Tag: Partnerships

White River National Forest and Colorado Mountain College announce partnership program to provide career pathways

Monte Lutterman, mountain sports ranger on the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District, goes over recent summer construction at Sunlight Mountain Resort. Through this new program, Colorado Mountain College students will receive on-the-job training and mentorship by sports rangers and learn about the day-to-day interactions between the ski industry and the Forest Service. Photo Chelsea Self

Scheduled to begin fall 2017, new program will prepare CMC students for Forest Service-based ski area management positions

Excellence in the air for middle schoolers

Jillian Bray, left, who attends Riverside Middle School in New Castle, and other Reach Your Peak campers listen to flight nurse Jill Stoffels explain how she, flight paramedic Kraig Schleuter, right, and their fellow crew members prepare for emergency medical runs on Classic Air Medical’s helicopter. Campers spent the day at the Rifle Garfield County Airport learning about aerial firefighting at the Center of Excellence. Photo Kate Lapides

At CMC’s Reach Your Peak camp, middle schoolers learn about aerial firefighting and emergency work at Rifle Garfield County Airport

Yampah High among finalists for $10M grant

Yampah Mountain High School Junior Tibet Boyer getting filmed for an upcoming documentary by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch, following Yampah and other schools across the nation. Photo: Chelsea Self/Post Independent.

Glenwood Spring’s Yampah Mountain High School is in the final running for one of five $10 million XQ Super School Project grants. Their proposal was developed in partnership with area business and civic leaders, including Colorado Mountain College. This article about their proposal and accomplishment to date was first printed in the Glenwood Spring’s Post… Continue reading Yampah High among finalists for $10M grant

Rifle’s Whole Works reaps growth as it sews

Katie Varley hard at work at The Whole Works. Photo: Chelsea Self/Post Independent.

In a year and a half, The Whole Works has grown from a startup with one seamstress and a single client to an established apparel manufacturer with six employees, 41 clients and 4,531 garments produced with another 1,876 scheduled for production by Nov. 30.

Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Colorado Mountain College collaborate on art exhibit

“Conforming Series 2” by Sara Ransford, soda fired stoneware, 2010, will be one of over 70 works of art at “Celebrating Community We Share,” a collaborative exhibit of Anderson Ranch Arts Center and Colorado Mountain College students and faculty. The opening reception at the college’s campus is 5-7 p.m. on June 14. The exhibit, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the arts center and is in anticipation of the college’s own 50th anniversary next year, will be on display through Aug. 12.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Colorado Mountain College is hosting “Celebrating Community We Share,” a collaborative art exhibit featuring the works of 48 artists who are students or faculty from either institution. The college is on the verge of celebrating its own 50th anniversary, as well. An opening reception… Continue reading Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Colorado Mountain College collaborate on art exhibit

Alpine Bank serves up funds for CMC’s Culinary Institute scholarships

From left, former culinary scholarship recipients Demitrius Landry and Marybeth Miller were among the apprentice chefs who prepared a recent dinner at the Keystone Ranch Restaurant to raise money for Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute student scholarships. Both are May graduates of the college’s renowned culinary institute. Photo Charles Engelbert

At Colorado Mountain College Culinary Institute’s annual “Celebration of Haute Cuisine” benefit dinner earlier this year, diners enjoyed a sumptuous four-course meal at the Keystone Ranch Restaurant. Through ticket sales, they also contributed to the culinary institute’s student scholarship endowment, administered by the CMC Foundation. These funds, in addition to private gifts and pledges, provide… Continue reading Alpine Bank serves up funds for CMC’s Culinary Institute scholarships

Mountain Futures Fund brings college within grasp

Colorado Mountain College has pulled together nearly $1 million in grants and community funds in the Mountain Futures Fund. This fund covers a $1,000 President’s Scholarship that is offered to every graduating high school senior in the college’s district, as well as training high school teachers to deliver concurrent enrollment courses and covering the costs of students’ books. Shown here is the college’s campus in Rifle.

Through CMC, nearly $1 million in grants, community funds help high school students reach higher By Debra Crawford Last year, Gabriel Gonzalez of Rifle High School began his college career with a little extra financial support. He joined a number of graduating Colorado high school seniors, including Baylie Lawson of Summit High School in Frisco… Continue reading Mountain Futures Fund brings college within grasp

Heading up and out to college with Upward Bound

Michael Niederkorn, center, tutors Upward Bound students, from left, Arieli Ramirez and Maria Aguirre Anchondo, during the program’s weekly Wednesday after-school session at the Coal Ridge High School library. Photo Kate Lapides

Colorado Mountain College reaches out to west Garfield County high school students. By Carrie Click “I have friends who have no clue about college,” said Coal Ridge High School senior Sierra Jackson. “They have no idea about what to expect or where to go for information. They don’t know about money for college or scholarships.… Continue reading Heading up and out to college with Upward Bound