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Graduation – a ‘risky’ business
By Abbie Kroesen (This CMC Corner column was published in the May 2 edition of the Post Independent) May is a month of celebrations and new beginnings for both high school and college graduates. You will no doubt be hearing from many people that a world of amazing new experiences, opportunities and adventures await…
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Mother and daughter walk together at graduation
By Carrie Click. Rosa Meraz, Daniela Santana earn side-by-side associate degrees at Spring Valley When Rosa Meraz arrived in Colorado from Mexico 20 years ago, she couldn’t speak English. Not a word. “I couldn’t even say ‘hi’ or ‘bye,’” she said, laughing, with just the slightest accent. “I remember wanting to cry. I couldn’t understand…
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Learning to Climb in Buena Vista
A beginner’s experience in sport climbing class, as experienced by Anna Sophia Wolner and written by CMC Leadville Social Media Coordinator Lauren Swanson. Leadville community members and Colorado Mountain College students of all ages spent a weekend climbing in Buena Vista enjoying spring sunshine and improving their rock climbing skills. The Sport Climbing class was…
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Colorado Mountain College unveils sustainability action plan
This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot. By Teresa Ristow. Steamboat Springs — Colorado Mountain College continues to take steps forward in sustainability efforts, with a goal of neutralizing its carbon footprint entirely by 2050. The latest development is the launch of a Sustainability Action Plan, unveiled during CMC’s second annual sustainability conference, held…
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Community Agriculture Alliance: Why we need to talk about food waste
CMC Steamboat Spring’s student Mackenzie Dormer’s column on the ecological, economic and social impacts of food waste ran in the April 22, 2016 Community Agriculture Column of the Steamboat Pilot. Dormer organizes the Steamboat Spring’s campus’ Food Recovery Network chapter and organizes student volunteers and food recoveries. We all eat. Unfortunately, we all throw away…
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Twelve CMC graduation ceremonies set for May 4-13 throughout college district
From May 4 through 13, students from Colorado Mountain College locations in Aspen, the lower Roaring Fork Valley, Rifle, Edwards, Steamboat Springs, Summit County and the Leadville area will celebrate their achievements at 12 graduation ceremonies. Commencements will be held at the following locations: Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs – Spring Valley All ceremonies…
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1000 Words: CMC Visits DC
CMC President Carrie Besnette Hauser recently traveled to Washington D.C with a delegation of college staff for the Association of Governing Boards Annual Conference on Trusteeship. The group met with Colorado lawmakers including U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner and Representatives Jared Polis, Ed Perlmutter and Scott Tipton.
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FMLD grant awarded for Cooper Commons project
Application successful from Colorado Mountain College, Garfield County Library District; Boettcher Foundation grants first matching gift [Glenwood Springs, CO] – An innovative plan to provide community space for learning and collaboration has received a huge boost, as Colorado Mountain College and the Garfield County Public Library District learned today of their success in receiving a…
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Fire and flight: Chris and Hannah Sutton – and their dogs – are all about serving others
By Carrie Click Chris Sutton was lying flat on his back, apparently in a lot of pain. Hannah Gould was carefully assessing his injuries, as ski patrollers are trained to do. But Sutton wasn’t really in pain, and he wasn’t skiing. That was 2001. Sutton was helping teach an outdoor emergency care class at Colorado…
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Outdoor Women Excel in Leadville
This article was first published the CMC Leadville’s blog, Education at Elevation. By Lauren Swanson, Social Media Coordinator. Each semester, outdoor students at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville look forward to their experiential based outdoor orientation classes. It is in these courses that classrooms are transformed into wilderness experiences, and hand-on learning is amplified. Those…