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Adventure Leadership B.S. Mountain Recreation Management (Course Description)
Outdoor Instructor, Program Director, Recreation Department Manager, Expedition Leader, Administrators in Wilderness Therapy, Rock Climbing Instructor, Commercial adventure-based Planner, Outdoor and Environmental Educator   Read more... | Students can expect personalized attention in an experiential learning environment leading to work in guiding, adventure-based instruction, challenge course facilitation, wilderness therapy, at college outdoor and camp adventure programs, and at ski resorts. The Adventure Leadership concentration provides immersion in field experiences (climbing, paddling, backpacking, mountaineering, ice climbing, backcountry skiing/riding, challenge course facilitation) while taking academic courses in program planning, research and evaluation, risk management, and management that culminates in the expedition.
Our expeditions have gone to Kilimanjaro in Africa, the volcano Pico de Orizaba in Mexico, mountaineering in Ecuador and to the Sierra Nevada, multi-sport (mountain biking, canyoneering, climbing) in Utah, and backcountry skiing in Utah and New Foundland. When you compare our program to others at the Adventure Leadership program at Lyndon State you’ll get technical and leadership-management skills that will prepare you for a career as a field-based practitioner and the potential to be a manager. And, our program offers you the tools to go on to graduate school if you are so inclined. Our program gets you industry standard certificates of completion to prepare you for the adventure profession - offered as academic classes. Lyndon State teaches the curriculum of the following recognized organizational leaders. - Wilderness First Responder: Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO)
- LNT Master Educator, and LNT Trainer levels: Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
- Avalanche Level 1 and 2: AIARE
Opportunities to Develop Leadership Skills
Lyndon State Adventures offers adventure programs for the Northeast Kingdom community of schools, businesses, and groups. The high challenge course and team building course provide experiential learning opportunities for Adventure students to practice facilitation skills. Lyndon State Adventures provides a schedule of indoor and outdoor rock climbing, mountain biking, orienteering, and other programs during the summer. LOOP Program Lyndon Outdoor Orientation Program (LOOP) is a freshman orientation program that involves backpacking on the Long Trail of Vermont. The objectives are to help new students gain a new perspective about LSC and to help them transfer into college life. The LOOP backpacking trip provides them with the responsibility of organizing gear, food and other items required for our trip, they also learned or attempted to be responsible for themselves and others during the trip. Adventure Leadership students in their junior and senior years of college have the opportunity to work as leaders on the LOOP course. The Lyndon State Outing Club
You can also further your experience and hang out with friends by getting involved with the Outing Club. The Outing Club goes climbing at nearby Wheeler Mountain, to the White Mountains for skiing in Tuckerman’s Ravine, and hosts special events like Ski Premier Films.
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Ski Resort and Snowsport Management B.S. Mountain Recreation Management (Course Description) Director of Marketing, Ski Resort Manager, Retail Sports Shop Owner, Trail Network Director, National and State Park Ranger, Terrain Park Supervisor, Ski/Snowboard Instructor, Mt Bike Trail Specalist, Mountain Manager | Read more... | Ski Resort Management students engage in more than 360 hours of sophomore field experiences at various resorts throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. They may choose to specialize in Mountain Operations, obtaining a Vermont Lift Attendant Level I qualification, or in Mountain Services, focusing on Service Marketing and events. Introductory courses orient students to resort operations and functions. Ski resort seminars focus on industry trends and issues. An additional minimum of 450 hours is spent in a senior internship at a resort matching the student’s career interests. Spring 2009 internship locations include Bretton Woods (NH), Burke (VT), Canyons and Deer Valley (UT), Heavenly Valley and Sugarbowl (CA), and Aleyeska (AK). Students may choose to graduate with an additional Associate of Science degree in applied GIS/GPS or Business Administration. Graduates find careers in marketing and sales, administration, and a variety of mountain operations.
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Natural Res. GIS Mapping & Planning B.S. Mountain Recreation Management (Course Description) GIS Data Analyst, Road Mapping Specialist, GPS Field Technician, GIS manager for Regional Planning, Environmental Engineer, Vegetation Mapping Planner, Web Based Interactive Mapping Enginner, Environmental Protection Specialist | Read more... | This concentration prepares students for entry-level career opportunities as Geographic Information System and Global Positioning system technicians in the areas of recreation and park mapping and planning. In addition, students gain mobile transfer of skills into many other areas that require basic mapping skills such as: trail mapping for public and private organizations as well as street and address mapping. Why LSC Recreation Resource Mapping and Planning? - Classroom and field-based instruction
- Vegetation mapping Canyonlands National Park
- Corner boundary positional acquisition for several State Parks in Northern Vermont.
- Steam Geomorphology data collection.
- Land Use and Trail data Coasta Rican National Park Service. - Mapping and Planning Skills are developed using two state-of-the-art Geographic Information System (GIS) platforms ArcGIS Desktop and Idrisi. Global Positioning System (GPS) skills are developed using Trimble and Garmin hardware and software.
- Digital mapping skills include orthorectification of imagery, creating and editing feature class data sets, as well as developing field based data acquisition skills and protocols using GPS.
- Applied theory in GIS and GPS technologies as well as user conflict issues and resolution will be presented and discussed through course work and field practicum’s.
- Industry Certificates of Completion in ArcGIS Desktop and Using Geodatabases
Field Based Learning
.. Are provided to students through agreements with private, public, and non-profit organizations and include or have included a diverse selection of opportunities for students to apply in classroom theory in real world situations. Take a look under the hood by touring the above power point presentation. Internships
…Students qualify for a variety of spatial and planning-related internship sites with public and private sectors, including: National Tropical Botanical Gardens, Kaui; Swinomish Indian Reservation, Wa; UVM Lands Project, VT; Vegetation Mapping for the Student Conservation Association, Northeast Kingdom Regional Planning and Development Office; National Parks and Bureau of Land Management Planning Offices, Environmental Protection Agency, Central Vermont Power Company, Tele Atlas mapping. | |
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