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Certification Manual up for Review

Release Date: 15-Jul-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  WEA News  Subcategory:  WEA Member Access News
Through all of the recent changes in the WEA, the Outdoor Leader Certification (OLC) has remained steadfast as an important part of our mission to professionalize the outdoor leadership profession. In the past the WEA has not had the resources to track the maintenance of this important certification, but with the implementation of the International Registry of Outdoor Leaders (IROL), the WEA now has a simplified way to track ...
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JOREL Volume 2, Issue 2 - Special Issue

Release Date: 15-Jul-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  Industry News  Subcategory:  Research & Publications
We are pleased to announce the publication of the first special issue of the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership (JOREL) Volume 2(2) located at http://www.ejorel.com/ This special issue is a compilation of peer-reviewed research abstracts from the 5th Annual AORE Research Symposium held in Minneapolis, MN, November 2009 and the 2nd Annual Outdoor Leadership Research Symposium (OLRS) held in Estes ...
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Institutional Portfolios for Self Study Submission - NEW!

Release Date: 18-Jun-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
The Self Study submission and review process has moved online!
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Wilderness Medicine - Scope of Practice - Feedback Requested!

Release Date: 18-Jun-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  Industry News  
The documents below are the product of discussion among wilderness medicine providers, as an effort to describe what Wilderness First Aid (WFA) and Wilderness First Responder (WFR) credentials mean; what a person with a WFA and WFR should know and be able to do. The commercial providers have created a draft that outlines a Scope of Practice for each credential, and would like to invite comments from people who use the credential, either ...
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Validating your status in the IROL

Release Date: 18-Jun-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  WEA News  Subcategory:  Accreditation
When you reach a new level in the IROL, please submit the correct validation form.
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Parting Words from Mallory

Release Date: 18-Jun-10
Author or Contact: Mallory Rickbeil
Category:  WEA News  Subcategory:  WEA Member Access News
A message to WEA members from Mallory Rickbeil.
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2010 Strategic Plan

Release Date: 28-May-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  WEA News  Subcategory:  WEA Member Access News
An introduction to the WEA Strategic Plan
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JOREL Volume 2, Issue 1 Now Available!

Release Date: 27-May-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT VOLUME 2 ISSUE I We are pleased to announce the publication of the newest issue of the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership (JOREL) Volume 2(1) located at http://www.ejorel.com/ As in Volume 1, a variety of interesting research topics are presented. Gregor Kay begins by exploring the relationship between student involvement, outdoor recreation, course grades and ...
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Board of Trustees - Introductions are In Order!

Release Date: 26-Apr-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  WEA News  Subcategory:  Board of Trustees
Please help us welcome the new additions to the Board of Trustees! Lindsay Henderson Northern Michigan University lhenders@nmu.edu Board Member At Large Three Year Elected Term Hugh Gibson Missouri State Universityhughgibson@missouristate.edu Affiliate RepresentativeThree Year Elected Term Mike McGowan Board Member At Large Three Year Elected Term Kelli McMahan Baylor Universitykelli_mcmahan@baylor.edu  ...
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WEA Photo Albums - Share your Stories!

Release Date: 26-Apr-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Share your WEA photos with the rest of the WEA family and check out what other WEA Affiliates are up to!
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Website Update - Viewing Calendar Events Just Got Better!

Release Date: 26-Apr-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  WEA News  
Updated calendar events view - Now Live! Ever have a hard time finding information about a calendar event on the WEA website? With so much information available important things can sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Not any longer! The makers of Tendenci have made some significant changes in the way event information is viewed to give your brain a rest and ensure that you don't miss a thing. **The format for adding and editing ...
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2010 Conference Success!

Release Date: 24-Mar-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  WEA News  Subcategory:  National Conference on Outdoor Leadership
The 2010 National Conference on Outdoor Leadership was a great success with highest attendance to date, 35 workshops and a record breaking amount raised for the Kitty Drury Scholarship Fund - and a Sneak Peek at 2011!
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Board of Trustees Elections Update

Release Date: 24-Mar-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Each year the WEA seeks out exceptional individuals within the association to become a part of the WEA Board of Trustees. This year was no different as Mark Wagstaff, elections chair, presented a well rounded slate of candidates to the WEA Board of Trustees prior to the board meetings in Estes Park. The number of seats up in this election total four with one of those seats being the Affiliate Representative. The slate of candidates that ...
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Accreditation Council Manual up for Member Review

Release Date: 22-Mar-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
The initial draft of the WEA Accreditation Council Manual has been approved by the WEA Board of Trustees. This initial approved draft will be the Accreditation Council Manual used by the Accreditation Council for all current and upcoming reviews Accreditation Self Studies. As recommended by the Department of Education, the Board of Trustees has made the Accreditation Council Manual available for member review for 6 months. The ...
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Outdoor Leaders - did you finish your survey?

Release Date: 22-Mar-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  WEA News  Subcategory:  Research & Publications
Calling all Outdoor Leaders! Were you at the National Conference on Outdoor Leadership? Do you remember Crystal Weaver? Did you promise to fill out her research survey for her Master's Thesis? At least 35 people should be answering 'Yes' to all three questions above! Crystal is still collecting data in hopes of getting a large enough n to publish a multiple regression. It's not too late to follow through! To complete the first ...
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Leave No Trace Hot Spots

Release Date: 22-Mar-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
A new program in 2010 aimed at cupporting community-driven projects that work to improve the condition of a designated "hot spot" using Leave No Trace education, resources and outreach.
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International Registry of Outdoor Leaders is LIVE!

Release Date: 19-Mar-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  Industry News  
The International Registry of Outdoor Leaders went live in March of 2010. A document providing an IROL Portfolio Overview is now available.
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Awards Criteria Updated and Presidential Council Correction

Release Date: 18-Mar-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  WEA News  Subcategory:  Awards & Scholarships
The WEA has updated the nomination criteria for its awards. A correction to the Presidential Council Award Winners honored at the National Conference on Outdoor Leadership is also included.
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Accreditation Billing 2010 - Provisional Accreditation

Release Date: 7-Feb-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Category:  WEA News  Subcategory:  Accreditation
Special update for current WEA Affiliates - Important accreditation deadlines and billing information.
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8.0-10.0 Curriculum Clarification for Self Study Submission

Release Date: 7-Feb-10
Author or Contact: National Office WEA
Clarification on the inclusion of each of the 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0 series in relation to accreditation level being sought.
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