning online from some of…
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Hittin’ the Road with CMC Culinary Institute director Kevin Clarke
Rocky Mountain PBS profiled Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute Director Kevin Clarke as part of a recent Hittin’ The Road series last week. The series explores the West’s unique adventures, from rafting to fossil digs to wine making. The segment featuring Clarke explores the various uses of olive oil, from healing to the tantalizing recipes…
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CMC academy teaches officers how to do the right thing
This corner column by Stewart Curry was first published in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Doing the right thing: It’s what we aspire to as children, parents, friends and citizens. It’s also what we expect from professionals like doctors who prescribe our treatments, accountants who calculate our taxes and certainly peace officers who ensure our…
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Photojournalist, CMC instructor’s photo exhibit at Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Photographs by noted photojournalist Klaus Kocher are on exhibit at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library beginning Feb. 24. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the library. Kocher, who is on the faculty of the Isaacson School for New Media at Colorado Mountain College, teaches photo history,…