Recharge and Reward
Today the JWU crew enjoyed a day of outdoor games which promoted teamwork, fitness, healthy competition and sober socializing. The activities included basketball, Frisbee, croquet and bocce ball on a day in which a higher power broke the clouds and snow long enough for a day of outdoor fun to occur. After lunching at the […]
JWU Professionals Weekend
This past weekend was the first of many Jaywalker U Professionals weekends. The weekend consisted of some great food prepared by the one and only Chef Brian, some great conversations, and some Rocky Mountain fun. Special thanks to Patrice Salmeri, John Lambert, Derrick Allen, Todd Maison, and the Colorado Mountain College Staff for such a […]
Study Abroad in South Africa
On May 16th Jaywalker U alum, Danny S, will be participating in Colorado Mountain Colleges Study Abroad trip to South Africa. Students will experience the politics, culture and society of South Africa while earning transferable credits in sociology and anthropology. The students will travel to places such as Johannesburg, Cape Town, Soweto, the South African […]
Sober Spring Break
Last week the Jaywalker U students got a well deserved break from their busy school schedules and headed down to sunny San Diego for our Sober Spring Break. It was a great opportunity to relax and have some fun. We loaded up the van and headed out at 1:30 Sunday morning for the 16-hour drive. […]
The Value of Suffering
This past weekend the Jaywalker U students had the opportunity to travel to Ouray, Colorado, home of some of the best ice climbing in the world. Every semester the Jaywalker U students work with A local life coach and total bad-ass, Johann Aberger. Each expedition with Johann is specifically designed to help students develop their […]
Humanities Education
Carolyn Gregoire wrote an article in The Third Metric of the Huffington Post (1/30/14), espousing the values of a humanities education. She included some interesting quotes which alluded to: Not worrying about post college when you enter college That money is a bad way to measure the value of a college major, and Even more important, that college students should […]
Goal Sunday at CMC
Colorado Mountain College will be joining other colleges across the nation on Sunday, February 9th when they host their first COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAY. The purpose of this event is to answer questions about financial aid and to help students and families fill out the FAFSA form. (The FAFSA can be a very cumbersome and time […]
Fall 2013 Semester
The Fall 2013 Semester grades are in. The Jaywalker U students got an average GPA of a 3.33 while taking over 75 credit hours. A few students took upwards of 20 credit hours this semester! For some, this was their first semester in college sober and for others, the first time they passed a college course. The […]
JWU Ski Day
As the school week comes to an end, the Jaywalker U students hit the slopes. After a stressful last week of school before finals it was time to have some fun. It was a good reminder that in order to have fun we must work hard. For many of the students this will be their […]
Let it Snow
The Jaywalker U students are off to a great start this semester and are eagerly waiting for this coming winter. With winter comes snow and with snow comes the Spring Semester at Colorado Mountain College. Early registration begins tomorrow and registration officially begins on December 2nd. Let’s have another successful sober semester. Good Luck men! […]
