This Launch course invites you to slow down, go outside, and make art. Through time spent in the landscapes around Fort Lewis, you’ll develop creative work grounded in observation, attention, and experimentation. Weekly exercises and small projects help you build artistic habits and lead to a final piece you can share. No art background necessary; you’ll earn credit through curiosity and a willingness to try new things.

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This course combines accessible yoga and movement practices with discussion, reflection, and interactive activities to help students navigate college life with more balance and confidence. Students will explore how stress, sleep, food, time, and daily habits affect energy, focus, and wellbeing, and will develop a practical set of self-care strategies to support their transition to college.

Adulting 101 is your crash course in adulthood. Learn to budget, manage time, eat something green, and maybe meet people and deadlines. Weekly challenges help you build habits, reflect, and feel a little more like you’ve got this whole “adult” thing under control.

This is an eight-week course where we spend each class exploring one of our local trails. We will meet once each week, where we'll talk about your trail to success as a college student, build community with like-minded, friendly students, and spend time exploring the beautiful landscape in our backyard. We will hike rain or shine. No previous hiking experience is required.

This class is designed to help you adjust to college life and feel more confident in your first year. In this course, you’ll learn about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how things like feeling safe, supported, and connected can affect your success in school. We will explore a variety of realistic self-care and social connection strategies, healthy relationships with our self and others, on- and off-campus resources available to support you during your academic journey, and more! We will get real and dig deep to help you find balance in an overwhelming world.