Tag: Glenwood Springs
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CMC Corner column: Doubling down on diversity
This CMC Corner Column by CMC Glenwood Center Director Jim Green was first published in the Glenwood Post Independent. In early December the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a higher education case. The case centers on the question whether colleges and universities may take race into consideration as a factor in admissions. This complex…
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Harding, Donovan named full-time, adjunct Faculty of the Year for online learning
By Carrie Click. Educators Dr. Kimberly Harding and Erin Donovan have been named 2015 full-time and adjunct, respectively, Faculty of the Year for Colorado Mountain College’s online learning department. Harding, who also teaches science at the college’s residential campus at Spring Valley, was noted for developing and delivering an outstanding online version of the Human…
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Information sessions scheduled for nursing degree programs
Meetings Sept. 15-Nov. 4 at CMC in Glenwood Springs, Spring Valley, Breckenridge, Dillon Colorado Mountain College is holding information meetings this fall about its bachelor’s and associate degrees in nursing. The Bachelor of Science in nursing for registered nurses is also known as an “RN to BSN” program. To enroll in the program, students must…
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Continuing Education as community development
This CMC Corner Column was first published in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Dr. Jim Green, coordinator for continuing education at CMC and director of the Glenwood Center on Blake. Colorado Mountain College adopted a multi-year strategic plan a year ago to guide our work in the community. Continuing Education is one of the plan’s…
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Photojournalist, CMC instructor’s photo exhibit at Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Photographs by noted photojournalist Klaus Kocher are on exhibit at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library beginning Feb. 24. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the library. Kocher, who is on the faculty of the Isaacson School for New Media at Colorado Mountain College, teaches photo history,…
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Garfield, Pitkin combine for No. 1 in Arts Vibrancy Index
This article appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Jessica Cabe. Glenwood Springs has been named the No. 1 small city in the nation in the first-ever “Arts Vibrancy Index” compiled by Southern Methodist University’s National Center for Arts Research. “Glenwood Springs” — which in this study represents all of Garfield and Pitkin counties —…
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Adult learning labs grant 30 years of second chances
This CMC Corner Column appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Suzanne W. Kirch. Community colleges are, “an American invention, designed to give people a second chance,” according to Charles “Chick” Dassance, former interim president at Colorado Mountain College. The Adult Learning Lab in Glenwood Springs is just one way that CMC has been reinforcing…
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Startup Weekend Western Colorado to turn ideas into business ventures
[Glenwood Springs, CO] – The weekend of Nov. 21-23, entrepreneurs and creative minds are invited to Colorado Mountain College’s Glenwood Center for Startup Weekend Western Colorado. This event will provide not only inspiration, but the resources required for building and launching a viable, scalable company. During the weekend, participants share ideas, form teams around top…
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CMC partners with Glenwood Adventure Park to create info panels
The view from the deck at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park has always been spectacular. Now, guests can learn about the geology of the area while they admire its natural wonders. A series of geologic panels, commissioned by Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park owners Steve and Jeannie Beckley, were installed at the park’s Lookout Grille deck at…
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Colorado River Fire Rescue ambulance gets new life as CMC mobile classroom
If you see a red and blue ambulance circling the parking lot at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, don’t be concerned that the driver has lost his way. More than likely Chris Jackson, CMC’s full-time lead faculty in the college’s emergency medical services program, is behind the wheel, and in the back of the ambulance…