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Beth Zukowski
Marketing Specialist Location of Nominee: Glenwood, Spring Valley, & Carbondale Date of Nomination: January 10, 2011 Reason for Nomination: It was a daunting job, but Beth stepped up to the challenge. The process to import class data from Datatel to publish in printed class schedules was old and needed to be completely overhauled. This was…
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Sky Club’s Star Party
Star Clusters and nebulae and planets… Oh my! It all started with a fundraiser. Screamboat, a haunted house production put on by students in Steamboat Springs, helped raise enough money for the campus’ Sky Club to take a well-deserved field trip to the Mt. Wilson Observatory in California. On November 13th, Sky Club rented out…
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CMC Loses a “Founding Mother”
Ellen Quigley and husband Dan were original land donors for Spring Valley Editor’s note: Ellen Quigley was a friend of Colorado Mountain College even before it open its doors. She and her husband Dan were among a group of donors who gave land for the campus at Spring Valley. The library at Spring Valley is…
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That’s a Take: Glasenapp Retires After 28-Plus Years
Found a camera and became a videographer This article was first published on PostIndependent.com, 12/28/2010 Written by John Stroud GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Shortly after a Colorado Mountain College student named Terry Glasenapp took a job with the college as a custodian and front desk assistant back in 1982, he opened a closet door to…
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43 Inspirations to Attend CMC in Leadville
Life at 10,200 ft. is about more than just the 8 ski resorts near -by Leadville is the highest incorporated city (10,152 feet) in the United States. At 10,152 feet, CMC- Leadville is the highest college campus in the country. Leadville also has the highest airport (9,927) and golf course (9,680) in the country. Colorado’s two…
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Hiking in an Avalanche’s Path
Back country avalanche training reveals the true dangers of weak snow pack Get the inside scoop on avalanche safety training in Breckenridge, from our blogger Ali Gingras. She shares her eye-opening experience as she hiked 4 1/2 hours up a snowy mountain side, through avalanche paths, and learned how to create mini-avalanches. Ali learned how…
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CMC submits bachelor’s accreditation request
Formal request to accrediting body sent a month ahead of schedule Taking one more step in Colorado Mountain College’s quest to offer a limited number of bachelor’s degrees, in December 2010 administrators formally requested permission from its accrediting body and the Colorado Department of Higher Education. The initial degrees the college seeks to offer are…
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Global Revolution with Local Roots
Local Slow Food group celebrating Sunday in Edwards First posted on VailDaily.com on 12/12/2010 Written by Randy Wyrick EDWARDS, Colorado — It’s amazing how fast an international call to move slowly can spread. Slow Food started a couple years ago in response to the growing problems corporate farming is creating with the world’s food…
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Ski Team Demonstrates Initiative for Success
Members shine in competitions, the team’s hard work pays off The Ski Team has been a very active group of young adults lately. Their early season conditioning program started at the beginning of the semester and is truly never ending. The team participated in two team building events. First, they headed off to Rocky Mountain…
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Celestial News: Monday’s Total Lunar Eclipse
Our final full moon of autumn occurs just before dawn on Tuesday December 21, 2010. This full moon traditionally is called the Long Night’s Full Moon because it falls close to the time of the winter solstice when the days are short and the nights are, indeed, very long. Our winter solstice — the moment…