Tag: Partnerships
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Free CMC youth outdoor leadership program in Leadville this July
Week-long First Ascent Youth Leadership enrolling students now – April 29 deadline The First Ascent Youth Leadership program is now accepting applications for its free, week-long course at Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Leadville. This is the 22nd anniversary of the program; it is an outdoor experiential course for students entering ninth and 10th grade…
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Vets Connect – in classroom, in community
This article was printed in the April 7, 2016 edition of the Vail Daily. By Dr. Kathryn Regjo Did you know that, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, there are more than 2,300 veterans in Eagle County? This means that 4.5 percent of our county’s population has served in the military; this is…
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Building connections makes us all stronger
This column was also printed in the April 4 edition of the Post Independent. By Jill Ziemann The connection between higher education and the community is stronger when people on both sides work to build relationships and resources so that each one thrives. As director of several sponsored programs at Colorado Mountain College, I am…
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Colorado Mountain College, Bookcliffs Arts Center present spring art show
The halls of Colorado Mountain College in Rifle will be filled with artwork this spring when the college joins with the Bookcliffs Arts Center to present the Colorado Mountain College and Bookcliffs Arts Center Fine Arts Show. The Rifle CMC campus will host a free public reception at 6-8:30 p.m. on April 15. During the…
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March for Meals ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser returns
CMC ceramics, culinary students provide bowls, soup to benefit Meals on Wheels RIFLE – As a kickoff to this year’s 40th anniversary of Grand River Meals on Wheels, two entities in the Rifle community are preparing to raise funds while providing students opportunities to use their artistic and culinary skills for a worthy cause. Organizers…
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Sparks fly at Colorado Mountain College’s high school welding class
CMC-Lake County High School partnership provides instruction, college credit – and a start on potential welding careers. By Carrie Click. Isaac Dorsey wore a welding helmet embellished with an ominous skeleton skull as he used a plasma cutter on a metal box, sparks flying up toward the student’s shielded face. In early December, Dorsey and…
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The Whole Works helps women stitch careers and grow outdoor industry
This article was published in the Denver Post. By Jason Blevins. RIFLE — Kelly Alford remembers the first time she sat down in front of a sewing machine and created something. She was just a child, but she says “my whole world shifted.” That shifting continues today as Alford and three other women, each with…
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Local fifth-graders learn 3D printing with Colorado Mountain College professor
This article on CMC Steamboat Springs engineering professor Steven Craig’s work teaching 3D printing to fifth-graders appeared was originally published in the Steamboat Today. By Audrey Dwyer. Steamboat Springs — Students in Kyle Paolantonio’s fifth-grade math class sat at their desks transfixed by the screen image of a TinkerCad-designed Batmobile, comparing it to the 3D…
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Vail Daily column: A jump on college — for free
This Valley Voices column by CMC Edwards Campus Vice President Kathryn Regio was published in the December 16 Vail Daily. “College students are more than $1 trillion in debt!” scream national headlines. But it doesn’t have to be this way. And smart students and their families in Eagle County know why: These students are graduating…
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CMC students provide free portraits for families in need
The faculty, staff and students of the professional photography program at Colorado Mountain College will be at the First United Methodist Church in Glenwood Springs on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. to provide free portraits as part of the international Help-Portrait movement. Help-Portrait is a global movement of photographers using their time,…