Flor Cruz Speaks in Favor of Expanding Bachelor’s Degree Offerings

Congratulations to Flor, one of our newest EFS Board members, who spoke in favor of expanding BS degrees at CMC which just received state approval. Here’s an excerpt from the Summit Daily article:

    Testifying in favor of the expanded bachelor program offerings last week were two Summit County locals, current CMC student Stephanie Beste and recent CMC graduate Flor Cruz Valdez, who both benefited from the introduction of bachelor’s degrees to CMC back in 2010.Valdez, the first member of her family to complete college, also earned a bachelor’s of business administration from CMC Breckenridge. She now works at CMC as an academic advisor. Valdez testified that shortly after starting classes at the college she lost her mother to cancer. Valdez said she was able to move forward and complete her education because of the community within and around CMC Breckenridge, a critical component to higher education.

    “Colorado Mountain College gave me the opportunity to be part of a community when I had nothing else left,” Valdez told legislators. “As an advisor myself now, I see a lot of CMC students come back to pursue that dream that I once had. I see them … wanting to be part of a community, wanting to better themselves and to learn and grow. So today I ask of you to please think of students like me, and many other students who have their own stories.”

Read the entire Summit Daily article here.