Lewis & Clark

College Outdoors

Welcome to New Student Trips!

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College Outdoors and the Center for Career and Community Engagement (3CE) send you greetings from beautiful Portland, Oregon. Every year we offer new students an opportunity to launch their Lewis & Clark collegiate career in an enjoyable way. The New Student Trips happen just before the college-wide New Student Orientation held in the fall. This year College Outdoors will sponsor many adventures, and once again team up with the Center for Career and Community Engagement to offer the Urban Action and Sustainable Action service trips. These trips are great opportunities to get a head start on meeting new friends and familiarizing yourself with the diverse environment of the Pacific Northwest. The usual excitement and uncertainty associated with arriving at a new place is much easier to manage after spending some time with a group of new students who will often become your best friends.

No Experience Needed!

Every trip we offer is suitable for people with no background in the outdoors (or service, in the case of our service projects). The adventures are led by competent and experienced outdoor leaders and the service projects by strong leaders in those fields. The trip fee covers transportation, food, leaders, and all equipment.

These trips fill up fast, so register as soon as possible! Students who go on a New Student Trip will return in time to participate in New Student Orientation on campus.

The New Student Trip Brochure & Reservation Form- Download Below:

New Student Trip Brochure

New Student Trip Reservation Form

 

Due by Monday, June 18:

Acknowledgment & Assumption of Risk Form

(please fax, mail, or scan a signed copy)

Remaining Trip Balance (invoice sent via email)

 

Due by Friday, July 13:

Online Health & Diet Questionnaire Form

Online Gear Request Form

Online Travel Request Form

 

OTHER USEFUL LINKS:

Click here for: Hotel Listings

Click here for: General Information 

Click here for: Frequently Asked Questions

Click here for: Photos from last year’s New Student Trips (You’ll have to scroll past all of our other amazing trips to find them.  Look for “NST” in the album titles!)

                New Student Trip Listings: Click for more information

College Outdoors offers trips for new students at the beginning of every school year. It is the most fun you can have in ten days or so, and a great way to make the transition into college life. Here are our trips for 2012.

Backpack the Wallowa Mountains - $875*
Tuesday, August 21 to Tuesday evening, August 28, 2012

Raft the Deschutes River - $1,250*
Tuesday, August 21 to Tuesday evening, August 28, 2012

Hike and Kayak Waldo Lake - $975*
Wednesday, August 22, to Tuesday evening, August 28, 2012

Backpack the Mt. Adams Wilderness - $775*
Wednesday, August 22 to Tuesday evening, August 28, 2012

Backpack Oregon’s Ancient Forest - $675*
Thursday, August 23 to Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Explore the Temperate Rain Forest - $625*
Friday, August 24 to Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Discover the Columbia Gorge - $560*
Friday, August 24 to Wednesday, August 29, 2012

  New Student Trips Service Listings:  Click for more information

College Outdoors and 3CE have teamed up to offer service projects that help you to gain a unique perspective of Portland and the environments of Oregon.

Wilderness Ranger Service Project - $375*
Tuesday, August 21 to Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Portland Natural Area Environmental Service Project - $295*
Wednesday, August 22 to Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Take Urban Action - $295*
Thursday, August 23 to Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Take Sustainable Action - $295*
Thursday, August 23 to Wednesday, August 29, 2012

*These prices reflect the full cost of trips. If you submitted a FAFSA, you may be eligible for discounts on the prices listed. Simply fill out the “Financial Aid Request” portion of the New Student Trips Reservation Form.

Want to know more?

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions for more information regarding New Student Trips. Feel free to email us with any questions at outdoors@lclark.edu

Contact Us

The College Outdoors Program is located in room 244 of Templeton Campus Center on the Undergraduate Campus.

Emailoutdoors@lclark.edu

Voice503-768-7116
Fax503-768-7876

DirectorJoe Yuska

College Outdoors Program
Lewis & Clark
0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road, MSC 188
Portland, OR 97219