CTL: Crisis Text Line
Parents know that texting is probably the best way to communicate with kids. Sometimes it is the only way to communicate. Crisis Text Line (CTL) serves young people during a time of crisis, any type of crisis. Access is available right at their fingertips 24 hours a day 7 days a week. CTL utilizes the […]
Operations Team Building
Last Friday, the Jaywalker Lodge operations team had the opportunity to step out of the office to work on team building at Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley campus high ropes course. Guided by Johann Aberger – a mountaineer, life coach, and adjunct professor, we spent half the day learning about how our team functioned in […]
Village of Hotevilla
On Saturday evening, the Solutions team arrived at the Village of Hotevilla on the Hopi Reservation. The Hopi land occupies some 2,439 sq. miles in Arizona and the population is just under 10,000 people. We were given the opportunity to camp on a Hopi woman’s land which was the headquarters for the Red Feather volunteers. […]
Collegiate Recreation Centers
A 2013 survey by Nirsa: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation reports that 92 schools are planning on building elite recreation centers: water theme parks and lazy rivers. Recreation center users are evolving from sweat drenched body builders and athletes to students who are looking for a new social arena. The new recreation centers are instrumental in […]
TPAS – Recovery Through Collaboration
We’re Revolutionizing the World of Addiction Treatment… Together.” “Transformative, Life-changing, best conference I have ever attended, spiritual renewal ” – These quotes and more were used to describe the the TPAS (Treatment Professionals in Alumni Services) Collaborative which just wrapped up in beautiful Malibu, CA. I had the opportunity to attend this third annual conference […]
JWU Goals 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 […]
JWU Colleges
Jaywalker U collaborates not only with Colorado Mountain College (CMC), but also works closely with Colorado Technical University (CTU) and Grand Canyon University (GCU). The relationship with CTU and GCU lets Jaywalker U accept students on rolling admissions. This means that not only do we have students start our program at the beginning of each […]
Aspen Filmfest
The 35th Annual Aspen Filmfest started last weekend and will be running through October 1st. Documentaries will be showing in both Carbondale and Aspen. Tickets are available at the Wheeler Box Office in Aspen and Boomerang Coffee Company in Carbondale. For more information, check out the film fest website at aspenfilm.org. Janet DeMars Program Director […]
Top Mountain Town
According to Elevation Outdoor Magazine, Colorado Mountain College has campuses in five of Colorado’s Top Ten Adventure Towns. Although, Jaywalkers believe Carbondale and Aspen should be the top two, we are still happy to be on the top ten! The top ten towns are as follows: 1.Crested Butte 2. (tie) Telluride, Buena Vista 4. Silverton […]
Skiing in September
Jaywalker alum and volunteer, Joe K, was featured on the front page of today’s Aspen Daily Newspaper skiing Montezuma Basin near Aspen, CO. While most of us are enjoying what we have left of our summer/fall, Joe is wishing for snow and skiing last years snow in the high Rockies. Awesome picture Joe! Donnie Hagenbart […]
