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Mud Season
This post was originally published in CMC Steamboat student Dustin Eldridge’s blog, Steamboat Livin’. While the locations are specific to Steamboat, we think the description of mud season and the opportunities for quiet on the ski hill it brings will resonate in most of our communities. The closing of the mountain here in Steamboat means…
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The Last One
A Yampa River Documentary Ben Saheb, a bachelor’s degree student in sustainability studies at CMC in Steamboat Springs, spent the past few months working on a documentary for The Friends of the Yampa, a river advocacy organization based in Steamboat Springs. The intent was to create a documentary that takes viewers into the heart of…
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Summit County’s fifth Community Garden to be on CMC campus
Summit County community gardens now serving nearly 2oo This article first appeared in today’s Summit Daily News. By Janice Kurbjan. When Breckenridge Community Garden comes into existence this summer, Summit County will tally five community gardens serving nearly 200 plot holders and one elementary school. High Country Conservation Center has largely spearheaded the movement. They…
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College delegation meets congressmen and senators in DC
Colorado Mountain College admins and trustees discuss issues Colorado Mountain College trustees, administrators and faculty met with many of the state’s congressional delegation and attended the 2012 Community College National Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C., in February. Nearly 1,000 community college trustees, presidents, students and other advocates converged in the nation’s capital for the annual…
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Community shows passion for sustainable food
Huge turnout at first Local Food Expo Over five hundred people eagerly participated in Colorado Mountain College’s first-ever Local Food Expo in Edwards. The event was conceived by students in the Slow Food on Campus club who are enrolled in the college’s sustainable cuisine program. Their goal was to connect local food producers and buyers…
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New altitude for sustainable energy
Solar farm harvests power for CMC in Leadville By Kristin Carlson The new solar farm at the Leadville campus of Colorado Mountain College is one of the first, large-scale solar arrays designed to maximize sustainable energy savings at a high altitude, where cold temperatures and heavy snows typically make energy conservation a challenge. “Making the…
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Discover your inner artist with a summer art class
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso. Summer is a great time to explore new skills and longstanding creative interests. Many of us sketched, painted and sculpted in childhood, then left our creativity behind when we grew older. It’s easy to rediscover…
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Isaacson School for New Media info sessions at CMC
Innovative New Media program starts Fall Semester 2012 Colorado Mountain College is hosting information sessions in April to explain the curriculum and application process for its new Isaacson School for New Media. Credit classes start the week of Aug. 27, although some professional development workshops are planned for this summer. Applications and information are available…
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Closing Days
With so many ski areas near our campuses closing for the season this weekend, we thought we would share scenes from one wacky closing day event, The Slush Cup, captured at Keystone’s recent closing day. The words and images here originally appeared in CMC student Ali Gringas blog, See What I See, and shared the…
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Colorado Mountain College bachelor’s programs grow
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Today. By Scott Franz. Steamboat Springs — Tommy Untiedt plans to be one of the first students to earn a bachelor’s degree from Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs next year. Sitting in Bristol Hall on Monday during a break from his finance class, Untiedt said…