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EVENT AT A GLANCE

• Join us in the heart of the Southwest for our Place as Text Faculty Institute in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico--a multicultural nexus where traditions converge, histories overlap, and tales of resistance, adaptation, and unity are hidden in plain sight. We will sift through the layers of cultural landscape and challenge the "tricultural myth" that oversimplifies the region's diversity. In Old Town and along Route 66, in downtown and various neighborhoods like the Sawmill District, Barelas, Raynolds Addition, and Nob Hill, we will dig up dialogues, critiques, and celebrations of the multicultural city. Taking the Rail Runner to Santa Fe, we will have the chance to compare these observations and insights to the narratives and realities in the capital city. The Albuquerque and Santa Fe Faculty Institute offers a chance to redefine your understanding of place and to bring these insights into your teaching, co-curricular planning, and beyond.
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• Participants will learn how to design their own integrative lab/seminar to foster integrative inquiry within a cluster of disparate courses, Place as Text/City as Text™ pedagogy invites students, faculty and staff to engage in a sequence of exploratory assignments that combine site-specific explorations with group discussions and intentional reflection prompts. Place as Text/City as Text™ can be used in a variety of contexts including on college campuses during orientation programs, in natural landscapes such as national parks, and in towns/cities as part of academic courses, co-curricular planning, and study away. This institute provides profession development to NCHC participants and expands the visibility and value of NCHC.

INSTITUTE SCHEDULE

Participants should arrive in Albuquerque for a prompt start at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 20, 2024.

• Saturday, July 20:
  Introductions and initial impressions exploration; debriefing seminar followed by opening reception. Writing time in the evening and dinner in small groups.
  
  
• Sunday, July 21:
  Brief meeting to discuss initial writings and to organize travel routes. All-day explorations of neighborhoods. Afternoon seminar on readings and site-specific observations. Dinner in small groups followed by writing time.
  
  
• Monday, July 22:
  All-day explorations of Santa Fe. Participants will be responsible for their own rail fee. Preparation of Turning Point essays.
  
  
• Tuesday, July 23:
  Daylong workshop. Analysis and discussion of group observations and individual Turning Point essays will be followed by workshop on the application of City as Text™ pedagogy to participants’ home campuses. The Institute will wrap up with a closing dinner.
  
  
• Sunday, July 24:
  Participants depart.

COSTS AND DEADLINES

PROGRAM FEE: $850 (includes non-refundable $350 fee)
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT DEADLINE: June 13, 2024

This cost covers Institute reading materials, instructional fees, local transportation, final group dinner, and incidental charges. It does not include travel to and from Albuquerque, NM accommodations, or most meals.

TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS

Albuquerque is accessible by plane  or car. Information for transportation from airport to lodging will be provided by facilitators after registration. 

NCHC has a room block reserved at Hotel Andaluz Albuquerque for July 18, 2024 through July 24, 2024. Room rate through this block is $189/night. Booking your room is simple, just click the link below and select "Book a Room" to receive your group's preferred rate. Room reservations must be made by June 18, 2024 to receive the group rate.

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FACILITATORS

Amaris Ketcham, University of New Mexico
Salvatore Musumeci, McCallie School
Kera Coyer, Valencia College