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
Ski Day with Friends From Texas
Jaywalker Lodge is pleased to welcome the men of Gaston House, Sober Living in Dallas, Texas to The Roaring Fork Valley for a day of shredding and fellowship. We will meet up with the Gaston House boys on Monday Morning at Snowmass, where a group of our Alumni will serve as local guides for skiers […]
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 […]
Sober Superbowl Party XLVIII
Make plans to join us Sunday for a Recovery oriented Party to watch our own Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks. The event is open to anyone in the recovery community and there is no charge, but we will gladly accept donations to offset food cost. The usual 6 PM Narcotics Anonymous meeting will […]
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 […]
Masculinity and Men
Dave Landers, the author of I Wish He’d Taught Me How to Shave, has a very special place in the hearts of Jaywalkers. Dave has made the trip from Burlington,Vermont, to Colorado twice over the last year to guide our men to question and challenge the concept of masculinity. He asked Jaywalkers if they wanted […]
The Bucket List Project
It was a cold day in January of 2011 when I watched my father pass on. The moment his heart stopped marked the end of his yearlong battle with Parkinson’s disease. My hand was on his heart when it stopped beating. Death is a powerful teacher and the experience of losing my father was rich […]
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 […]
The Genuine Article
“He’s probably the smartest guy working at Jaywalker,” said a colleague the other day as we sat having lunch. I have to say I couldn’t disagree. He was referring to our resident Bayou Bengal, our own Doctor in waiting, Mr. Art Kleinschmidt. Art celebrated 12 years in recovery on Sunday. His journey the last 12 […]
Jaywalker U Video
Please check out Jaywalker U’s website at www.JaywalkerU.com and to see our brand new video please click on the picture above! Donnie Hagenbart Program Coordinator Jaywalker U
