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CMC’s Gianneschi co-authors two groundbreaking reports on education reform
Before Dr. Matt Gianneschi accepted his position in March as chief operating officer and chief of staff at Colorado Mountain College, he needed to finish writing several groundbreaking reports for the Education Commission of the States. At the time Gianneschi, then vice president of policy and programs for the Denver-based ECS, a national nonprofit that…
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Jimmy Westlake: Total lunar eclipse coming next week
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Jimmy Westlake Steamboat Springs — You have to go back 11 years for the last time that two total lunar eclipses were visible from Colorado in the same calendar year. The second total eclipse of the moon this year happens during the wee morning hours of…
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Electric rally takes advantage of Western Slope charging stations
The Electric Vehicle Rally of the Rockies, an event created by electric car advocates to highlight the growing viability of electric cars as a regional transportation option, took place Friday, Oct. 3 and wrapped up at Colorado Mountain College in Carbondale. The event received coverage from CBS Denver, the Glenwood Post Independent, the Aspen Times…
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Information sessions scheduled for nursing degree programs
Colorado Mountain College is holding information meetings about its bachelor’s and associate degrees in nursing, in time to register for the spring semester. The Bachelor of Science in nursing application deadline is Nov. 15, and classes begin Jan. 12. The associate degree application deadline is Feb. 1 for a fall 2015 start. The Bachelor of…
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Steamboat Mountain Film Festival kicks off this weekend with TGR film showing
CMC professor Mike Martin is the producer of the Steamboat Mountain Film Festival, Steamboat’s annual showcase of local and national snowsport films. The event kicks off tonight with a showing of Teton Gravity Research’s film “Higher,” featuring Jeremy Jones, at The Sheraton Steamboat Resort. This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot. Steamboat Springs —…
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Let it Shine: An evening with John Perlin
Join author, lecturer, and expert in solar energy and forest preservation John Perlin for a free presentation on his newest book: “Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy.” Perlin will speak at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6 in the Calaway Room at the Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St., Carbondale The…
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EV Rally of the Rockies shows off electric car muscle
Oct. 3 road rally starts in Aspen, Vail, Grand Junction and Snowmass Village, converges in Carbondale Eight electric vehicles will take a fall colors road rally on Friday, Oct. 3, leaving from Aspen, Vail, Grand Junction and Snowmass Village, traveling through communities equipped with vehicle charging stations, and ending with a party in Carbondale. “The…
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Dan Young teaches two-day plein-air workshop in Rifle
Noted plein-air artist Dan Young, who attended the Colorado Institute of Art, is committed to capturing the landscape on canvas. He will be sharing his expertise in a special two-day painting workshop at Colorado Mountain College in in Rifle Oct. 3 and 4. The first morning will include a short lecture, and the remainder of the…
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Walter Isaacson: Where Innovation Comes From
Today’s biggest innovations are coming from the combination of human inspiration and computer-processing power This article first appeared in the Wall Street Journal – By Walter Isaacson Mr. Isaacson, chief executive of the Aspen Institute, is the author of biographies of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin. His new book, to be published Oct.…
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‘MLK in My Living Room’ is topic at forum
Jonathan King to speaking “MLK in My Living Room: How a Southern Civil Rights Movement Changed the World,” Thursday, Sept. 25 This article first appeared in the Herald Democrat. Collegiate Peaks Forum Series, a free lecture series in its 11th year, presents Jonathan King speaking on, “MLK in My Living Room: How a Southern Civil…