Winter Olympics
Eight Colorado Mountain College alums are competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia! The Winter Olympics start today and will be going through the 23rd of February. For more information on the eight athletes please click here. Bring home the gold! Donnie Hagenbart Program Coordinator Jaywalker U
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 […]
Avalanche Safety
Everyone here at Jaywalker and in the Roaring Fork Valley is excited for this week’s projected storm. The winter storm warning is calling for anywhere between 1 and 3 feet of snow and is in effect through December 5th. However exciting this may be, there are some adherent risks involved with the amount of snow […]
Elementary Education
Colorado Mountain College (CMC) is seeking approval for another bachelor’s degree program in elementary education. Students would be able to pursue elementary education at Colorado Mountain College’s Edwards and Glenwood Springs campuses. This is not the only bachelor’s degree that could come our way; CMC is proposing a bachelor’s degree in nursing and one in […]
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 […]
Helping others
This semester I have discovered one of my dreams, to work in the medical field. Before I entered recovery I obtained my Wilderness First Responder(WFR) because of my love for the outdoors and the dangers involved. Through my addiction I lost the passion for helping people. Jaywalker U has given me the opportunity to pursue […]
JWU Luncheon
JAYWALKER U LUNCHEON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH 12:30-1:30 at JWU Interested in going back to school? Want a sober collegiate experience? JWU will be having a free luncheon for anyone interested in learning more about the JWU Program. Pizza will be served. Janet DeMars, Director of JWU,Craig Farnum, Academic Advisor from CMC, and Current JWU Clients and […]
Alchohol Awareness Week
This week is Colorado Mountain Colleges Alcohol Awareness Week! Every year CMC puts on an Alcohol Awareness Week at its Spring Valley campus. The Jaywalker U students will be sharing their experience strength and hope tomorrow night at 6:30pm for the “Sober for Subway” student panel. Subway will be catering the event along with other sober […]
