Show L 4 v L k Ti i 11 t I i 1 t t rr S 'S J O 7 Student leaders enthusiastically set out in search of hidden treasure Student leaders converge on Alta Retreat combines work with play Mark Hewitt Jack Foriska Horizon editors Over three days in September September September Sep Sep- student government organizations participated in the largest group retreat in the history of the school Held at Alta Lodge in Little Cottonwood Canyon the retreat hosted more than student leaders and advisors on the 1415 14 15 and 16 of September The idea for a retreat came out of the concerns of two of most active student advocates Gordon Wilson director of student activities and Ann Hurst Financial V. V P. P who came to in May 1989 said there were serious problems on campus when he arrived When I first came here in May and was working with last years year's student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent organizations I noticed that we had big communication tion problems Though the student government offices in the College Center had no walls individuals had constructed big walls all through the place Wilson had dealt with similar psychological barricades barricades barricades bar bar- before in his various student government capacities at Soon after his arrival at he began to formulate solutions break How am I going to these barriers That was the first question I asked myself and I made the answer to that question my goal Meanwhile Hurst was thinking about the possibility possibility possibility pos pos- of a retreat for SOAR and CAB Hurst had been the president of a club the vice vice- president of a club and the treasurer of a club so she had dealt with clubs often When she first started in activities she knew little about student government Basically I was elected president of a club and knew nothing It took me a whole year just to figure out how clubs worked From her extensive internship internship internship inter inter- in clubs Hurst learned to value hard won experience experience experience ex ex- yet wondered if the benefits of that experience could be passed on to new club leaders less painfully I thought the school i really real really real real- ally al- al ly needed to do something to hel help p the cl clubs on campus If Id I'd have known half as much during the entire year as I knew at the years year's end the whole year would have run more smoothly and been more fun Hurst was certain that retreats were the answer I wanted clubs to have a retreat so they clubs could learn about all those difficult things I also thought CAB should be there because they sponsor activities too If they could work together their activities activities activities ac ac- would be better When Hurst approached to Wilson with her idea it proved to be the catalyst for forthe forthe forthe the program As Wilson related related related re re- re- re it II Ann came to me one day and told me she wanted to get all the clubs together for a retreat t. t Wilson suggested suggested suggested sug sug- bringing in the Executive Executive Executive tive Council the Senate and Horizon to form the biggest retreat in history II Ann supported it Curtis Smout and Judd Morgan thought it would be a great idea too Concerning the participation tion of Administration at the retreat Hurst said participation tion on the part of the two administrative guests Judd Morgan and Curtis Smout was excellent Continued on page 4 Alta lodge hosts student retreat Continued from page 1 It lilt showed the students student s there that they cared enough h to come listen and participate participate par par- she said Morgan and Smout jointly hosted an 90 89 Vision for seminar Director of the College Center Director Curtis Smout remarked that the retreat was one of the best things the student body has done in a long time Not only did the retreat avail the participants participants participants par par- the chance to attend attend attend at at- tend fruitful workshops it helped those involved to interrelate interrelate interrelate in in- with one another an experience which Smout says helps unite student organizations organizations organizations and the student body asa as asa asa a whole It lilt gave the opportunity opportunity opportunity for all students on campus to work together to solve problems and meet needs and concerns Administration played a significant supporting role in inthe inthe inthe the retreat but it was Wilson an administrator himself Hurst and the student leaders who constructed the agenda around which the retreat was planned We asked all the student leaders what they would put on their agendas for their own retreats said Wilson We took everything they said and put it into one agenda According to Hurst who organized the sessions certain certain certain tain organizations were given time slots in the schedule andrit was was' the responsibility of the leaders of those groups to plan agendas for those times She said the sessions ti 4 y e ir q S to a aY i Y f t- t t i l r 8 r Iy Deciphering a schedule of events were so well planned that all the sessions she attended were totally packed Those who organized t the e agenda for the retreat tried to maintain a balance between educational and planning seminars and social ac ac- According to Wilson There ere had to be a balance between work and play Our group sessions instructional planning etc were very productive but its it's during the play times that people really learn to interrelate The first day of the retreat was divided between planning planning planning plan plan- ning sessions for CAB Horizon the Senate and campus campus campus cam cam- pus clubs and their advisors and a volleyball tournament and barbecue One experience which forced participants to work together toward a common goal was a treasure hunt The treasure hunt was held on Friday morning following the first seminar The entire group was divided into groups of six to eight ight people each given a compass compass and six envelopes containing clues After electing a group leader a navigator and an ethical guide the groups scurried off to find the treasure Each envelope envelope envelope en en- contained compass coordinates and a distance measurement in meters After locating the point prescribed by the instructions another envelope was opened Thus it went until each group was eventually led back to the lodge the starting point where the treasure a full of goodies was hidden Tom Sharpe the executive vice-president vice who served as asa asa asa a navigator in in the Service laid out the treasure hunt routes Sharpe told Horizon the organizers of the treasure hunt had four goals in mind First was to get all the different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent factions of the student body to be more familiar with one another The second goal was to teach leadership the third was to promote organizational skills and the fourth was to see if the groups would cooperate to reach a common goal Sharpe said Personally I thought it went really well People said they learned a lot and got familiar with one another It was the first step stepin in a year of working together The Senate and Horizon shared a seminar immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- before the treasure hunt concerning the ethical practices practices practices tices of government and the press Assistant Professor of Social Science Grant Smart lectured at the seminar and centered his discussion on the importance of honesty and integrity for people who serve in capacities of public interest Friday afternoon Hypnotist Hypnotist Hypnotist Hyp Hyp- Cliff Webb gave instruction instruction instruction in in- at a seminar for self-hypnosis self as a means to academic and personal suc suc- cess Glen Forbes CAB public relations officer said it was beneficial According to Forbes Forbes Forbes For For- bes he was left with the impression impression impression im im- im- im that You can do anything you train yourself to do And Gordon Wilson said The liThe thing that sticks in my mind is get high on yourself Youre You're the only thing that can make things better Funding for the retreat came from student fees According According According Ac Ac- cording to Wilson the cost was to Somewhere Somewhere Somewhere Some Some- where in there r We shot for fora a ball park figure of 6 75 65 parti par par- par par- ti pants We ended up having Since we charged the participants five dollars we only brought in togo togo to togo go toward the activity With Witha a more realistic idea of how many participants next years year's retreat will have Wilson says the organizers will charge more per person to attend II Next year well we'll have to charge 25 20 per person One opinion seems general Organizers of the retreat effectively combined fun with learning along with comradeship and education to make the first annual student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent services retreat a resounding success ZiT 3 I r Ann Hurst Gordon Cordon and Dixie Wilson Wil Wil- Wilson son breakfast at the retreat Hurst and Wilson jointly organized the program |