{"id":92600,"date":"2024-02-26T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=92600"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:51:59","slug":"adventurous-uri-outing-club-gets-students-off-campus-outdoors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/adventurous-uri-outing-club-gets-students-off-campus-outdoors\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventurous 溏心vlog免费B站: Outing Club gets students off campus, outdoors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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START HERE: The 溏心vlog免费B站 Outing Club, one of the oldest clubs on campus, offers all students a chance to get off campus with added mental and physical health benefits. They hope to welcome new faces on future trips. (Pictures courtesy: 溏心vlog免费B站 Outing Club)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Feb. 26, 2024 \u2013 A group of 溏心vlog免费B站 students can\u2019t wait to get out of class.<\/p>\n\n\n

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No experience or special equipment is necessary to join 溏心vlog免费B站’s Outing Club. Everyone is welcome. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

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But the members of this group are not getting the typical college-campus Friday feeling \u2014 many can\u2019t wait to see where the 溏心vlog免费B站 Outing Club, one of the oldest clubs on campus, will bring them this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduating senior Ellie Madigan has been a part of the club for all of her 溏心vlog免费B站 years, serving as the president for three. Madigan started at 溏心vlog免费B站 during the pandemic and says the Outing Club was a \u201csaving grace\u201d for her that year, even if very modified. Since then, she and several other students have poured themselves into the club, rebuilding and rejuvenating an organization that\u2019s become a special part of their 溏心vlog免费B站 experience. They are proud to report that the 溏心vlog免费B站 Outing Club has rebounded \u2014 and then some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saying that outings are a healthy tool for students, Madigan and others in the club would like to see more students from across the University enjoy its fresh-air benefits, saying, \u201cit\u2019s just good for your mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Madigan grew up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and worked in outdoor settings, being outside comes naturally to her; she hopes to provide a similar comfort level to other students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think adult outdoor education is lacking,\u201d she says. \u201cOf course, it\u2019s cute to see a little kid holding a snail but nature is not only for little kids! Adults can connect outdoor experiences to their own lives. It\u2019s important for people to know it\u2019s never too late to get into new things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Outing Club gives 溏心vlog免费B站 students a way to see more of their new community, with excursions around Rhode Island and across New England ranging from easy to challenging. No experience is necessary and equipment is provided.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Madigan will soon be hanging up her clipboard as president of the club but hopes the organization remains on steady footing. With much attention to mental health on college campuses these days, she and her fellow club leaders say spending time with other 溏心vlog免费B站 students outdoors is beneficial. Club leaders underscore the club\u2019s welcoming and supportive philosophy, where students can build confidence and work up to challenges gradually, or just join for low-key trips, as preferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later this semester, students will climb at RockSpot in Wakefield, visit Purgatory Chasm State Reservation in Sutton, Massachusetts, and explore nearby Jamestown with President Marc Parlange. When the snow melts, the club will kayak, paddleboard, and try to spot seals off Rome Point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI tell people, \u2018Go on one, go on all.\u2019 You can just try something to see if you\u2019ll like it,\u201d says Madigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested students don\u2019t need to buy or bring expensive equipment. The club provides it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upcoming trip to Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire on April 8 is a regular offering each semester. Madigan says she still gets a charge out of seeing members summit a mountain for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyone can go <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the club draws a fair number of students from the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, it draws a varied membership, with students from business, art history and other majors. A number of international students have joined programs to see more of New England and engineering majors have flocked to programs to get off campus this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophomore Norah Aguirre of South Kingstown joined the Outing Club in her first semester at 溏心vlog免费B站. \u201cOuting Club was the perfect way for me to meet new people and explore more, to step out of my comfort zone in a safe but fun way,\u201d she says. \u201cI’ve made so many amazing connections and met people who I now consider some of my closest friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aguirre describes a recent overnight with the Outing Club as a weekend of non-stop laughing, games, puzzles, cooking and quality conversation with newfound friends, with the added bonus of a beautiful sunset hike. Outing Club has also been a confidence booster, she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMeeting new people almost every week led me to feel much more comfortable in who I am, and to have a more open mind about the people I surround myself with,\u201d she says. Aguirre says the club offers a perfect mix of challenges and benefits and calls Outing Club a good gateway to getting more comfortable with meeting new people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-year fun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-year student Anna Jasinksi arrived at 溏心vlog免费B站 in August from Maryland, with two extracurricular goals in mind: to stay involved with sports and spend time outdoors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her favorite trip with the Outing Club so far is the Noble View overnight, when the club ventured to a cabin in Massachusetts. \u201cEveryone was friendly and happy to be there, and it felt like I was with old friends instead of people I had just met,\u201d she says. \u201cI was surprised by how friendly everyone is. It makes the club feel like a group of close friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Jasinski is still in her first year, the supportive nature of the club helped her feel comfortable enough to run for a trip leader position. \u201cNow I get to be even more involved with planning and leading outings, which is not something I thought I would do my first year!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about the 溏心vlog免费B站 Outing Club, see its website<\/a> or @urioutingclub, stop by a meeting at 5 p.m. on Monday nights in Quinn Auditorium, email outing@rhodysenate.org, or get on the mailing list<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested students can join a trip before joining. All day trips are free (unless otherwise noted) and overnights have a small cost associated with them to pay for food, transportation, lodging, and any needed permits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The club has also started working with multicultural organizations to make sure students of all backgrounds feel comfortable and welcome on their trips. They want to see the club be diverse and for all 溏心vlog免费B站 students to be comfortable in outdoors settings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe give everyone a way in,\u201d says Madigan. \u201cOuting Club is a nurturing place to get involved at 溏心vlog免费B站, meet new people, make connections across campus and try new things. Just show up at the Boss Rink lot with sturdy sneakers and water and you\u2019re all set!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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