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Dear Friends, Wide-open Spaces: In Search of Outside Experience
JUNIATA magazine
By the end of this summer, the first of a two-summer refurbishing of Good Hall John Wall Juniata's student clubs explore the outdoors in one of the most natural
will be finished, giving our most venerable classroom building an interior decor [email protected] environments available to college students. From bouldering to shouldering
Ediro,; Director of Media Relations
as impressive as the ideas that are generated within those classrooms. Our quick Leah Donell a skeet gun, from riding bikes to riding horses, students aim for great outdoor
campaign for the work on Good was amazingly successful, raising $1 million in less Leah Design experiences.
Joel Cookson
than 10 months. Now it is time to tum our attention to our next physical priority, the [email protected]
renovation of Juniata's most historic building. Sporst lnfonnation Director 7 On the Road: Gaining Wisdom and Experience Wt91 Out West
Candice D. Hersh
Coo1dinatorfor tvtarlwing and Promotions
Construction began on Founders Hall just a year and a half after the College opened Seven years after the first Remote Field Course, College faculty and first-year
John Hille
its doors in 1876. At its completion in 1878, The Building (as Founders was called Vice President for Advancement students have fine-tuned the experience into a for-credit journey through new
andM arketing
back then) became the center of College life and, ultimately, the architectural symbol landscapes of learning.
Bub Parker '91
of Juniata. Rare among colleges across the country is the fact that Founders has been Directoro f Alumni Relations
touched by every Juniata student. Evelyn L Pembrooke 12 Service-Charged: Stu.dents Gain Experience Through
Alumni Office Specialist
Community Projects
Founders continues to touch students and alumni alike, and we would like to return JD. Cavrich
Founders continues to touch P,incipal Photography
the building to its legacy as both an administrative and academic facility Our plan More than 100 students every semester find fulfillment, fun and the
students and alumni alike, and we
is to bring the History and English departments back to Founders and its symbolic freedom to experience lessons in working with community organizations,
would like to return the building to central location on campus. We also plan to reshape the administrative offices to traveling for service trips or for a few activist students, creating their own
gain greater efficiency within the building. To do so we will replace the structurally Juniata College Magazine is published projects as Bonner Leaders.
its legacy as both an administrative three times a year by Juniata College,
unsound north wing of the building with a new wing and completely renovate the Department of Advancement and
Marketing and is distributed free of
and academic facility. south wing including the tower and Moore Street porch. This spring, the Board of charge to alumni and friends of Juniata -D11t11II- 16 Putting Another Landmark on tlte Map: Ju.niata's New Conference
lRDDfflftHH
Trustees approved our plan and construction will begin in the summer of 2008, College. Postmaster and others, please
send change-of-address correspondence By joining the new Landmark Conference this fall and by competing in the
contingent on successful fundraising, with a projected finish in 2009. to: Alumni Relations, 1700 Moore SL, --D:li■ihllQ -
Huntingdon, PA 16652-2196. Centennial Conference in football, the College has evened the playing field
Juniata College Magazine can accept no
Our attention is fully focused on this project and I am gratified to see overwhelmingly responsibility for unsolicited comributions between our academic mission and our effort to provide our student athletes
positive reactions from our alumni. A major step in starting our campaign has been of an work, photography, or articles. with top-notch experience.
Juniata College, as an educational
provided by most of the 1950s classes ('SO, '51, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58 and '59), groups institution and employer, values equality
of oppoltUnity and diversity. The College
that have dedicated their SO-Year Reunion gifts to the Founders project. Their gifts is an independent, privately supported
co-educational institution committed to
alone will not provide all the funds necessary for completing the project but they give
providing a liberal arts education to d artments
us a terrific start. qualified students regardless of sex, race,
color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ep
marital status, sexual orientation, or
Speaking of gifts, the College would like to give its loyal alumni a gift of our own. disability. !rs policies comply with
One of the most effective ways of marketing the College is simply by word of mouth requirements of Title vrn of the Civil 19 Campus News 46 Sports
Rights Act of 1964. Title IV of the
and we are enclosing this window "cling" to give you the opportunity to spread the oEtdhuecra atipopnli Acambleen fdemdeernalt,s s otaf t1e9, 7an2d, a lnodca al ll 24 Class Notes 48 360° Reconnecting with Juniata
word about Juniata. statutes, regulations and guidelines.
Faculty Feature IBC Campus Conversatiom
Warm regards, 42
Faculty/Staff Briefs
Cover photo by ].D. Cavlich 43
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Thomas R. Kepple Jr.
Spring 2007 I 1
JUNIATA COLLEGE
LIBRARY
•
mag,cd:JlJf;
A
Spring 2007
RESIDENT'S MESSAGE ONTENTS
Juniata Magazine I Table of
I
features
f
Dear Friends, Wide-open Spaces: In Search of Outside Experience
JUNIATA magazine
By the end of this summer, the first of a two-summer refurbishing of Good Hall John Wall Juniata's student clubs explore the outdoors in one of the most natural
will be finished, giving our most venerable classroom building an interior decor [email protected] environments available to college students. From bouldering to shouldering
Ediro,; Director of Media Relations
as impressive as the ideas that are generated within those classrooms. Our quick Leah Donell a skeet gun, from riding bikes to riding horses, students aim for great outdoor
campaign for the work on Good was amazingly successful, raising $1 million in less Leah Design experiences.
Joel Cookson
than 10 months. Now it is time to tum our attention to our next physical priority, the [email protected]
renovation of Juniata's most historic building. Sporst lnfonnation Director 7 On the Road: Gaining Wisdom and Experience Wt91 Out West
Candice D. Hersh
Coo1dinatorfor tvtarlwing and Promotions
Construction began on Founders Hall just a year and a half after the College opened Seven years after the first Remote Field Course, College faculty and first-year
John Hille
its doors in 1876. At its completion in 1878, The Building (as Founders was called Vice President for Advancement students have fine-tuned the experience into a for-credit journey through new
andM arketing
back then) became the center of College life and, ultimately, the architectural symbol landscapes of learning.
Bub Parker '91
of Juniata. Rare among colleges across the country is the fact that Founders has been Directoro f Alumni Relations
touched by every Juniata student. Evelyn L Pembrooke 12 Service-Charged: Stu.dents Gain Experience Through
Alumni Office Specialist
Community Projects
Founders continues to touch students and alumni alike, and we would like to return JD. Cavrich
Founders continues to touch P,incipal Photography
the building to its legacy as both an administrative and academic facility Our plan More than 100 students every semester find fulfillment, fun and the
students and alumni alike, and we
is to bring the History and English departments back to Founders and its symbolic freedom to experience lessons in working with community organizations,
would like to return the building to central location on campus. We also plan to reshape the administrative offices to traveling for service trips or for a few activist students, creating their own
gain greater efficiency within the building. To do so we will replace the structurally Juniata College Magazine is published projects as Bonner Leaders.
its legacy as both an administrative three times a year by Juniata College,
unsound north wing of the building with a new wing and completely renovate the Department of Advancement and
Marketing and is distributed free of
and academic facility. south wing including the tower and Moore Street porch. This spring, the Board of charge to alumni and friends of Juniata -D11t11II- 16 Putting Another Landmark on tlte Map: Ju.niata's New Conference
lRDDfflftHH
Trustees approved our plan and construction will begin in the summer of 2008, College. Postmaster and others, please
send change-of-address correspondence By joining the new Landmark Conference this fall and by competing in the
contingent on successful fundraising, with a projected finish in 2009. to: Alumni Relations, 1700 Moore SL, --D:li■ihllQ -
Huntingdon, PA 16652-2196. Centennial Conference in football, the College has evened the playing field
Juniata College Magazine can accept no
Our attention is fully focused on this project and I am gratified to see overwhelmingly responsibility for unsolicited comributions between our academic mission and our effort to provide our student athletes
positive reactions from our alumni. A major step in starting our campaign has been of an work, photography, or articles. with top-notch experience.
Juniata College, as an educational
provided by most of the 1950s classes ('SO, '51, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58 and '59), groups institution and employer, values equality
of oppoltUnity and diversity. The College
that have dedicated their SO-Year Reunion gifts to the Founders project. Their gifts is an independent, privately supported
co-educational institution committed to
alone will not provide all the funds necessary for completing the project but they give
providing a liberal arts education to d artments
us a terrific start. qualified students regardless of sex, race,
color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ep
marital status, sexual orientation, or
Speaking of gifts, the College would like to give its loyal alumni a gift of our own. disability. !rs policies comply with
One of the most effective ways of marketing the College is simply by word of mouth requirements of Title vrn of the Civil 19 Campus News 46 Sports
Rights Act of 1964. Title IV of the
and we are enclosing this window "cling" to give you the opportunity to spread the oEtdhuecra atipopnli Acambleen fdemdeernalt,s s otaf t1e9, 7an2d, a lnodca al ll 24 Class Notes 48 360° Reconnecting with Juniata
word about Juniata. statutes, regulations and guidelines.
Faculty Feature IBC Campus Conversatiom
Warm regards, 42
Faculty/Staff Briefs
Cover photo by ].D. Cavlich 43
�
Thomas R. Kepple Jr.
Spring 2007 I 1
interests and the outdoor retreat drew Standing Stone, Raystown Lake, biking
30 students, more than twice what and hiking," says Josh England '07,
Weber expected. She filled two president of the Skeet and Trap Club
advanced classes and a beginner's class. from Everett, Pa. England and several
The first Inbound outdoor retreat other trap-shooting enthusiasts revital­
debuted in 2005, and Weber believes ized the club after a long hiatus and
demand will only increase. have found that more students ask them
about the club with each incoming
Outdoor activities even spark the
class. He's also a member of the Fishing
interest of student groups that are not
Club. "There are always outdoorsmen in
focused solely on fresh-air fun. Sustain­
every class but what'.s interesting is the
ability is the watchword of the student
students not from this area are joining
group Leaders in Motion, a leadership
the clubs," he says.
program for first-year students who
focus on student activities. In collabora­ Juniatians from all over the country
tion with the College Cycling Club, the realize the outdoor opportunities shortly
group organized a fleet of communal after stepping on campus. World-class
bicycles that students can use at any fishing, camping, hiking and climbing
time to go anywhere. The cycling club are literally within walking distance. In
agreed to provide maintenance, and about a year, there will be a world-class
Leaders in Motion organized the mountain-bike trail ringing Raystown
purchase of 10 bikes and completed a Lake as well. Perhaps inspired by the
drive for donated bicycles. "We think it natural surroundings, students are
Scene I: The Juniata sophomore, intent balancing act is illustrative of the many Certainly the community of outdoor "Outdoor sports and activities play a big
will encourage students to patronize jumping into the outside world-at
on the task at hand, carefully flicks the ways Juniata students can mix studies enthusiasts is growing on the Juniata role in students' lives," says Staci Weber,
local and downtown businesses rather least judging by an increased interest in
fishing line and its accompanying fly in with exploring the Great Outdoors. campus as new clubs such as the Rock director of student activities. "Each class
than hopping in a car to go to one of the Laughing Bush, the student club that
a graceful parabola toward a patch of Climbing Club, Skeet and Trap Club entering Juniata brings more experience
"We have a world-class location for malls," says Derek Dye '10, from provides equipment rental and orga­
still water. The young man, a member of and others pop up every year. This year, in these sports and more interest in
outdoor activities and in the next couple Frostburg, Md. nizes events like a climbing wall or an
the Juniata fishing club, gets in an hour Dawes created the Slacklining Club. doing them here."
of years you'll see exponential growth in annual SK race. Several officers of
of fishing each day before classes start. the number of students who are Slacklining, although it sounds like an Weber has followed that trend by While these official College programs Canaan, N.H., and club president,
activity done in front of a plasma TV have responded quickly to student
Scene II: The young woman, dressed in interested," says John Dawes '09, of incorporating outside activities into several officers of various outdoor clubs
while eating a jumbo bag of chips, is interest in alfresco activities, outdoor­
shorts and T-shirt, approaches a one­ Huntingdon, Pa. "People are looking for College orientation programs such have met with Kris Clarkson, dean of
actually related to climbing sports. based clubs seem to be pop up like a
inch-wide webbing stretched between something different. Organized (team) as Inbound, a retreat for incoming students, to ask for a permanent or part­
Participants stretch tubing that can be profusion of spring bulbs.
two trees. She jumps onto the strap and sports have become so competitive, and students d\�igned to acclimate them time outdoor coordinator. 'Juniata
ratcheted around two trees or other
finds her balance point. The acrobatic outdoor sports are more social. They to campus and help forge connections "The opportunities around Huntingdon would benefit from having a full-or
stationary objects and attempt to walk
tightroper is a Juniata student, a allow you to interact with a community with fellow students. Each retreat is are unbelievable for the outdoors. part-time person who could plan events,
and balance on it. Dawes premiered the
member of the Slacklining Club, her as you're doing them." designed for students with special You have the Little Juniata (River), oversee and coordinate trips and
sport at Mountain Day 2006.
2 I Juniata Magazine Spring 2007 I 3
interests and the outdoor retreat drew Standing Stone, Raystown Lake, biking
30 students, more than twice what and hiking," says Josh England '07,
Weber expected. She filled two president of the Skeet and Trap Club
advanced classes and a beginner's class. from Everett, Pa. England and several
The first Inbound outdoor retreat other trap-shooting enthusiasts revital­
debuted in 2005, and Weber believes ized the club after a long hiatus and
demand will only increase. have found that more students ask them
about the club with each incoming
Outdoor activities even spark the
class. He's also a member of the Fishing
interest of student groups that are not
Club. "There are always outdoorsmen in
focused solely on fresh-air fun. Sustain­
every class but what'.s interesting is the
ability is the watchword of the student
students not from this area are joining
group Leaders in Motion, a leadership
the clubs," he says.
program for first-year students who
focus on student activities. In collabora­ Juniatians from all over the country
tion with the College Cycling Club, the realize the outdoor opportunities shortly
group organized a fleet of communal after stepping on campus. World-class
bicycles that students can use at any fishing, camping, hiking and climbing
time to go anywhere. The cycling club are literally within walking distance. In
agreed to provide maintenance, and about a year, there will be a world-class
Leaders in Motion organized the mountain-bike trail ringing Raystown
purchase of 10 bikes and completed a Lake as well. Perhaps inspired by the
drive for donated bicycles. "We think it natural surroundings, students are
Scene I: The Juniata sophomore, intent balancing act is illustrative of the many Certainly the community of outdoor "Outdoor sports and activities play a big
will encourage students to patronize jumping into the outside world-at
on the task at hand, carefully flicks the ways Juniata students can mix studies enthusiasts is growing on the Juniata role in students' lives," says Staci Weber,
local and downtown businesses rather least judging by an increased interest in
fishing line and its accompanying fly in with exploring the Great Outdoors. campus as new clubs such as the Rock director of student activities. "Each class
than hopping in a car to go to one of the Laughing Bush, the student club that
a graceful parabola toward a patch of Climbing Club, Skeet and Trap Club entering Juniata brings more experience
"We have a world-class location for malls," says Derek Dye '10, from provides equipment rental and orga­
still water. The young man, a member of and others pop up every year. This year, in these sports and more interest in
outdoor activities and in the next couple Frostburg, Md. nizes events like a climbing wall or an
the Juniata fishing club, gets in an hour Dawes created the Slacklining Club. doing them here."
of years you'll see exponential growth in annual SK race. Several officers of
of fishing each day before classes start. the number of students who are Slacklining, although it sounds like an Weber has followed that trend by While these official College programs Canaan, N.H., and club president,
activity done in front of a plasma TV have responded quickly to student
Scene II: The young woman, dressed in interested," says John Dawes '09, of incorporating outside activities into several officers of various outdoor clubs
while eating a jumbo bag of chips, is interest in alfresco activities, outdoor­
shorts and T-shirt, approaches a one­ Huntingdon, Pa. "People are looking for College orientation programs such have met with Kris Clarkson, dean of
actually related to climbing sports. based clubs seem to be pop up like a
inch-wide webbing stretched between something different. Organized (team) as Inbound, a retreat for incoming students, to ask for a permanent or part­
Participants stretch tubing that can be profusion of spring bulbs.
two trees. She jumps onto the strap and sports have become so competitive, and students d\�igned to acclimate them time outdoor coordinator. 'Juniata
ratcheted around two trees or other
finds her balance point. The acrobatic outdoor sports are more social. They to campus and help forge connections "The opportunities around Huntingdon would benefit from having a full-or
stationary objects and attempt to walk
tightroper is a Juniata student, a allow you to interact with a community with fellow students. Each retreat is are unbelievable for the outdoors. part-time person who could plan events,
and balance on it. Dawes premiered the
member of the Slacklining Club, her as you're doing them." designed for students with special You have the Little Juniata (River), oversee and coordinate trips and
sport at Mountain Day 2006.
2 I Juniata Magazine Spring 2007 I 3
maintain programs over successive rock climbing is becoming like yoga. It
years," Dawes explains. gives you a good workout without
seeming like you're working out,"
"I see (outdoor activities) as a draw,
Weeden says.
together with the Raystown Field
Station and the maple sugaring," says Riding a horse may seem like more of a
Jeff Taylor '81, one of the students who workout for the horse, but members of
started Laughing Bush in 1979. Taylor, the Equestrian Club take a much deeper
technical sales director for R&B Aquatic interest in their activities than just
Distribution and adjunct instructor in equine exercise. The club not only
environmental science and ecology at competes in equestrian events with
Wilson College, sees Juniata's location as rivals Penn State, Gettysburg,
a plus for students interested in the Susquehanna, Wilson, and Dickinson,
outdoors. 'Tm surprised and heartened but they also train new members, groom
that (Laughing Bush) is still around." horses and even muck out stalls.
on fly fishing, sometimes its more on ambitious projects is to install a boulder­ Sponsored by Donna Harris, a James
Many Juniata club fortunes­
bait fishing." ing wall on campus.Jason Weeden '07, Creek, Pa., outfitter who owns Twohorse
outdoor-oriented or otherwise-are
treasurer for the club, has met with Tim Adventures, the 25-member club
subject to the waxing and waning of Enthusiasm is not a problem for Rock
l.auntz, director of residential life, to receives lessons in three different riding
enthusiasm among the clubs' members. Climbing Club members. The club has
seek approval for possible spaces and styles: dressage, hunter-jumper (the first
For example, the skeet club was active 100 members, and most of them seem
has made presentations to Student two are what you watch in the
in the '80s but became dormant until to climb almost every weekend, whether
the club was re-approved last year. it's top-roping (using belaying and Government and the Activities Board. Olympics) and Western.
"With almost any club, the focus of the rappelling techniques off area cliffs), A "bouldering" wall or room does not Although lessons for each student cost
activities varies depending on the bouldering (using rock-climbing mean creating an actual boulder $20 an hour, the College pays the team
students in the club," says David techniques on rocks that don't require indoors. Instead holds are attached to dues of $250 that allows it to compete.
Lehmann '83, associate professor of top-roping) or heading to Mechanics­ industrial strength pl ood, allowing This year, the group competed in seven
yw
geology and one of the advisers for the burg, Pa., to work out at Climbnasium, students to practice routes, skills and shows. "We have some members who've
Skeet and Trap and Fishing clubs. "With an indoor climbing gym featuring a 40- climbing angles. The club estimates it never ridden a horse until coming to
the fishing club, some years the focus is foot wall. One of the club's most would cost $3,000 to install. "I think Juniata, and we have some who have
ridden their entire life," says Justine
4 l]uniata Magazine Spring 2007 I 5
maintain programs over successive rock climbing is becoming like yoga. It
years," Dawes explains. gives you a good workout without
seeming like you're working out,"
"I see (outdoor activities) as a draw,
Weeden says.
together with the Raystown Field
Station and the maple sugaring," says Riding a horse may seem like more of a
Jeff Taylor '81, one of the students who workout for the horse, but members of
started Laughing Bush in 1979. Taylor, the Equestrian Club take a much deeper
technical sales director for R&B Aquatic interest in their activities than just
Distribution and adjunct instructor in equine exercise. The club not only
environmental science and ecology at competes in equestrian events with
Wilson College, sees Juniata's location as rivals Penn State, Gettysburg,
a plus for students interested in the Susquehanna, Wilson, and Dickinson,
outdoors. 'Tm surprised and heartened but they also train new members, groom
that (Laughing Bush) is still around." horses and even muck out stalls.
on fly fishing, sometimes its more on ambitious projects is to install a boulder­ Sponsored by Donna Harris, a James
Many Juniata club fortunes­
bait fishing." ing wall on campus.Jason Weeden '07, Creek, Pa., outfitter who owns Twohorse
outdoor-oriented or otherwise-are
treasurer for the club, has met with Tim Adventures, the 25-member club
subject to the waxing and waning of Enthusiasm is not a problem for Rock
l.auntz, director of residential life, to receives lessons in three different riding
enthusiasm among the clubs' members. Climbing Club members. The club has
seek approval for possible spaces and styles: dressage, hunter-jumper (the first
For example, the skeet club was active 100 members, and most of them seem
has made presentations to Student two are what you watch in the
in the '80s but became dormant until to climb almost every weekend, whether
the club was re-approved last year. it's top-roping (using belaying and Government and the Activities Board. Olympics) and Western.
"With almost any club, the focus of the rappelling techniques off area cliffs), A "bouldering" wall or room does not Although lessons for each student cost
activities varies depending on the bouldering (using rock-climbing mean creating an actual boulder $20 an hour, the College pays the team
students in the club," says David techniques on rocks that don't require indoors. Instead holds are attached to dues of $250 that allows it to compete.
Lehmann '83, associate professor of top-roping) or heading to Mechanics­ industrial strength pl ood, allowing This year, the group competed in seven
yw
geology and one of the advisers for the burg, Pa., to work out at Climbnasium, students to practice routes, skills and shows. "We have some members who've
Skeet and Trap and Fishing clubs. "With an indoor climbing gym featuring a 40- climbing angles. The club estimates it never ridden a horse until coming to
the fishing club, some years the focus is foot wall. One of the club's most would cost $3,000 to install. "I think Juniata, and we have some who have
ridden their entire life," says Justine
4 l]uniata Magazine Spring 2007 I 5
ea
' ' I think rock
climbing is bernming
like yoga. It gives you
a good workout without
seeming like you' re
''
worlcing out.
Kobeski '08, of Factoryville, Pa. "Getting
away from campus and getting out in the
barn or on the trail are huge stress
relievers. Its great to focus on the horse
for three hours rather than schoolwork."
In addition to competition, the club
also trains Harris' horses, offers pony
rides for the local Big Brothers/Big
Sisters organization and raffled off a
trained pony as a fundraiser. Kobeski
says many of the outdoor-focused
clubs are gathering new members by
leaps and bounds.
Nearly every weekend of the academic
year, one of the outdoor clubs holds an
activity or makes a trip (see sidebar), Fresh Air
whether it's a Laughing Bush-sponsored
hike to the Thousand Steps or an
Here are some other student Also, some club sports • • • •
informal fishingjaunt to theJ uniata
organizations dedicated to that demand a fresh-air
River. And during all those weekend
the outdoor experience. perspective. Students Find
activities, the environmental credo is
Scientific and
the same: leave no footprint. John JC Downhill (the Ski Club) Men's and Women's Rugby Club .�\
Dawes, who created a new club, joined Juniata College Grotto Ultimate Frisbee Club Human
several existing clubs and served as an (the Caving Club) l Connections
outdoor counselor for the Inbound Sapsuckers (Maple Syruping) Women's Lacrosse Club Ge:e'.;l, :oC91Y I �;R ;o; c''"1<\s 0'· '-J Way Out West
program, sums it up: "A great outdoor
program really fits in withJuniatas Juniata Cycling Club
sustainable mission."
6 I Juniata Magazine Spring 2007 I 7
ea
' ' I think rock
climbing is bernming
like yoga. It gives you
a good workout without
seeming like you' re
''
worlcing out.
Kobeski '08, of Factoryville, Pa. "Getting
away from campus and getting out in the
barn or on the trail are huge stress
relievers. Its great to focus on the horse
for three hours rather than schoolwork."
In addition to competition, the club
also trains Harris' horses, offers pony
rides for the local Big Brothers/Big
Sisters organization and raffled off a
trained pony as a fundraiser. Kobeski
says many of the outdoor-focused
clubs are gathering new members by
leaps and bounds.
Nearly every weekend of the academic
year, one of the outdoor clubs holds an g,tu~ents exl€ere tf1e wi~e-ee€ n vistas efiFierJg. 'furnace in
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River. And during all those weekend
the outdoor experience. perspective. {ere3reun~. 4%t £ettem ri3tit is Jim Ber3ar~t. asseciate Students Find
activities, the environmental credo is
the same: leave no footprint. John JC Downhill (the Ski Club) Men's and Women's Rugby Club r€e{esser e{ t€ijj.sics. .�\ Scientific and
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Dawes, who created a new club, joined Juniata College Grotto Ultimate Frisbee Club -•-'" •I Human
several existing clubs and served as an (the Caving Club) 'O l Connections
outdoor counselor for the Inbound Sapsuckers (Maple Syruping) Women's Lacrosse Club f Ge:e'.;l, :oC91Y I �;R ;o; c''"1<\s 0'· '-J Way Out West
program, sums it up: "A great outdoor
program really fits in withJuniatas Juniata Cycling Club
sustainable mission."
6 I Juniata Magazine Spring 2007 I 7
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ments, 44 variations on the cowboy hat detach from a van on the highway going
or baseball cap, boxes of spaghetti, jars through downtown Denver," says Paula
of peanut butter, Play-Doh (more on Martin, assistant provost and professor
that later), more shoes than Imelda of environmental science, describing the College institute a classroom
Wagoner, David Widman, psychology modules using western locations as The instruction modules change each year,
Marcos' closet, four vans, a few trailers, some of the courses more adventurous sequence to qualify the experience as an
professor, physics professor Jim Borgardt outdoor classrooms. The four traveled depending upon the faculty members
and, finall a sense of discovery: moments. "But theres also the joy of Interdisciplinary Colloquia course­
y;
and biologist John Matter. out West in summer 1999 to "scout making the trip. They teach some modules
students sitting around the campfire complete with tests, grades and papers.
Get the motors running. Head out on locations." individually; typically as the professor
discussing what they learned that day in But the most valuable experience takes Depending on which faculty members
the highway: Looking for adventure and takes a group of students to a specific site.
geology; biology and anthropology and place in the field. are teaching that year, the Remote Field "Originally we saw the trip as a capstone
a variety of scientific and sociological Other modules are taught to the entire
that experience is priceless." Course takes either a Northern Route, experience for seniors," Matter says.
lessons, Juniata's Remote Field Course 'The course changed how I thought group. Geologists Mathur and Lehmann
which includes stops in Mesa Verde "After the first trip we realized it was
contingent hits the road. The Remote Field Course is one of about that part of the world," says Eben have taken students to fossil sites, a
National Park, Colo., to study Anazazi much more of a hook to get students
Juniata's most popular courses, and the Pendleton '07, a physics, engineering commercial copper mine, and a small,
"We've had tents ripped and blown over ruins and then on to Arizona's Grand into their academic and career paths."
experience takes place primarily in the and environmental science POE from Native American mining site for peridot
by high winds; we've had a trailer Canyon and Moab, Utah. The
great outdoors. In fact, only recently did Canaan, N.H. "I also learned it was "It was the difference between night semiprecious stones. Similarly, they
Southern Route heads first to New
possible to take classes in what I was and day from central Pennsylvania provide insight for the entire group into
Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns and White
interested in outside of the classroom. and the Four Comers area," says the geology of the Grand Canyon, Arches
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't'-<-emste 'fie/cl Ceurse still follow my passion for physics." Canyon and Moab, where Department of Natural Anthropologist Wagoner teaches a module
,€articiJ]C1nts Cl l00t1 at natural Arches National Park is Resources Forest Service. on the ancient Anazazi settlements in
,€�ensmena t�e� mig�t never The trip starts in mid-May (usually located. Robbins was in the first Mesa Verde, focusing on how the Native
see sn t�e /gast Ceast.1Kere, departing right after Commencement) The original team for the class to go on the field American society worked as well as what
Jeof Glaicl \9'7, e{ imen- and returns 17 days later. The students field course-Matter, course. "You're seeing new factors accounted for the civilizations
reev1· /le , )l')va ., c�i"o s a trenc� are freshmen going into their sopho­ Martin, Lehmann and species and different geology; demise.
areuncl a {essil Jr'e m an ear� more year. Revolving faculty teach the Wagoner-came together and experiencing new Martin has taught modules on land
Cretaceeus cilnesaur at a site course, including environmental in 1998 and 1999 and cultures you would never see use and water resources in the
near ilolea�. 'teta�. scientist Martin, geologists Dave organized the experience as in the eastern part of the West, as well as how national parks
Lehmann '83, Larry Mutti and Ryan
a series of educational country:" handle the modem pressures of visitor
Mathur '96, anthropologist Paula
management.
Photos courtesy of Ryan Mathur '99,
John Matte,; Dave Lehmann '83,
8 l]uniata Magazine Paula Martin, and Jim Bo,-gardt. Spring 2007 I 9