Tag: Timberline Campus
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Leibowitz joins CMC Leadville as assistant dean of student affairs
Leibowitz will oversee housing, dining, academic advising, recruiting, financial aid, disability services and enrollment.
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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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Coit, Shelton named local CMC campus’s full-time, adjunct Faculty of the Year
Educators Roger Coit and Danielle del Castillo Shelton have been named 2015 full-time and adjunct, respectively, Faculty of the Year for Colorado Mountain College’s campus in Leadville and Chaffee County. Coit, who teaches emergency medical services and outdoor education, was cited by co-workers and students in the award nomination. Past student Shawn Christiansen said that…
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CMC speaker Milgram empowers women to enter high-tech fields
Renowned expert on women in the workforce to speak at CMC in Leadville Donna Milgram, the executive director of IWITTS, the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science, will visit Colorado Mountain College to talk about how to empower women to enter high-tech fields. In addition to providing intensive training for CMC staff,…
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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,…
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New altitude for sustainable energy
Solar farm harvests power for CMC in Leadville By Kristin Carlson The new solar farm at the Leadville campus of Colorado Mountain College is one of the first, large-scale solar arrays designed to maximize sustainable energy savings at a high altitude, where cold temperatures and heavy snows typically make energy conservation a challenge. “Making the…
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CMC’s Amy Connerton: From student to instructor
Passion guides Leadville’s Medical Assistant program This article was originally posted on CMC Rifle Medical Assistant program student Jenifer Brandenburg’s blog “Bookcliff Diaries”: http://colomtn.me/CMCMedicalAssisting One of the things students truly love about Colorado Mountain College is the sense of community. You actually get to know your instructor and have one-on-one access to them when you…
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Snow O 2011: winter survival
They skied, they dug for avalanche beacons, they slept in quigloos. What’s a quigloo? The Outdoor Education program at Timberline, sits at 10,000 feet with stunning views of Colorado’s highest peak, Mt. Elbert. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KszjkgF7KFo&w=640&h=390] The program has been developed to offer the aspiring outdoor educator first-class experience in
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Hocking College and Colorado Mountain College Partnership a Reality
Exchange program brings Ohio students to Wyoming’s Wind River Range By Cooper Mallozzi Evan Benitez, Benjamin Bibee and Jeremy Wooddell from Hocking College in Nelsonville, OH, joined CMC Leadville Outdoor Recreation Leadership students for a 12 day mountaineering course. The partnership between Colorado Mountain College and Hocking College has officially begun. Three students from the…
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Bill Miller to perform in Leadville
For 35 years Miller has composed, recorded, produced and performed inspirational music that is true to his Native American roots. He is a multiple award-winning, transcendent artist who – through his creative expression and personal presence – embodies an essential experience. During his prolific career, Bill Miller has earned three Grammys for best Native American…