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 […]
Acceptance
Last week I had the opportunity to spend three days with the Jaywalker U students in Winter Park, Colorado, for Spring Semester 2014 orientation. These young men come from all walks of life, they have differing stories, and their personalities are as different as night and day. Yet, moment-by-moment these young men accepted the quirks […]
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 […]
Colorado Gives Day
Today marks the annual Colorado Gives Day. Now this may not seem worthwhile, but its encouragement to everyone in Colorado to give to non-profit organization. In 2012, Colorado Gives Day helped non-profits across Colorado to raise over 15 million dollars. This gives organizations a chance at success; organizations from AIDS research to animal sanctuaries participate […]
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 […]
Cooking Class
Jaywalker U students and Jaywalker Solutions men teamed up today for the famous cooking classes with Chef Brian. Today Jaywalker men made homemade fried doughnuts, crème brulee, and seared Alaskan salmon. It is always a treat to learn from the best! Donnie Hagenbart Program Coordinator Jaywalker U
Carrying the Message
The Jaywalker U students once again carried the message of recovery last week by making a trip to the Spring Valley campus of Colorado Mountain College. They met privately with a few students to share their experience, strength, and hope. Drinking on college campuses can be a relaxing way for students to spend their weekends, but for […]
Goals & Accountability Group
Every week the men of Jaywalker U engage in a group to address personal goals that they have set and tracked during the previous week. Recovery principles ask us to participate in each others recovery by being supportive. This group provides a safe place for the men to ask for help in both setting and […]
