Tag: Spring Valley Campus
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CMC wins $7,000 bike in nationwide, virtual-reality bike challenge
Local campus speeds past Bucknell, University of Iowa to win first place From the seat of one stationary bike in their fitness center, students and staff at Colorado Mountain College’s Glenwood Springs-Spring Valley campus competed against thousands of riders from 70 other colleges across the country. And they won. The College Interactive Cycling Challenge was…
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College Interactive Bike Challenge
Colorado Mountain College in first place in nationwide, virtual reality bike challenge Students at Colorado Mountain College’s Glenwood Springs-Spring Valley campus are currently competing in an interactive national bike challenge for the month of February. CMC has been in the #1 spot and is seeking riders willing to help them hang onto their lead at…
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Faculty of Year honorees focus on students: online and in classroom
Campus recipient receives collegewide award By Stefanie Kilts Jason Vargas owes it to a very special mentor that he is now teaching math at Colorado Mountain College. Dr. Elena Marchisotto, the director of the developmental math program at Cal State University – Northridge where Vargas attended college, recognized his potential and encouraged him to pursue…
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Young actress’s talents soar in CMC Theatre’s ‘Tongue of a Bird’
McLaughlin drama a modern odyssey of lost and found This article first appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Beth Zukowski. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Director Sue Lavin says, “I like plays that have to do with adventure and personal exploration.” On both counts, Lavin finds a meaty play in Colorado Mountain College Theatre’s next…
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Colorado singer and songwriter weaves music, stories multimedia
Littlebird performs at CMC in Glenwood and Rifle Jan. 17, 18 Colorado singer and songwriter Leon Joseph Littlebird will weave tales of old and new – of Colorado life and Native American ancestry, as told through stunning visuals, flute and guitar –into two mesmerizing performances at Colorado Mountain College in January. Littlebird said the concerts…
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CMC photography students claim international awards in annual contest
Top awards in 67th College Photography of the Year photo contest By Stefanie Kilts Photographs taken by two Colorado Mountain College photography students stood out from more than 14,000 images and received high honors in the international 67th College Photographer of the Year awards. Beth White’s image of two Mennonite women playing pool in Doc…
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From Indecision to Aerospace Engineering: Meet CMC graduate Eric Schaub
When Eric Schaub graduated from CU Boulder with a BS in Aerospace Engineering last summer, he did so with much acclaim. His senior project – a collaboration between Schaub, four fellow Aerospace Engineering students and Ball Aerospace – was chosen as the most outstanding among the prestigious school’s impressive slate of Senior Capstone Projects. He…
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Solar panels to help CARE cut utility costs
Local contributors help shelter with new array This article first appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By John Colson. SPRING VALLEY, Colorado — By today, approximately one third of the electricity powering the Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) shelter may be coming from the sun rather than conventional power plants.And, perhaps best of all the benefits…
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CMC Theatre mounts holiday pageant with a twist
“The Butterfingers Angel” etc etc etc a thoroughly modern Nativity play By Kristin Carlson If you’re looking for a novel way to celebrate the holiday season this year, look no farther than Colorado Mountain College in Spring Valley. “The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod the Nut & the Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in…
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CMC photo students offer free portraits for families in need
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — At a time of year when many agencies are organizing food and clothing drives for families in need, students in the professional photography program at Colorado Mountain College are gearing up to provide help of a different kind: family portraits. Eighteen sophomore students in the college’s portrait photography class, taught by…