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Earth Science Week Speaker Series at CMC Leadville
Curious to learn more about avalanches, the Yellowstone Caldera (more active than you think!), earthquakes, and the environmental impacts of mining? Catch a CMC Leadville Earth Science Speaker Series event, ongoing all week. For schedule, see poster below. Enjoy the learning!
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Jimmy Westlake: Total lunar eclipse coming next week
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Jimmy Westlake Steamboat Springs — You have to go back 11 years for the last time that two total lunar eclipses were visible from Colorado in the same calendar year. The second total eclipse of the moon this year happens during the wee morning hours of…
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Steamboat Mountain Film Festival kicks off this weekend with TGR film showing
CMC professor Mike Martin is the producer of the Steamboat Mountain Film Festival, Steamboat’s annual showcase of local and national snowsport films. The event kicks off tonight with a showing of Teton Gravity Research’s film “Higher,” featuring Jeremy Jones, at The Sheraton Steamboat Resort. This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot. Steamboat Springs —…
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Walter Isaacson: Where Innovation Comes From
Today’s biggest innovations are coming from the combination of human inspiration and computer-processing power This article first appeared in the Wall Street Journal – By Walter Isaacson Mr. Isaacson, chief executive of the Aspen Institute, is the author of biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin. His new book, to be published Oct.…
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Ernie’s Journey
https://vimeo.com/95341132 Video produced by Isaacson School for New Media Students Tells Miraculous Story In 2014 Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) received a dog named Ernie who had lost the use of his hind legs. Students from the Isaacson School for New Media found the story interesting and started filming. What happened over those few weeks was quite remarkable!…
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CMC-Spring Valley closed Friday, Sept. 26
Colorado Mountain College’s campus at Spring Valley will be closed for everything except essential services to residential students on Friday, Sept. 26. This is due to a prolonged power outage scheduled by Holy Cross Electric. Beginning at 7 a.m., internet and phone connectivity will not be available on campus. The outage is expected to extend into the…
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CMC president Hauser hopes to reduce need for remediation
This article first appeared in the Post Independent. By Will Grandbois. Eliminating the need for remediation isn’t specifically covered in the goals outlined in CMC’s 2014-2018 “Reaching New Heights” strategic plan, but it has big implications for student and teacher success and the long-term economy of the area. Projections indicate that nearly three-quarters of Colorado…
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CMC Town Hall on Aspen Public Radio
Report highlights K-12 efforts Aspen Public Radio reporter Elise Thatcher filed a report from the Colorado Mountain College Town Hall Meeting in Aspen on Tuesday. According to her story: Colorado Mountain College is turning its focus to what kids are learning before they walk in the door. Right now more than half of incoming students…
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Reach Your Peak
[youtube=http://youtu.be/c0Wb6FIzNOU&rel=0] Reach Your Peak is a partnership between Colorado Mountain College, Colorado Mesa University, Colorado Northwestern Community College, and Western Colorado Community College. Supported by the Northwest Council of El Pomar Foundation, the goal of the program is to create excitement about learning that motivates students toward further education. Starting with summer camps for middle…