Category: News Releases
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CMC board votes on rates for proposed bachelor’s courses
Tuition for upper-division courses tentative, pending approval of degrees [RIFLE, Colo.] – At the April 11 meeting of the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees, the board voted on tentative tuition rates for upper-division courses, rates that would go into effect if bachelor’s degrees are approved by the Higher Learning Commission, the college’s accrediting body.…
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Colorado Culinary Hall of Fame Celebration
Celebration bestows top honors on CMC staff and students Colorado Mountain College Culinary instructor Travis Smith and a team of Colorado Mountain College Culinary Students were recognized last month at the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) inaugural Culinary Hall of Fame celebration. Smith was crowned as the Colorado Chef of the Year. The students were chosen…
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Toshi Kazama to speak at CMC Spring Valley Mar. 21
NYC photographer’s documentary work takes stand against death penalty Acclaimed photographer Toshi Kazama, best known for his project, “Juveniles of Death Row: A Documentary Exploration,” will speak at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs-Spring Valley on Mar. 21. The Japanese-born Kazama used his camera as a means to oppose the death penalty. He shot portraits…
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Goodbye to Founding CMC Trustee John Samuelson
Former Post owner/editor John Samuelson dies at 95 This article was first published in the Tuesday, March 8, 2011 edition of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By John Stroud. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Local journalism lost another of its voices of the past on Saturday, March 5, when former Glenwood Post owner and editor John…
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CCHE Gives Preliminary Authorization for Bachelor’s Degrees
Four Year Degrees Pending Accreditation From HLC On Friday, March 4, the Colorado Commission on Higher Education gave preliminary authorization to Colorado Mountain College to offer two bachelor’s degrees: a bachelor of science in business administration and a bachelor of arts in sustainability studies. The CCHE’s authorization is pending the college receiving official approval for…
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CMC staff in Edwards relocate temporarily March 5-13
Colorado Mountain College staff members in Edwards will take advantage of the college’s spring break to relocate temporarily to the Vail Daily building March 5-13 to allow for the current campus expansion project to progress rapidly. No public access will be allowed at the Edwards campus during this time. The campus phone at 970-569-2900 will…
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Weather Cam Exposed
Views from campuses at Leadville and Spring Valley make Denver 7 News Two new weather cameras at Colorado Mountain College are becoming a regular part of the Denver evening news. Denver 7 News Meteorologist Mike Nelson approached CMC about installing a high-definition web camera at the campus in Leadville. An additional camera was also installed…
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That’s a Take: Glasenapp Retires After 28-Plus Years
Found a camera and became a videographer This article was first published on PostIndependent.com, 12/28/2010 Written by John Stroud GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Shortly after a Colorado Mountain College student named Terry Glasenapp took a job with the college as a custodian and front desk assistant back in 1982, he opened a closet door to…
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CMC submits bachelor’s accreditation request
Formal request to accrediting body sent a month ahead of schedule Taking one more step in Colorado Mountain College’s quest to offer a limited number of bachelor’s degrees, in December 2010 administrators formally requested permission from its accrediting body and the Colorado Department of Higher Education. The initial degrees the college seeks to offer are…
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Global Revolution with Local Roots
Local Slow Food group celebrating Sunday in Edwards First posted on VailDaily.com on 12/12/2010 Written by Randy Wyrick EDWARDS, Colorado — It’s amazing how fast an international call to move slowly can spread. Slow Food started a couple years ago in response to the growing problems corporate farming is creating with the world’s food…