Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge will present a free screening of the award-winning documentary “Chasing Ice” on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Eileen & Paul Finkel Auditorium. “Chasing Ice” was shot by acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog, who through his Extreme Ice Survey in the Arctic discovered undeniable evidence of a changing… Continue reading Free screening of award-winning documentary at CMC-Breckenridge
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Perseid Meteor Shower 2013
In case you missed this year’s Perseid meteor shower, you can experience it via CMC Steamboat Springs sustainability studies student – and exceptional filmmaker – Ben Saheb’s latest video. Take a few moments to enjoy this film, which beautiful captures the magic of Colorado’s night skies.
Colorado Mountain College joins Western Undergraduate Exchange
Colorado Mountain College has entered into a new tuition reciprocity agreement with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education to provide qualifying out-of-state residents with lower tuition. CMC joins 22 other two-year and four-year public colleges and universities in Colorado who are part of the participating Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) agreement. Eligible new CMC students… Continue reading Colorado Mountain College joins Western Undergraduate Exchange
Colorado Mountain College welcomes ASSET students
College establishes process for students who meet qualifications of new state law With the passage of Colorado Senate Bill 33 (commonly referred to as the ASSET bill), more students will qualify for in-state tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities. The law applies to U.S. citizens, permanent resident aliens and undocumented students, all of… Continue reading Colorado Mountain College welcomes ASSET students
College students can get free shipping for textbooks
Colorado Mountain College students can save a little extra money by ordering their textbooks between Aug. 4 and Aug. 17 on CMC’s virtual bookstore website. The college’s bookstore partner, Follett, is offering free ground shipping on all textbook orders placed through www.coloradomtn.bkstr.com during that timeframe. Textbooks for the fall semester are now available. The virtual… Continue reading College students can get free shipping for textbooks
Red Canyon Fire flares near Glenwood Springs
Colorado Mountain College staff are monitoring the Red Canyon Fire just south of Glenwood Springs. Twitter updates: @Carbondalefire . Or follow #redcanyonfire. GarCo Sheriff Communications website: Garfield County – Red Canyon Fire http://garfield-county.com/news/sheriff-red-canyon-fire.aspx
1000 Words
Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs biography, spoke about the future of media and CMC’s Isaacson School of New Media last Friday at a CMC Foundation event in Aspen. Learn more about the Isaacson School at isaacsonschool.org. There’s still time to register for fall 2013 classes.
Vet tech faculty, graduate help people, animals in need
Vet Tech staff assist the Navajo Nation’s Veterinary Mobile Unit By Beth Zukowski Dr. Jeff Myers completed a marathon of sorts this summer, beating his own personal best for the number of spay and neuter surgeries he could perform: that’s 42 in the span of just two days. The professor of veterinary technology at Colorado… Continue reading Vet tech faculty, graduate help people, animals in need
CMC instructional designer honored with MERLOT peer reviewer award
Loretta Driskel, an instructional designer in the integrated energy program at Colorado Mountain College’s Rifle campus, was honored with the MERLOT “peer reviewer extraordinaire” award for her work on peer reviewing educational online materials. MERLOT stands for multimedia educational resources for learning and online teaching. It is an international initiative that enables faculty to integrate technology… Continue reading CMC instructional designer honored with MERLOT peer reviewer award
Biodiesel conference grows and returns to Colorado
Collective Biodiesel Conference comes to CMC-Breckenridge Aug. 15-18 By Stefanie Kilts [BRECKENRIDGE] – The Collective Biodiesel Conference, which is returning to Colorado this year, will attract some of the nation’s leading experts, researchers and innovators in the biodiesel industry. But the conference that was first held in 2006 at the Colorado School of Mines in… Continue reading Biodiesel conference grows and returns to Colorado