Tag: Graduation
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1000 Words: Graduation, Spring 2016
Colorado Mountain College hosted an unprecedented 14 graduations during May 2016. Students graduated from multiple ceremonies at Spring Valley, Aspen, Rifle, the Vail Valley, Steamboat Springs, Summit County, and Leadville. Photographers Ed Kosmicki, Charles Engelbert, Steve Sunday, Dominique Taylor, Arthur Balluff, Julie Albrecht and David Watson caught some of the moments as hundreds of new…
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Outdoor photographer to give CMC commencement speech
College will award 122 degrees in Saturday ceremony This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot. By Teresa Ristow. Steamboat Springs — Avid outdoor photographer Sean Kerrick Sullivan remembers fondly the time he spent in Steamboat Springs more than a decade ago earning his associate’s degree from Colorado Mountain College. And he recalls the first…
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Colorado Mountain College to hold pinning ceremony for nursing graduates May 6
A pinning ceremony for Colorado Mountain College’s Summit County nursing students earning associate degrees will take place at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 6, in Breckenridge. Each pinning ceremony shares the success of students with family and friends, while celebrating their dedication to the profession of nursing. It is a universal symbol of the pledge…
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Graduation – a ‘risky’ business
By Abbie Kroesen (This CMC Corner column was published in the May 2 edition of the Post Independent) May is a month of celebrations and new beginnings for both high school and college graduates. You will no doubt be hearing from many people that a world of amazing new experiences, opportunities and adventures await…
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Mother and daughter walk together at graduation
By Carrie Click. Rosa Meraz, Daniela Santana earn side-by-side associate degrees at Spring Valley When Rosa Meraz arrived in Colorado from Mexico 20 years ago, she couldn’t speak English. Not a word. “I couldn’t even say ‘hi’ or ‘bye,’” she said, laughing, with just the slightest accent. “I remember wanting to cry. I couldn’t understand…
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Twelve CMC graduation ceremonies set for May 4-13 throughout college district
From May 4 through 13, students from Colorado Mountain College locations in Aspen, the lower Roaring Fork Valley, Rifle, Edwards, Steamboat Springs, Summit County and the Leadville area will celebrate their achievements at 12 graduation ceremonies. Commencements will be held at the following locations: Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs – Spring Valley All ceremonies…
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1000 Words: CLETA graduation
The cadet class at Colorado Mountain College’s 2015 Fall CLETA graduation with President Carrie Besnette Hauser shortly before the ceremony. Congratulations to our latest grads!
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College graduates celebrate hard work
Overcoming obstacles, showing persistence common traits Four years in the U.S. Navy interrupted her plans, but Jalyn McMurry finally earned her Associate of Arts degree at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville. McMurry was among CMC students in Leadville and Chaffee County to receive their degree or certificate during Friday, May 1, spring commencement ceremonies in…
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Snowboarding buddies graduate with science degree honors
Colorado Mountain College Edwards campus graduates’ stories. By Carrie Click. They’ve shared time on the slopes and in the classroom. And this month, two snowboarding friends, Sara Blodgett and Elizabeth Wierman, graduated with Associate of Science degrees in biology – with honors – taking the next step toward becoming physician assistants. Blodgett, 25, is a…
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Grit, tenacity helped hard-working students earn degrees
Students celebrate success at CMC Rifle campus graduation [RIFLE, Colo.] – Ida Vasquez attended high school as a teenager but didn’t finish. For 25 years she longed to return to school and earn her general equivalency diploma, or GED, but four kids and a full-time job made her goal seem like an impossible dream. “I…