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The first Orientation Trips went out late in the summer of 1982, when a small group of ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ first-year students and a biology professor travelled to the ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ Scientific Station on Kent Island in the Bay of Fundy to study local ecology. Due to the enthusiastic reports of the students’ experiences and their smooth transition into college life, ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ established the Orientation Trip program, which has since evolved into a proud college tradition.

In 2003, the McKeen Center for the Common Good began offering community immersion trips, allowing incoming first-years to gain a meaningful, early exposure to the surrounding communities. Now, all first-year students share a common introductory experience by participating in one of 54 different experiences offered by the ³Õºº¾ãÀÖ²¿ Outing Club (BOC) and the McKeen Center to explore the great state of Maine!