Important Dates
2015 - 2016 Dates & Deadlines
The following are important dates for College Outdoors trip staff and for students interested in getting involved with College Outdoors.
Those dates highlighted in green are related to New Student Trip staffing & training.
Date |
Description |
Who |
Friday, December 4 at 9:00am | Signup begins for the first 5 spring trips | All LC students/faculty/staff |
Monday, December 7 |
Spring Trip Preference Forms and SC Applications Due for first round consideration for spring trip placement |
All current trip staff and any students interested in getting involved in CO |
Monday, December 7 |
End of Semester CO Event | All current CO ALs & TLs |
Prior to Winter Break | NST trip and logistics staff applications are released | Anyone interested |
Tuesday, January 19 | First day of class | |
Wednesday, February 10 | NST applications due | Anyone interested |
Monday, March 7 at 5:00pm | Trip Leader Check-In: Spring Break Risk Management prep | CO Lead Trip Staff |
Tuesday, March 10 | Initial NST staff placements come out. Note that all placements may be subject to change due to leader availability and potential trip location changes. | |
March 21 - 27 |
Spring Break |
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Monday, April 4 at 5:00pm | Trip Leader Check-In: Spring break wrap-up, connecting before busy April/May trips | CO Lead Trip Staff |
Wednesday, April 20 from 5pm - 7pm | Open House: Training for New NST Staff | New NST Staff |
Wednesday, April 27 from 5pm - 7pm | Open House: Training for New NST Staff | New NST Staff |
Thursday, April 28 | Last day of Spring classes | |
April 29 - 30 |
Reading Days | |
May 2 - 5 | Finals | |
Saturday, May 7 | Graduation | |
Saturday, May 7 - Saturday, May 14 | Leave for May training trip. This is by request/invite only. More information to come, but keep this on your radar when planning your post-semester travel. | Current SC/AL/TLs |
Saturday, August 13 | NST training begins. Must be back on campus by Friday evening, August 12 or earlier if you have prep days prior to training (Deschutes, Waldo, Wallowas). If you applied for an NST, please keep this date in mind as you make summer plans. | NST Staff |
Past Dates & Deadlines
Date |
Description |
Who |
August 14 - 16 |
NST Staff Training | NST Trip Staff |
August 18 - 26 |
New Student Trips | |
Monday, August 31 |
First day of class | |
Monday, August 31 |
Student coordinator applications and trip preference forms available |
Anyone interested in getting involved in College Outdoors |
Wednesday, September 9 |
First review of SC applications and trip preference forms | |
Monday, September 14 |
Student Coordinator Orientation | |
October 8 - 11 |
Fall Break Wednesday, 10/7 - Sunday, 10/11 - FB: Hike & Kayak Wednesday, 10/7 - Sunday, 10/11 - FB: Raft Guide Clinic Thursday, 10/8 - Saturday, 10/10 - FB: Backpacking Thursday, 10/8 - Saturday, 10/10 - FB: Opal Creek |
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Thursday, November 12 |
Trip leader check in: Risk management and CO updates | CO Lead Trip Staff |
College Outdoors is located in room 239 of Fowler Student Center on the Undergraduate Campus.
MSC: 188
email outdoors@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7116
fax 503-768-7876
Director Joe Yuska
College Outdoors
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road MSC 188
Portland OR 97219