https://www.wikicu.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Gravy WikiCU - User contributions [en] 2026-04-15T05:45:09Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.31.8 https://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Columbia_Outdoor_Orientation_Program&diff=7424 Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program 2007-03-29T18:08:30Z <p>Gravy: got rid of the negative princeton thing, and added a bit about how great COOP is.</p> <hr /> <div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program&#039;&#039;&#039; (COÖP) is a pre-orientation program for first year students in [[Columbia College]] and [[SEAS]]. It is geared towards those students that are interested in a non-traditional orientation program and enjoy the outdoors. The program was originally divided into two parallel programs, [[COBOP]] and [[COHOP]], one for biking and one for hiking, respectively. For 2007, the orientation program has added, [[COROP]], the rafting orientation program. Alumni of the outdoors program tend to develop an attachment to one another that lasts throughout their undergraduate experience, or at least NSOP week.<br /> <br /> COOP is much loved by current leaders, attracts almost half of the participants each year to apply to be a leader the following year, and is wonderful way to begin your time at Columbia, get to know a group from each entering class, and get out into the woods.<br /> <br /> == Official description ==<br /> <br /> From the COÖP mission statement[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sa/coop/main.html]:<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;The Columbia University Outdoor Orientation Program (COÖP) is an optional pre-orientation program for incoming first-year students entering Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. COÖP is designed to ease the anxieties of transitioning into the college environment through a four-day outdoor camping experience. The COÖP experience is divided into three trips, biking, hiking, and river, each of which pairs a small group of first-years with several upperclassmen trip leaders. The leaders act as mentors for the first-years, ensure safety on the trip, and create a comfortable environment in which first-years can ask questions, express concerns, and get to know one another.&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sa/coop/ COOP website]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Orientation]]</div> Gravy