JULY 2010 IN TAOS!

THE SMU-IN-TAOS EXPERIENCE...

Spend eight glorious days studying the great southwest with your favorite SMU faculty members in Taos, NM.  This summer, the SMU Office of Graduate Liberal Studies is proud to offer seven outstanding graduate liberal studies courses at SMU's incredible campus in Taos, NM. With reduced tuition and reasonable fees for on-campus housing, we encourage our students to make the most of this unique and unconventional experience.

The Taos, Ft. Burgwin campus is an interdisciplinary research and teaching facility located in a mountain valley of the Sangre de Cristo Range in north central New Mexico. The campus occupies more than 300 acres in the midst of the Carson National Forest. Alpine to desert environments are in easy driving distances and adjacent watersheds include a wide range of rocky Mountain flora and fauna. The prehistory, history, art and culture are vividly represented in the Pueblo ruins, Spanish Colonial and Frontier Western Architecture. Students live in small dormitories, casitas of adobe construction each accommodating a few individuals and fostering an intimate community environment. Each casita has full amenities as well as a living room-study area with a fireplace. Meals are served in a beautiful community dining hall.

Instructor: Dr. John Ubelaker

A Professor of Biological Sciences, Dr. Ubelaker is highly recognized as an outstanding teaching Professor at SMU. In 1993, the University recognized him as an Altschuler outstanding lecturer by awarding him a Distinguished Lecturer Award of the University. One of SMU's more popular professors, he has taught on the Taos campus for the past 20 years and knows the area exceedingly well. He is currently working on several monographs of plants from this region of New Mexico.

For more details about this program, please contact the MLS Office at: 214-768-4273 or email us at: mls@smu.edu.