Presenter Relations Committee
Supporting the strategic plan, the Public Relations Committee completed the following action items in 2015:
1. Revised the logistics of how we evaluate presentation proposals by utilizing Jot
Form.
2. Received over 140 presentation proposals, 46 were accepted.
3. Presented at the national conference “So you want to present at AORE”.
4. Distributed resources to accepted presenters for the national conference.
Student Development Committee
Supporting the strategic plan, the Student Development Committee completed the following action items in 2015:
1. Successfully implemented the “First Friday” year-round mock interview and resume critique
program. The program resulted in a 100% match rate every month based on student
requests and volunteers.
2. Successfully proposed the Bridge Builder Grant, which recognizes the work of two
students who have helped contribute to a more inclusive outdoor community by awarding
them complimentary conference registration.
3. The annual Conference Scholarship program achieved a 119% increase in the number of
submitted and eligible scholarship applications (21 in 2014, 46 in 2015).
4. Established and effectively carried out an election process for SDC c-chairs that used
the new BOD nomination/election process as a model.
5. New programming, which included the “Student Guide to the AORE conference”,
“Conference Survival Handbook”, and “Student Ambassador Team”, to improve the new
student experience at the conference.
Enviornmental Stewardship committee
Supporting the strategic plan, the Environmental Stewardship committee completed the following action items in 2015:
1. Created an official Environmental Statement for AORE.
2. Developed an award to identify an outdoor program that
exemplifies environmental and sustainable principles and
practices in-house and the field.
3. Developed a ‘green’ manual for use as a conference host site
identification and promotional tool.
4. Developed an AORE Policy Position Recommendation Form
and Approval Procedure for External Advocacy related tasks.
2015 COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS