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CSU Extension Master Gardener class returns to Roaring Fork Valley
Aspen Public Radio aired a story today on a new partnership between CMC and CSU’s Extension Service that is offering a Master Gardener class at the college’s location in Carbondale, offering Roaring Fork Valley residents another option for learning. Click here to listen to Aspen Public Radio’s Elise Thatcher’s story. You an also read a…
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Iowans canoe across North America — upstream
Two CMC outdoor education graduates, along with four professional peers and friends, are currently enroute on a 9-month upstream canoe adventure from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Circle. We’ve been following their progress through their own blog and articles published in various media. The article below ran in USA Today. By Courtney Crowder.…
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Steamboat’s own astronaut Steven Swanson to give CMC commencement address May 2
NASA Astronaut Steven Swanson, Ph.D. will give the keynote commencement address at Colorado Mountain College’s spring graduation ceremony in Steamboat Springs on May 2. Swanson is a 1979 graduate of Steamboat Springs High School, and though he’s traveled more than 83 million miles in space throughout his 17-year career at NASA, he considers Steamboat Springs…
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1907 French farce gets 21st century update, lands on the CMC stage
Playwright Georges Feydeau wrote “A Flea in Her Ear” more than 100 years ago. Now, modern-day playwright David Ives has updated this intentionally ridiculous bedroom farce. Sopris Theatre Company at Colorado Mountain College, formerly CMC Theatre, is presenting it in a five-performance run in April. Directed by Brad Moore, the play takes the audience to…
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Summit County challenge: How to make a meal for $10
This article was published in the Summit Daily News. By Elise Reuter. Crockpots filled with steaming food lined the Summit County Community and Senior Center, as 11 Colorado Mountain College culinary students vied to have their dish recognized as the best. The competition came with a twist: The sum total of the ingredients could not…
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Phi Theta Kappa brings in new members
By Christie Smith The Roaring Fork Campus inducted 23 new members to its chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society of the two-year college. An induction ceremony was held Friday, Mar. 27 with the inductees and about 50 friends and family members. The students represented a wide mix of backgrounds, with five foreign countries…
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For Loeschen, it’s all about moving
Popular fitness instructor named faculty of year at CMC Linda Loeschen likes to keep moving and to help others do the same thing, even if it’s early in the morning. “I danced since I was three, so it just kind of evolved from there,” she said. “Keeping moving is the answer to staying fit, flexible and…
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Hybrid EMS program aids paramedic students at CMC
Edwards instructor’s role cited in faculty honor More people are learning life-saving skills through Colorado Mountain College’s emergency medical services and paramedic program in Edwards, thanks in part to instructor Liz Owen. Serving CMC for a decade, Owen has helped the college become the first institution in Colorado to offer a hybrid program, using both…
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Making geology fun, interesting at CMC
Frick’s passion for environment, teaching noted in faculty honor “Dynamic” and “spatial” may not be the words most people think of when it comes to geology. But they are among the ones Betsy Frick uses to describe the subject she has taught for five years at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs. Frick’s efforts to…
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High standards in class prepare students for real world
Conifer-based adjunct online Faculty of the Year receives collegewide honor Even though Colorado Mountain College has some of the most stunning campuses in the country, placed at some of the state’s most picturesque mountain towns, some students never even set foot on campus. Even still, they are fortunate to be learning online from some of…