Category Archives: Outdoor Program

Recreational Sports and Fitness Week February 22 – February 27

Fitness, Golf, Intramural Sports, Outdoor Program, Perry Field House, RecWell, Student Recreation Center, WellAware, Wellness Connection

BGSU Recreation and Wellness is participating in the annual NIRSA Recreational Sports and Fitness Day by celebrating what we do all week long! A featured activity of the week is to capture exactly what recreation means to BGSU by showcasing it through photography. Be a part of the excitement by participating in the Photo Journal Project. See your work possibly featured on the Recreation and Wellness website, in social media, entered into NIRSA contests, or possibly displayed at the Student Recreation Center.

Rules:

  • Open to any BGSU student, faculty, or staff member 18 years of age and up.
  • Open to any Student Recreation Center Member or Recreation and Wellness program participant 18 years of age and up.
  • Before taking the photo, permission must be granted. Photos must be taken on the BGSU campus between Monday, February 22 and Saturday, February 27, 2016 depicting themes related to recreation, sport or wellness.
  • Photos may be used on any BGSU website, social media, blog, online photo album, on display at the SRC, entered in the NIRSA Creative Excellence contest, or be chosen as a feature in a photo book.

Photo Ideas/Themes:

  • Working out at the SRC or anywhere on campus
  • Walking, running, jogging
  • Lifting weights or using exercise equipment
  • Swimming
  • Falcon Fitness
  • Climbing the Wall
  • Attending a Wellness Event
  • Your sport club or team
  • Intramural sports
  • Showing how you, friends, or family live a healthy lifestyle
  • Healthy eating
  • You and your swolemate
  • Recreation Facilities including the SRC, Field House, Golf Course, or other related areas on campus

Submission Instructions:

  • Take a photo of what recreation at BGSU means to you
  • Submit the photo by Sunday, February 28 at 5 PM
  • Multiple submissions per person are permitted

View a complete schedule of events for the week here.

The Annual BGSU Climbing Competition is Back!

Outdoor Program

Attend a fun, low-key, top rope and bouldering competition series. New routes, with new holds are set for each category and there’s t-shirts for all participants!
General Information

    • Date: February 6, 2016
    • Time: Noon – 5:00 PM
    • Registration: Online or in person at the Student Recreation Center or Perry Field House Welcome Desks
    • Cost: $35.00 per climber (limited to the first 45 to register)

Competitive Categories

  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
  • Women

Spectator admission is FREE!

See you at the WALL!

For More Information:
Jackie LaFave, Outdoor Program Graduate Assistant
419.372.2146 | jlafave@bgsu.edu
Department of Recreation and Wellness
Division of Student Affairs
bgsu.edu/recwell

Kelly Heher’s Story

Outdoor Program, RecWell, Testimonials

Kelly Heher, B.S. in Psychology (2015)
Trip Leader and Student Supervisor – Outdoor Program (2012-15)

This program contributed in shaping me into the person that I am today and helped me get to where I wanted to go.
I became involved with the Outdoor Program as a freshman. I went on the Freshman Wilderness Experience just before starting my first year at BGSU and fell in love with what the Outdoor Program was about. I wanted to get involved, so I started volunteering around the office. This helped me gain an understanding of what it is to be an Outdoor Program staff member, and in my sophomore year I began to work for the Outdoor Program as a trip leader.

Throughout my time with the Outdoor Program I gained so much. I developed strong leadership and communication skills as well as skills that are needed to lead outdoor trips, and I was able to be a part of a community of people that support each other whenever needed. This program contributed in shaping me into the person that I am today and helped me get to where I wanted to go––working for a Wilderness Therapy Company in Utah. I would not have been able to achieve this without working for the Outdoor Program and gaining all of the skills and experiences to guide me into the next chapter in my life. I can’t thank everyone who has been a part of this experience enough.

Visit the Recreation and Wellness website to read more testimonials.

Learn More About the Outdoor Program

Outdoor Program November Trips

Outdoor Program

Caving –
Location: Lonestar, KY
Date: November 6-8
Cost:
$75.00 – BGSU Students
$95.00 – BGSU Faculty/Staff/Alumni
$115.00 – Community Members

Night Hike –
Location: Toledo Area
Date: November 10 and 18
Cost:
$15.00 – BGSU Students
$20.00 – BGSU Faculty/Staff/Alumni
$25.00 – Community Members

Slippery Elm Biking –
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Date: November 11
Cost:
$10.00 – BGSU Students
$15.00 – BGSU Faculty/Staff/Alumni
$20.00 – Community Members

 

Register in person: Perry Field House
Register online: rectrac.bgsu.edu 

Outdoor Program October Trips

Outdoor Program

White Water Rafting –
Location: Ohiopyle, PA
Date: October 3
Cost:
$85.00 – BGSU Students
$100.00 – BGSU Faculty/Staff/Alumni
$115.00 – Community Members

Appalachian Trial –
Location: North Carolina
Date: October 9-13
Cost:
$175.00 – BGSU Student
$210.00 – BGSU Faculty/Staff/Alumni
$225.00 – Community Members

Day Rappelling –
Location: Hocking Hills, OH
Date: October 17
Cost:
$40.00 – BGSU Student
$50.00 – BGSU Faculty/Staff/Alumni
$65.00 – Community Members

Halloween Night Hike –
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Date: October 28
Cost: Free

Register in person: Perry Field House
Register online: rectrac.bgsu.edu