Ep. 1 Meet The Researchers: Daniel

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Cal Poly Humboldt Veterans Outdoor Program Podcast

Cal Poly Humboldt Veterans

11 episodes

2 days ago

This podcast amplifies the voices and stories of participants of the Veterans Outdoor Program, a year-round program that provides therapeutic outdoor community-bonding experiences for student veterans, military-connected students, and families who are a part of the Cal Poly Humboldt Veterans Enrollment & Transition Services (VETS) population. There is no need to listen to the episodes in any particular order, please check out the episode descriptions to start with the ones that seem the most relevant for you. Episodes are uploaded in chronological order of interviews.

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Ep. 1 Meet The Researchers: Daniel

Cal Poly Humboldt Veterans Outdoor Program Podcast

30 minutes 14 seconds

4 years ago

Ep. 1 Meet The Researchers: Daniel

Daniel is a Marine Corps veteran who was involved in the creation of the Veteran Outdoor Program in 2008. He talks with his co-researcher, Devin, about his experiences with Outward Bound, an outdoor adventure-based program, and how that inspired the VETS community to create our own program. Daniel highlights recent data that shows how our program is correlated with higher graduation rates for participants. Why and how is this? Daniel is on a mission to find out.

Themes: suffering together, bonding through the experience together, physical suffering together easing emotional suffering, finding meaning and joy in suffering together, giving back to the community

This podcast amplifies the voices and stories of participants of the Veteran Outdoor Program, a year-round program that provides therapeutic outdoor community-bonding experiences for student veterans, military-affiliated students, and families who are a part of the Humboldt State University (HSU) Veterans Enrollment and Transition Services (VETS) population. There is no need to listen to the episodes in any particular order, please check out the episode descriptions to start with the ones that seem the most relevant for you. Episodes are listed in chronological order of interviews. Since 2008, the Veteran Outdoor Program has embraced the values and strived for the outcomes of adventure-based practices and wilderness therapies. Everything about this program is guided by the intention to provide support through transitions from military to civilian academic life and to nurture community relationships that form a long-term network of support. Our program events have been created to offer an experiential learning environment which has been defined as ‘a learning process that happens for an individual involved in a direct experience.’ The program provides this direct experience by arranging opportunities to embrace connections with nature and community that each person can use to build resilience in order to grow through the stressors and challenges of civilian academic life. Population data shows that this program has improved graduation rates for participants. How and why has this worked? Listen to find out!

We extend a special thank you to our past and present program sponsors including HSU, Center Activities, Mt. Ashland Ski Area, Mt. Bachelor Ski and Snowboard Resort, Never Summer Industries, The Sierra Club, and Sunriver Sports.