Hulbert Center

*The Hulbert Center*
The Southwest Studies program at The Colorado College consists of several branches, all under the title of the Hulbert Center for Southwestern Studies. Academically the interdisciplinary program consists of a basic Southwestern Studies class, primarily for freshmen, an advanced Southwest Studies class for upperclassmen, and cross-listed classes from almost all other departments in the College. A Southwest Studies minor is available. Many classes utilize the Baca Campus, a complex of classrooms and dormitory rooms in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, which was acquired and built primarily under the direction of the Hulbert Center. Field education and research, both at the Baca and throughout the Southwest, enhance the academic program. The Hulbert Center also provides guidance for the Native American Student Union, a student group made up of Native American students at Colorado College.
Another vital part of the Southwest Studies program is the summer institutes for experienced teachers. Now about thirty-six years old, the Southwest Studies Summer Institute has provided hundreds of teachers the opportunity to gain a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Southwest Studies by attending three of the two-block summer institutes and writing a masters research paper. The institutes cover the arts, the social sciences, and science. Each institute has a theme that generally falls into one of those three areas. The 2006 institute will be "Music and Southwestern Expressive Culture," taught by Professor Victoria Levine.
	In addition, the Hulbert Center's endowment allows for a number of scholarly activities by college faculty as well as visiting professors. The Hulbert Center Endowed Chair brings in prominent educators to teach and to do research on campus. The Jackson Fellowship program allows CC faculty the opportunity to have one or two blocks off from teaching to do research in a field related to the Southwest. The Andrew Norman Lecture Series brings in a noted scholar for a major presentation on campus, a luncheon talk, and visit with faculty and students.
Service to the community is one of the tenets of the Hulbert Center for Southwestern Studies. The primary vehicle for this service is the Aficionados program. Monthly speakers at luncheons highlight the program. An average of 130 people, most from the community, attend the luncheons and presentations. Speakers are usually professors on campus or visiting professors.
A triannual newsletter, la Tertulia, keeps the community informed about the college's activities in Southwest Studies and related items. The newsletter is distributed nationally to over 1600 people. The Hulbert Center for Southwestern Studies is currently directed by Professor Anne Hyde, who has a staff of three: an office and Baca Campus manager, a program specialist, and a staff assistant.