March 12, 2010
Students can enjoy courses ranging from writing to ranch tours with the Encore! program.
A pilot program at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle last fall attracted nearly 100 baby boomers to a dozen classes — and this spring has led the college to add more classes in Rifle and debut others in Glenwood Springs and Aspen.
“They’re nice courses for old guys like me,” said Bob Kelley of Glenwood Springs, a retired U.S. Forest Service and Colorado Mountain College employee who still teaches biology at the Rifle campus. He took part in an Encore! writing class last fall and plans to take several more classes this spring.
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Posted by suzieromig
March 11, 2010
From the Colorado Dept. of Transportation:
Open: I-70 1 lane each direction, 14-foot width restriction, Glenwood Canyon, call 511 or go to cotrip.org
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Posted by cmceagle
March 3, 2010
Colorado Mountain College makes the Wall Street Journal’s list
The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article listing the top Winter Olympian-producing colleges in the United States – and Colorado Mountain College makes the list! Read the full story here, and check out the full list after the jump.
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February 25, 2010
Nine current Olympians have ties to Colorado Mountain College
By Suzie Romig
Although U.S. snowboarding team member Zack Black may travel across the world to compete, that doesn’t mean the 19-year-old missed out on starting college.
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Posted by jalbrecht
February 24, 2010
Ed. Note: The US Nordic Combined Team won its first-ever Olympic medal on Tuesday. Two of the four team members have taken classes at Colorado Mountain College: Johnny Spillane and Bill Demong. The following is reprinted from Steamboat Today:
Whistler, British Columbia — The U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team, led by two Steamboat Springs natives and an adopted New Yorker, took silver today in the team event, further defining this squad as the most successful Nordic combined group in American history.
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Posted by cmceagle
February 22, 2010
Submitted by Lori Meurs
Leadville – The Spanish film “Lovers of the Arctic Circle” (Los amantes del círculo polar) kicked off the Colorado Mountain College Timberline Campus International Film Series course Feb. 19. The 1998 film was directed by Julió Medém. It was be the first of eight original-language films with English subtitles to be shown this spring.
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Posted by coloradomountaincollege
February 17, 2010
Essential green building concepts, prep for exam taught in new course at CMC-Aspen
By Mike McKibbin
ASPEN – Building professionals seeking to understand the basics of the LEED rating system or to take the professional accreditation exam will learn what they need in a new short course to be taught at Colorado Mountain College’s Aspen Campus this spring.
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