Thursday, May 19, fifteen high school seniors enrolled in CMC’s TRIO Upward Bound program were honored at a graduation celebration held at CMC Rifle’s Clough Auditorium. Recent CMC graduate Alex Jaquez Caro shared words of encouragement as the featured graduation speaker and Senator Michael Bennet recognized their accomplishment with a letter of congratulations read by… Continue reading 1000 Words: TRIO Upward Bound Graduation at CMC Rifle
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Elevation Outdoors Magazine’s Top Adventure College Contest
What’s the best outdoor school in the Rockies and the Southwest? Elevation Outdoors magazine is asking the question again this year. Rally your self, your friends, and alumni you know to vote for CMC. We’re pitted against Prescott College in Round Two of the contest, which ends June 6. Click here to vote for CMC… Continue reading Elevation Outdoors Magazine’s Top Adventure College Contest
1000 Words: Alpine Bank Scholars
For 21 years, Colorado Mountain College and Alpine Bank have partnered to award Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholarships to deserving first-generation students of Latino/Hispanic descent from Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin, Routt and Summit County. Last Friday, thirteen promising, hopeful, young people were honored with this award in the presence of their counselors, families, and staff from Alpine… Continue reading 1000 Words: Alpine Bank Scholars
1000 Words: CMC Day 2016
Thanks to everyone who brought their creative energy, vision and collaboration to make CMC Day 2016 inspiring and successful. We ran, we rafted, we hiked, we biked. We shared stories and connected. We unveiled our new brand. Poet Adrian Molina helped us reimagine our narratives; CMC’s founder, David Delaplane, shared his original vision; Jim and… Continue reading 1000 Words: CMC Day 2016
Outdoor Women Excel in Leadville
This article was first published the CMC Leadville’s blog, Education at Elevation. By Lauren Swanson, Social Media Coordinator. Each semester, outdoor students at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville look forward to their experiential based outdoor orientation classes. It is in these courses that classrooms are transformed into wilderness experiences, and hand-on learning is amplified. Those… Continue reading Outdoor Women Excel in Leadville
Building connections makes us all stronger
This column was also printed in the April 4 edition of the Post Independent. By Jill Ziemann The connection between higher education and the community is stronger when people on both sides work to build relationships and resources so that each one thrives. As director of several sponsored programs at Colorado Mountain College, I am… Continue reading Building connections makes us all stronger
Taylor hired by Utah State University
[LEADVILLE] – Colorado Mountain College today announced that James Y. Taylor, vice president for Colorado Mountain College in Leadville and Chaffee County, has accepted the position of executive director of Utah State University, Uintah Basin. His last day at CMC will be May 31. “This has been a very difficult decision for me, because… Continue reading Taylor hired by Utah State University
CMC announces ‘The Distance Between Us’ as 2016-17 Common Reader
The college-wide Common Reader Committee is proud to announce “The Distance Between Us,” by author Reyna Grande, as the 2016-2017 CMC Common Reader. This year’s event marks the tenth anniversary of the CMC Common Reader program. Grande will visit CMC campuses for a series of author talks, accompanied by special guest Adrian Molina, in October… Continue reading CMC announces ‘The Distance Between Us’ as 2016-17 Common Reader
Wild and Scenic Film Festival screens at CMC Spring Valley Friday, March 25
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival will be making at a stop in the Roaring Fork Valley tonight, Friday, March 25. Films will screen at the New Space Theatre beginning at 6:30 pm. CMC alums Cody Perry and Ben Saheb, both core members of Rig to Flip, a collective of creatives dedicated to crafting films… Continue reading Wild and Scenic Film Festival screens at CMC Spring Valley Friday, March 25
Q&A: CMC President Carrie Besnette Hauser
This Q & A between CMC President Carrie Besnette Hauser and Summit Daily News reporter Kevin Fixler was printed in today’s Summit Daily News. After years in the public and private education sectors, Carrie Besnette Hauser was hired as Colorado Mountain College’s president and CEO in December 2014 to help guide the mountain region’s community… Continue reading Q&A: CMC President Carrie Besnette Hauser