Freshman Quests
Freshmen Quests are 3 day, 2 night outdoor adventure trips for cohort groups of up to 14 incoming freshmen. The Quests are designed for students to create a network of friends who share a unique, common experience to support each other throughout their college career.
All camping and canoeing supplies will be provided for the students so there is no need to worry about sleeping bags or tents.
The three day, two night trip is designed to completely orient incoming freshmen to the college experience at Wayne State University. The students can use the trip to form relationships with the other 14 incoming freshmen, meet faculty and staff from the University, get a better understanding of university departments and services, and most importantly, have fun!
Each trip will be lead by an upperclassman student leader. Chris Nolan, Director of Campus Recreation and Jovita Scrogin, Assistant Director, will also be on each trip. Additionally, one or two WSU “experts” will be accompanying the group. These experts are employees of the university who work for Public Safety, Counseling and Psychological Services, the Academic Success Center or the Department of Kinesiology. During the day the group will be challenged on the water, and in the evenings around the campfire they will be challenged with in depth conversations about how to succeed on campus. There will be formal and informal conversations about study skills, team building, dealing with stress and many other varying topics.
Upon registration for KIN 2560 students will be given additional guidance about what types of clothing are appropriate on the river. There will be a pre-trip meeting for each section and students will even be provided dry bags to pack their clothing.
Continue the journey on campus
The canoe and camping trip is just Phase I of KIN 2560 Freshmen Quests. Throughout the fall semester, students in KIN 2560 will meet four times as a class. The classroom sessions will build upon some of the skills learned while camping. Students will explore their leadership skills and study skills. They will also learn valuable planning skills to ensure that they create their own timeline for graduation and stay on task. They will explore career options and learn valuable resume writing and interviewing techniques. The students will be assigned readings and will have assigned responses that will be turned in for credit. There is no textbook for the course, however, there is a $20 classroom activity fee, which can be paid at the Mort Harris RFC. Students earn 2 credits for KIN 2560.