Student Summit on Outdoor Recreation and Education

It is with great excitement that we announce the 3rd annual Heartland Region Student Summit on outdoor recreation and education. This year's event will be held at the Touch of Nature Environmental Center in Makanda, IL Thursday, April 3rd through Saturday, April 5th, 2014.

 

The Heartland Region Student Summit is a conference for students by students. Experiential learning from convening committee to closing circle, this event brings together students interested in outdoor recreation and experiential education through engaging student-presented workshops, professional development sessions and speakers, and entertaining networking opportunities.
 

Who Should Attend?

Students in university outdoor recreation programs, student employees in campus recreation programs and other students with an interest in outdoor recreation, adventure education, or experiential education are encouraged to attend and even consider presenting a workshop to their peers.

 

The theme for this year's event is "Connecting to the Outernet", highlighting our aim to celebrate the value of creating a professional network in the field of outdoor recreation and education.
 

Registration Rates

With the student budget in mind, Early Bird Registration (register before March 21st) is $90.00 and includes conference attendance, lodging, evening entertainment and meals. Registration after March 21st will be $115.00.
 

Student Workshop Presenters will enjoy a discounted registration at $65.00.
 

Keynote Speaker: Karl Rohnke

We are excited to announce that this year's keynote speaker will be Karl Rohnke. Karl has been an important "player" in the field of experiential/adventure education. He was a watch officer at Hurricane Island Outward Bound in 1967, and chief instructor at North Carolina Outward Bound until 1971. He left Outward Bound to become one of the founders of the Project Adventure program in Hamilton, MA, and worked there continuously until 1996. During his tenure at PA, he served as director and president of the company. Karl is also one of the founders of The High 5 Adventure Learning Center in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Karl has been the recipient of two A.E.E. (Association of Experiential Education) awards: The 1990 Stratton Practitioner's Award, and in 2000, he presented the Kurt Hahn Address at the national A.E.E. convention. Karl has written over 15 books that relate to the field of adventure education, including The Bottomless Bag Revival, Silver Bullets, Quicksilver, and Funn 'n Games.

Information for Professionals:

Faculty and Outdoor Program Administrators are asked to help us get the word out about this opportunity, and to encourage students to register and even submit a workshop proposal.

In addition, we would like to extend an invitation to join in as well. Professionals pay the same all-inclusive registration rate as students, however faculty and program administrators will have access to a private lodge on site with two-person rooms, a fire place, fridge and social area for some laid-back professional networking.
 

Online Registration will go active in January, and students will have access to workshop submission forms from the AEE Heartland Region website.
 

 

We hope you and yours are enjoying the holiday season, and look forward to seeing you and your students in April!
 

Warm regards,

Evan