‘No place on Earth like CMC’

July 1, 2020 By cmctestgenesis

‘No place on Earth like CMC’

Ali Henry graduates with a bachelor’s from CMC Breckenridge

Ali Henry

Ali Henry was working in a Breckenridge restaurant when she decided that she needed to shift her focus.

“One day the cook asked me, ‘If you care so much about animals and nature, why do you still eat them and why don’t you do something to help Earth?’” Henry said. “That evening I went home and educated myself. I went vegan overnight and enrolled at CMC the next day. I then learned about sustainability studies and my entire life fell into the perfect pathway for this degree.”

Henry said that her time at Colorado Mountain College Breckenridge expanded her mind in new ways.

“I learned about environmentalists who have changed the world,” said the graduate, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in sustainability studies in May 2020. “I learned about biomimicry, conservation, endangered species, TerraCycling and so much more that I will use throughout my life.”

The knowledge she gained also prepared her to create the “Not-so-Silent Auction: Australian Wildlife Relief” this past February at CMC Breckenridge. Along with fellow CMC students, the fundraiser generated nearly $5,000 for wildlife injured by Australia’s devastating wildfires.

Now that her bachelor’s program at Colorado Mountain College is complete, Henry wants others to know what a special and unique experience CMC offers.

“I want people to know that there is no other place on Earth like CMC,” she said. “If you have an opportunity to attend classes or get a degree at CMC, take it. We are so blessed to have a college throughout the Rocky Mountains with people who care about your well-being and have such incredible energy. It’s made me a better and much more educated human being.”

Filed Under: News, Programs Tagged With: Home Page, Sustainability Studies

Sustainability degree follows Brocato’s lifelong aspirations

June 17, 2020 By cmctestgenesis

Sustainability degree follows Brocato’s lifelong aspirations

Kate Brocato

Kate Brocato worked with the Bear Park Permaculture Garden, here, and beekeeping club at CMC Steamboat.

Kate Brocato was studying environmental science and had attended two large universities. Then, quite by surprise, she discovered Colorado Mountain College Steamboat Springs – and its sustainability studies program.

“The degree isn’t available at many other colleges,” Brocato said. “It covers the many facets of sustainability, from natural sciences to business and ethics.”

In addition, she appreciated the Steamboat campus’s approachable professors and small class sizes – different from what she had experienced before.

Brocato graduated in May with a Bachelor of Arts in sustainability studies. In many ways, she had been aspiring to earn the degree her whole life.

“Even at a young age I recognized the harmful effects that human action could have on many of the places that I loved so dearly,” she said.

And when Brocato was 12, her dad and stepmom started a community garden – which still exists. She grew up appreciating fresh vegetables and local food.

“It was one of the primary drivers behind why I have leaned towards food systems work during my college career,” she said.

Many ways to grow

Brocato took part in multiple opportunities for learning and growth.

“Working with the Bear Park Permaculture Garden and as vice president of the beekeeping club has given me a trajectory for my future career path,” she said.

She said that sustainability professor Tina Evans taught her valuable lessons about permaculture – and more. “I learned leadership and team management skills under Tina,” Brocato said.

Brocato feels that Colorado Mountain College has prepared her well for entering the workforce and being a sustainability leader and communicator.

“The close-knit community of CMC and the friends that I have made along the way will be something that sticks with me for a lifetime,” she said.

Filed Under: Graduates, News, Programs Tagged With: Sustainability Studies

A Roadmap for Sustainability Studies Program Development

January 23, 2020 By cmctestgenesis

CMC Professor Dr. Tina Evans presented her "Roadmap" webinar hosted by the Sustainability Curriculum Consortium on January 23, 2020.

Dr. Evans' recently published article, “Competencies and Pedagogies for Sustainability Education: A Roadmap for Sustainability Studies Program Development in Colleges and Universities,” is attracting national and international attention both for her leadership and the Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies program.

The scholarly article presents a set of five competencies for the sustainability field and effective pedagogies for teaching them. The five include:

  • Systems Competence
  • Critical and Normative Competence
  • Interpersonal and Communication Competence
  • Creative and Strategic Competence
  • Transdisciplinary Competence

Dr. Evans earned her Ph.D. in Sustainability Education at Prescott College and teaches at CMC Steamboat Springs and other CMC campuses.

 

Filed Under: News, Programs Tagged With: Sustainability Studies

Sustainable Educator of the Year

January 14, 2020 By cmctestgenesis

Associate Professor Nathan Stewart teaching in the field.Dr. Nathan Stewart, 2019 Sustainable Educator of the Year

Yampa Valley Sustainability Council Honors CMC Sustainability Studies Associate Professor and Program Chair

Students in the Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies program step toward their careers with internships and work-study jobs thanks to Dr. Nathan Stewart and his colleagues at CMC.

The Yampa Valley Sustainability Council recognized Stewart's contributions and those of five other award recipients.

In addition to teaching and chairing the Sustainability Studies program, Stewart is Program Director for the Rocky Mountain Land Management Internship Program. This innovative, two-year paid internship places CMC students with the U.S. Forest Service. Working collaboratively as land managers, natural resource specialists and mountain sports rangers, the interns have an inside track to possible full-time employment with the Forest Service.

Stewart also helped create local work study opportunities including:

  • Yampa Valley Sustainability Council's ReTree and Waste Diversion programs
  • Youth education with Friends of the Yampa
  • Monitoring air particulate matter and VCAPS planning for Routt County Department of Environmental Health

Read more about the YVSC Sustainability Awards

See Dr. Nathan Stewart's profile

Filed Under: News, Programs Tagged With: Home Page, Sustainability Studies

Pollack, Justin

December 16, 2019 By cmctestgenesis

Justin Pollack

Dr. Justin Pollack, N.D.

Professor, Science / Health
970-406-1312 | jpollack@oloradomtn.edu

2019-20 Breckenridge & Dillon Faculty of the Year

Education

  • N.D. (Naturopathic Doctor), Bastyr University
  • B.A., Natural History, Pre-Medicine

Awards/Publications

  • Graduation Keynote Speaker, Colorado Mountain College Commencement, 2019
  • Full-time Faculty of the Year, Colorado Mountain College, Breckenridge and Dillon, 2016
  • Adjunct Faculty of the Year, Colorado Mountain College, Breckenridge and Dillon, 2012

Professional Associations

  • CMC Faculty Senate President, 2023-24
  • Physical Activity and Nutrition Team of the Summit (PANTS); member, 2009-present; executive co-chair, 2016-present
  • Colorado Association of Naturopathic Doctors (CoAND); member, 2003-present; executive secretary (2003-2007); executive vice president (2008-2009)
  • American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP); member, 1998-2004, 2008-2010, 2020-present

Dr. Pollack earned his N.D. at Bastyr University in Seattle, worked as a resident and adjunct clinical faculty at NUNM in Portland, OR and holds a B.A. from the Evergreen State College. While working through his doctorate, he had an "early retirement" working as a medical assistant, herbalist, kayak instructor, raft guide, outdoor educator and naturalist guide.

Dr. Pollack maintains a private practice at the Mountain-River Naturopathic Clinic in Frisco, co-owning the clinic and the Backcountry Herbal Apothecary with his wife, Dr. Kim Nearpass.  He is an professor of science/health, having started as an adjunct faculty in 2004.

Filed Under: Faculty Tagged With: Anatomy, biology, Breckenridge-Dillon, Nutrition, Pathophysiology, Sustainability Studies

Barchers, Jen

December 9, 2019 By cmctestgenesis

Dr. Jen Barchers

Associate Professor
720-425-5309 | jbarchers@coloradomtn.edu

Jen BarchersEducation

  • Ph.D. Human Science, Saybrook University
  • M.A. Global Humanities, University of Denver
  • B.A. Kinesiology, Western Colorado University

Awards

  • Faculty of the Year, Summit Campus 2017

Family

Husband Josh and dog Moogley.

Personal Interests

Cross country skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, travel.

Filed Under: Faculty Tagged With: Anthropology, Breckenridge-Dillon, Humanities, Philosophy, Sustainability Studies

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