{"id":141625,"date":"2021-09-09T12:44:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T16:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=141625"},"modified":"2021-09-09T14:49:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T18:49:15","slug":"video-exploring-connecting-and-a-new-definition-of-outdoors-for-bates-aesop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2021\/09\/09\/video-exploring-connecting-and-a-new-definition-of-outdoors-for-bates-aesop\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Exploring, connecting, and a new definition of &#8216;outdoors&#8217; for ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ AESOP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outdoor trips as part of new-student orientation are nothing new. Into the mid-1900s, new ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students spent an off-campus day with Harry Rowe to hear the avuncular dean recount ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ tales of old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the off-campus trips are collectively known as AESOP: &#8220;Annual Entering Student Orientation Program.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AESOP is based in the college&#8217;s Student Affairs Office and annually led by three student coordinators. Its mission is simple enough: &#8220;To engage and empower every incoming ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ student to be their authentic selves through off-campus, student-led orientation programs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video wp-embed-aspect-16-9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<lite-youtube videoid=\"s_Wg55lDaCg\" params=\"modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0\" playlabel=\"ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College AESOP 2021 Highlights\" title=\"ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College AESOP 2021 Highlights\" >\n\t\t\t<\/lite-youtube>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption>Video by Theophil Syslo\/ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mission simple, but the execution is eclectic, fun, and full of what students love: hanging out and getting to know each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typically, outdoor orientation programs are all about the great outdoors: hiking, biking, climbing, kayaking, and otherwise navigating the ups and downs of mountains and lakes and everything in between. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, for those inclined toward nature, they&#8217;re a blast. With an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/orientation\/aesop\/\">eye on achieving greater equity and inclusivity,<\/a> the AESOP program leaders have brainstormed and deployed new trips in order to broaden the program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We\u2019ve spent the past year curating this year\u2019s programming to reflect the diverse needs and interests of the entire first-year class,&#8221; explained senior Alix Zabin of Greenwich, Conn., one of three coordinators along with Erik Malm of Batavia, Ill., and Jack Fruechte of Edina, Minn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So while this year had the traditional trips like hiking Franconia Ridge and kayaking the Damariscotta River, there were also opportunities to paint riverfront scenes along the Androscoggin, create a movie in 48 hours, find their way out of a Portland escape room, visit local farms, and generally explore the downtown area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New-student Orientation programs are usually all about the great outdoors \u2014\u00a0mountains, rivers, and everything in between. 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