Outdoor Orientation Program Symposium: OOPS
OOPS brings program directors, school administrators, student leaders, researchers, and land managers in one place to discuss strategies for supporting students in wilderness pre-orientation programs. OOPS provides context for program development and growth, best practices, new program techniques, and nuts and bolts information that will help established and aspiring programs. At OOPS, you will have the opportunity to meet others in the field, access new research, and share and discuss program management.
Learn More
- "Pre-Orientation programs welcome class of 2016" Hamilton College's The Spectator, 2016
- "College outdoor orientation programs on the rise" Associated Press, 2011
- "Outdoor Orientation Program Research" Brent Bell, Marion Reid Holmes, 2010
- Brent J Bell on ResearchGate
Do you have resources to share with the OOPS community? Documents that make your program run? Links to helpful resources, or research and assessment tools? You can help others by sharing your knowledge! Send them to nationaloffice@aore.org.
Previous OOPS Events
| Date | Host | Location | Keynote Speaker |
| 2002 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | |
| 2003 | Camp Jewell YMCA | Colebrook, CT | |
| 2004 | Sargent Center/Boston University | Boston, MA | Preston Cline |
| 2005 | Camp Jewell YMCA | Colebrook, CT | Reb Gregg |
| 2006 | Bolton Valley | Bolton Valley, VT | Greg Corio |
| 2006 | AEE International Conference | St. Paul, MN | Stephen Kellert |
| 2006 | Frost Valley YMCA | Claryville, NY | Dave Moriah |
| 2007 | AORE Annual Conference | Ashville, NC | Roy Smith & John Gardner |
| 2008 | Sargent Center/Boston University | Boston, MA | Roy Smith & Leslie Gerwin |
| 2008 | Vancouver, WA | Dan Garvey | |
| 2009 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Becket, MA | Panel Presentation |
| 2009 | AORE Annual Conference | Minneapolis, MN | |
| 2010 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Nobleboro, ME | |
| 2011 | First-Year Experience Conference | Atlanta, GA | Patrick Terenzini |
| April 8, 2011 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Becket, MA | |
| November 2, 2011 | AEE International Conference | Jacksonville, FL | Carrie Lobman, Ed.D. |
| April 13, 2012 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Woodstock, CT | Dr. Charles Schroeder |
| November 6, 2012 | AORE Annual Conference | Snowbird, UT | |
| April 5, 2013 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Becket, MA | |
| February 15, 2014 | First-Year Experience Conference | San Diego, CA | |
| April 25, 2014 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Becket, MA | |
| November 11, 2014 | AORE Annual Conference | Portland, OR | |
| November 11, 2014 | NIRSA Region 1 | Boston, MA | |
| April 16, 2015 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Becket, MA | Jed Williamson |
| October 21, 2015 | AEE International Conference | Portland, OR | Dr. Denise Mitten |
| November 17, 2015 | AORE Annual Conference | Atlanta, GA | Preston Cline |
| April 15, 2016 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Becket, MA | Karen Warren, Ph.D. |
| November 8, 2016 | AORE Annual Conference | Minneapolis, MN | Greg Corio |
| April 21, 2017 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Becket, MA | Marli Williams |
| November 7, 2017 | AEE International Conference | Montreal, QB | |
| April 20, 2018 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Becket, MA | Elizabeth Andre, Ph.D. |
| October 23, 2018 | AORE / WEA Joint Conference | Snowbird, UT | |
| April 12, 2019 | AEE Northeast Regional Conference | Becket, MA | |
| November 12, 2019 | AORE / AEE Joint Conference | Spokane, WA |