THE EAGLE
News from the Colorado Mountain College Foundation
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Photo credit: Stephanie Stocking
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Greetings! here is your monthly CMC Foundation news update |
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From its inception, Colorado Mountain College was created to serve the communities within its district. More than 50 years ago, local ranchers donated over 800 acres to create the CMC Spring Valley campus.
Responding to the needs of the 21st-century student, Colorado Mountain College is undergoing a transformation of the campus infrastructure while staying true to our vision: to be the most inclusive and innovative student-centered college in the nation, elevating the economic, social, cultural and environmental vitality of our beautiful Roaring Fork Valley.
The CMC Foundation has been working to raise $5 million to transform CMC’s 811-acre residential Spring Valley Campus, improve the student experience, support nursing students, encourage wellness and connect to the land.
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At the CMC Leadville campus, students have the opportunity to earn an affordable two-year associate degree in Ski Area Operations. They learn how to groom slopes, build terrain parks, lift maintenance and conduct snowmaking operations using the college's snowcats. CMC also offers basic training in ski patrolling, EMT services, and how to put on events like ski races and rail jams.
“CMC is so interested right now in the ski industry, in questions of affordability in mountain towns, increasingly having students and staff who are having trouble living in mountain towns,” said Ben Cairns, dean of CMC’s Leadville campus. “So this affordable approach to skiing is really interesting.”
“Lots of our families are washing dishes, doing the really challenging work,” Cairns said of Leadville’s demographic makeup. “We’d love for more students to venture into other parts of the ski industry that are more secure, higher paying. And it’s all here at CMC.”
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The CMC Alumni Association is free and open to all CMC graduates, former students, and past faculty. The association was created to provide ongoing support and connection to our innovative CMC campus communities and your fabulous fellow alumni! Complete the sign-up form (available here) to register.
Once you join the CMC Alumni Association you will receive invitations to alumni events and relevant news updates. As a bonus, we'll also send you a CMC Adventure Flag!
The CMC Alumni Association is hosting a Happy Hour on April 1st from 3-5 pm at the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center (at the base of Ski Cooper). Enjoy complimentary beer/wine/appetizers while getting to know your fellow CMC community members. Not in the Leadville area? No worries, keep your eyes open for more events coming soon to our mountain communities.
Space is limited, so RSVP early!
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In a Feb. 8 public hearing, the Breckenridge Town Council unanimously approved the college’s expansion plan, which would add a 6,827 square foot space to the south side of the campus at 107 Denison Placer Road.
Once complete, this addition for teaching space and simulation rooms for the nursing and EMS programs, said Dave Askeland, CMC vice president and dean of the Breckenridge and Dillon campuses. It will ultimately allow the school to grow from 12 to 18 full-time nursing and EMS students at the Breckenridge campus with the potential to add more.
“It would allow us to serve more students as well as (do) a better job of serving the existing students we already have,” Askeland said.
“I’m excited to see that you’re adding this and adding more capacity for training nurses and EMT,” council member Dick Carleton said. “I think that’s very important with some of the shortages in the community with staff.”
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COMMON READER, MEET THE AUTHOR / Join the CMC Spring Valley campus at 7 pm for a reception and book signing with Craig Childs the author of Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild. This talk will also be live-streamed. Learn More »
CMC LEADVILLE ANNUAL RAIL JAM / CMC Leadville's Ski Area Operations students are hosting their annual rail jam on the Dutch Henry Ski Hill below campus on March 26th. Registration starts at 8 am, with the event following from 10 am-3:30 pm. The event is open to the community for anyone who wants to watch or compete. In addition to the annual rail jam, this year's event will have the first-ever CMC knuckle huck competition! The registration fee is $15 for adults and $10 for children (12 and under).
COMMON READER, MEET THE AUTHOR / Join the CMC Breckenridge campus at 7 pm for a reception and book signing with Craig Childs the author of Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild. This talk will also be live-streamed. Learn More »
ALUMNI HAPPY HOUR / Looking for a way to connect with fellow CMC Alumni? Join us on April 1st (3-5 pm) at the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center (at the base of Ski Cooper). Enjoy complimentary beer/wine/appetizers while getting to know your fellow CMC alumni members. RSVP »
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CMC Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Our tax exempt ID # is: 74-2393418.
Gifts to the CMC Foundation can be made in honor of, in memory of, or to thank a loved one. For more information call 970.947.8378.
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