thumb|right|Robinson Hall, home to the Dartmouth Outing Club offices
The Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) is a collegiate outing club in the United States. Proposed in 1909 by Dartmouth College student Fred Harris to "stimulate interest in out-of-door winter sports", the club soon grew to encompass the college's year-round outdoor recreation and has had a major role in defining Dartmouth College.
Today the club has over 1500 student members (and almost as many non-student members) and acts as an umbrella organization for over twenty member clubs, committees, and divisions that each specialize in an aspect of outdoor recreation.
Previously among them was the Dartmouth Ski Team whose members have participated in 25 Olympic Games, beginning with John B. Carleton, who as a member of the Dartmouth class of 1922 competed in Chamonix in cross country and Nordic combined. While this team was originally created under the DOC, it is now managed by Dartmouth Athletics.
Member clubs, committees, and organizations
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!Description
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|Archery Team
|Practices and competes in target shooting.
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|Bait and Bullet
|Hosts hunting and fishing trips, as well as practices and workshops at their campus-adjacent shooting range.
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|Cabin and Trail
|Maintains over seventy miles of the Appalachian Trail running through Hanover and about a dozen cabins built by the DOC starting in 1910, hosts weekend hiking trips, and hosts weekly seminars on skills such as leading trips or trail maintenance.
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|Flora and Fauna
|Holds many activities such as nature walks and birding, which are meant to help students connect with the environment and the history of the region.
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|POCO (People of Color Outdoors)
|Organizes trips with primarily leaders of color in order to create "an environment with fewer barriers to entry for those members who want to try out the DOC or outdoor adventure in a more comfortable crowd."
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|Alpine Ski Racing Club
|A club for alpine skiers that does not compete at the varsity level.
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|Student Risk Management Committee
|A committee within the DOC that aims to "manage risk, establish and refine policy and procedures, and educate leaders on best practices, as well as follow up on incidents and improve training". The club's first "formal" meeting took place on December 14, 1909, in the South Fayerweather dormitory. The spring after this article was published, the number of applicants to the college increased from 825 to 2625, forcing the college to become selective in admission for the first time.
After Harvard's departure, the club found their next director in then-dean and assistant to the president, Dan Nelson. Like Harvard, Nelson had also been active in the club during his time there as a student. Some of his main focuses for the future of the club are to increase its visibility on campus, include more minorities and lower-income students, and continue the club's long-running legacy of being mainly student driven.
See also
- List of university outing clubs
- Dartmouth College student groups