| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.29 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Andrews |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of New Hampshire
Tier2-7: Outdoors Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Jessica
Smestad Coordinator of Leadership & Student Organization Services Student Organization Services |
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Does the institution have a wilderness or outdoors program that organizes hiking, backpacking, kayaking, or other outings for students and follows Leave No Trace principles?:
Yes
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A brief description of the program:
New Hampshire Outing Club. The NHOC is the oldest and largest club on campus and is run entirely by UNH students. NHOC typically offers 2-5 trips each weekend throughout the year including hiking, rock climbing, backpacking, cross country/downhill skiing, canoeing, biking, ice climbing, kayaking, road trips, extreme sledding, and so much more.
UNH’s Outdoor Education Program follows Leave No Trace guidelines and has for the past 20+ years. There is 1 LNT trainer on the staff and Outdoor Education students take a LNT course as part of the KIN 682 course. UNH offers undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. programs in outdoor education.
http://www.shhs.unh.edu/kin_oe/undergrad_oe.html
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The website URL where information about the program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
In regards to UNH's Outdoor Education Program, Michael Gass is an associate professor and Chairperson of the Kinesiology Department (603-862-2024, mgass@unh.edu).
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