The First Week orientation program, required for first time freshmen, introduces campus resources on the first day. Wilderness Experience is a guided, four-day dayak trip along the Inside Passage north of Juneau. Experienced guides will provide kayak instruction. There will be opportunities to explore the shorelines by foot and to hike. Evenings will be spent on the beaches.
Students stay in tents.
Most equipment and food are provided. Students will need to bring a sleeping bag and personal clothing. The Challenge Experience is designed to improve teamwork, communications, problem solving, and decision making through challenges requiring social, mental, and physical cooperation. In-class exercises are designed to help students understand the significance of personality types, learning styles, math and test anxiety, choosing a major, as well as balancing complicated priorities.