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Topics: Alumni
Content type: Article
Leadership Starts Here
For the thousands of Princeton alumni who have had the privilege of serving as OA Leaders, the phrase "Leadership Starts Here" has a special meaning. So many alumni have told us how transformative that leadership experience has been and how they continue to use those leadership skills and lessons everyday in work and with family. We'd like to hear your story, so give us your OA Leadership Reflection below.
Three Core Questions to get you thinking are:
Topics: Leader Training, Leaders, Leadership
Content type: Article
Outdoor Action provides the most extensive student leadership development program at Princeton. OA Leaders serve as leaders in all aspects of campus life from academics to sports and extracuricular activities. They go on to be leaders outside of Princeton.
by Lisa Newman-Wise '05
Topics: Leader Training, Leadership, Leadership Starts Here
Content type: Article
Outdoor Action is Princeton University's largest student leadership training program. Our core mission is to facilitate the development of leadership skills among Princeton University students through active leadership experiences.
Topics: Leaders, Leadership
Content type: Article
Becoming an OA Leader for Princeton and Beyond
Becoming an OA Leader is one of the most valuable things a student can do during their four years at Princeton. OA provides the most extensive leadership development program on campus. We teach skills that allow students to develop their confidence to make critical decisions, assess their group and develop effective communication, respect diversity and encourage students to explore cultures and experiences outside their confort zone.
Topics: Leader's Only
Content type: Article
Leader Trainers carry the tremendous responsibility of training Princeton students to lead groups in a backcountry setting. As a result, we take the qualities and qualifications of a Leader Trainer applicant very seriously. A Leader Trainer applicant should be comfortable in an (outdoor) group leadership role and ready to take on the next level of leadership: teaching others how to lead.
Topics: Leader Training
Content type: Article
The Advanced Leader Training Trip (ALTT) is a 5-night backpacking trip designed for those OA leaders who have led at least one trip and who want to focus on further developing their leadership and interpersonal skills. The advanced leadership techniques developed during the trip will be applicable both to the wilderness and to other areas of campus life.
Topics: Leader Training
Content type: Article
Leadership Starts Here!
Become an Outdoor Action Leader
Content type: Article
The Outdoor Action Frosh Trip is one of the Orientation Small Group Experiences. More information is available on the Path to Princeton website.
Content type: Videos
Thanks to a grant from the Feather Foundation, Outdoor Action has been able to send a group of OA Leaders each year to a Leave No Trace Master Educator Course. Find out how this course has impacted their views on Leave No Trace and sustainability