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CMC honors Mike Doyle
Memorial golf tournament to raise scholarship funds This article first appeared in the Vail Daily News on July 23, 2011, by Vail Daily staff. EDWARDS, Colorado — Colleagues remember former 15-year Colorado Mountain College employee Mike Doyle, who died in an auto accident in November, as a caring team player with a positive attitude who…
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Breckenridge resort worker moves up with CMC IT degree
Revamped IT program at Colorado Mountain College aids job seekers with solid careers Starting as a housekeeping supervisor a decade ago, Breckenridge resident Jerry Del Valle worked his way up in the local resort industry with dreams of employment in information technology.Two years ago Del Valle applied for an IT position but was not successful.…
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Behind the screen: A view of the creative process
Graphic design student Anna Hoffman shares the story of a design Since I am taking summer classes as well as working, life has been pretty hectic. Well, the good news is that I have something new I designed. It is more of an inspirational piece but I hope you like it! My piece is called…
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Edwards grad hopes to be first to earn bachelor’s
Vail resident brings entrepreneurial spirit to degree Rebecca McFarland is no stranger to entrepreneurship. She ran her own massage business for twelve years, and, on the side, worked her way up to partial ownership of a custom home building company from a receptionist position. For McFarland, those real-world experiences sparked a love of business, but…
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Edwards ribbon-cutting featured on “Good Morning Vail”
What do a retired ambulance (shaved in half), 13 new classrooms, a 500-square foot greenhouse, an 81 seat lecture hall, new bachelor’s degrees, and a room you can fill with simulated smoke equal?! Our new expansion in Edwards. Yesterday’s ribbon cutting, as featured on this morning’ “Good Morning Vail.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM2nid2bJQY
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CMC to chip in for community food drive
Colorado Animal Rescue, RSVP and CMC partner for Colorado Cares Day Colorado Mountain College, Colorado Animal Rescue and the High Country Retired Senior Volunteer Program are pitching in to help Food Bank of the Rockies with a food drive as part of the 13th annual Colorado Cares Day. The food drive will be held from…
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CMC graduate helps protect Colorado’s drinking water
By Cailey Arensman Kaitlin Stabrava, a 2008 graduate of Colorado Mountain College, is using her degree to help keep our drinking water safe. After earning an Associate of General Studies in Mechanical Engineering at CMC, she transferred to the University of Colorado and, after graduating with a BS degree, began working for the Water Quality…
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A new era at CMC in Steamboat Springs
New addition sparks a look back at 30 years of history This story originally appeared in the Steamboat Pilot on July 1, 2011. By Tom Ross. Steamboat Springs — The dramatic $20 million addition to the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus on the western edge of Steamboat’s Old Town neighborhood is the biggest development news…
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Helping the four-legged residents of Joplin
Colorado Animal Rescue trainer Tracy Yajko volunteers in Missouri This article first appeared in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent on July 4, 2011. By John Colson When a tornado hits and levels a good part of a town, help comes running from all over for the people whose lives have, at best, been turned upside…
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Area teachers diggin’ what they learned at Snowmass fossil site
Experience to help CMC contingent develop climate model This article first appeared in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent on July 2, 2011. By John Stroud. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Sandy Jackson’s career teaching archaeology has taken her throughout the southwestern United States on various field expeditions looking for human artifacts that are maybe several hundred…