About

The PSU Outdoor Center is an experiential education-based program that serves as a catalyst for personal and professional growth. In addition to offering an equipment use program with skis, snowshoes, paddling, and camping gear, the Outdoor Center sponsors trips, clinics, and trainings run under a cooperative adventure model using human powered outdoor activities to connect students with their surrounding outdoor environment. Students experience empowerment, goal achievement, and group support by moving beyond their own expectations. Based on a challenge-by-choice philosophy, all activities are voluntary, empowering each person to perform to her or his potential, securely and without pressure.  The Outdoor Center is located in the White Mountain Apartment Complex (#31).

News and Events

Student Volunteer Trip Leaders Needed!

In Plymouth Magazine

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Human Beings at PSU

Academy award-winning playwright Ernest Thompson workshops one of his earliest and most controversial plays at PSU.

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Marcel Lebrun: What’s Special about Education

Marcel Lebrun’s career in education spans just over three decades. He began his career as a middle and high school math teacher in Canadian public school districts, and then taught elementary-school-level French immersion programs. Early in his career, he discovered his aptitude and passion for teaching special education students. Since joining the faculty in PSU’s [...]

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In Support of Science

PSU’s outreach efforts aim to improve science education.