{"id":807147,"date":"2020-05-06T07:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T13:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=382795"},"modified":"2020-05-06T07:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T13:16:00","slug":"colorado-mountain-college-to-hold-virtual-commencement-on-may-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/colorado-mountain-college-to-hold-virtual-commencement-on-may-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Mountain College to hold virtual commencement on May 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"31.34570238546\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Brf-CMC-SDN-050819-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Brf-CMC-SDN-050819-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Brf-CMC-SDN-050819-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>From left, Jeremy Deem, Colorado Mountain College Summit County Faculty of the Year high fives graduate Jay Koenekamp at the campus&#8217; commencement in May 2019.<\/strong><br \/><em>Charles Engelbert \/ Colorado Mountain College<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>DILLON \u2014 Colorado Mountain College announced on Tuesday, May 5 that the school will hold a virtual commencement (in the place of seven canceled in-person commencements at the school\u2019s various campuses) on May 15 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The virtual commencement will still feature the seven Colorado women who were originally slated to give commencement speeches in-person. The speakers will now pre-record their messages for the virtual celebration. These women were selected as part of the college\u2019s commencement celebration of the 100th anniversary of women\u2019s right to vote:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christine Benero, president and chief executive officer, Mile High United Way (Roaring Fork Valley ceremony including Aspen, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and Spring Valley campuses)<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Y. Casteel, chief executive officer, The Women\u2019s Foundation of Colorado (Vail Valley at Edwards campus)<\/li>\n<li>Heather Dugan, head of law enforcement, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CMC\u2019s Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy)<\/li>\n<li>Kate Greenberg, Colorado commissioner of agriculture (Steamboat Springs campus)<\/li>\n<li>Monica M\u00e1rquez, justice, Colorado Supreme Court (Rifle campus)<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer McLaren, president and chief executive officer, Smartwool (Leadville and Salida campuses)<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Angie Paccione, executive director, Colorado Department of Higher Education (message from the CDHE to all graduates)<\/li>\n<li>Dianne Primavera, Colorado\u2019s lieutenant governor (Summit County ceremony including Breckenridge and Dillon campuses).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the statement, Colorado Mountain College said graduating students will receive a package in the mail this month containing a mortarboard and tassel, a letter from the president, alumni mementos and other surprises. Graduating students have also been entering information and photos into an online form, which will populate the virtual commencement website at <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommencement2020.coloradomtn.edu%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cdcrawford%40coloradomtn.edu%7Cbb0f48b408e049d51f3a08d7ec81cd3d%7Cf439c44861744569b4faffbc80f82e1b%7C1%7C0%7C637237914539563742&amp;sdata=1dTsN%2FWFWU1qCuzzihO6a4GH8A8qyp24ocTRaRwtIBE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Commencement2020.coloradomtn.edu<\/a>. The site will go live for the ceremony at noon on May 15.<\/p>\n<p>Students will then watch the program tailored for their home campus, including a student speaker. Each graduating students\u2019 name will be called by an emcee and a student speaker will return to the screen to lead their classmates in the turning of the tassels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The college is encouraging graduates to pull together \u201cwatch parties\u201d of friends and family members and to post photos using the hashtag \u201c#cmcgrad2020\u201d or at <a href=\"http:\/\/colomtn.edu\/gradphotos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">colomtn.edu\/gradphotos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"11.256871035941\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-7 pt-3 pb-4 sd-4 pl-4\" readability=\"19.085106382979\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now more than ever, your financial support is critical to help us keep our communities informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having on our residents and businesses. 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