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 Indiana University Outdoor Adventures is an outdoor recreation program that serves the Bloomington campus and surrounding community. OA is located in Eigenmann residence hall, across from the bookstore.

History
Outdoor Adventure’s started out as an Outdoor Recreation Equipment Rental Service for students, faculty and staff of Indiana University (Bloomington). IU Outdoor Adventures began in 1972 as a committee of the Indiana Memorial Union Board. The early years involved occasional trips to local recreation destinations and a small fleet of rental equipment. In 1976 the Union Board invested $2000 in tents, backpacks, fishing poles and Coleman lanterns, stoves and coolers. After years of operating under the leadership of a graduate assistant from the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Dave Calvin became IUOA’s first professionally appointed program coordinator in 1995. Today, IUOA has greatly expanded to include over 120 trips and academic courses each year, 60 student Trip Leaders and professional instructors, a comprehensive rental operation, and IU’s first indoor climbing facility. After moving to Eigenmann Hall in 2010, IUOA maintains its vital academic relationship with the School of HPER and continues to hold firm to its historical foundation as a student leadership program of the IMU. Below is a timeline of Outdoor Adventures history:

1972
 * Outdoor Recreation Committee started with the 1972-73 Union Board. Carol Payne was the first Program Director.  The program was first mentioned in Union Board notes on September 20, 1972.
 * October 1, two Indiana University 15 passenger vans carried 30 people to the IU Sailing Club at Lake Lemon.
 * First Spring Break trip planned to Colorado. Later canceled because of lack of snow.  Ski trip to Vermont was planned for the cost of $170 per person for a five-day trip.  Later the Vermont trip was canceled because of vehicle issues.

1976
 * On September 21, 1976, Union Board allocated $2515.00 for the purchase of camping equipment that would be rented out through the IMU.
 * Equipment rental began during spring 1977

1980
 * Summer 1980, became its own entity and staffed by a Graduate Assistant from the School of HPER.

1993
 * Moved from the IMU Recreation Center (Back Alley) to the IMU Activities Desk

1995
 * Hired first full-time appointed Program Coordinator (David Calvin, began as GA in 1993)

1997
 * IUOA becomes a Wilderness Education Association Affiliate member
 * First IUOA related R100 academic courses offered in the fall of 1997 (FUNSAR, Flat water kayaking, and       WEA Wilderness Steward program in August to Colorado)

1998
 * Hired a second full-time appointed Assistant Program Coordinator for IU Outdoor Adventures (Matt May, began as a trip leader in 1996).
 * Name formally changed from IMU Outfitters to IU Outdoor Adventures because of a new Department of Athletics apparel store called IU Outfitters.

2000
 * The nationally recognized leader in outdoor leadership Wilderness Education Association moved to Indiana University in conjunction with IU Outdoor Adventures.
 * Tom Stuessy hired as new Assistant Program Coordinator

2001
 * Became an Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education organizational member (one of the premier members).

2002
 * Became an organizational member of the National Association of Search and Rescue.
 * Developed formal partnerships with Paoli Peaks Ski Resort, Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities (SOLO), American Canoe Association, Leave No Trace, and JL Waters.

2003
 * Leisure Programs Coordinator position formally became a joint appointment between the IMU and School of HPER.
 * IUOA, in partnership with the Department of Recreation and Parks Administration, is granted two graduate assistants from the department as result of the growing enrollment within the academic courses.
 * Greg Martz hired as new Assistant Program Coordinator.

2004
 * The first Banff Mountain Film Festival sponsored by IUOA and others was hosted at the Buskirk Chumley Theater.

2005
 * Hired full-time appointed support staff as a joint appointment between IMU and School of HPER.
 * The first annual Hellbender Adventure Race was held in the fall at Lake Lemon.
 * Rob Holman organized a gathering of IUOA alumni to work on creating a formalized alumni association for IUOA with the IU Alumni Association and finalize plans for a memorial scholarship in the name of IU and IUOA alumni Ryan Bullerdick (died July 2004). Scholarship officially named the Ryan Bullerdick Memorial Scholarship Fund and donations began with a minimum goal of $10,000 within three years.
 * William “Andy” Ballard hired as new Assistant Program Coordinator.

2006
 * IUOA moved to M084 and M086 of the Mezzanine Level within the IMU.
 * IUOA Alumni Association voted in and formally recognized as a formal alumni group within the IU Alumni Association.
 * IUOA along with Teter and Residential Program Services staff begin the ground work for an Outdoor Living Learning Center within Teter Residence Hall with the goal of beginning the center in fall 2008.

2007
 * IUOA is awarded WEA Affiliate of the Year award for outstanding service in education of outdoor leaders.
 * Introduction to Wilderness Leadership course offered as a more formalized training process for those interested in becoming IUOA trip leaders. Course became a HPER R317 two credit course in the fall.
 * After the death of another IU and IUOA alumni, U.S. Army Captain Nathan King, formal procedure began with the IU Foundation to rename the Ryan Bullerdick Memorial Scholarship to the IU Outdoor Adventures Memorial Scholarship.
 * Joint support staff position between the IMU and Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies ends and becomes a joint support staff position between IUM Activities and Events Department and IUOA.
 * IUOA partners with local emergency medical training provider EMT Inc. begin a partnership offering more wilderness medicine classes within south central Indiana.
 * Kimberly Collins hired as new Assistant Program Coordinator.

2008
 * After a three year long effort to renumber all the HPER R110 courses to individual course numbers, spring semester begins with individual course numbers between R110 – R149.
 * David (Cal) Calvin retires after 13 years of service to IUOA. Still stays on as Wilderness Medicine/WFR & WFA instructor for IUOA.
 * IUOA receives a 5-year commercial permit for use of the Hoosier National Forest. IUOA submitted 20 trips in the first year.

2009
 * Dustin Smucker hired as new Leisure Programs Coordinator.

2010
 * January 11, IUOA opens in its new location in Eigenmann Hall; WEA relocates to an office beside IUOA
 * The first IUOA Alumni Association Memorial Scholarship is awarded August
 * IUOA begins operations of a bouldering wall in Eigenmann, the first indoor climbing facility at IU

Gear
Outdoor Adventures has expanded to carry the following gear for rent for a duration of one night, 2-3 nights, 4-7 nights and long-term.
 * Tents (2, 3, 4, and 6-person)
 * Tarps
 * Sleeping bags (zero, 15, and 30 degree)
 * Crazy Creek Chair
 * Sleeping Pad
 * Backpack
 * Pack Covers
 * Headlamp
 * Compass
 * Trekking Poles
 * Duluth Sack
 * Trowel
 * GPS Unit
 * Water Drom
 * Trangia Stove
 * Coleman Stove
 * Propane Lantern
 * Canoe
 * Whitewater Kayak
 * Sea Kayak (single and two person)
 * Wetsuit
 * PFD
 * Rock Climbing Shoes
 * XC skis and poles
 * Snowshoes

Activities
OA offers a variety of activities open to students and the public. Activities included, but are not limited to, backpacking, kayaking, and mountain biking, hiking, canoeing, rafting and climbing. Day, weekend, spring, and summer break trips change seasonally. Outdoor Adventures has traveled across the nation to Utah, Colorado, North Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois. Custom trips provide adventurers opportunities to travel to unlimited places! During the summer of 2011, OA will be traveling to Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada for their second annual canoe Canada expedition.

Skill Courses
Hands-on experience outside the classroom! Outdoor Adventures offers skills courses at Indiana University, under HPER-O. They are a collection of one and two credit hour classes designed to teach outdoor skills, presented by IUOA and the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Most classes consist of three classroom sessions and a weekend of field experience, while others are conducted during an eight-week block.