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Celebrate 50 years of the Maroon Bells
The Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness turns 50 this year, and Aspen is celebrating. The August 2 Maroon Bells Birthday Bash takes place from 3 to 9 p.m. at the base of Aspen Highlands. The event features cake, candles, kids’ activities, wilderness displays, a keynote speech by author and activist Rick Bass, Ute Nation performance and four…
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Local students celebrate double graduations
Grads earn CMC associate degrees, high school diplomas in same year This month four local, graduating high school seniors achieved a rare feat: They also donned caps and gowns for graduation at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. Marisol Chacon, Reagen Gass and Tiffany Sheehy from Eagle Valley High School and Maria Villarreal from Battle Mountain…
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Free CMC youth outdoor leadership program starts June 22 in Leadville
Week-long First Ascent Youth Leadership enrolling students now The First Ascent Youth Leadership program is now accepting applications for its free, week-long course at Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Leadville. This is the 20th anniversary of the program, which is an outdoor experiential course for students entering 10th or 11th grade in the fall of…
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CMC Board approves tuition differential for proposed program, reviews draft 2014-15 budget
Colorado Mountain College’s Board of Trustees held its May 2014 meeting Thursday at the college’s location in Breckenridge, followed by a retreat facilitated by a consultant from the Association of Governing Boards. During the May 15 board meeting the trustees approved a $40 tuition differential for the pending Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, and…
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1000 Words (more of less): Last Weekend
A nice reminder for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Check out photographer Carl Zoch and Carbondale’s own Sarah Uhl’s sweet creative video on crafting a wondrous weekend adventure close to home, then take a moment to love where you live and explore it with new eyes while you remember our veterans this weekend. Happy (and…
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A season in the Chugach
CMC Outdoor Recreation Leadership graduate learns to guide in Alaska’s Chugach mountains Brett Menter, a CMC Outdoor Recreation Leadership graduate, spent the winter as an aspiring guide with the Alaska-based guiding service Majestic Heli Ski. CMC graduate and instructor Chad Mickschl works as a guide for the company. Menter had the opportunity to take part…
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Natural Resource Management Summer Internship
How do you plan to spend your summer?! Students in CMC Leadville’s Natural Resource Management Summer Internship program study bighorn sheep, restore streams, and study wetlands in Colorado’s beautiful backcountry. Pretty sweet.
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My advice to the 18-year-old me
This CMC Corner Column was first printed in the Glenwood Post Independent. Before I became the vice president of the Aspen and Roaring Fork campuses at Colorado Mountain College, I was a college counselor. Over the course of eight years, I advised hundreds of students on career choices, class schedules and how to achieve their…
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Glenn Davis receives Zella Gorsuch award
Glenn Davis, president of the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees and trustee for Eagle County, recently received kudos for both his contributions to his community and for the work he does every day. Davis has been a long-time officer of Alpine Bank, where for more than 14 years he has held the position of…
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Sustainability panel discussion at CMC to be led by local environmental leaders
CMC in Breckenridge hosts sustainability panel tonight This article first appeared in the Summit Daily News. By Krista Driscoll. Organizations in Summit County are now peeling back the layers of their energy use and studying ways to reduce their impact on the environment. At the forefront of this push in our community are a handful…