Tag: Collegewide
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1000 Words: Graduation
Hundreds of students graduated from CMC on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2. Photographers Arthur Balluff, Emily Chaplin, Chris Council, Ed Kosmicki and our very own Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser captured a few of their joyful moments at ceremonies in Edwards, Rifle, Summit County and Spring Valley. For more photos from the Roaring Fork…
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CMC selects new leader for Roaring Fork Campus
Heather Exby takes lead in Spring Valley, Glenwood, Carbondale July 15 [GLENWOOD SPRINGS] – Following an extended national search, Colorado Mountain College has found a new leader for its Roaring Fork Campus, practically in its own backyard. In early July, Dr. Heather Exby, who is currently the director of student services at Western Colorado Community…
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It’s time for spring (registration)
Many classes start week of Jan. 12 The snow’s starting to fly – which means that registration for spring classes at Colorado Mountain College is well underway. Many classes start the week of Jan. 12, a few in Aspen start sooner and others start throughout the spring semester. Remember that new students and those who…
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Not too early to plan for financing college
College Goal Sunday returns Feb. 8 If you are a college-bound student, it’s not too early to begin looking at the options available to you for paying for college next fall. Mark your calendar for 1-3 p.m. on Feb. 8, when Colorado Mountain College hosts its second annual College Goal Sunday, a national event that…
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CMC grant pays forward two years’ tuition for in-district students
Application deadline Dec. 12 Imagine a high school graduate handing his Colorado Mountain College tuition checks to a trustworthy source for safekeeping while he earns his associate degree at CMC. At graduation, that same tuition money is paid forward to a four-year college or university to help the student complete his bachelor’s degree. That’s essentially…
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Innovators in education: Tennessee – and CMC
This column first appeared in the Nov. 5, 2014 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By Herb Feinzig I was recently invited to attend the New York Times’ Schools for Tomorrow program, where some 250 individuals from the public and private sectors (including government) came together to discuss the future of American higher education. It was an…
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‘Cabin Fever’ author visits Colorado Mountain College campuses for Common Reader tour
Tom Montgomery Fate’s book tour Oct. 20-25 By Carrie Click On the back cover of Tom Montgomery Fate’s memoir, “Cabin Fever,” is a synopsis about this, the author’s fifth nonfiction book. “Try to imagine Thoreau married, with a job, three kids, and a minivan,” it reads. No matter that Henry David Thoreau, the 19th century…
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College hires new general counsel
Pueblo native and Denver-based attorney Richard Gonzales has been hired as the new in-house general counsel for Colorado Mountain College. “We are pleased to offer this position to such an extraordinary, well-qualified candidate and Coloradoan,” said Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser, president and CEO of Colorado Mountain College. “Not only was Richard Gonzales the first university…
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Colorado Mountain College offering bachelor’s degrees in nursing
First two-year college in Colorado to offer BSN degree This summer, when Colorado Mountain College made public that its accrediting body had approved a Bachelor of Science in nursing, a number of Colorado nurses’ lives changed. Instead of wondering when and how they’d ever be able to advance their education, working registered nurses suddenly were…
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“CMC Recommends” is looking for your submission!
The CMC Libraries are looking for a few good recommendations! If you are a CMC student, staff, faculty, tell us your favorite book or film – one that is ideal for long summer days. It’s easy to add your two cents, just use the online submission form here. The recommendations will be distributed to the…