Tag: Glenwood Springs
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Award-winning photo grad displays work at CMC Gallery
Opening reception on October 14th Recent professional photography work by Colorado Mountain College graduate Elizabeth Moreno will be on display in October and November at the college’s gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs. Born and raised in La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 2002 to study and obtained an Associate…
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English, Spanish speakers share languages, cultures
Colorado Mountain College Intercambio class fosters real-life conversational skills By Beth Zukowski Learning a language might bring to mind images of sitting in a classroom, conjugating verbs: I love, you love, he loves, we love, they love. That’s not the way Karen Birach wanted to learn Spanish. “When I hear words like ‘nouns,’ ‘prepositions’ and…
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Children’s mini college aligned to Italian pre-school model
Open House scheduled for tonight This article was first published in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By Niki Delson, High Country RSVP What do you think the city of Glenwood Springs imports from a prosperous town located in the hills of northern Italy? A culinary expert might guess that our best chefs import the famous…
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Community invited to free CMC Tech Symposia Aug. 8
Want to learn about information technology, or network with others in the field? Come to the free CMC Tech Symposia at 6-8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 8, at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, 1402 Blake Ave. The public event will include talks on current information technology topics by IT professionals and faculty members, networking opportunities…
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CMC to chip in for community food drive
Colorado Animal Rescue, RSVP and CMC partner for Colorado Cares Day Colorado Mountain College, Colorado Animal Rescue and the High Country Retired Senior Volunteer Program are pitching in to help Food Bank of the Rockies with a food drive as part of the 13th annual Colorado Cares Day. The food drive will be held from…
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Helping the four-legged residents of Joplin
Colorado Animal Rescue trainer Tracy Yajko volunteers in Missouri This article first appeared in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent on July 4, 2011. By John Colson When a tornado hits and levels a good part of a town, help comes running from all over for the people whose lives have, at best, been turned upside…
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Grad’s advice: Do what you love
Nick Garay first to earn CMC’s new theater degree By Beth Zukowski Nick Garay fell in love at Colorado Mountain College. The object of his affection, he discovered there, was theater. This May, Garay earns an Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in theater. But it won’t be the first time he crosses the…
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‘All in the Timing’ closes CMC season
David Ives comedies rely on timing, rhythm to pull off the punch By Beth Zukowski “Is this seat available?” asks the hopeful guy to the girl he wants to get to know. Her first “no” would have ended the scene. But imagine a bell signaling the chance to ask again and the chance, perhaps, to…
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Velasquez-Schmahl wins 2011 ATHENA Award
CMC Youth Outreach Coordinator is recognized for community service This article first appeared in the 4/22/2011 Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By Heather McGregor http://www.postindependent.com/article/20110421/VALLEYNEWS/110429965/1083&ParentProfile=1074 Mariana Velasquez-Schmahl, the youth outreach coordinator for Colorado Mountain College, is the winner of the 2011 ATHENA Award. Amid tears and a standing ovation, Velasquez-Schmahl accepted the honor at the close…
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A World With Creativity
CMC graphic design students find inspiration everywhere This article was originally posted on the blog of CMC graphic design student Anna Hoffman. Find more of her creative articles at http://ahoffmanbehindthescreen.wordpress.com/ Imagine a world without creativity. Imagine a world without any imagination. The world would be a very bleak place. We are surrounded by creativity and…