Tag: Collegewide
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My Life…
This past semester, Colorado Mountain College hired student Maria Salinas Gaytan to write about life at CMC from a Latino student’s perspective. One of Maria’s first posts describes the financial and cultural barriers many Latino students face in their attempts to earn a college degree. You can read more of Maria’s words on her blog,…
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Isaacson School for New Media at CMC
A press conference to announce Colorado Mountain College’s new Isaacson School for New Media is being hosted at our Aspen campus today at 11:00 a.m. You can read the press release below. To learn more about the program, go to isaacsonschool.org. [ASPEN, Colo.] – Colorado Mountain College announced today the formation of the Isaacson School…
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The e-textbook trend lands in Summit County
Some find it convenient, others prefer to stick with what they know This article was first published in the Summit Daily News. By Kathryn Corazzelli. Digital textbooks aren’t only gaining popularity across the United States, but among Summit’s college students as well. In the past year alone, the number of textbook titles available for digital…
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“Ice Age Death Trap” premieres tonight on NOVA
Documentary primes fans of world-famous dig for March 20 release of Digging Snowmastodon NOVA focuses on the historic Ice Age fossil discovery near Snowmass Village in a documentary that debuts Wed., Feb. 1 on Rocky Mountain PBS. “Ice Age Death Trap” premieres at 8 p.m. The national television special follows scientists as they race against…
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CMC trustees postpone decision on 2012-13 tuition
[GLENWOOD SPRINGS] – At today’s meeting of the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees, the board considered two tuition-related action items. Trustees voted to table a decision on setting 2012-13 tuition and fees until the next board meeting, pending the receipt of more budget information. The board had been requested either to keep next year’s…
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Sarah Sent Snow!
A CMC student pays tribute to friend Sarah Burke This article first appeared in CMC student Ali Gingras’ blog See What I See. The evening of Sarah’s death I had a friend of a friend print out some die-cuts I designed to put on my helmet. Me and my boyfriend had planned on going to…
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Guest Commentary: At-risk students deserve support
This article first ran in the Denver Post. By Laurie Marano and Debra Crawford. We know from recent news reports that close to 200,000 children in Colorado are living below the poverty line: That’s less than $20,650 for a family of four. Time and again evidence has shown that access to education and job training…
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Mountain Life, Mountain Learning videos promote CMC
Colorado Mountain College recently worked with award-winning Carbondale photographer Tyler Stableford and filmmakers Cinema Vertige, out of Denver, to create a series of beautiful new videos promoting the college, our new Sustainability Studies program, and our Spring Valley and Leadville campuses. Take a sneak peek of our general college video below, share it, then follow…
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Get your 2012 “Honoring Educators” calendar
CMC’s Sara Smith is October feature in new Alpine Bank calendar Alpine Bank has recently released its 2012 calendar, and Dr. Sara Smith, professor of Spanish at the Roaring Fork Campus, is the featured educator for the month of October. Every year, the bank produces a themed calendar. “This year, we are honoring educators,” explains…
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Book buyback at campuses from Rifle to Aspen has started!
Winter Book Buyback is scheduled for all campuses between Rifle and Aspen this week. Get in the action! This is a great opportunity for students to put some cash in their pockets for the Holiday Break. •Aspen: Dec. 14th, 2 – 7 pm •Breckenridge: Dec. 14th, 9 am – Noon and Dec. 15th, 4 –…