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Ming Shao
Location of Nominee: Edwards Date of Nomination: September, 2011 Nominated by: Jan Attoma, Colorado Mountain College Reason for nomination: I’m nominating Ming Shao from Edwards. She is our very able computer tech. She has done a momentous job wiring and rewiring devices all over our building as we have new installation as well as office…
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CMC’s Ski and Snowboard Biz program featured in Denver Post
This article appeared in the September 13, 2011 Denver Post. By Jason Blevins Ski shops giving Colorado Mountain College’s pioneering business program a big lift One year after Colorado Mountain College received four-year accreditation for its pioneering ski and snowboard business program, shops are stocking a line of skis and boots designed by the school’s…
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Remembering 9/11
American Radiowork’s documentary shares Americans’ memories The day after the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Library of Congress folklorist Alan Lomax sent a telegram to his peers throughout the country, asking them to record the fresh reactions of ordinary Americans as they learned of the devastating attack which engaged the U.S. in…
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CMC’s Board of Trustees election news
Four seats will be contested on November ballot GLENWOOD SPRINGS – On November’s ballot voters will be able to choose representatives for Colorado Mountain College’s Board of Trustees. The four districts with seats up for election are District 2 (East Garfield County: Roaring Fork School District RE-1 Director Districts B, C, D and E), District…
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English, Spanish speakers share languages, cultures
Colorado Mountain College Intercambio class fosters real-life conversational skills By Beth Zukowski Learning a language might bring to mind images of sitting in a classroom, conjugating verbs: I love, you love, he loves, we love, they love. That’s not the way Karen Birach wanted to learn Spanish. “When I hear words like ‘nouns,’ ‘prepositions’ and…
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4-year degree programs begin at Steamboat’s Colorado Mountain College
This story first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Scott Franz. Steamboat Springs — Ben Saheb already knows what he wants to do with the Bachelor of Arts in sustainability studies he’s working to earn from Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs. “I want to be at the forefront of changing the way…
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CMC is one college under many roofs
This CMC Corner column was written by Joe Maestas. CMC is one college with many roofs. You can find us in 11 physical locations across north-central Colorado, as well as online. In your daily commute, you might pass by four or five of our buildings or campuses. Our students likewise intersect multiple communities, and many…
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Clear out your clutter!
Thrift store donations to support CMC’s Adult Education programs The Cheap Thrills Thrift Store will donate a portion of the store’s September proceeds to the student assistance fund for the CMC Roaring Fork Campus Adult Basic Education Programs. Fifty bags (trash bag size) or boxes are needed. Donations may consist of clothes, housewares, furniture, DVDs…
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CMC breaks ground on new facility at Alpine Campus
This story first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot, August 19, 2011. By Scott Franz. Steamboat Springs — The loud construction booms that echoed across Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus on Thursday night didn’t seem to bother anyone who attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a new academic facility in front of Bristol Hall. Alpine Campus CEO…
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100,000 year old Mastodon DNA
Dr. Ron Carsten lectures tonight in Snowmass Village Colorado Mountain College instructors have been presenting a weekly mini-series of presentations, “A Walk Back in (Ice Age) Time,” on topics related to the Ziegler Reservoir fossil site in Snowmass Village. The sessions are free and open to the public. Sessions are held on Fridays through Sept.…