Category: News Releases
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County leadership program holds info meetings July 28, Aug. 6
Leadership Summit seeks applicants for fall 2015 start Leadership Summit 2016 is accepting applications for participation in its annual leadership program. Current and emerging leaders who live and/or work in Summit County are encouraged to join the ranks of more than 160 alumni and prominent leaders who have participated in the program since its inception…
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CARE director stepping down, moving next door
Leslie Rockey leaving shelter, though staying close at CMC’s Veterinary Technology Farm It is hard to imagine Colorado Animal Rescue without Leslie Rockey there. But come July 20, she will be leaving the directorship of CARE, a job she’s had since the shelter opened its doors in 2000. Rockey has accepted an offer from Colorado…
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‘White and Shadows’ comes to CMC ArtShare Gallery
The intricately detailed pottery of ceramist Michael Wisner will be the focus of “White and Shadows,” a new Colorado Mountain College exhibition at the CMC ArtShare Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs beginning July 3. An artist’s reception will be held July 9 from 6 to 8 p.m., and the exhibit will remain at the gallery…
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US Department of Education: Colorado Mountain College offers third-most-affordable bachelor’s degree in nation
New lists rank the college among four-year institutions Colorado Mountain College was just named the nation’s third-most-affordable college for obtaining a bachelor’s degree, in a report from the U.S. Department of Education. It is the only institution in Colorado listed among the country’s most affordable four-year institutions. “We have always known that Colorado Mountain College…
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Reception for international award-winning artist Rita Blitt July 7
The gallery at Colorado Mountain College’s Aspen Campus is featuring “Works on Paper Retrospective” by part-time Aspenite and international award-winning painter, sculptor and filmmaker Rita Blitt. A free public reception will be held 4-7 p.m. on July 7. Blitt has described the process of creating her art as “dancing on paper,” which she often does…
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CMC Foundation adds members, selects officers
The Colorado Mountain College Foundation Board recently added three new members – Ed Brown, Roger Hennefeld and Ferdinand “Tito” Liotta, M.D. – all of whom reside in the Roaring Fork Valley. The non-elected CMC Foundation Board, now at 18 members, oversees the nonprofit Colorado Mountain College Foundation, which supports the college through community engagement, innovative…
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CMC, CSU form partnership to support TRIO students
Student Support Services provide pathway to success A partnership between Colorado Mountain College and Colorado State University is now allowing smoother-than-ever transitions for some of the CMC students transferring to CSU. Recently representatives from Colorado Mountain College and a number of Colorado community colleges signed a memorandum of understanding with Colorado State that creates a…
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CMC Board of Trustees meets at Spring Valley, approves budget
The Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees met at the college’s campus in Spring Valley near Glenwood Springs Thursday, June 18, where it approved a $61 million operating budget for the 2015-16 academic year. This operating budget makes a few strategic adjustments to the 2014-15 budget, specifically it retires the overhead expenses originally set aside…
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Leadville Race Series seeks college interns for summer race crew
Incoming or current Colorado Mountain College students looking for a way to get involved in Leadville’s running and mountain bike racing events while earning college credits may want to take advantage of an internship opportunity with the Leadville Race Series. Cooper Mallozzi, a professor of outdoor education at CMC in Leadville, has been working with…
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Farm to Fork Fair at CMC-Aspen to focus on local, healthy, sustainable products, produce
Colorado Mountain College, which offers a bachelor’s degree in sustainability studies, is taking sustainability to the community by hosting the Farm to Fork Fair, a free barbecue featuring local food, at its Aspen campus. Attendees can expect discussions and delicious foods at this afternoon event, which is open to the public from 1 to 5…