Throughout block one, 12 students from the Environmental and Whitewater Perspectives course adventured to the Colorado plateau, exploring both Cataract Canyon and Desolation Canyon. The course is led by three instructors: Angelica Cronin, Joel Barnes, and Kreston Johnson. For 21 days, the group immersed themselves in the rich human and geological history of the Four Corners of Utah. “Getting the opportunity to spend a while on the river is truly a magical experience. It allows you not only to get to know your classmates really well but also to get to know the river as a friend,” noted one of the students. 

During this course, the students and faculty focused on technical rafting skills such as rowing, paddle captioning, and hydrology, making it an excellent experience for prospective river guides and beginner rafters. Students also immersed themselves in the rich knowledge that the land has to offer, providing an excellent opportunity for experiential learning and gaining a sense of place for the outdoors. Everyone on the trip experienced the magic of community, interconnection, and learning firsthand!


Poem Written by 91���� Student Who Participated in the Trip

A river is one of flowing mirrors 

Dancing a dance of familiarity

The water hums cries of power 

It seeps into cracks no sunlight would ever dare to touch 

Cradled by millions of years of beauty and hardship, it listens like no other 

engraving marks of wisdom in the landscape it inhabits 

It has lived all lives at once, simultaneously a mother and a child 

It nurtures in an innocent and reckless manner 

Creating and moving beauty beyond anything that could ever be produced by consciousness

And it continues to move through the earth, reflecting the essence of life of its shimmering surface.

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Our Global Centers include:

91���� Center for Nature & Place

91���� Dopoi Center

91���� Kino Bay Center

Walnut Creek Center for Education & Research (WCCER)

Our Global Partners include:

Barren College of Art

Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME) – Budapest, Hungary

Planetary Health Alliance – Johns Hopkins University at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC

Siendo Naturaleza – Learning Center – in the Peruvian Amazon

Thoreau College – Viroqua, WI

University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) – Notodden, Norway

The Western Slope Institute (WSI) – Durango, CO

XIM University – Nijigada, Kurki, Harirajpur, Odisha, India

CIEL Partners

Bennington College – Bennington, VT

Evergreen State College – Olympia, WA

Fairhaven College at Western Washington University – Bellingham, WA

Hampshire College – Amherst, MA

New College at the University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL

Pitzer College – Claremont, CA

Rochester Institute of Technology School of Individualized Studies – Rochester, NY

University of Hearst (Université de Hearst) – Ontario, Canada

University of Redlands, Johnson Center for Integrative Studies – Redlands, CA

Westminster University – Salt Lake City, UT

EcoLeague Partners

Alaska Pacific University (APU) – Anchorage, AKUniversity of Hearst (Université de Hearst) – Ontario, Canada

College of the Atlantic (COA) – Bar Harbor, ME

Dickinson University, Carlisle, PA

New College of Florida – Sarasota, FL

St. Lawrence University – Canton, NY

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As a faculty member, Dr. Carrillo has helped students explore various social and cultural identities and how these identities affect the therapeutic relationship, as well as helping students understand the intersection between career development and well-being. Her areas of research interest are professional identity development, best practices with online and blended learning formats that enhance student experiences, and counselor self-care.

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