NOLS Marketing Re-structuring; New Positions Available

A lot has changed in the world of NOLS marketing—the NOLS Bus; television opportunities; media coverage; corporate partnerships; the addition of WMI and NOLS Professional Training—as a result the structure of our department needs to change as well. Over the next month or so we will be hiring for two new positions—a NOLS Pro/WMI marketing coordinator and a Word of Mouth marketing coordinator. Jeanne O’Brien will be moving into another newly created position in the marketing department—public relations and partnerships manager. As a result we will be hiring a marketing manager to assume the supervision and some of the project responsibility that Jeanne has managed.

Additionally, we are in the process of hiring a bus events coordinator to replace Doug Skiba, who moved to Colorado recently. Much of the re-structure will be accomplished by moving individuals into new roles , but we will also be doing some hiring from outside the department and possibly the school. We are going to hire these positions in a “jump ball” fashion allowing people to apply for any or all of the positions. The application deadline is August 19, 2005. Once we have all of the applications we will then sort things out and try to match people’s strengths to appropriate positions. Position descriptions will be posted soon on the jobs section of the NOLS website. Gotta love a free for all!

Bruce Palmer, NOLS marketing director

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NOLS Grads Blast Off After Delays

After their flight was delayed last week, NOLS Professional Training graduates Wendy Lawrence, Charlie Camarda, and Jim Kelly left the earth's atmosphere this morning at 10:39 a.m. as part of a crew of seven on the space shuttle Discovery. Camarda and Kelly both took courses in Utah's canyonland, while Lawrence took a kayaking course in the Pacific Northwest.

Around 70% of NASA's current astronauts have first tested their interpersonal, risk management and leadership skills on the ground with a NOLS course before they leave on their missions.

The mission, originally scheduled for July 13th, was delayed due to damage to the shuttle's hydrogen-fuel gauges. The astronauts will be resupplying and continuing construction on the International Space Station.

To read more about the NOLS-NASA relationship, read this recent article from the Casper Star-Tribune.

Amy Rathke
NOLS Publications Intern

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WRMC--The Early Bird...

If you work in the outdoors you need to to be at the Wilderness Risk Managers Conference. The WRMC features industry experts and outstanding workshops.

This years WRMC will be at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Snowbird, Utah, October 28-30, 2005! EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS AUGUST 15TH, 2005. REGISTER NOW.

Download a registration form or
Call (307) 335-2220 to register over the phone or request a brochure.

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It Was "Awesome"

Clay and his course mates on his Wind River Wilderness course, WRW 6/20-2, made it back to town yesterday. Last evening Peg and I had the group over to our home for dessert. Everyone was looking tan, fit and happy. What a great group of kids. Enthusiastic, polite and super nice. And boy, could they down cake and ice cream.

They regaled our family with some of the stories of their adventure. Sounds like they had a blast. Clay, ever the the man of few words told us that the course was "awesome". Hopefully we will be able to pry a bit more information out of him tonight over dinner.

Bruce Palmer. NOLS marketing director and proud NOLS dad

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The Grouch

Each day "The Grouch" comments on one or more of the front page articles in the Casper Star-Tribune. This from yesterday, when article about the NOLS/NASA relationship was in the paper.

Bruce Palmer, NOLS marketing director

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More NASA

Yesterday's Casper Star-Tribune included an article about the continuing relationship between NOLS and NASA in general and more specifically about Discovery crew members and NOLS alumni Kelly, Camarda and Lawrence.

NOLS Professional Training director, John Kanengeiter, was also interviewed yesterday on Casper's K2 television concerning NOLS and NASA.

Bruce Palmer, NOLS marketing director

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Return to Space

A bit later today the space shuttle Discovery lifts off marking NASA's return to space. Three NOLS grads are onboard- pilot Jim Kelly and mission specialists, Charles Camarda and Wendy Lawrence.

Last evening and again today The Science Channel is re-running "The Astronaut Diaries". A documentary about the training of the Columbia astronauts. One third of the show focuses on the training they had done with NOLS.

On Sunday NOLS Professional Training director, John Kanengeiter, was featured in an article about NASA's return to space in the Orlando Sentinel.

3,2,1 Lift Off!

Bruce Palmer, NOLS marketing director

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NOLS in Yesterday's NY Times

Yesterday NOLS was in the New York Times in the Physical Culture column of the Thursday Styles section. NOLS instructor Dave Anderson tested some ultra-light backpacking gear. The article is short and then you need to view the slide show to see the gear and Dave's review.

Bruce Palmer, NOLS marketing director

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NOLS Jobsnetwork Breaks Record— Rockets to 1000 Subscribers

Less than five months after launching NOLS' free Jobsnetwork email list service for alumni, we've blazed across the 1,000 subscriber mark. Over 180 different positions from 30 States and several countries have been distributed to alumni email inboxes. This service benefits employers by connecting their position openings with top-flight outdoor leaders (a.k.a. "NOLS Grads"). It serves NOLS alumni by helping to put their powerful expeditionary education to work.

You can turn your passion into your profession— see NOLS E-Mail List Services to sign up.

/s/Rich Brame
NOLS Alumni Relations Manager

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'74 NOLS Grad 4th of July Memory

From the July 4, 2005 Baltimore Sun article on favorite 4th of July memories:

1974. I was part of a National Outdoor Leadership School program in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. Our group finished our big hike and got to our campsite on a small lake on July 3, such a beautiful day! Most of the 25 did a quick swim in the lake -- quite refreshing with some snow around. Then, we camped around the lake and woke up in the middle of the cold night to snow!!! And naturally, during the Fourth everyone was amused and we kept singing "God Bless America," "The Star-Spangled Banner" and were loving the beauty of the world.

-- Susan Meeker Naeny, Timonium

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