The popular Public Broadcasting System series “Craft in America” will have a Colorado and Front Range Community College connection in December. Ceramicists Susan Garson and Tom Pakele will be featured on the “Holiday” episode of the Peabody Award-winning series. For Colorado viewers, the show is scheduled at 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, on Rocky Mountain […]
Robert Olson, a GED graduate of the Center for Adult Learning (CAL) at Front Range Community College, is the Adult Learner of the Year for the Colorado Adult Education Professional Organization (CAEPA). CAEPA members represent adult education and family literacy programs throughout Colorado, including community and faith-based organizations, community colleges, school districts, corrections facilities, workforce […]
When Boulder native Bryson Leach was a senior in high school, he had his sights set on college, but his budget was his utmost concern. “I made it a goal of mine to get to college, but I knew I couldn’t afford tuition at an expensive university,” says Bryson, who has supported himself since age […]
Operating or thinking of starting a business? You need a couple of partners on your side. The Larimer County Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Larimer County Workforce Center (LCWC) have formalized a partnership to collaborate strategically to help start-up ventures, small businesses, independent contractors, freelancers, and job seekers. Specifically, the SBDC will provide […]
I didn’t have the worst high school experience, but it did consist a lot of me sitting on the sidelines as I watched in adoration as my peers became involved with one activity after another. “That isn’t me” I thought to myself. “They are born leaders, and that just isn’t me.” I was proud of […]
When instructors talk about citations, it can seem like they’re speaking a foreign language: In-Text? Parenthetical? References? Footnotes? What does it all mean? If the thought of a research paper with citations has your stomach in knots, read on for our easy citation guide. Citations are Necessary Including citations is like marking the trail you […]
I have been practicing yoga for the last several years, ever since my youngest son was a baby. Going to classes where I’m guided by an experienced instructor and am in the same physical space as other students working towards the same goals is a wonderful treat for me. Unfortunately, the times when studio classes […]
“Comets are like cats. They do precisely what they want” –David Levy, Astronomer Sometimes, being an astronomer is a lot like being a weather forecaster. I would love to predict astronomical events with 100 percent certainty. However, experience has taught me to hedge my predictions with a healthy dose of skepticism. Halley’s Comet Was Hazardous […]
