Arapahoe Community College Mortuary Science Program

Who thinks mortuary school doesn’t include or devote significant attention to natural and eco-friendly practices? While that may be true in some places, ACC (and other programs for sure) MOR program believes that part of our duty to educate includes giving just as much time to the options our communities are telling us they want, and “raising” our graduates to be open minded and to BE the change the industry needs by expanding the idea of what funeral practitioners are. Thank you to Emily Miller of and for presenting today on all things natural burial and eco-friendly body care. Students also participated in many hands on activities including shrouding an individual , lowering a shrouded person, using the lift to casket a shrouded individual, and handling a shrouded individual without a lift. They were able to use a wool shroud and cloth shroud, a med-sled, and willow caskets. Thank you to and for their support with materials!

Lab Group 1 is done for the fall! These students have now completed 5 embalmings (some of them many more). For many of them, these were their first ever!

My goal has been to have an event like this in the Denver area for YEARS, since I flew to CA to see Chris Donhost's event with his OPO and local mortuary science program.

I am so happy to finally have the partners on board and to be able to offer this educational workshop and Donor Symposium for my industry.

These events are approved for CEU credit in many states. Registration links are below. Registration for attending both days is reduced.

Register for Airbrush and Suturing Techniques Workshop, Oct 31: https://buy.stripe.com/00g8yz2xG07h6SA3ct

Register for Donor Symposium, Nov 1: https://buy.stripe.com/28oaGHego8DNccU6oG

Register for both days: https://buy.stripe.com/28oaGHego8DNccU6oG

These events will soon be on the Continuing Vision, LLC site with registration linked there, I wanted to get the information out as quickly as possible!

Please reach out to [email protected] with questions.

ACC Mortuary Science students went on a scavenger hunt this morning! Using a scavenger hunt app, they split into teams and had a list of particular monument and marker styles and materials, and other cemetery features that they had to snap a photo of. The photos go directly to the group in the app and we can all go back to the classroom and see what everyone found and how accurate they are! A lot more engaging and interesting than just a PowerPoint!

You can still register for today’s free webinar using the link in comments!

Faculty Ally Cabrera went to the FNA International Embalming and Reconstructive Conference this week! She had a great time meeting new people and learning new techniques to bring back to students!

Packing up to move(to a different room and closet)! Guess we will keep the old girl even though we have a new Frigid machine!

We are thrilled that our instructor, Ren, was able to participate in the ABFSE Summer Curriculum Review in CA! In addition to helping improve the curriculum, he got to see some amazing history!

We went on a tour of today! We are lucky to have a natural burial preserve here and think it’s so important to be well educated in all options.

Reminder! This is Wednesday! Register at link in comments.

ACC Mortuary Science is grateful to announce the establishment of a new scholarship, generously created by the Jeff Holcomb family and Continuing Vision, LLC, for Arapahoe Community College Mortuary Science students. Named after Jeff’s son, funeral director Brian Holcomb (pictured before his passing on July 1, 2022), Brian’s Fund Mortuary Science Scholarship aims to provide support to ACC Mortuary Science students, specifically those facing financial challenges. Beginning in Fall 2024, Brian’s Fund Mortuary Science Scholarship will be awarded each fall to a deserving Mortuary Science student who demonstrates exceptional promise and financial need.
The Holcomb family and Continuing Vision are committed to promoting the growth and success of Mortuary Science professionals. As advocates for accessible education, they firmly believe that financial need should never impede an individual's ability to pursue their dreams. ACC Mortuary Science looks forward to witnessing the bright futures of the deserving recipients of this scholarship as they continue their journey toward excellence in Mortuary Science.

Contributions to this fund can be made by doing the following:

Visit https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E330750&id=1

In the “I would like my donation designated to:” dropdown box, select “Specific Scholarship (please specify below)” and then enter “Brian’s Fund” in the text box.

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