Tag: Leadville
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CMC sculpts new paths in Colorado’s trail-building industry
College looks into training the next generation of mountain bike trail builders
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CMC’s First Ascent teens take on challenges
Colorado teens experience some of state’s finest outdoor activities while learning leadership concepts – for free
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College announces campus interim leadership
Rachel Pokrandt, currently the campus dean for Colorado Mountain College in Rifle, will provide interim campus leadership in Leadville and Chaffee County, effective Aug. 1, 2016. This summer she is transitioning into that interim position following the departure of the previous campus vice president, James Y. Taylor, who has accepted a position with Utah State…
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Grads reach for dreams for selves, family
Nearly two dozen Chaffee residents receive degrees at CMC commencement By Mike McKibbin BUENA VISTA – When and if she opens the restaurant of her dreams, Dona Andrea of Salida will have workers ready to cook and serve her customers. The recent Colorado Mountain College graduate – and grandmother of six – said her grandchildren…
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Teaming up across the miles for better education
Leadville couple received degrees at CMC graduation By Mike McKibbin Although one of them wasn’t there, a Leadville couple both received degrees at this year’s Colorado Mountain College commencement ceremonies. Cassandra Hall, 41, who currently lives in Fountain, Colo., is receiving her Associate of Arts in business and Bachelor of Science in business administration. Her…
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Leadville grad credits CMC for preparing him for master’s degree
Says ‘I’d just be finishing up my bachelor’s degree’ without concurrent enrollment By Mike McKibbin LEADVILLE – Conor Laing doesn’t think he would be where he is today without Colorado Mountain College and the concurrent enrollment classes he took six years ago. Laing will soon receive his master’s degree from the public policy program at…
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Learning to Climb in Buena Vista
A beginner’s experience in sport climbing class, as experienced by Anna Sophia Wolner and written by CMC Leadville Social Media Coordinator Lauren Swanson. Leadville community members and Colorado Mountain College students of all ages spent a weekend climbing in Buena Vista enjoying spring sunshine and improving their rock climbing skills. The Sport Climbing class was…
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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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Fire and flight: Chris and Hannah Sutton – and their dogs – are all about serving others
By Carrie Click Chris Sutton was lying flat on his back, apparently in a lot of pain. Hannah Gould was carefully assessing his injuries, as ski patrollers are trained to do. But Sutton wasn’t really in pain, and he wasn’t skiing. That was 2001. Sutton was helping teach an outdoor emergency care class at Colorado…
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Outdoor Women Excel in Leadville
This article was first published the CMC Leadville’s blog, Education at Elevation. By Lauren Swanson, Social Media Coordinator. Each semester, outdoor students at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville look forward to their experiential based outdoor orientation classes. It is in these courses that classrooms are transformed into wilderness experiences, and hand-on learning is amplified. Those…