Hughes, David

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David Hughes kayaking in Chile.

David Hughes

Adjunct Faculty, Outdoor Recreation
828-788-5135 | dmhughes@coloradomtn.edu

David teaches Business Management, Outdoor Recreation, and Social Media Marketing with a degree in MBA Marketing Research and Social Media Analysis.

Education

  • MBA Marketing Research

Professional Experience

Personal Interests

As owner of Chile's Pucon Kayak Retreat David is an avid multi-sport adventurer and keen businessman. David enjoys exploring the rivers of the world via kayak and developing young venturing leaders.

US Department of State awards IDEAS grant to Colorado Mountain College

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US Department of State awards IDEAS grant to Colorado Mountain College

Colorado Mountain College recently received an IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad. The grant is intended to expand the college’s capacity to offer affordable and meaningful study-abroad

Colorado Mountain College students took part in Chile 2018 and 2020: Rivers of Life, a two-week study abroad course utilizing the Pucon Kayak Retreat on the Rio Trancura as a base of operations.

opportunities for students who less often take study-abroad courses – including low-income, first-generation and other underrepresented students.

CMC is one of 24 colleges and universities from across the United States, selected from 115 applicants, to create, expand and/or diversify American student mobility overseas in support of U.S. foreign policy goals.

The IDEAS grant amounts to $35,000 and is specifically funding the creation of the Pucon Kayak Retreat Cooperative Leadership and Management program, a new CMC study abroad educational opportunity in Chile that will be offered in the 2021-22 academic year. The course will be introduced depending on health and travel considerations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

To further support students, the CMC Foundation is continually looking into scholarship opportunities for students interested in studying abroad.

CMC 2018 and 2020 study abroad location

The new program is centered on the Pucon Kayak Retreat, a world-class outdoor education and recreation business on the Rio Trancura in Chile. Owned and operated by educator and kayaker David Hughes, the retreat previously served as a base of operations for Rivers of Life, a two-week 2018 and 2020 CMC study abroad experience. Students will enroll in the new program for either a semester or a full year, focusing on sustainability, business and outdoor leadership skills to complete coursework toward their degrees.

According to Dr. Kathryn Regjo, CMC vice president of Academic Affairs, Colorado Mountain College is now formulating an articulation agreement with the University of La Frontera in Temuco, Chile, to credential faculty to teach for Colorado Mountain College while in that country. The grant is also supporting an on-site visit by Matt Jost, CMC Steamboat Springs assistant dean of instruction, and plans are in place for two to four faculty to take intensive Spanish-language training.

Colorado Mountain College is carefully monitoring the status of international travel as it relates to COVID-19. The grant has a year-long cycle, though the State Department is prepared to be flexible now and in the future in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘A strong return’

 Colorado Mountain College’s grant is possible through the Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad, a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the federal government and supported in its implementation by World Learning, an international nonprofit based in Washington, D.C.

“We are committed to continuing our support for U.S. colleges and universities as they build their study abroad capacity now, in anticipation of a strong return to U.S. student mobility in the future,” said Marie Royce, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. “When American students study abroad, they support critical U.S. foreign policy goals by building relationships with foreign peers, sharing American culture and values, and developing valuable career skills. With these international experiences, the next generation of Americans is being equipped with the skills necessary to compete and succeed globally.”

For a full list of 2020 IDEAS grant recipients, visit the Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad website at www.studyabroadcapacitybuilding.com. Go to https://coloradomtn.edu/academics/study-abroad/ for more information about all of Colorado Mountain College’s study abroad offerings.

El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. otorga la beca IDEAS a Colorado Mountain College

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El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. otorga la beca IDEAS a Colorado Mountain College

Colorado Mountain College recibió recientemente una beca IDEAS (Incrementar y Diversificar la Educación en el Extranjero para Estudiantes Estadounidenses) del Programa de Creación de Capacidades para Estudios en el Extranjero de EE.UU. del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos. La beca tiene por objeto ampliar la capacidad de la universidad para ofrecer oportunidades asequibles y significativas de estudios en el extranjero a los estudiantes que con menos frecuencia toman cursos de estudios en el extranjero – incluidos los de bajos ingresos, los de primera generación y otros estudiantes con escasa representación.

Los estudiantes de Colorado Mountain College participaron en Chile 2018 y 2020: Rivers of Life, un viaje de estudios de dos semanas en el extranjero utilizando el Retiro Pucon Kayak en el Río Trancura como base de operaciones.

CMC es uno de los 24 colegios y universidades de todos los Estados Unidos, seleccionados entre 115 solicitantes, para crear, ampliar y/o diversificar la movilidad de los estudiantes estadounidenses en el extranjero en apoyo de los objetivos de la política exterior de Estados Unidos.

La beca IDEAS asciende a $35,000 y está financiando específicamente la creación del programa de Retiro Pucon Kayak de Liderazgo y Gestión Cooperativa, una nueva oportunidad educativa de estudios en el extranjero de CMC en Chile que se ofrecerá en el año académico 2021-22. El curso se introducirá dependiendo de las consideraciones de salud y de viaje relacionadas con la pandemia de COVID-19.

Para apoyar aún más a los estudiantes, la Fundación CMC está continuamente buscando oportunidades de becas para estudiantes interesados en estudiar en el extranjero.

Ubicación de los estudios en el extranjero de CMC 2018 y 2020

El nuevo programa se centra en el Retiro Pucon Kayak, un negocio de educación y recreación al aire libre de clase mundial en el Río Trancura en Chile. Propiedad del educador y aficionado a los kayaks David Hughes y dirigido por él, el sitio de retiro sirvió anteriormente como base de operaciones para Rivers of Life, una experiencia de estudio en el extranjero de dos semanas en 2018 y 2020 de CMC. Los estudiantes se inscribirán en el nuevo programa ya sea por un semestre o por un año completo, centrándose en la sostenibilidad, los negocios y las habilidades de liderazgo al aire libre para completar el trabajo de curso hacia sus títulos.

Según la Dra. Kathryn Regjo, Vicepresidenta de Asuntos Académicos de CMC, Colorado Mountain College está formulando un acuerdo de articulación con la Universidad de la Frontera en Temuco, Chile, para acreditar a los profesores para que enseñen en Colorado Mountain College mientras estén en ese país. La beca también apoya una visita in situ de Matt Jost, decano adjunto de instrucción de CMC Steamboat Springs, y hay planes para que de dos a cuatro profesores reciban una formación intensiva en español.

Colorado Mountain College está monitoreando cuidadosamente el estado de los viajes internacionales en relación con la COVID-19. La beca tiene un ciclo de un año, aunque el Departamento de Estado está preparado para ser flexible ahora y en el futuro a la luz del impacto de la pandemia COVID-19.

‘Un regreso fuerte’

 La beca de Colorado Mountain College es posible a través del Programa de Creación de Capacidades para Estudios en el Extranjero de EE.UU., un programa del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. con fondos proporcionados por el gobierno federal y apoyado en su aplicación por World Learning, una organización internacional sin fines de lucro con sede en Washington, D.C.

“Estamos comprometidos a continuar nuestro apoyo a los colegios y universidades de EE.UU. a medida que construyen su capacidad de estudio en el extranjero en la actualidad, en previsión de un fuerte retorno a la movilidad de los estudiantes de EE.UU. en el futuro,” dijo Marie Royce, secretaria de estado adjunta de la Oficina de Asuntos Educativos y Culturales. “Cuando los estudiantes estadounidenses estudian en el extranjero, apoyan los objetivos fundamentales de la política exterior de Estados Unidos estableciendo relaciones con sus pares extranjeros, compartiendo la cultura y los valores estadounidenses y desarrollando valiosas habilidades profesionales. Con estas experiencias internacionales, la próxima generación de estadounidenses está siendo equipada con las habilidades necesarias para competir y tener éxito a nivel mundial.”

Para obtener una lista completa de los beneficiarios de las becas IDEAS 2020, visite el sitio web del Programa de Creación de Capacidades para Estudios en el Extranjero de EE.UU. en www.studyabroadcapacitybuilding.com. Ingrese a https://coloradomtn.edu/academics/study-abroad/ para más información sobre la oferta de estudios en el extranjero de Colorado Mountain College.

Deem, Jeremy

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Jeremy Deem

Dr. Jeremy Deem

Associate Professor
970-989-1339 | jdeem@coloradomtn.edu
Pronouns: He/Him

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 and 2014-2015

Publications

  • Deem, J.R. (2022), College Students’ Perceptions of the Desert Canyons of the Colorado Plateau

Professional Associations

  • American Avalanche Association Professional Member
  • Professional River Guide & TL
  • International Mountain Bike Association
  • National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician-Basic
  • American Whitewater Association
  • American Heart Association
  • Wilderness Medical Society

Personal Interests

Indigenous Peoples' History and Rights, Mountain Rivers, Alpine Skiing, Mountain Biking, Ocean Surfing, History, Sustainability, Avalanche Studies, Economic and Environmental Equity, International Studies, Wilderness Medicine, Authorship.

Family

Wonderful wife, one dog, two questionable cats.

History & Social Sciences, Outdoor Studies, Wilderness EMS, Sustainability Studies, Avalanche Science

Loes, Timothy

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Tim Loes on Mt. Massive in June 2014

Timothy Loes

Associate Professor of Science/Biology
970-569-2944 | tloes@coloradomtn.edu

CMC Location: Vail Valley at Edwards

2022 CMC Online Learning Faculty of the Year

Education

  • B.S. in Biomedical Science, St. Cloud University
  • M.S. in Cellular, Molecular, and Organismal Biology, St. Cloud University

Professional Interests

Tim is also part of CMC's Study Abroad faculty and has traveled on multiple trips throughout parts of Central America, including Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras, as well as Southern Mexico and Europe.