Tag: Partnerships
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College students gain leadership skills through new work program
This article was first published in the Summit County Business Journal. By Kim Marquis. Students in a new Colorado Mountain College internship program not only gained work experience this summer but also learned how to get things done independently on the job. Sustainability major Ashlee Andrews, a junior, earned three credits and a $500 scholarship…
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Play launched at CMC wins multiple awards
Aspen Stage production on gay marriage advances to regional contest A play that debuted at Colorado Mountain College in Spring Valley, and which features CMC faculty and staff in numerous roles on and behind the stage, placed second overall at a statewide theater competition in Salida last weekend. “Unmarried in America” was written by Glenwood…
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ASCENT program provides free tuition for rising high school seniors
Students from Eagle County Schools take on new challenges at Colorado Mountain College Eagle, CO — A wise man once said that you can have everything in this world if you sacrifice everything for it, but what he meant was nothing comes without a price. Eagle County Schools (ECS) and Colorado Mountain College (CMC) are…
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Internationally exhibited artist’s show to reopen Colorado Mountain College gallery
Opening Reception July 20 at CMC’s new art gallery Colorado Mountain College will celebrate the reopening of its downtown Glenwood Springs gallery in its new home, with an exhibit from renowned Santa Fe artist Michael Kessler. Kessler’s abstract paintings have brought him international honors, including the Rome Prize for painting from the American Academy in…
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Art on the Rockies at CMC in Edwards
Art on the Rockies will open its second year with a diverse and international group of 120 artists this weekend, July 14 and 15, at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards. Sponsored by The Vail Valley Arts League, the Gallery Tent of this two day event features nationally acclaimed artists who work and interact with the…
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Alpine Bank awards CMC scholarship to local student
Summit High’s Edeyanira Martinez earns assistance to attend Colorado Mountain College “Do it for your future.” Edeyanira Martinez can still hear her father’s words in her mind as she studies, does her homework and prepares for college. Her father passed away several years ago, leaving behind Edeyanira, her three sisters and her mother. “My father’s…
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Alpine Bank awards scholarships
Three area students earn assistance to attend Colorado Mountain College This year’s Alpine Bank Latino/Hispanic Scholarship program is helping 13 students from 12 Western Slope high schools attend Colorado Mountain College this fall. Among this year’s scholars are three recent graduates from Eagle County: Levi Ernest from Red Canyon High School, Stella Martinez from Battle…
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Leadership Summit class marks graduation
CMC’s Nicole Fazande among Class of 2012 graduates This article first appeared in the Summit Daily News. June 21 was graduation night for members of Leadership Summit — 12 community leaders and Summit County residents who successfully completed 64 hours of session time over the past eight months. Leadership Summit educates and connects leaders to…
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CMC Leadville hosts Project Healing Waters for third year
Leadville- Ten Fort Carson soldiers recently spent three days in the tranquility and splendor of the local mountains to renew their minds and bodies. They were participants of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc. (PHWFF) for Fort Carson and were accompanied by two PHWFF staff. They were hosted by Colorado Mountain College Leadville Campus for…
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Take Flight with Ecoflight
Last fall, Colorado Mountain College Sustainability Studies students Ben Saheb and Jenna Wirtz took part in a three day trip over the American Southwest with Ecoflight, an environmental advocacy organization that uses small aircraft to fly students, conservationists, media, policy makers and concerned citizens above landscapes impacted by clear-cuts, strip mines, gas and oil drilling…