Participants will explore how this transformative process has responded to and has been informed by its history, the sociocultural changes within its neighborhoods, the effects of tourism, its evolving socio-political identity, the arrival of immigrants, and efforts at sustained economic development.

Professional Development for Faculty and Staff
NCHC Faculty Institutes are development opportunities for honors and non-honors faculty and administrators who wish to incorporate interdisciplinary and field-based elements into their courses and programs.

The City as Text™ experiential strategies of the Institute include reflective practices and projects adaptable to study abroad, service learning, student orientations, campus assessments, and professional development workshops as well as honors courses in any discipline. Identifying and transferring principles of integrative experiential learning are important goals of the Institute.

Institute Schedule
Arrivals by 12:00 PM on June 19 at Apartment La Sagrada Familia, C/ Sicilia 322, Barcelona.

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2 PM:
Introductions and Orientation: Initial walkabouts through Plaça
Catalunya, Las Ramblas, and El Barrio Gótico. Group dinner in Barceloneta.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20:
Gathering at Squares and Margins: Brief meeting to discuss initial work and to organize travel routes. Outings to Plaças, Platjas, and neighborhood markets in Grácia, Eixample, El Born, Poblenou, and Sant Antoni. Meet at Plaça Espanya in the evening for a picnic with market finds and viewing of La Font Mágica.

THURSDAY, JUNE 21:
Urbs in Horto: Building and Rebuilding: Brief meeting to organize travel routes. Morning explorations of parks and repurposed/redesigned areas such as Poble Sec, Diagonal Mar, CaixaForum, Parc de l’Espanya Industrial, and Olympic Village. Afternoon seminar on readings and site-specific observations. Dinner on your own followed by writing time.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22:
Culture and Identity: Morning explorations will focus on the many peoples and cultures that have made up the fabric of Barcelona over its history and into the present. In the afternoon, we will take a field trip to Colonia Güell, a 19th-century planned industrial village with elements designed by Gaudí.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23:
El Seny i La Rauxa (Good Sense and Recklessness): On this festival day of the Nit de Sant Joan, we will explore all things Catalan. Morning explorations on Montjuïc. Afternoon on your own to prepare Turning Point Essays. Meet to begin the evening festivities in the Plaça de Sant Jaume at 7:30 for the arrival of the Flama del Canigó; optional night-time revelry with bonfires and cake on the beach.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24:
Memory and Remembrance:
Large-group workshop on reflection and action related to City as TextTM experience and pedagogies. On your own, explore a route via one of the city’s apps related to history, design, art, or culture. Closing tapas dinner.

MONDAY, JUNE 25:
Departures by 12:00 PM.

Important Registration Information:
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Refunds

All requests for refunds MUST be submitted in writing to the national office and RECEIVED no later than thirty days in advance of the trip departure date.

• Received prior to 30 days before trip departure:          Full refund, less a $50 per person administrative fee
• Received within 30 days before trip departure:            No refunds granted

Accommodations:

Registrants will be housed in these apartment units which have been reserved for our institute. You may request to have a double room, or a single room--but please note that the registration prices vary upon your occupancy choice. 

Trip Facilitators

Sarah Jayne Hitt, Colorado School of Mines

Toni Lefton, Colorado School of Mines

Kathy Lyon, Winthrop University