Tag: Students

  • Openings in CMC’s free First Ascent Youth Leadership program

    Applications accepted through June 1 Current ninth- and 10th-graders (next year’s 10th- and 11th-graders) are invited to apply for the free First Ascent Youth Leadership program, which will be held June 24-29 at Colorado Mountain College’s residential campus in Leadville. Now in its 18th year, First Ascent teaches leadership skills in an outdoor college setting,…

  • Mud Season

    This post was originally published in CMC Steamboat student Dustin Eldridge’s blog, Steamboat Livin’.  While the locations are specific to Steamboat, we think the description of mud season and the opportunities for quiet on the ski hill it brings will resonate in most of our communities. The closing of the mountain here in Steamboat means…

  • Closing Days

    With so many ski areas near our campuses closing for the season this weekend, we thought we would share scenes from one wacky closing day event, The Slush Cup, captured at Keystone’s recent closing day.  The words and images here originally appeared in CMC student Ali Gringas blog, See What I See, and shared the…

  • Colorado Mountain College bachelor’s programs grow

    This article first appeared in the Steamboat Today.  By Scott Franz. Steamboat Springs — Tommy Untiedt plans to be one of the first students to earn a bachelor’s degree from Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs next year. Sitting in Bristol Hall on Monday during a break from his finance class, Untiedt said…

  • Summit for first-generation college students at CMC

    Colorado Mountain College will hold a free one-day First Generation College Summit for students and their parents on Saturday, April 14, 8 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, 1402 Blake Ave. (behind City Market). The focus will be on educating students who will be the first in their family to…

  • Art and Resistance in Guatemala

    Chichicastenago, Part II This article is one of a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth’s blog, and recounts one day of her recent trip to Guatemala. Bailey traveled to the Central American country as part of CMC’s study abroad program Art and Resistance in Guatemala. The program filled up in 2012; …

  • CMC student driving force behind Summit County’s Earth Hour

    Global lights-out initiative set locally for 8:30-9:30 p.m. This article appeared in today’s Summit Daily News.  By Janice Kurbjan. The world’s largest voluntary action for the environment happens Saturday, when the lights go out around the world for one hour. In Summit County, it’s set for 8:30-9:30 p.m. The initiative began in Sydney, Australia, when…

  • Art and Resistance in Guatemala

    Chichicastenango, Guatemala This article is one of a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth’s blog, and recounts one day of her recent trip to Guatemala. Bailey traveled to the Central American country as part of CMC’s study abroad program Art and Resistance in Guatemala. The program filled up in 2012;  find…

  • Art and Resistance in Guatemala

    Guatemala, Chontala This article is one of a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth’s blog, and recounts one day of her recent trip to Guatemala. Bailey traveled to the Central American country as part of CMC’s study abroad program Art and Resistance in Guatemala. The program filled up in 2012;  find out…

  • Fish Eye Lens

    CMC grad lands job with fly fishing magazine This article first appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Collin Szewczyk. It’s said that if you can make a career out of doing what you truly love, you’ll never work a day in your life. That being said, local photographer and fisherman Copi Vojta hasn’t spent…