{"id":1013,"date":"2012-07-19T15:21:21","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T23:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2012-07-19T15:21:52","modified_gmt":"2012-07-19T23:21:52","slug":"learning-the-ropes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/2012\/07\/19\/learning-the-ropes\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning the Ropes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/files\/2012\/07\/ivelich.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1014\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/files\/2012\/07\/ivelich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/416\/files\/2012\/07\/ivelich.jpg 710w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/416\/files\/2012\/07\/ivelich-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As an Instructor\/Facilitator at the OSU Challenge Course, James Ivelich has learned a lot about himself and other people. \u201cI have gained a tremendous respect for the human dynamic and the impacts we can make on each other\u2019s lives\u201d, said James. \u201cWorking in experiential education through the challenge course enabled me to help participants learn about themselves and others in a way that fosters a healthy environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James continues, \u201cIn observing the way hundreds of people have interacted in the programming that I\u2019ve been part of, I now find it impossible to put others down, discount opinions or be generally disrespectful. In many ways\u201d, he adds, \u201cAll of the lessons I have imparted on participants have been embedded tenfold upon myself\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Being a facilitator has been rewarding work. \u201cEveryone wants to work better in groups and the Challenge Course provides opportunities to learn these skills\u201d. One memory stands out. \u201cI had the opportunity to belay a deaf participant on one of our most challenging high course elements, the Power-Pole. Having to forgo the typical verbal communications used to instruct and encourage participants challenged my conception of programming. Viewing her eagerness and fearlessness despite her limitation was inspiring\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>With a degree in engineering, James will work with people to optimize both technical and social proficiencies. \u201cMy work through RecSports has prepared me for the social and group dynamic aspects of a professional career\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Asked for his \u2018words of wisdom\u2019 for other students, James said, \u201cbe malleable! It\u2019s one thing to have an open mind; it\u2019s another to act on it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an Instructor\/Facilitator at the OSU Challenge Course, James Ivelich has learned a lot about himself and other people. \u201cI have gained a tremendous respect for the human dynamic and the impacts we can make on each other\u2019s lives\u201d, said James. \u201cWorking in experiential education through the challenge course enabled me to help participants learn&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/2012\/07\/19\/learning-the-ropes\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":275,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[948,1732],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-osu-people-and-programs","category-students-and-campus-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1013"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1020,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1013\/revisions\/1020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/spotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}