OA CALENDAR
Monday, February 2
Climbing Wall Open Hours
4:30 - 6:30 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level
Tuesday, February 3
Climbing Wall Open Hours
8:00 - 10:00 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level
Wednesday, February 4
Climbing Wall Open Hours
8:00 - 10:00 PM, Climbing Wall, Stadium Second Level
Outdoor Action Search
Topics: Leaders, Leadership
Content type: Article
Students involved in Outdoor Action excel both in academics and in campus activities from varsity sports, to student government, and student organizations. The leadership skills they develop through Outdoor Action serve the larger Princeton campus and beyond as these students go on to be leaders throughout their careers. Here are some of the awards and prizes received by Outdoor Action Leaders.
Topics: Alumni, Awards & Prizes, Leaders
Content type: Article
These awards are given annually to seniors in the Outdoor Action Program who have made significant contributions to the program and to the lives of others at Princeton University. Thanks and congratulations to all of them from the staff at Outdoor Action and from the Friends of OA Board.
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Content type: Document
The Tiger Trails alumni newsletter is your way of keep up to date with the latest OA information. Check out the latest edition of Tiger Trails to learn all about how OA is developing the next generation of great student leaders on campus. Click on the links above to download the latest issue.
Topics: Community Service
Content type: Photos
Six members of the OA community, led by leader-in-training Olivia Trase, joined FOPOS (Friends of Princeton Open Spaces) for a day of trail maintenance at Mountain Lakes preserve. The group built a boardwalk over a very muddy section at the start of the yellow trail from the Cherry Hill parking lot.
Topics: Natural History
Content type: Article
Contemplative Nature is a series of experiential programs, from silent nature walks to half-day outdoor retreats, designed to introduce students to the many ways in which the natural world can complement their own contemplative practices--and to gain an appreciation for how cultivating their own practice can help them develop their relationship to, and stewardship of, the living world around them.
Topics: Alumni, Frosh Trip, Leaders
Content type: Photos
Outdoor Action alumni at the National Outdoor Leadership School 50th Anniversary in October 2015
Barb Cestero '88, Rick Rochelle '87, Trina Sorenson Peterson '86, Katie Baum Mettenbrink '01, Shannon Ginn Rochelle '87, Kate Gunness Williams '89, Ethan Meers '03
Topics: Climbing
Content type: Article
Boulding Comp Winners 11/21/2019
Beginner:
1. Jake Sledge '23
2. Kenny Lam '23
3. Coly Elhai Staff
Intermediate:
1. Diego Palacios GS
2. Matthew Nadeau GS
3. Claire Wayner '22
Advanced:
1. Matthew Creamer Staff
2. Lauren von Berg '20
3. Jack Neus '20
Topics: Alumni, Films & Lectures, Leadership
Content type: Videos
While many people think of OA as an outdoor program, its primary mission is developing student leaders. We celebrate OA's contribution to leadership with an annual panel at Reunions where alumni leaders from the program return to share how they continue to use the leadership skills they developed through OA. Join us for a panel that brings together experts on leadership from academics, business, government, the non-profit sector and current Outdoor Action student leaders to explore what makes leaders effective and how to enhance your own foundations of effective leadership.
Topics: Leader Training
Content type: Article
Self-disclosure, or sharing personal and meaningful conversations, has been shown to vastly accelerate the ‘getting-to-know-you’ process in comparison to small talk. In order to assist getting to know your co-leader(s) and your Frosh, here are 36 questions drawn from A. Aron’s “The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness: A Procedure and Some Preliminary Findings” and popularized by a NY Times article in January, 2015.