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  • CMC Foundation receives 85K to support Dual Credit program

    Energy industry partners Encana and Bill Barrett Corp gift funds This article was first published in the Tuesday, May 3rd edition of the Glenwood Springs Independent. By Theresa Hamilton. When Alyssa Jacobs graduates from Coal Ridge High School in two years, she will be able to enter college with nearly a year’s worth of credit…

  • CMC course gives modern take on classic style

    ‘Old Masters / New Light’ course combines traditional technique with new vision. By Beth Zukowski If there were to be a formula that Christian Van Minnen’s art would prove, it might be that the sum of the real is unreal. Van Minnen borrows his technique from the highly realistic Renaissance and Dutch Golden Age painters.…

  • Bill Trombley

    Location of Nominee:  Spring Valley Date of Nomination: May 8, 2011 Nominated by: Chris Q. Mecham Reason for nomination: I desire to nominate Bill Trombley of Spring Valley’s physical plant crew for a well-deserved Great Job! award. Bill volunteered his assistance in getting a multi-piece sound system out of storage and delivered to the Spring…

  • Culinary Arts Grad hits Cannes’ Red Carpet

    Sarah Neaf travels to famous film festival next week in role of “mentoring chef” This article first appeared in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By Heidi Rice. With a strappy gold gown in tow, Sarah Naef of Glenwood Springs is on her way this week to walk the red carpet at the 2011 Cannes Film…

  • Grad’s advice: Do what you love

    Nick Garay first to earn CMC’s new theater degree By Beth Zukowski Nick Garay fell in love at Colorado Mountain College. The object of his affection, he discovered there, was theater. This May, Garay earns an Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in theater. But it won’t be the first time he crosses the…

  • Auden Schendler endorses CMC bachelor’s degree

    “Getting Green Done’ author champions CMC’s new sustainability studies program In his role as Vice President of Sustainability for Aspen Ski Company, Auden Schendler travels the country speaking to Congress and corporations on the importance of creating energy efficient, sustainable industry in the face of growing climate change. He has been honored as a global…

  • CMC Professional Photography graduate gives back

    “GIVE” project donates a day of photography to non-profits The creation of tantalizing food and beverage photographs is an exacting craft, one that Colorado Mountain College Professional Photography program alumni Rick Souders has elevated to an art form.  His delectable images grace advertising campaigns and annual reports worldwide; his clients include Boston Market, Izze, Einstein,…

  • ‘All in the Timing’ closes CMC season

    David Ives comedies rely on timing, rhythm to pull off the punch By Beth Zukowski “Is this seat available?” asks the hopeful guy to the girl he wants to get to know. Her first “no” would have ended the scene. But imagine a bell signaling the chance to ask again and the chance, perhaps, to…

  • Velasquez-Schmahl wins 2011 ATHENA Award

    CMC Youth Outreach Coordinator is recognized for community service This article first appeared in the 4/22/2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By Heather McGregor http://www.postindependent.com/article/20110421/VALLEYNEWS/110429965/1083&ParentProfile=1074 Mariana Velasquez-Schmahl, the youth outreach coordinator for Colorado Mountain College, is the winner of the 2011 ATHENA Award. Amid tears and a standing ovation, Velasquez-Schmahl accepted the honor at the close…

  • Bachelor’s Degree Info Sessions in Steamboat

    Meetings on Monday & Tuesday, other campuses to follow The first information sessions for Colorado Mountain College’s new Bachelor’s Degree programs will be held on April 25 and 26 at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. These are the first of many sessions to be held at locations around the CMC District. Bill Sommers, assistant…