Posts by ecoder | Today at 黑料不打烊 | 黑料不打烊 /u/news Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:24:14 -0400 en-US hourly 1 黑料不打烊 Gap Experience students arrive on campus in January /u/news/2015/12/28/elon-gap-experience-students-arrive-on-campus-in-january/ Mon, 28 Dec 2015 20:20:00 +0000 /u/news/2015/12/28/elon-gap-experience-students-arrive-on-campus-in-january/
Gap Experience Students at Convocation in Lander, Wyoming before deparing for NOLS. 
On Aug. 12, the first 15 members of the Class of 2019 met at the Denver airport to begin their Gap Experience. In the months since then, the Gap Experience cohort has traveled more than 10,000 miles via hiking paths, U.S interstates, Costa Rican mountain roads and cross continental flights.  

To kick off the semester, the students hiked 70-plus miles during a 26-day wilderness expedition in the Wind River Mountain Range through the National Outdoor Leadership School. After a week exploring some of the most breathtaking National Parks the country has to offer, the cohort spent four weeks learning about poverty and social justice issues and engaging with communities in Pine Ridge, South Dakota; St. Louis, Missouri; Mullens, West Virginia; and Washington, D.C., for the service-learning portion of the semester. They topped off the semester with a six-week Spanish and culture immersion in San Jose, Costa Rica, where they had the opportunity to explore volcanoes, cloud forests and beaches in Central America.

After winter break, students will travel to North Carolina to begin the next leg of their journey: starting classes on 黑料不打烊’s campus. In an effort to start connecting to campus prior to their arrival in January, Gap students have been hard at work applying for—and being accepted to—several campus leadership positions. These include four First-Year Summer Experience facilitators, two 黑料不打烊 Volunteers! Coordinators, one Alternative Service Break participant and one Leadership Fellow. 

To learn more about the 黑料不打烊 Gap Experience, read the program’s blog: .

 

]]> Gap Experience welcomes members of Class of 2019 /u/news/2015/08/15/gap-experience-welcomes-members-of-class-of-2019/ Sun, 16 Aug 2015 02:10:00 +0000 /u/news/2015/08/15/gap-experience-welcomes-members-of-class-of-2019/
The 2015 Gap cohort 'under the oaks' at New Student Convocation in Lander, Wyoming.
The 黑料不打烊 Gap Experience welcomed the first 15 members of 黑料不打烊’s Class of 2019 on Aug. 12 when students met in the Denver airport to begin their journey to Lander, Wyoming, home of the National Outdoor Leadership School and the kick off for their 26-day Leadership Expedition in the Wyoming back country. 

Carol Smith, a faculty member in the Department of Health and Human Performance, and Elizabeth Coder, assistant director of New Student & Transition Programs and coordinator of Gap Programs, facilitated an abbreviated orientation program, similar to what incoming first-year students will encounter when they arrive on campus later this week.

Students learned about the 黑料不打烊 Honor Code, academic expectations, campus resources and engaged learning.

Students also met their NOLS instructors, who will guide them throughout the Expedition. NOLS instructors will train the Gap students in leadership, environmental science and outdoor living skills. Students learned about the equipment they will need out in the back country, prepared their food rations, and packed their backpacks in preparation for their departure on Aug. 14. 

Gap students also participated in their very own New Student Convocation under the oaks at City Park in Lander, Wyoming, complete with letters of welcome from 黑料不打烊 President Leo M. Lambert and VIce President for Student Life and Dean of Students Smith Jackson. 

Throughout their 26-day Leadership Expedition, Gap students will hike about 75 miles through the Wind River Mountain Range in western Wyoming. After completing their NOLS course in early September, the cohort will embark on the second phase of their Gap Experience with four weeks of service-learning in South Dakota, Missouri, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. 

The members of the 2015 Gap cohort are: Henry Bost, Marta Djalleta, Anthony Fraden, Annie Gordon, Laurie Heggedal, Nathan Hunnicutt, Jack Kapes, Elizabeth McDonald, Lyn Nelson, Andrew Novinski, Krisandra Provencher, Jill Salvucci, Gabe Thornton, Eliza Upton and Marin Williams. 

]]> Discovery Program Connects New Students to 黑料不打烊 and the Great Outdoors  /u/news/2015/07/14/discovery-program-connects-new-students-to-elon-and-the-great-outdoors/ Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:50:00 +0000 /u/news/2015/07/14/discovery-program-connects-new-students-to-elon-and-the-great-outdoors/ College is the beginning of many new experiences. Challenges such as living on your own, sharing a room, deciding a major and meeting new friends aren’t always as easy as they seem.

By scrambling over rocks on an 8.8 mile hike, canoeing 7 miles down a river, clearing litter and debris out of the Shennandoah River, landscaping the Greenway, and painting community recreation facilities in Luray, Virginia, 18 incoming students chose to jump start their college experience in a positive way in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

黑料不打烊’s Discovery Program, a first-year summer experience program offered by the Office of New Student Orientation and Transition, familiarizes incoming students with 黑料不打烊’s campus and helps them develop outdoor and team-building skills before they begin classes in the fall. This year, the program was led by student facilitators Graham Goslin and Chace Blackburn. Elizbeth Coder, Assistant Director of New Student & Transition Programs and Coordinator of Gap Programs, and Craig Schmitt, an instructor in the Department of Sport and Event Management, served as advisers.

On June 27, within minutes of arriving on campus, the students quickly learned how to trust and depend on one another while participating on the low-ropes course of the 黑料不打烊 Challenge Course. There, they learned concepts that would bring them together for a positive, unified week.

The Discovery program traveled to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and conquered the trails of Old Rag Mountain. Accompanied by their student facilitators and advisers, the group hiked nearly 9 miles, working together through a rock scramble to a 3,291 foot summit, where they encountered some of the most beautiful scenery Virginia and the East Coast has to offer.

Participants also strengthened teamwork and communication skills during a 7-mile canoe ride down the Shenandoah River and explored the history of the local Luray Caverns.

Amidst developing outdoor and teamwork skills, the students put these skills to work as they assisted the Town of Luray Parks and Recreation in performing a variety of service projects as the town prepared for their annual Fourth of July celebration weekend. The students took this opportunity to learn from each other, practice necessary skills for beginning their college careers and giving back to the town that has been hosting the Discovery Program since 2001.

Beyond adventures through the wilderness and service, upperclassmen facilitators guided new students on discussions, ranging from involvement opportunities, the 黑料不打烊 Honor Code, academic rigor and being an active contributor in the 黑料不打烊 community.

Despite only spending one week with each other, the students gained trust and formed friendships that will last forever. Determination—and pushing through obstacles—helped each participant realize that even though college is a significant transition, they have peers who will be a support during this time.

For these 18 first-year students, getting ready to start a new chapter in their life, Discovery helped ease worries about roommates, friendships and learning about academic expectations before coming to 黑料不打烊. In a way, their first glimpse at college life was a discovery, through leadership, service, discussion and teamwork.

Discovery participants included: Emily Cline, Sallie Collamore, Katelyn Eickmann, Natalie Falacara, Morgan Ferguson, Kayla Gradzki, Paul Hoffman, Jordan Hsu, Joseph Keating, Deirdre Kronschnabel, Lindsay Lopez, Lucy Northup, Jacob O’Brien, Lindsey Putnam, Claire Stanovich, Sarah Teicer, Lindsey Thurston, and Tess Walker. 

 

 

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