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Nude Art Model, Aspen and Carbondale

March 29, 2018 By Jessica Smith

Under the supervision of the Associate Dean of Instruction, the Art Model models for drawing, painting, sculpture, and other art-related classes. Work is performed under supervision of the class instructor during class hours.

View/download job description: Art Model

Pre-requisites for Position (Qualifications Standards):

Education and experience sufficient for the rigors of the position, such as a High School graduate or equivalent education and experience.  Minimum of eighteen years old.

Special Skills or abilities directly applicable to the position: Ability to work flexible hours. Be aware of classic and traditional poses in the art tradition preferred. Ability to take directions regarding a variety of modeling assignments.

Demonstrated ability to communicate in a courteous, helpful, and clearly understood manner.  Strong verbal communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills to interact with a diverse population, both within and outside the college.

Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to working in a culturally competent environment and the ability to effectively work with students, employees, and community members having diverse backgrounds.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) or conversational language abilities are preferred.

Please submit the required letter of interest, resume, and list of three professional references. CMC is an EOE committed to diversifying its workforce.

Apply Online

Review of application material will be ongoing.

Filed Under: Part-time Staff Employment Tagged With: Aspen

Colorado ski couple work the hill, South Korean style

March 26, 2018 By cmctestgenesis

With Allison Marriner, right, in the driver’s seat, she and her husband Geoff “Salty” Marriner take a cruise at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

CMC Leadville ski area ops alums prep new Jeongseon Alpine Centre for 2018 Winter Olympics

By Carrie Click

South Korea is over 6,000 miles away from Colorado, but when it comes to the ski industry, it’s surprisingly close.

Nobody knows that better than Allison Kohn Marriner and her husband, Geoff “Salty” Marriner, both alumni of Colorado Mountain College Leadville’s ski area operations program. The couple was hired 15 months ago to join an international team of seasoned professionals producing the 2018 Winter Olympics and the XII Paralympic Winter Games at Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Geoff, who’s the mountain operations manager at Jeongseon, has been in South Korea full time since November 2015, and Allison has shuttled back and forth between Korea and their Colorado home. The

A photo of the finish area at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in South Korea.

The Jeongseon Alpine Centre in South Korea, where CMC alumnus Geoff Marriner is the mountain operations manager, is a brand new ski area that was created for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Here, the finish area is where the speed events – the downhill and super-G courses – will end and Olympic medal winners will be announced.

Olympics will be held Feb. 9-25, 2018.

After Allison landed in Seoul to meet Geoff last year, they drove together to the new ski area with about a half-dozen Olympic workers who had just arrived in the country.

Two of the workers Allison knew from other events at Beaver Creek. “Another lives in South Africa and had worked at Keystone, and another from New Zealand had not only worked in Vail but shared several mutual friends with me,” she said. “It just goes to prove how small the ski industry really is.”

New language, new culture

Planning and pulling off Olympic Alpine ski racing events takes a

spectacular amount of preparation, which is why they have been working on the project for over a year.

Neither Geoff nor Allison had ever been off the North American continent before arriving in South Korea, so it took some adjusting.

“The first time I went to the store made me realize how immigrants new to the U.S. must feel if they don’t know the language,” Geoff wrote in an email from South Korea. “I have a whole new respect and sense of empathy for people from different

Geoff “Salty” and Allison Marriner in South Korea, where they’re preparing for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

countries who are immigrating or even just visiting our country.”

Geoff wrote that he’s learned to be a creative communicator at work. Although there are a few translators available, at times other tactics need to be used.

“Everyone in my department – pre-games operations – is Korean, so we communicate using pictures and drawing pictures,” he wrote. “‘Google translate’ comes in pretty handy at times, and just going out on the mountain and pointing at things works when all else fails.”

Allison has been surprised at how men and women treat one another at times

“It’s funny to me how some of the older gentlemen here don’t want to shake my hand,” she said. “It’s not meant to be an insult; it’s just a difference in culture.”

Home away from home

The Marriners have found that Jeongseon doesn’t have much in common with Eagle, their home base stateside. Because Jeongseon was built specifically for the 2018 Winter Olympics, it doesn’t yet have much of a community feel. It’s so new in fact that although the race course was finished, the area’s infrastructure was still incomplete by the time Geoff and his crew were hosting their first test events last season – the men’s International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup downhill and super-G. This March, the area will host the women’s FIS World Cup downhill and super-G as well as the International Paralympic Committee World Cup finals. 

The route to South Korea was not easy, but the Marriners have made sure and steady progress since they studied ski area operations at Colorado Mountain College. The on-mountain and World Cup ski racing production experience that they’ve gained working at Vail Resorts has helped them to learn the ropes within the international ski racing community. Both have developed solid reputations in the ski business: Allison as a Beaver Creek snowcat operator and lift maintenance assistant, and Geoff as a Vail equipment operator, as well as a Beaver Creek grooming manager and supervisor.

While Geoff works full time at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre, Allison travels back and forth between Colorado and South Korea. She works part time as a snowcat operator in South Korea, and returns to operate cats at Beaver Creek and do lift maintenance during the summers.

Although Allison said she is widely accepted in the U.S. as a female snowcat operator, in South Korea, the reactions can be different.

“One day while grooming through the finish area, there was a group of Korean women,” she said. “Every time I came by I got a thumbs-up and smiles and cheers.”

And even though the Olympics are a year away, the experience of landing in a foreign country and working towards one of the world’s biggest international sports events has, so far, been invaluable.

“I’ve definitely been taken completely out of my comfort zone in all aspects of life, home and work,” Geoff wrote from Jeongseon. “So just for that this has already been a worthwhile experience.”

Filed Under: News, Programs Tagged With: Ski Area Operations

Rocky Mountain Land Management Internship Awarded Forester’s Honor

March 20, 2018 By cmctestgenesis

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At the Regional Forester’s Honor Award ceremony: Nathan L. Stewart, Program Director and Associate Prof of Sustainability Studies; Autumn Grennier, Rocky Mountain Land Management Fellow serving White River National Forest; Brian Ferebee, Regional Forester for the Rocky Mountain Region; Eric Ganshert, Rocky Mountain Land Management Fellow serving Routt National Forest.

Awarded for Innovation

The Rocky Mountain Land Management Internship (RMLMI), Colorado Mountain College’s U.S. Forest Service internship program, has been recognized for its innovation.

The USDA/U.S. Forest Service awarded the RMLMI Program the Regional Forester’s Honor Award for its innovative work in creating and implementing the CMC-Forest Service program and partnership on March 14, 2018.

This summer, interns will embark on 960 hours of field work, research, and training, in service to the White River and Routt National Forests.

Learn more about the Rocky Mountain Land Management Internship

Filed Under: News, Programs Tagged With: Home Page, Natural Resource Management

Hammon, Dan

March 5, 2018 By cmctestgenesis

J. Dan Hammon, M.A.

Disability Services Coordinator
970-947-8256 | jdhammon@coloradomtn.edu

photo: Dan HammonCMC Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, Spring Valley and Aspen Campuses

Spring Valley Campus, Calaway Academic Center, Rm 155

My office serves the Roaring Fork (Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and Spring Valley) and Aspen Campuses by supporting students with documented disabilities and the college community with all accommodation and accessibility needs. I strive to ensure that students registered with my department receive equal access to all CMC educational courses and related benefits that the college provides to all enrolled members of our community.

If interested in more information regarding Disability Services at these campuses, please, feel free to contact me with your questions or concerns.

I am a 2016 transplant to the Rocky Mountains after being raised in the Southeastern part of the United States. My educational training has been centered on the support, emotional and academic advancement, and overall inclusion of all people pursuing a degree beyond high school.

I hold a Master of Arts Degree in College Student Development and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology – Human Services from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. I have dedicated my professional career thus far to disability access in the higher education setting, and my overall focus is to provide an equitable educational environment for students and Colorado Mountain College as a whole.

Filed Under: Staff Tagged With: Aspen, Carbondale, Disability Services, Glenwood Center Staff, Spring Valley Staff

Colson, Elisha

March 2, 2018 By cmctestgenesis

Elisha Colson

Disability Services Coordinator
970-870-4450 | ecolson@coloradomtn.edu

CMC Steamboat Springs

photo of Elisha Colson

Elisha Colson

I am the Disability Services Coordinator on the Steamboat Campus, happily serving students with documented disabilities. I have been living in Routt County for the past 15 years working in education in varying capacities, usually with an emphasis on working with people with disabilities striving for independence, equality, and inclusionary practices.

I obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Studies from Northern Michigan University. Eventually stumbling into the beauty of Education while serving as an AmeriCorps worker in a public school. After that I went on to receive a Masters of Education with an emphasis on Cross-Categorical Disabilities.

Growing up in Michigan, I enjoyed the changing seasons, and spending most of my time outside. After graduating from college I made my way to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. I have made my home here in the mountains continuing to enjoy the outdoor lifestyle with my family.

Filed Under: Staff Tagged With: Disability Services

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