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  • Collaboration on solar project a bright idea

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    This article first appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Emily Hisel. When the Garfield Public Library District began construction projects in 2009, having energy efficient buildings was a goal for all six libraries. The Parachute and Rifle branch libraries were the first buildings completed. Both were equipped with solar panels, and the Rifle Branch…

  • My Echo Story: Summit pre-collegiate

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    Local non-profits share how what they do reverberates throughout Summit County This article first appeared in the Summit Daily News.  By Molly Griffith, Summit School District pre-collegiate coordinator. In an ever-changing global community, educators constantly try to stay ahead of the curve while preparing students to be productive citizens of society. A high school diploma…

  • Stars of Summer

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    Vertical Dreams – Jackie Kuusinen This article first appeared in Steamboat Magazine. By Murray Selleck. Jackie Kuusinen’s dreams come true. Her dreams are of granite and sandstone, rock faces reaching into the sky, and hanging out on tiny ledges high above horizontal ground. Her dreams are also her job. Kuusinen is a climber. A good…

  • Tell us what you want to learn!

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    Colorado Mountain College opens Continuing Education survey online By Jonathan Satz Over the past two years you may have heard about Colorado Mountain College’s new four-year degrees.  Many people already know about CMC’s great tradition, for more than 40 years, of offering two-year degrees and occupational certificates. But perhaps you already have a college degree…

  • New Media Camp in the Rockies June 17-27

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    Colorado Mountain College offers hands-on Internet broadcast experience By Kristin Carlson In today’s world of real-time Internet broadcasting, stories travel around the globe with the click of a mouse. The inaugural New Media Camp of the Rockies, at Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley campus, aims to help youth tap into that world, by teaching them…

  • Gallegos Corporation creates Colorado Mountain College scholarship

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    This article first appeared in the Vail Daily. EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — Gerald Gallegos was committed to local philanthropic needs, especially those supporting youth and education. To honor this tradition, The Gallegos Corporation has partnered with the Colorado Mountain College Foundation to create The Gerald G. Gallegos Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship will benefit Eagle County…

  • Draft budget available for public viewing

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    At Colorado Mountain College sites or on the web The 2012-13 draft budget for Colorado Mountain College is available for viewing at any CMC location, or by going to the college’s website. To download the document, go to www.coloradomtn.edu, then choose the pulldown menus for “Communities & Friends” and then “Board of Trustees,” and then…

  • Summer media camp at Colorado Mountain College

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    High Tech New Media Camp for young adults The New Media Camp in the Rockies, a cooperative venture between Colorado Mountain College and the True Media Foundation, is launching its inaugural residential summer program, for participants ages 16-20, at the college’s campus at Spring Valley near Glenwood Springs. Participants will learn how to tell stories…

  • National Geographic BioBlitz

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    Volunteer opportunities for students this summer at RMNP Have video and cameras? Media savvy? Journalistically or environmentally inclined?  National Geographic Education is looking for student volunteers to work as media producers for the Rocky Mountain BioBlitz event, scheduled for August 24-25, 2012. The National Park Service and National Geographic Adventure team up each year to…

  • The strongest woman in the world comes to Rifle

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    Colorado Mountain College partners to screen “Strong!” The next free film screening in the PBS Community Cinema series, sponsored by Colorado Mountain College in Rifle and Chevron, will feature “Strong!” on Friday, May 18. This film tells the story of Cheryl Haworth, a young woman with a big dream: to be the strongest woman in…