2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

Student Life
The Counseling Center also offers walk-in consultation,
which is available to anyone who has a particular
question about a mental health issue. This service is
provided to help a student, who does not want
counseling, an opportunity to talk to a counselor in
order to get specific information related to their
question.
The Counseling Center is a free service to all degreeseeking
CSU-Pueblo students.
Experiential Learning Center
The Experiential Learning Center encompasses
Outdoor Programs, Challenge Course, Rock Climbing
and Intramural Sports. The Center is located in Room
006 of the Occhiato Center. Inquiries and questions
can be made to (719) 549-2085 or email
elc@colostate-pueblo.edu.
Mission
• The Experiential Learning Center’s mission is to
provide the Colorado State University-Pueblo
community with rewarding recreational experiences
and leadership opportunities. Promote
“hands-on” learning through experiential
education.
Goals
• Utilize the natural environment and outdoor
adventure activities to enhance the participant’s
educational experience.
• To increase self-awareness, self-understanding
and personal responsibility.
• Design challenging learning environments to
promote understanding, open communication, and
team cohesiveness through small group
experiences.
• Expand the participant’s relationships, values,
principles, and ethics through the development of
community.
• Provide opportunities to gain leadership skills and
self-competence through trainings and positions of
responsibility.
• To cultivate a sense of place and connection with
people in the University community.
• To foster a stewardship with the environment.
Services
The ELC operates year-round and offers trips,
educational seminars, sporting events, programs and
has an equipment rental program. The types of
activities include intramural sports, trips to climbing
walls, challenge course and outdoor program trips that
range from one-day educational studies trips to
extended programs and trips. Our programs are
designed to provide recreational opportunities for the
Colorado State University-Pueblo community.
ELC participants are offered a unique opportunity to
attain an exuberant and challenging experience
through living, learning, and leading in the out-ofdoors.
The ELC devotes its efforts to building
individual and group confidence, solving problems,
promoting social interaction and teamwork. It creates a
culture of people within Colorado State University-
Pueblo who rise over and beyond the challenges
facing them.
Being a part of the ELC means living life to its fullest,
gaining a lifetime’s worth of education, and most
importantly, having fun.
Outdoor Programs
(549-2085 or email elc@colostate-pueblo.edu)
For the past 13 years, the Outdoor Program (ODP) has
been an important program for building the community
at CSU-Pueblo. The activities offered through the
program are open to students, faculty, staff, alumni
and friends of the University. The Outdoor Program
serves as a powerful group building experience that
helps participants develop new friendships, learn
lifelong wilderness skills, develop leadership, increase
interpersonal skills and expand appreciation and
concern for the environment.
The office of Outdoor Programs (ODP) offers trips
designed to provide maximum access to outdoor
activities at a reasonable cost. Four programs serve as
the foundation of the ODP: Mountain Orientation which
takes place in the Colorado Rockies right before
school starts in the fall; Winter Orientation in January
which is a backcountry ski trip into the huts of the
Tenth Mountain trail; Desert Orientation during spring
break in which students spend a week in the desert;
and finally in May there is a Canyon Orientation where
students travel to the canyon country of Utah. ODP
also offers one-day and weekend mountaineering trips,
climbs, bike rides, and of course ski ventures to many
of Colorado’s finest resorts.
The Outdoor program activities are open to students,
faculty, staff, alumni and guests of the University. ODP
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