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magine plunging from a 35-foot
pole and trying to catch a
trapeze with only a rope to
ve you.
No, it is not the circus, but it is
class students can take at
exas A&M.
Venture dynamics was intro-
iiced in the late 1970s and has
ecome one of the most popular
at A&M.
Kathy Eissinger, a venture dy-
amics instructor and a lecturer in
kinesiology department, said
Enture dynamics, also known as
ipes courses, are prevalent through-
itthe United States.
Venture dynamics started as a
rogram for naval sailors,”
| et ] issinger said. “Then it became an
iff shoot of Outward Bound, which
an organization that takes peo-
e outdoors in attempts to chal-
:nge them. Ropes courses are
art of their program and are now
eingused in all 50 states.”
Venture dynamics classes have
4 students each and are based on
philosophy of building trust
nd communication among groups.
The goal is for students to all
comfortable being able to rely
none another.
Scott Mendell, who has taken
enture dynamics and graduated
nl995 with an MBA, said the
is an excellent way to learn
ibout yourself and other people.
“The class will teach you how to
nteract with groups and people
4deal with group situations,”
Mendell said. “It shows you how
leres all different kinds of per-
ionalities as a group. You learn
low to recognizie this and make
verybody feel included.”
The MBA program at A&M in-
orporates venture dynamics into
ts orientation week.
The MBA program is set up in
the lock-step way,” Mendell said.
“We all have to take the same
classes at the same time and carry
the same load. You work in a team
of five people and go through each
semester with that team. You are
forced to trust these people and in
teract to show the weaknesses and
strengths of the group.”
Perhaps the best example of
trust building in venture dynam
ics is the Pamper Pole.
Christa Noland, a venture dy
namics veteran and a senior psy
chology and sociology major, said
the Pamper Pole is scary, but it is
a joy to see people accomplish
such a feat.
to do anything. We give them the
opportunity to build up to it.
“If someone can get out there
and do anything, they’re not going
to get anything out of the class.
People just need to be willing to
take risks.”
Kim Henry, a venture dynamics
veteran and a senior accounting
and finance major, said the class
is popular because the knowledge
gained from it can be used
throughout the student’s life.
“It helps you to grow a lot,”
Henry said. “You grow not only
physically, but emotionally and
spiritually. It helps you to get
over your fears. You will never be
"In other classes, you're just spouting things back to the
professor. In venture dynamics, you're learning about
who you are." _ kathy eissinger
venture dynamics instructor
feel i
“The Pamper Pole is a 35-foot
telephone pole that you have to
jump from and catch a trapeze,”
Noland said. “You have to learn to
trust that the other students will
be there for you if you fall, and
that’s a hard thing to do. It’s real
ly neat when someone who’s
scared of heights gets up there
and catches the trapeze.”
Students on the Pamper Pole
are secured by a belay, a rope at
tached to the student and to three
or four other students on the
ground. The students on the
ground are responsible for the oth
er student’s safety.
Frank Thomas, a venture dy
namics instructor and associate
chairman of physical education ac
tivities programs, said people
choose tasks based on what they
feel comfortable doing.
“The class is challenge by
choice,” Thomas said. “You choose
what you want to do. If a student
flat out says no, they aren’t forced
able to take another class like
this at A&M. It really is a team
building experience.”
The class also fosters communi
cation among students.
One of the ways it does this is
through readings done at the end
of class.
Henry said students bring short
stories or quotes they have read
that have had profound effects on
their lives.
She said students make friends
for life in the class.
Eissinger said she would en
courage anyone to take the course.
“It’s different from anything else
in the curriculum,” she said.
“Everything else is book knowledge.
This forces them to work with oth
ers and how to handle group situa
tions and relationships.
“In other classes, you’re just
spouting things back to the profes
sor. In venture dynamics, you’re
learning about who you are.”
Dave FHouse, The Battalion
Brandon Berend, a junior business management major, leaps from the Pamper Pole during his
venture dynamics class.
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