Last day of 75% tuition refund period.

Saints for Life, a pro-life, student-led club at Carroll College in Helena, MT, is raising money for the Helena Baby Boutique, a donation-based center sponsored by Walking With Moms in Need (WWMIN) that can be found in the Cathedral of St. Helena. WWMIN is a service by the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities that seeks to serve pregnant and parenting mothers facing difficulties.

Every dollar of your donation will go directly to the purchase of various supplies for the Baby Boutique, including (but not limited to)

• diapers
• baby wipes
• diaper creams
• baby body wash
• shampoo
• etc.

Join us in supporting pregnant and parenting mothers and families!

Carroll College in collaboration with several state agencies will host a Public Service Career Expo scheduled for February 8, 2023 from 10 AM - 2 PM, in the CUBE. We also will plan to provide pre-event training workshops to students on February 1 from 3-5 PM about how to successfully apply for jobs in public service (ex: navigate the state application process - Tips and Tricks, as well as host mock interviews).

Pre-Event workshops are scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 1 from 3-5 PM (O'Connell Hall lower classrooms)

• Resume Writing/Review Sessions
• Mock Interviews
• Career Navigation
• Application Tips and Tricks

The expo is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 8 from 10 AM - 2 PM. Find out more here

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Taskforce invites students, faculty, and staff to join us in a panel conversation about the relevance of DEI on our campus and within the larger community. The panel is entitled "Why DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)?" This conversation is for Carroll's campus community.

→ Participate on Zoom here ←

Event Name: Why DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)?
Venue: Simperman Wiegand Amphitheater and Zoom
Date/Time: February 1 (Wednesday), 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.

Panelists include longstanding members of the DEI Task Force:

• Doreen Kutufam, Carroll Faculty Member
• Soumitree Gupta, Carroll Faculty Member
• Eric Meyer, Carroll Faculty Member
• Dean Pavlakis, Carroll Faculty Member
• Kara Paul, Carroll Staff Member
• Alyssa Puntin, Carroll Student
• Airam Lopez, Carroll Student
• JP Williams, Carroll Alumnus

Primarily organized by the Countering Bias subcommittee, this panel discussion is part of the DEI Task Force's programming initiatives to invite and involve the larger community in DEI-focused conversations and efforts.

Come join the Pre-Med Club! The goal of Pre-Med Club is to support and inform Pre-Med students on campus through their pre-med journey. We provide information about the MCAT. We also search for career and volunteer opportunities around Helena, as well as bring in guest speakers and med school representatives. Finally, we provide advice and guidance to lower classmen when it comes time for signing up for classes.

The Carroll College Gold Team is hosting trivia night at Lewis and Clark Brewery. In addition to regular trivia questions, there will be Carroll-specific questions. Come join us and hang out for some fun!

1517 Dodge Ave, Helena, MT 59601

Peer Ministry applications for the 2023/24 school year will open from Feb 1-Feb 10, 2023 for current sophomores and juniors who are actively pursuing relationship with Christ and willing to invite others along on the journey!

There will be an informational meeting in All Saints Chapel after 9:30 pm mass on Wed, Feb 1. You can apply using this form and get more information from your current Peer Minister or Deidre, Chris, and Fr. Marc from Carroll Campus Ministry!

https://forms.gle/Sjdvgwsq4Fp1LH5w5

Saints for Life, a pro-life, student-led club at Carroll College in Helena, MT, is raising money for the Helena Baby Boutique, a donation-based center sponsored by Walking With Moms in Need (WWMIN) that can be found in the Cathedral of St. Helena. WWMIN is a service by the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities that seeks to serve pregnant and parenting mothers facing difficulties.

Every dollar of your donation will go directly to the purchase of various supplies for the Baby Boutique, including (but not limited to)

• diapers
• baby wipes
• diaper creams
• baby body wash
• shampoo
• etc.

Join us in supporting pregnant and parenting mothers and families!

The Painted Pot will be on campus on Thursday, February 2nd to help students with their own creations! Students, you can paint either a plate, mug, or bowl! Brought to you by CSA.

Register here in advance

Carroll College's Annual Faith and Reason Lecture: Dr. Jessica Coblentz, PhD presents Depression as a Wilderness Experience: Some Theological Resources for Life with Depression. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Brought to you by Carroll College Academic Affairs, Theology Dept., and the Sister Annette Moran Center.

Lecture Abstract

Depression, like other forms of suffering, frequently engenders disorientation and difficult questions: What is happening? Why is this happening? And what is one to do amid such pain? Depression sufferers and those who accompany them sometimes turn to faith communities for answers, and though some find solace in the theological and practical responses they receive, many Christians are left searching. Coblentz’s book Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression (Liturgical Press) adds to the Christian theological resources available to depression sufferers and those who accompany them. This lecture will introduce one such resource—an understanding of depression as a wilderness experience—and explore its implications for Christian interpretations of and responses to life with depression.

About Jessica Coblentz, PhD

Jessica Coblentz, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies and Theology at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, where her research and teaching focuses on Catholic systematic theology, feminist theologies, and mental health in theological perspective.

• 2/2 Fly Tying Thursday Join CAMP at Fly Tying Thursday at the Conference Room at the HAC. Sign Up Here!
• 2/9 Fly Tying Thursday Join CAMP at Fly Tying Thursday at the Conference Room at the HAC. Sign Up Here!
• 2/16 Fly Tying Thursday Join CAMP at Fly Tying Thursday at the Conference Room at the HAC. Sign Up Here!

Last day to designate a course as pass/fail grading.

First Friday – February First Friday is February. This month we will be featuring Higher Education Skin Care. This is a skin care product line developed in the USA and sold specifically on college campuses. All HES products are safe for the environment, including all packaging being made from 100% recycled materials and is biodegradable.

35% off this First Friday - one day only.

Saints for Life, a pro-life, student-led club at Carroll College in Helena, MT, is raising money for the Helena Baby Boutique, a donation-based center sponsored by Walking With Moms in Need (WWMIN) that can be found in the Cathedral of St. Helena. WWMIN is a service by the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities that seeks to serve pregnant and parenting mothers facing difficulties.

Every dollar of your donation will go directly to the purchase of various supplies for the Baby Boutique, including (but not limited to)

• diapers
• baby wipes
• diaper creams
• baby body wash
• shampoo
• etc.

Join us in supporting pregnant and parenting mothers and families!

Come run with us! All speeds welcome. Meet at the HAC.

Sponsored by the Carroll College Running Club.

• 1/27 4pm XC Skiing Join CAMP at XC Skiing. Sign Up Here!

• 2/3 4pm XC Skiing Join CAMP at XC Skiing. Sign Up Here!

• 2/10 4pm XC Skiing Join CAMP at XC Skiing. Sign Up Here!

Meet at the HAC.

On February 3 from 7-10 PM in the lower Cube, the Circle K Club is hosting a dance as a fundraiser for AIDSpirit, an organization that funds an orphanage in Uganda. Glow-in-the-dark décor, electronic music with a live DJ, and refreshments.

The club will be charging a base entrance fee of $5 and participants can buy glowsticks for an additional $0.50. Come join us for this awesome dance and fundraiser!

Join CAMP for a free Ice Skating Night at Memorial Park from 8pm-10pm!

We have  6 v 6 indoor volleyball and 2 v 2 Badminton starting in the spring semester. Team registrations are due by February 3. imleagues.com/carrollcollege.

Carroll College offers a clinically-focused, online Master of Social Work (MSW) program that educates and trains students to use evidence-based interventions to serve individuals, families, and groups in need of high-quality health, behavioral health, substance use, and social services. Learn more about the program and apply!

Master of Social Work Program Virtual Information Sessions
Every Monday - 5:30pm - 6:30pm MST
Zoom link: https://carroll.zoom.us/j/96199376524

MindTap is a program created by Beth Demmons, SWLC, Counselor and Carroll Community Educator in the Carroll Wellness Center. Beth uses evidence-based research in the fields of mental health and wellness to enhance the skills and abilities of people navigating life. The objective of the program is not only to survive but to thrive in this environment and develop skills that remain with you as you face life’s
challenges and strive to make the world a better place.

Workshops are held Tuesdays from 1:00 to 1:50 in the Lower CUBE. On rare occasions, workshops and locations may change at the discretion of the Wellness Center.

Spring 2023 Class Schedule

January – Be Kind to Food Servers Month and National Codependency Awareness Month
4 Part Relationship Series (Jan 24 – Feb 14) – Participation in each workshop is recommended but they are designed to stand alone if you aren’t able to come each week.

February – Human Relations Month and LGBT+ Awareness Month

• Feb 7 – Relationship Conflict Resolution and Fair Fighting – Siena room
• Feb 14 – Relationship Green Flags
• Feb 21 – Happiness Chemicals
• Feb 28 – Productively Procrastinating but Still Not Getting Things Done

March – Gender Equality Month and National Social Work Month

• Mar 7 – Healthy Choices – Siena room
• Mar 14 – No Workshop, Spring Break
• Mar 21 – Building Resilience
• Mar 28 – Exploring Empathy vs Sympathy – Siena room

April – Autism Acceptance Month, Celebrate Diversity Month, National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

• April 4 – Self-Care Assessment
• Apr 11 – No Workshop
• Apr 18 – Surviving and Thriving
• Apr 25 – Stop, Notice, Explore

0% tuition refund period

Last day of 50% tuition refund period

Mark your calendars! Carroll College in collaboration with several state agencies will host a Public Service Career Expo scheduled for February 8, 2023 from 10 AM - 2 PM, in the CUBE. This event is for Carroll students.

In addition to providing an opportunity to learn about state jobs, we also plan to provide training to students about how to successfully apply for jobs in public service (ex: navigate the state application process - Tips and Tricks, as well as host mock interviews).

Schedule of Events

Pre-Event workshops are scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 1 from 3-5 PM (O'Connell Hall)

• Resume Writing/Review Sessions
• Mock Interviews
• Career Navigation
• Application Tips and Tricks

The expo is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb 8 from 10 AM - 2 PM. Career Fair Style booths for available positions and internship opportunities with the City of Helena or the State of Montana. Agencies represented include, but are not limited to:

• Dept. of Commerce
• Dept. of Environmental Quality
• Dept. of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
• Dept. of Health and Human Services
• Dept. of Justice
• Dept. of Livestock
• Dept. of Natural Resources
• Dept. of Revenue

Contact Laurie Rodriguez at lrodriguez@carroll.edu for more.

Come join the Pre-Med Club! The goal of Pre-Med Club is to support and inform Pre-Med students on campus through their pre-med journey. We provide information about the MCAT. We also search for career and volunteer opportunities around Helena, as well as bring in guest speakers and med school representatives. Finally, we provide advice and guidance to lower classmen when it comes time for signing up for classes.

National and International Student Organization (NISO) is a student organization that promotes friendships among people of different cultures and backgrounds. All Carroll College students are welcome to attend the first meeting of spring semester!

• 2/2 Fly Tying Thursday Join CAMP at Fly Tying Thursday at the Conference Room at the HAC. Sign Up Here!
• 2/9 Fly Tying Thursday Join CAMP at Fly Tying Thursday at the Conference Room at the HAC. Sign Up Here!
• 2/16 Fly Tying Thursday Join CAMP at Fly Tying Thursday at the Conference Room at the HAC. Sign Up Here!

Come hang out with us in the Upper Cube on February 9 from 8-10 pm... The Dating Doctor is now in! - it's going to be a blast!

About The Dating Doctor^TM

David Coleman is known worldwide as The Dating Doctor^TM. He has been honored fourteen times as The National Speaker of the Year and is the only speaker ever to be named National Entertainer of the Year by Campus Activities Magazine. He has been referred to as “The closest thing there is to a sure thing!” and “One of the most versatile and talented speakers in America!" His topics range from dating and sex to leadership, exceptional public speaking, and team building. He is a highly sought-after speaker, author, entertainer, media personality, and product endorser. Audience members at over 3,000 college campuses, Military Installations, corporations, conferences, singles organizations, TEDx events, churches, and civic organizations have experienced his energetic and entertaining programs. David has been featured on CNN and in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The USA Today, Women’s World, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.

• Only Speaker to ever win Entertainer of the Year
• APCA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

"David took 22 strangers and made them work together as a team, and leave as a family." -Daemen College

“David is current with his information, powerful in his presentation, and fully engages and captivates his audience. They simply won’t leave the room and don’t want their time with him to come to an end!” -Tim Bessler

Come run with us! All speeds welcome. Meet at the HAC.

Sponsored by the Carroll College Running Club.

Peer Ministry applications for the 2023/24 school year will open from Feb 1-Feb 10, 2023 for current sophomores and juniors who are actively pursuing relationship with Christ and willing to invite others along on the journey!

https://forms.gle/Sjdvgwsq4Fp1LH5w5

Come have some fun! It's Board Game Night in the Upper Cube, hosted by "The Serious Nerd Games Club" and co-sponsored by CSA.

The Carroll College Theatre Club is performing an original Murder Mystery entitled "A Harrowing Engagement: A Murder Mystery Masquerade" at the Windsor Ballroom on February 11 and we would like to invite the Carroll community to our dress rehearsal on February 10 to watch at a greatly reduced price. This will let students who cannot afford the ticket price watch the event and also help us figure out any issues before our full audience.

"ON BEHALF OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS JENNINGS ESTATE:

• One family on the cutting edge of innovation.
• Another poised to hunt for greatness in spite of hardship.
• A unity to intertwine those trajectories by lineage and blood.

We hope you will join us for a night of revelries as we celebrate the engagement of Morgan Jennings and Sam Pryor, alongside their friends and loved ones, in an evening that will be sure to be truly unforgettable. In-family rivalry? Mysterious fatalities? An elevator operator named… ELEVATOR OPERATOR?!? When the first body drops, who will be blamed? And can you figure out who the killer is before it's too late?

Carroll College Theatre Club and Anchor G Gatherings bring you: A HARROWING ENGAGEMENT at The Windsor Ballroom"

Everyone that attends is highly encouraged to wear a mask for the masquerade and dress up for fun! Tickets for the dress rehearsal will be $5 and drinks will be available for purchase at the door for Carroll students, faculty, staff.

Windsor Ballroom 415 N Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT 59601

This event is a family-friendly educational event for elementary-aged kids. Head over to Carroll's campus to learn about the fundamental concepts of evolution, the most important and central concept in modern biology. Join us for an afternoon of evolution-themed activities, games, crafts, and snacks. Hosted by Seniors in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Carroll students can bring family and friends. All invited to various rooms in Simperman Hall on February 11 from 1-3pm.

Hosted by the Carroll College Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences.

Circle K is a community service club on campus that is raising money for AIDSpirit, a non-profit that funds an orphanage in Uganda and a farm that will in the near future fund the orphanage. All proceeds will be going to AIDSpirit to help with educating the children of the orphanage. The club will be selling a variety of sweet and savory baked goods for Fat Tuesday or Marti Gras. The baked goods will cost between $1-3 dollars. People can either pay in cash or bring food items to purchase baked goods.

Two food items equate to $1 and all food items will go towards the Fighting Saints Food Pantry started by Carroll Athletics. The food pantry is available to Carroll students and staff who are facing food insecurity.

MindTap is a program created by Beth Demmons, SWLC, Counselor and Carroll Community Educator in the Carroll Wellness Center. Beth uses evidence-based research in the fields of mental health and wellness to enhance the skills and abilities of people navigating life. The objective of the program is not only to survive but to thrive in this environment and develop skills that remain with you as you face life’s
challenges and strive to make the world a better place.

Workshops are held Tuesdays from 1:00 to 1:50 in the Lower CUBE. On rare occasions, workshops and locations may change at the discretion of the Wellness Center.

Spring 2023 Class Schedule

January – Be Kind to Food Servers Month and National Codependency Awareness Month
4 Part Relationship Series (Jan 24 – Feb 14) – Participation in each workshop is recommended but they are designed to stand alone if you aren’t able to come each week.

February – Human Relations Month and LGBT+ Awareness Month

• Feb 7 – Relationship Conflict Resolution and Fair Fighting – Siena room
• Feb 14 – Relationship Green Flags
• Feb 21 – Happiness Chemicals
• Feb 28 – Productively Procrastinating but Still Not Getting Things Done

March – Gender Equality Month and National Social Work Month

• Mar 7 – Healthy Choices – Siena room
• Mar 14 – No Workshop, Spring Break
• Mar 21 – Building Resilience
• Mar 28 – Exploring Empathy vs Sympathy – Siena room

April – Autism Acceptance Month, Celebrate Diversity Month, National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

• April 4 – Self-Care Assessment
• Apr 11 – No Workshop
• Apr 18 – Surviving and Thriving
• Apr 25 – Stop, Notice, Explore

Hosted by Merlin CCC, Carroll College professor Dr. Kelly Cline presents "How Did We Get Here?: Planet" on February 21 at 6:30 p.m.

In this installment of Merlin’s “How Did We Get Here?” series, we’ll consider the intellectual history of the idea of “planet” with mathematician, physicist, and astrophysicist Kelly Cline. We'll start with the ancient Greeks, move to Copernicus, and then sashay into the 20th century. Along the way, we'll learn about how scientific words and their definitions serve as a specific lens through which we can view the world. By scientifically defining words so that they most closely match real categories that exist in physical reality, this makes it easier for us to understand, investigate, and make sense of the universe. As such, this installment of HDWGH and the evolution of how we understand and use the word planet will give us important insights into the nature of science and the foundations of our modern civilization.

Free and open to the community.  

• Learn more & RSVP here
• Facebook Event Link

This event will take place in the Conference Center in Reeder’s Alley (101 Reeder’s Alley)

Our theme this year is the power of animation. We will be screening four films (four nights),

• Feb 16th - Persepolis - French/Persian
• Feb 20th - Grave of Fireflies - Japanese
• Feb 21st - The Rabbi's Cat - French/Hebrew/Russian
• Feb 27th - Bird Boy - Spanish

Brought to you by the Department of Languages and Literature and the Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzín program in Hispanic Studies and Languages

The February 16 showing of Persepolis is also Part of Spring Fever Week.

Come celebrate Ash Wednesday!  Ash Wednesday is on Wedneday, Feb 22; Mass will be celebrated at 4:00pm and 9:30pm in All Saints Chapel.

The War in Ukraine: One Year On

Simperman Hall Weigand Auditorium (SI 101) and online webinar – all speakers will be in person.

ZOOM LINK HERE

Carroll professors DJ Cash, Jeremy Johnson, and Dean Pavlakis will discuss Russia's war against Ukraine - its origins, its dramatic events, its implications for US domestic and foreign policy, and its potential consequences for Ukraine, Russia, Europe, and the world. Guest speakers: Ukrainian students Anzhela Stoliar, Mariia Savchenko, Veronika Fomishyna. Moderator: Dr. Jeanette Fregulia.

Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Carroll College History and Political Sciences Departments

Come join the Pre-Med Club! The goal of Pre-Med Club is to support and inform Pre-Med students on campus through their pre-med journey. We provide information about the MCAT. We also search for career and volunteer opportunities around Helena, as well as bring in guest speakers and med school representatives. Finally, we provide advice and guidance to lower classmen when it comes time for signing up for classes.

Come celebrate Ash Wednesday!  Ash Wednesday is on Wedneday, Feb 22; Mass will be celebrated at 4:00pm and 9:30pm in All Saints Chapel.

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force invites you to a screening of Hidden Stories: Montana's Black Past, a documentary film that brings to light the experiences of Black Americans in Montana. Their contributions made Montana what it is today, but the stories of their lives are not told often enough. The documentary includes the perspectives of historians and other experts, who put these stories in context. J.P. Williams, a Carroll alumnus who is featured in the documentary, will join us for the screening and participate in a discussion afterward.

Sponsored by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Taskforce at Carroll College this screening celebrates Black History Month.

This event is free and open to the public. All welcome.

Venue: Simperman Wiegand Amphitheater
Date/Time: February 23, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m.

The Carroll Open Mic Night is an opportunity to show off your talents and entertain your fellow students. Music, dance, comedy, poetry, magic, and much more!

If you would like a spot to perform, sign up here.

Questions? Please contact Patrick Harris at pharris@carroll.edu.

Visit Panda Express on February 24 and help support Collar Scholars! This fundraiser's purpose is to gain funds for the club in support and to relieve some of the expenses of our service dog puppy raisers. Some of these expenses could go towards paying for things like dog food, care and training equipment, and immunizations for the service dogs in training.

Panda Express online orders for either pick or delivery with the code 913098 - 28% of sales will be donated to the club.

3075 N. Sanders St. Helena, MT 59601

Come run with us! All speeds welcome. Meet at the HAC.

Sponsored by the Carroll College Running Club.

Come have some fun! It's Board Game Night in the Upper Cube, hosted by "The Serious Nerd Games Club" and co-sponsored by CSA.

The National and International Student Organization (NISO) student club is hosting the movie "Brave". They are fundraising for the earthquake in Türkiye (Turkey) and Syria. The goal is $100.

You are invited - come join us!

We in Campus Ministry would like to invite any staff or faculty who are interested to gather in faith during the Lenten season for a weekly Christian prayer group based on the short book, Searching For and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart, by Fr. Jacques Philippe.

All staff and faculty are welcome. Please RSVP. We have 10 copies available for free, and anyone else who wants to join can buy their own copy. These gatherings will start on February 27th and go through April 3rd. We'll meet during lunch on Mondays in the Campus Ministry lounge (below All Saints Chapel), and go from noon to 12:45. If the lounge area is not large enough, then another space will be added and multiple small groups will be formed. No gathering would be held during Spring Break.

This is an opportunity to come together to pray and share life in Christ as professionals here at Carroll. We will share our thoughts on the readings each week, and pray with and for each other. Bring your own lunch. Please grab the book and read the Preface and Part I before the first gathering on February 27th.

Schedule:
February 27 - Preface & Part I
March 6 - Part II:1-6
March 20 - Part II:7-13
March 27 - Part II: 14-18
April 3 - Part III

Carroll College offers a clinically-focused, online Master of Social Work (MSW) program that educates and trains students to use evidence-based interventions to serve individuals, families, and groups in need of high-quality health, behavioral health, substance use, and social services. Learn more about the program and apply!

Master of Social Work Program Virtual Information Sessions
Every Monday - 5:30pm - 6:30pm MST
Zoom link: https://carroll.zoom.us/j/96199376524

Our theme this year is the power of animation. We will be screening four films (four nights),

• Feb 16th - Persepolis - French/Persian
• Feb 20th - Grave of Fireflies - Japanese
• Feb 21st - The Rabbi's Cat - French/Hebrew/Russian
• Feb 27th - Bird Boy - Spanish

Brought to you by the Department of Languages and Literature and the Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzín program in Hispanic Studies and Languages

The February 16 showing of Persepolis is also Part of Spring Fever Week.

On February 28, 2023 from 12:30 to 2 PM we will have a viewing of the Montana PBS documentary, Best Last Place in the Simperman Hall Auditorium Wiegand theater. 

After we have the viewing there will be a question and answer session with the filmmaker, Jim Jenner and Father Patrick Beretta.

About Best Last Place

A sequel to the international award-winning “Saving the Burg”, which documented the 30-year comeback of Philipsburg, MT.  This new work from Director Jim Jenner captures the irony of a frightening virus-spawned economic shutdown being followed by unprecedented waves of pandemic and political “refugees” into Montana.   Interviews include dozens of people who experienced the changes wrought when Covid closures then added rocket fuel to remote digital work access and inbound migration to rural communities.    Unprecedented real estate price spikes, once-in-a-century building booms, evaporating workforce housing and busier highways are new realities in the Rockies.  How Montana communities deal with these challenges shows that saving our legendary “Last Best” culture is now very much a work in progress.

Jim Jenner Bio:

Director Jim Jenner, 73,  is a fifth-generation Westerner who began his media career at 18 as a writer for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.  He later joined CBS News there and worked throughout Asia, including appearing, at 21, on the Cronkite Evening News reporting stories during the civil war in East Pakistan.  He then worked in New York with the CBS News Special Events Unit covering the 1972 Presidential elections and the final Apollo moon landings.  Jim returned to the Northwest and in 1975 founded Pacific Communications, [PACCOM] a television advertising and production company that grew to 60 employees before he sold it to what is now Comcast in the early ‘90’s.  Following the sale Jim began creating documentaries including two award-winning films on Route 66, instructional films and, following a childhood interest, over a dozen films on pigeons and pigeon racing.  An lifelong fly fisherman Jim first visited Philipsburg, Montana in the 1970’s and returned there in 1991 and bought several properties.  He created Philipsburg’s historic Broadway Hotel in one of them in 2003 and used Montana as a base for documentary film work in both Europe and China.   Prior to Philipsburg’s 150^th Sesquicentennial in 2017 Jim was asked by the local Arts Fund to create a documentary on the historic mining town’s noteworthy comeback.  “Saving the Burg” aired more than a dozen times on PBS and won a top award at the 2019 UN “Better Cities” international film festival in Dubai.  The film’s follow-up, “The Best Last Place”, was created over the next three years and premiered on PBS in November of 2022.  Jim and his wife Tori live in Philipsburg and remain active in community groups.

MindTap is a program created by Beth Demmons, SWLC, Counselor and Carroll Community Educator in the Carroll Wellness Center. Beth uses evidence-based research in the fields of mental health and wellness to enhance the skills and abilities of people navigating life. The objective of the program is not only to survive but to thrive in this environment and develop skills that remain with you as you face life’s
challenges and strive to make the world a better place.

Workshops are held Tuesdays from 1:00 to 1:50 in the Lower CUBE. On rare occasions, workshops and locations may change at the discretion of the Wellness Center.

Spring 2023 Class Schedule

January – Be Kind to Food Servers Month and National Codependency Awareness Month
4 Part Relationship Series (Jan 24 – Feb 14) – Participation in each workshop is recommended but they are designed to stand alone if you aren’t able to come each week.

February – Human Relations Month and LGBT+ Awareness Month

• Feb 7 – Relationship Conflict Resolution and Fair Fighting – Siena room
• Feb 14 – Relationship Green Flags
• Feb 21 – Happiness Chemicals
• Feb 28 – Productively Procrastinating but Still Not Getting Things Done

March – Gender Equality Month and National Social Work Month

• Mar 7 – Healthy Choices – Siena room
• Mar 14 – No Workshop, Spring Break
• Mar 21 – Building Resilience
• Mar 28 – Exploring Empathy vs Sympathy – Siena room

April – Autism Acceptance Month, Celebrate Diversity Month, National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

• April 4 – Self-Care Assessment
• Apr 11 – No Workshop
• Apr 18 – Surviving and Thriving
• Apr 25 – Stop, Notice, Explore

Join us for the second round of the Saints Tank Pitch in the Sage Room in the Library! Presentations start at 5:30 pm. Support your friends, and there will be snacks!