Jeremy Deem
Associate Professor of Outdoor Education and Social Sciences970-989-1339 | jdeem@coloradomtn.edu
Colorado Mountain College Breckenridge/Dillon
Office: Room 206
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, History, The Ohio University
- Master of Arts, History, Colorado State University
- Wilderness EMT, Doctoral Candidate University of Northern Colorado
Awards
- Faculty of the Year, 2019-2020 & 2014-2015
Highlighted Courses
- OUT 104 - Himalayan Trekking
- OUT 112 - Mountain Orientation
- OUT 114 - Canyon Orientation
- OUT 115 - Snow Orientation
- OUT 116 - River Orientation
- OUT 137 - Whitewater Kayaking
- OUT 168 - Level 1 Avalanche Training
- OUT 268 - Avalanche Rescue
- OUT 269 - Level 2 Avalanche Training
- HWE-139 - Wilderness First Responder
- HUM 137 - Wilderness & the American Ethic
- HIS 205 - American Environmental History
- HIS 208 - American Indian History
- HIS 225 - Colorado History
- HIS 252 - History of India
- SUS 321 - Leadership, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
Relevant Interests
- Skiing, Mountain Biking, Adventure Travel, Wilderness Preservation, Social Equity, Whitewater!
I unknowingly began my career in education when I started river guiding in West Virginia during the mid-90s. That led me to a position with the Colorado Outward Bound School, where I instructed teenagers in the arts of rafting, kayaking, climbing, mountaineering, canyoneering, and backpacking for seven seasons.
During this time I had the fortune of traveling to developing nations across the globe in search of adventure, and ended up learning firsthand the situational disparities that exist throughout communities everywhere. I landed at Colorado Mountain College in 2009, assisting on a winter camping course, and I was hooked. My passion is to develop meaningful and inspirational courses that students can connect to their own passions and goals.
