{"id":200888,"date":"2025-10-07T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=200888"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:49:49","slug":"connecting-hbcu-students-to-the-outdoors-with-ron-griswell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/connecting-hbcu-students-to-the-outdoors-with-ron-griswell","title":{"rendered":"Connecting HBCU Students to the Outdoors with Ron Griswell"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/1a04afca-a805-4c7f-91ae-7d975821c234?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/inspiring-the-next-generation-to-get-outside-with-ron-griswell\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron Griswell is an outdoor educator and founder of&nbsp;<em>HBCU&#8217;s Outside<\/em>, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting students at historically Black colleges and universities with nature. After taking a gap year from North Carolina A&amp;T State University to work as an adventure guide, Ron discovered a deeper purpose in the outdoors. Motivated by the lack of outdoor opportunities at his HBCU, he launched a movement to make nature more accessible and inclusive. His work continues to inspire the next generation of outdoor leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Ron:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rongriswell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HBCU&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbcusoutside.com\/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacWjvZYXmn_dtNAfepKegtXPtRTuj7h8VevTI-AUaCGQOH8cyz2JArl-9vIxw_aem_cuxeZlKKTVlYWyGRcRLOPw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hbcusoutside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boyz N The Wood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/demboyznthewood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rei.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0caFXw06aJXDzvw?s_origin=wildideas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take the 5-minute Listener Survey!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Ron Griswell is an outdoor educator and founder of&nbsp;HBCU&#8217;s Outside, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting students at historically Black colleges and universities with nature. After taking a gap year from North Carolina A&amp;T State University to work as an adventure guide, Ron discovered a deeper purpose in the outdoors. 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