| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Deborah Steinberg |
| Submission Date | Aug. 1, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Carnegie Mellon University
Tier2-7: Outdoors Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Reporter |
M. Shernell
Smith Coordinator of Student Development Student Affairs |
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?:
A brief description of the program:
The Explorer's Club at Carnegie Mellon University organizes and hosts wilderness or outdoor activities like biking, canoeing, caving, climbing, kayaking, scuba diving and skydiving.
Read more about the specific activities at:
1. http://www.cmuexplorers.org/biking/
2. http://www.cmuexplorers.org/kayaking/
3. http://www.cmuexplorers.org/skydiving/
4. http://www.cmuexplorers.org/caving/
5. http://www.cmuexplorers.org/hiking/
6. http://www.cmuexplorers.org/scuba_diving/
7. http://www.cmuexplorers.org/canoeing/
Pittsburgh Connections is a program run through the Office of Student Activities and generously funded by the RK Mellon Foundation. The program strives to engage students in outdoor activities throughout Western Pennsylvania. The core goals of these recreational activities are to help students develop and maintain a physically active lifestyle, build leadership skills and increase their appreciation for the Western Pennsylvania region.
http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/studentactivities/pghconnections/
The website URL where information about the program is available:
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