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Recent Common Reader Author to Compete in X Games
Kevin Connolly in Aspen to compete in the Mono X on Sunday afternoon at 3 pm This post was first seen in Kevin Connolly’s blog on 1/27 X Games Uh oh. I’m currently sitting inside the Athlete Lounge tent where the atmosphere is akin to a circus tent if it was filled by beautiful…
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CMC’s Sandy Jackson Tapped for Snowmass Village Ice Age Discovery Committee
On Jan. 18, Colorado Mountain College anthropology instructor Sandy Jackson was appointed by the Snowmass Village town council to the Ice Age Discovery Committee. The new team is charged with advising the town on how to best promote its new attraction, the recent discovery of mammoth, mastodon and other Ice Age mammal fossils. Dr. Kirk…
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Who We Are: Alton Scales: An Education in Success
This article was first published in the Summit Daily News Written by Kathryn Corazexelli Alton Scales never envisioned himself as a college dean. In fact, the Summit County Colorado Mountain College CEO of over three years says he almost missed out entirely on earning a college degree. “Initially I was in college to run track…
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Jim, James and John
Roaring Fork Cultural Council hosts a dialogue with the Calaway boys Jan. 29 The Roaring Fork Cultural Council, in partnership with Colorado Mountain College and the Thunder River Theatre, is pleased to host a dialogue with Jim, James and John Calaway on Sat. Jan. 29 in Carbondale. Jim Calaway is well known as a generous…
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Landing a Job in a Complex World
An abridged version of this full-length article appeared in the Jan. 17 edition of the Post Independent. By Adrian Fielder What good are the humanities? Why read literature, discuss ideas or write anything? What return do you get by spending time and money on classes about these things? As a naïve lad trying to find…
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China Clancy
Location of Nominee: Spring Valley Date of Nomination: January 17, 2011 Nominated by: Annie Stephens Reason for Nomination: I would like to nominate China Clancy at Spring Valley Campus for a Great Job. I was away a lot this last six months on Family Medical Leave and China stepped in and took care of things…
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Celestial News: Jimmy’s Top Ten Cosmic Events for 2011
This article, written by Jimmy Westlake, was also selected by High Country News as well as being featured on the front page of the Steamboat Pilot: NASA has declared 2011 to be the Year of the Solar System (YSS) because of an unprecedented number of space missions to planets, moons, comets, and asteroids that will…
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Outside Magazine’s Top Chef – CMC Graduate
Summit County chef is moving up, literally. Featured in the January/February 2011 Encompass national magazine, CMC graduate Daniel LaChance brags about his most popular dish, “horseradish encrusted Filet Mignon with a morel mushroom cream sauce”. In Keystone, Colorado, Daniel strives to serve the freshest food with a twist of creativeness. At 11,500ft Daniel LaChance has…
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Weather Cam Exposed
Views from campuses at Leadville and Spring Valley make Denver 7 News Two new weather cameras at Colorado Mountain College are becoming a regular part of the Denver evening news. Denver 7 News Meteorologist Mike Nelson approached CMC about installing a high-definition web camera at the campus in Leadville. An additional camera was also installed…
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CMC Carbondale offers new LEED course
Taught by nationally-recognized green building expert Colorado Mountain College now offers a 10-week “Green Building Through the LEED Rating System” course. The course gives a broad and technical foundation in green building through the lens of the LEED for New Construction Rating System and is a great first step in pursuing or updating LEED professional…