Programs
Jay Beltran: I Got Everything I Needed at CMC
Jay Beltran is the Marketing Specialist for Six Productions, a national premier, live event production company. Her journey began in 2019 at the Isaacson School at Colorado Mountain College, where she became the first in her Hispanic family to attend college.
With the wide range of technical skills needed for jobs in the Digital Media field, Jay says, “I got everything I needed at CMC – graphic design, camera ops, video, marketing. Everything I studied, I am implementing in my day to day tasks.” Read more: Jay Beltran: I Got Everything I Needed at CMC
Read MoreJuliana Garcia: Living Her Best Life
Juliana Garcia says she is living her best life at age 21, working at her dream job at a dream agency, something few can say of their careers even in later life.
After earning her associate’s degree in graphic design at the Isaacson School at Colorado Mountain College, she became the first person selected for a unique scholarship and internship opportunity to continue her education. The Integrated Media Scholarship, a cooperative venture between CMC and the marketing agency Backbone, provided a year’s worth of bachelor’s-level tuition and a three-month internship at the agency. Read more: Juliana Garcia: Living Her Best Life
Read MoreLauran Garcia: The Intersection of Interests
Lauran Garcia had a successful and demanding career in the restaurant business. The birth of her son inspired her to return to college and pursue work more rooted in her values and community.
Lauran looked to CMC. “I wanted something accessible and local and affordable,” she reflects.
Her studies at CMC afforded her two internships: a research-focused one with the Aspen Global Change Institute and a governmental-focused one with the City of Aspen.
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Zac Sutherland: Interconnections
Zac Sutherland is a systems thinker. It’s an approach he explored in CMC’s Integrated Sustainability Program.
Previous to his study, Zac noticed a tendency to view economics, environmental issues, and social equity through separate lenses. “It never really sat right with me,” he says. “And it wasn’t until I started taking these courses that it all just clicked. There are all these interconnections between them. If you put too much pressure on one system, everything else is going to feel it in in some way, shape, or form,” he describes. Read more: Zac Sutherland: Interconnections
Read MoreChristina Matzl: When Art Meets Sustainability
When it came time to consider going back to school, Colorado Mountain College’s Integrated Sustainability program was the perfect fit.
During the program, Christina and her fellow students put a close eye on CMC itself as a case study project. She collected data on water usage across the college. She began to see the potential of sharing data and the changes it could bring. Read more: Christina Matzl: When Art Meets Sustainability
Read MoreSchool Dean Alumni Highlight
Guarnero always knew she wanted to pursue her master’s degree once her son was in kindergarten. When that time arrived, she began looking into schools, but it was challenging to find any master’s degree programs located in her area of Steamboat Springs, Colo. Enter CSU Global! “I hadn’t been in school for a very long time, so the design for working adults made a lot of sense to me,” she shared.
Before enrolling and during her time as a student at CSU Global, Guarnero worked as a full-time associate professor of restaurant and culinary management at Colorado Mountain College. She knew obtaining a master’s degree would open up opportunities to advance in her career. Read more: School Dean Alumni Highlight
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