CMC President

President’s Statement Regarding Colorado Springs Shooting November 21, 2022 Following yet another act of violence in another community in our state, we find ourselves searching for ways to express our anger, sympathies and grief. The events over the weekend in Colorado Springs have rocked our collective sense of humanity and safety, no more so than for our LBGTQ+ friends, family and neighbors. In the face of this latest tragedy, and on behalf of the entire Colorado Mountain College community, we must  — once again — find ways to speak and act with our hearts. To lead with kindness and love. To lean in to support others. To treat every person with grace and respect. To denounce hate. Together, we will continue to create the conditions that lead to equity, opportunity and hope for everyone. Carrie Besnette Hauser, Ph.D.  President & CEO Colorado Mountain College cbhauser@coloradomtn.edu @CMCPresident

While none of us should be satisfied with the perpetual stalemate in Congress regarding meaningful immigration reform, it is encouraging that many of the most promising and vulnerable students in our communities continue to receive protection from deportation under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which celebrates its 10th anniversary on June 15, 2022. In spite of the continuous delays to forge a more permanent solution, I am grateful that hundreds of CMC students and employees continue to receive protection from this executive order. Read more: Statement from President Hauser on National Immigrant Heritage Month and DACA Anniversary