Southeast Challenge

"The strength of the pack is the wolf,
and the strength of the wolf is the pack." 
~Rudyard Kipling

                            

Southeast Challenge

The Southeast Challenge is an educational adventure, leading participants to exciting discoveries about themselves and their roles as team members.  It facilitates team-building with active problem solving activities that call on participants to think, plan, take risks, and support each other.  Using ground level ropes and other portable props, workshop guides tailor each course to the established goals of a participating group.  With assistance from the guides, participants choose the type and degree of challenge they will face.

Why take the Challenge?

Groups who participate in the Challenge will benefit from an enriching workshop experience.  For many, it can be an experience with lifelong impact.  Outcomes include:  Improved individual and group awareness Enhanced communication skills  Skill development in group decision-making and leadership  Appreciation and respect for differences within a group  Importance of evaluation and reflection  Better goal setting, planning and vision  Strengthened commitment to team goals  Sense of overall individual and group effectiveness

Who leads and who learns?

Trained Southeast staff and students guide and facilitate Southeast Challenge groups and activities.  All guides receive extensive on-going training.  They are committed to a safe, fulfilling program for each participant.  The workshops attract student organizations, classes, faculty members, administrative teams, and off-campus businesses and organizations.  Many student organizations have taken the Southeast Challenge, and several professors have laid the groundwork for an especially rewarding class through this unique experience.

Where does the workshop take place?

The Southeast Challenge is portable.  Many on and off campus sites are appropriate learning locations.  Campus sites include the University Center, Johnson Faculty Center, residence halls, fraternity and sorority houses, classrooms, outdoor spaces and, of course, inside the main Student Recreation Center and the Student Recreation Center South Campus.  Off campus groups may choose to meet at Southeast Missouri State University, or the Southeast Challenge staff can travel to another location.

How do we schedule the Southeast Challenge?

To schedule the Challenge, or for additional information, please call Eric Redinger at 573-651-2471 or eredinger@semo.edu or the Main Office at 573-651-2105 contact .

What is the cost?

Southeast Missouri State University Student Groups  and  University Affiliates (Campus Departments)	Small Group Initiatives (2 hour minimum per event)  Up to 15 people = $30.00 per hour 16-49 people = $40.00 per hour Large Group Initiatives (1 hour minimum per event) 50-100 people = $75 per hour 101-300 people = $100 per hour  300+ = Contact staff for rate * A cancellation fee equivalent to 50% of the course fee will be charged to any group canceling less than five days in advance of its scheduled workshop.
Non-University Affiliated Groups (Church groups, school groups, corporations)	Small Group Initiatives (2 hour minimum per event)  Up to 15 people = $50.00 per hour 16-49 people = $60.00 per hour Large Group Initiatives (1 hour minimum per event) 50-100 people = $90 per hour 101-300 people = $125 per hour  300+ = Contact staff for rate * A cancellation fee equivalent to 50% of the course fee will be charged to any group canceling less than five days in advance of its scheduled workshop.
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