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The mission of Horn Field Campus is to offer an outdoor educational environment that is committed to extending Western Illinois University's mission of instruction, research, and public service. To get the latest information on upcoming programs at HFC: wiu.edu/hfc (309) 833-5798 [email protected] Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration THE PERIODIC NEWSLETTER OF HORN FIELD CAMPUS SPRING | SUMMER 2012 HORNHAPPENINGS A NOTE FROM MINDY e Gale Scholars program is a collaborative partnership between Knox College, the Galesburg local school district, and Carl Sandburg community college, created to encourage and support higher education aspirations and success in the target population of academically promising first-generation and income eligible youth within District 205. Our 15 newly selected students begin their summer school experience with a trip to Horn Field Campus each year. Our students come from two different junior high schools with some of the students knowing each other and some not. e team building exercises and experience in the morning begins the formation of a bond that will remain intact throughout their high school and college years. e high ropes course in the afternoon provides both mental and physical challenges that remain a highlight for our Gale Scholars students. While there are always tears of fear in the beginning, they have always turned into tears of joy and success after the experience. Every student that has participated has been successful in one way or another. When I ask graduating seniors their best memories, the Horn Field day is always mentioned. -Les Hunter, Program Director, Gale Scholars "I Went to the Woods because I WIshed to lIve delIberately. . . " henry davId thoreau Dear Friends of Horn Field Campus, It has been four years since we reintroduced the “Horn Happenings” newsletter and have identified the people who would welcome receiving it. It is always interesting to look at the past year and update our friends on everything happening at Horn and staying connected. With every issue, the goal is to provide you with a brief snapshot of our traditional activities as well as the new developments in the life of Horn Field Campus. One of the new developments over the past three years has been the formation of the Horn Field Campus Advisory Board. e broad mission of this board is to promote Horn’s vision to its constituencies and support programs and initiatives. e largest initiative of my tenure has been the creation of the facilities master plan. Five years ago, when WIU updated its 30-year old master plan, we were able to address the needs of Horn Field Campus as well. Following the University’s lead, we are currently updating Horn’s plan as well. Some of the “call-outs” on the original HFC plan have been accomplished – wireless access and internet connectedness to the University; the rural water line addition; and the directional signs through Macomb leading to HFC. With the board’s suggestion, Dr. Rob Porter, RPTA, offered assistance with developing a natural resource inventory of the property. He enlisted the talents of the students in this spring’s Park Open Space Planning class to fulfill this need. e class will be presenting their preliminary NRI project during finals week. is initiative is in response to letting faculty across the curriculum know what HFC has to offer in terms of teaching and research opportunities and will be available for viewing upon its completion. is is just one of the ways that this Board has offered advice and suggestions to continue to showcase HFC as the valuable resource that it is. As we continue to develop Horn in terms of facilities, programs, and usage, the work of this Board is invaluable. If you would like more information regarding the HFC Advisory Board and how you might become involved, please call me at 309-833-5798. Your input and ideas are always welcome and I look forward to hearing from you! Have a great summer! Members of H.E.L.P. from L to R: Josh Bruecken, Allen Rudicil, Andrew Brach, Katie Risch, Dalton Schaller, Quinn Bartus, Nikki Smith, Jeremy Naberhaus, Brett Devlin Bluebells are everywhere! And as the Mayapples begin to appear, so do the morel hunters. H.E.L.P. members celebrate the conclusion of another successful semester. GALE SCHOLARS Stay Connected! facebook.com/ hfc.wiu
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The mission of Horn Field Campus is to
offer an outdoor educational environment that is committed
to extending Western Illinois University's mission of
instruction, research, and public service.
To get the latest information on upcoming
programs at HFC:wiu.edu/hfc
(309) [email protected]
Department of Recreation, Park and
Tourism Administration
THE PERIODIC NEWSLETTER OF HORN FIELD CAMPUS
SPRING | SUMMER 2012
HORNHAPPENINGSA NOTE FROM MINDY
The Gale Scholars program is a collaborative partnership between Knox College, the Galesburg local school district, and Carl Sandburg community college, created to encourage and support higher education aspirations and success in the target population of academically promising first-generation and income eligible youth within District 205. Our 15 newly selected students begin their summer school experience with a trip to Horn Field Campus each year. Our students come from two different junior high schools with some of the students knowing each other and some not. The team building exercises and experience in the morning begins the formation of a bond that will remain intact throughout their high school and college years.The high ropes course in the afternoon provides both mental and physical challenges that remain a highlight for our Gale Scholars students. While there are always tears of fear in the beginning, they have always turned into tears of joy and success after the experience. Every student that has participated has been successful in one way or another. When I ask graduating seniors their best memories, the Horn Field day is always mentioned.
-Les Hunter, Program Director, Gale Scholars
"I Went to the Woods because I WIshed to
lIve delIberately. . . "
henry davId thoreau
Dear Friends of Horn Field Campus,It has been four years since we reintroduced the “Horn Happenings” newsletter and have identified the people who would welcome receiving it. It is always interesting to look at the past year and update our friends on everything happening at Horn and staying connected. With every issue, the goal is to provide you with a brief snapshot of our traditional activities as well as the new developments in the life of Horn Field Campus. One of the new developments over the past three years has been the formation of the Horn Field Campus Advisory Board. The broad mission of this board is to promote Horn’s vision to its constituencies and support programs and initiatives. The largest initiative of my tenure has been the creation of the facilities master plan. Five years ago, when WIU updated its 30-year old master plan, we were able to address the needs of Horn Field Campus as well. Following the University’s lead, we are currently updating Horn’s plan as well. Some of the “call-outs” on the original HFC plan have been accomplished – wireless access and internet connectedness to the University; the rural water line addition; and the directional signs through Macomb leading to HFC. With the board’s suggestion, Dr. Rob Porter, RPTA, offered assistance with developing a natural resource inventory of the property. He enlisted the talents of
the students in this spring’s Park Open Space Planning class to fulfill this need. The class will be presenting their preliminary NRI project during finals week. This initiative is in response to letting faculty across the curriculum know what HFC has to offer in terms of teaching and research opportunities and will be available for viewing upon its completion. This is just one of the ways that this Board has offered advice and suggestions to continue to showcase HFC as the valuable resource that it is. As we continue to develop Horn in terms of facilities, programs, and usage, the work of this Board is invaluable. If you would like more information regarding the HFC Advisory Board and how you might become involved, please call me at 309-833-5798. Your input and ideas are always welcome and I look forward to hearing from you! Have a great summer!
Members of H.E.L.P. from L to R: Josh Bruecken, Allen Rudicil, Andrew Brach, Katie Risch, Dalton Schaller, Quinn
Bartus, Nikki Smith, Jeremy Naberhaus, Brett Devlin
Bluebells are everywhere!
And as the Mayapples begin to appear, so do the
morel hunters.
H.E.L.P. members celebrate the conclusion of another
successful semester.
GALE SCHOLARS
Stay Connected!
facebook.com/hfc.wiu
Department of Recreation, Park
and Tourism Administration
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455-1390
CHALLENGE COURSE UPDATE
FACILITIES UPDATE
"The sun is shining, the birds are singing . . .
it's a great day to be alive"
Another great year at Horn Field Campus has come and gone. It has been a pleasure to be the Challenge Course Manager this year. It has been good to see the tradition of Horn carry on with new student facilitators coming in each semester and joining the team and passing the knowledge and skills on to the next generations.
The facility operations of Horn Field Campus have seen a few additions throughout this year. The most significant by far was the installation of a rural water pipeline. This means that Horn Field is not using well water! Another minor enhancement was a janitor cart, which will allow cleaning supplies to be transported from building to building. It may seem like a trivial piece of equipment, but we hope that it will make cleaning easier and more efficient. Finally, small additions such as better safety gear, axes, and other materials helped keep the place maintained. Along with the add-ons, we were able to accomplish many projects. First, it is important to note that without the help of many hard-working volunteers none of these projects would have been accomplished. An extensive amount of time during the fall was allotted to trail and challenge course improvements. This consisted of mulching the trails and elements of the challenge course, chopping fallen trees, and removing excess brush. During the winter, we removed bunk beds, cabinets, and tables from the cabins and waxed the floors. Finally, in the spring we focused on outdoor aesthetics, which includes mulching the trees, realigning the bricks around the cabins, and cutting tree cookies for paths. With all of this in mind, it has been a productive year!
-Jordan Blevins, Challenge Course Manager
-Joshua Bruecken, Facilities Manager
SUMMIT UPDATEThe Environmental Summit is still going strong after nine years. This year, RPTA students and friends held a Park(ing) Day in conjunction with the 9th Annual Environmental Summit. The students took over two parking spaces close to the student union and turned them into parks (get it?), with lawn chairs, plants, and other leisure accoutrements.This event is similar to an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks. This was a unique way to bring attention to environmental issues, the need for parks, and pushing people to question their need for cars and parking places. This was just one of the new student initiatives introduced this year by Karen Peitzmeier.
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V.I.P. DAYS
