Gallegos Corporation creates Colorado Mountain College scholarship

May 21, 2012

This article first appeared in the Vail Daily.

EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — Gerald Gallegos was committed to local philanthropic needs, especially those supporting youth and education. To honor this tradition, The Gallegos Corporation has partnered with the Colorado Mountain College Foundation to create The Gerald G. Gallegos Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship will benefit Eagle County students pursuing an associates degree or a four-year bachelor’s degree at the CMC Edwards campus.

As part of the agreement, CMC named Classroom VE 258 the Gerald G. Gallegos room. In addition to being a classroom with “SmartBoard” technology, the room can be used by corporations or by any group in the region. The Gallegos Corporation recently held a strategic planning retreat in the room.

The scholarship is a natural progression honoring Gallegos’ heritage since education was a passion of his. Gallegos was one of the original founders of The Youth Foundation and was an integral part of local education programs for youth from pre-school through higher education. The Gallegos Corporation wanted to continue this legacy with a long -term commitment to students and their education.

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Draft budget available for public viewing

May 17, 2012

At Colorado Mountain College sites or on the web

The 2012-13 draft budget for Colorado Mountain College is available for viewing at any CMC location, or by going to the college’s website. To download the document, go to www.coloradomtn.edu, then choose the pulldown menus for “Communities & Friends” and then “Board of Trustees,” and then “Budget & Audit.”

The college’s board of trustees is scheduled to vote on the proposed budget at their June 18 meeting at the Colorado Mountain College campus in Aspen, as part of their monthly rotation of meetings throughout the college’s 11 learning locations.

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Summer media camp at Colorado Mountain College

May 17, 2012

High Tech New Media Camp for young adults

The New Media Camp in the Rockies, a cooperative venture between Colorado Mountain College and the True Media Foundation, is launching its inaugural residential summer program, for participants ages 16-20, at the college’s campus at Spring Valley near Glenwood Springs. Participants will learn how to tell stories using high definition cameras, field and studio audio mixers, and state-of-the-art software.

Complete information about how to apply, costs, scholarships and biographies of the instructors can be found at www.coloradomtn.edu/summermediacamp. The deadline to register is May 31.

For more information contact Maureen Stepp at 970-947-8464.

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National Geographic BioBlitz

May 16, 2012

Volunteer opportunities for students this summer at RMNP

Have video and cameras? Media savvy? Journalistically or environmentally inclined?  National Geographic Education is looking for student volunteers to work as media producers for the Rocky Mountain BioBlitz event, scheduled for August 24-25, 2012.

The National Park Service and National Geographic Adventure team up each year to document diversity in a chosen region. Rocky Mountain National Park is the selected venue for this summer’s BioBlitz event, and volunteers are needed to work with National Geographic Education staff to create “Geostories”- photos and short video clips that document the environment in creative, fun, engaging ways.  Stories created from the event are considered for publication on a National Geographic platform.

Undergraduate and graduate students in Colorado who are majoring in or have taken coursework in environmental sciences, geography, journalism, film, or related disciplines may apply. Each team must have their own photo/video equipment, and editing software capable of delivering video and photos in .mov and .jpg formats. You’ll also need to bring camping gear.

You can learn more about the BioBlitz program at: education.nationalgeographic.com/education/program/bioblitz/.

Applications are due July 1st, 2012. To apply, click here.

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The strongest woman in the world comes to Rifle

May 16, 2012

Colorado Mountain College partners to screen “Strong!”

U.S. Olympic Weightlifter, Cheryl Haworth

U.S. Olympic Weightlifter, Cheryl Haworth.  Photo courtesy PBS Community Cinema.

The next free film screening in the PBS Community Cinema series, sponsored by Colorado Mountain College in Rifle and Chevron, will feature “Strong!” on Friday, May 18.

This film tells the story of Cheryl Haworth, a young woman with a big dream: to be the strongest woman in the world. As the 300-pound U.S. Olympic weightlifter prepares for Beijing 2008, she struggles with injury, confidence and her place in a world where larger women are not readily accepted.

“Strong!” will be shown at 7 p.m. in the college’s Clough Auditorium, 3695 Airport Road, followed by a brief discussion and complimentary refreshments. More information at 625-1871.

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CMC trustees vote on lease for compressor station

May 14, 2012

At the May 14, 2012, meeting of the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees, the board voted to not recognize a land lease between the college and SourceGas.

SourceGas has been seeking to build a booster compressor station on the college’s campus in Spring Valley. After hearing feedback from the community this spring, SourceGas approached the county commissioners and withdrew their application for a previously leased site. Since then they have been considering another site, closer to the college’s water tower.

Trustees also voted to rescind and withdraw any authorization for SourceGas to continue forward with its application to amend the college’s PUD. The college’s board plans to engage outside legal counsel to further address this matter.

About 20 members of the public, college employees and students attended today’s meeting, and of those approximately a dozen spoke. Opinions expressed covered the spectrum from opposing construction of the facility anywhere on campus, to encouraging the college to support construction of the facility at the second proposed site near the water tower because it is preferred over the original site, to encouraging the college to expedite approval of the compressor station to assure Read the rest of this entry »

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