Summer Institute for the Study of the United States

Liberty Park spans100 acres and includes the Tracy Aviary (Open daily 9 am-6 pm, $5 for adults, $4 for groups of 10 or more), miles of walking and jogging trails, a paddleboat and duck pond, playground, picnic areas, and children's museum and amusement park.

8:15 a.m. Coffee, tea available

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. "The West in Art"

Images of the West in 19th /20th century American art. This session continues the discussion on American art through the 20th century. – Jeff Nichols, PhD, History,  Westminster College

10:00 a.m. Break. Juice available.

10:30 – 12:00 p.m. "Environmental History in the West"

This lecture and discussion will consist of a historical overview of environmentalism in America. It will focus on the tensions and conflicts between Americans’ rights to exploit natural resources and their obligations to protect the environment for the common good.--Jeff Nichols

1. Wallace Stegner, "Carrion Spring," pg. 148
2. Edward Abbey, from Desert Solitaire, pg. 336
3. Gretel Ehrlich, "On Water," pg. 465
4. Barry Lopez, "The Passing Wisdom of Birds," pg. 584

12:00-3:30 p.m.

Lunch on your own; explore the city. Visit either Temple Square or the LDS Church History Museum in preparation for Wednesday’s discussion.

3:45 p.m. Coffee, tea, cookies available

4:00- 5:30 p.m. "Literature of the American West"

A discussion of themes in the literature of the American West..--Jean Cheney, Assistant Director, Utah Humanities Council

Required Reading

1. Joy Harjo, Deer Dancer," pg. 73
2. Norman McLean, A River Runs Through It, pg. 221
3. Richard Hugo, "Driving Montana," pg. 349
4. William Stafford, "Traveling Through the Dark," pg. 306
5. Terry Tempest Williams, "The Clan of One-Breasted Women," pg. 546

Recommended Readings:

1.  Linda Hogan, "Oklahoma," pg. 41
2. Ivan Doig, from This House of Sky, pg. 248

5:30 p.m. Short review of tomorrow’s field trip.

Evening: Dinner on your own

Tuesday, July 18 Field Trip – The Federal Presence in the West

7:00 a.m. Bus departs (bagels will be available; bring your own coffee)

We will be making stops at: the Jordanelle Reservoir and the Northern Ute Indian Reservation. We will stop in Park City as we have time.

"Water in the West" and "Native American History and Culture" will be discussed on the bus. --Kathryn MacKay

1. Articles about the Jordanelle  (handout provided)
2. Article about Northern Utes (handout provided)
3. MacKay and Cesspooch, "This is Ute Country," from Missing Stories (handout provided)
4. James Galvin, "Water Table," pg. 539
5. Donald Worster, "The Challenge of the Arid West," available from: http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/nattrans/ntwilderness/essays/aridwest.htm

11:30 a.m. "Issues in Native American Education"

Discussion led by Kathleen Chegup, principal, and Anthony Guzman, counselor, Northern Ute Tribe

2:00 p.m.    Picnic lunch provided

Discussion of "The New West: Tourism, the Devil’s Bargain" led by Kathryn MacKay

1. Hal Rothman, "Introduction," From, Devil’s Bargains, Tourism in the 20^th Century American West (handout provided)

4:00 p.m.    Meet bus for return to SLC

Evening:    Dinner on your own.

8:30 a.m.    Coffee and tea available

8:30 – 10:00 a.m. "The West: Everybody’s Moving Here"

This presentation will focus on Utah's place in the macro-demographics of the U.S. in the 20th Century. --Pamela Perlich, PhD, Senior Research Economist, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah

Required Readings

1. Pamela Perlich, "Immigrants Transform Utah..." (handout provided)
2. power points slides (handout provided)

10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Break. Juice available

10:30 – 12:00 p.m. "The Immigrant Experience in the American West"

This session will focus on the immigrant experience in the West and comparisons and contrasts will be made with the immigrant experience in the East as discussed in Amherst on July 11th. -- Gita Rakhsha, PhD, Counseling Psychologist, Weber State University

1. O.E. Rolvaag, from Giants in the Earth, pg. 1363
2. Marie Sandoz, from Old Jules, pg. 163
3. Maxine Hong Kingston, "American Father," pg. 364
4. Alberto Rios, "The Secret Lion," pg. 528

12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch on your own.

Optional Presentations:

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.     "Supporting the new students in the West," --Patrick Garcia, Executive Director, Human resources, SLC School District

3:30 p.m.    Break. Coffee, tea, fruit available.

4:00 - 5:30 p.m.     Discussion of "Religion in the American West" --led by Rev. E. William Heersink, assistant professor, pastoral theology, Salt Lake Theological Seminary

5:30 p.m.    Short review of tomorrow's field trip.

Evening:     Dinner on your own.

Thursday, July 20 Field Trip: The Land and Resources

Morning:    Breakfast on your own.

9:00 a.m.     Bus departs

We will make stops at: Kennecott Copper Pit, Antelope Island State Park, and Ogden.

"The Great Salt Lake" The Great Salt Lake is a highly complex system, consisting of physical and chemical lake properties and environmental and societal subsystems. A presentation about this largest salt lake in North America will be by Daniel Bedford, PhD, Geography, Weber State

Required Readings:

1. Schrand, "Balancing the West..." (Hnadout provided)

Afternoon:    Picnic lunch provided.

4:00 p.m.    Meet the bus for trip to Ogden

5:00 p.m.     Ft Buenaventura; Dutch oven dinner provided.

6:30 p.m.     Meet the bus for trip to Pioneer Days Rodeo in Ogden

Much of the heroic myth  of the cowboy is now concentrated in rodeo, the West's own contribution to sport. Rodeo, once an exhibition of a buckaroo's riding and ranch-work skills, has devolved into show business.

                    "Historic 25th Street"--Beau Burgess

9:00 p.m.    Meet the bus  to return to SLC

Friday, July 21 Field Trip: The Environs, the City, the Western images

8:00 a.m. Bus departs (bagels will be available; bring your own coffee)

We will make stops at Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Sundance Ski Resort, BYU, Fort Douglas, Mill Creek Canyon

Afternoon: Lunch on your own

4:00 p.m.    Meet the bus for trip to Mill Creek Canyon.

5:00 p.m.     Mill Creek Canyon (Church Fork camp site): Buckle Busters cowboy band; the members will talk about the music of the West. Dinner provided.

8:00 p.m.      Return to SLC.

Morning: Depart for Washington (Delta DL1181L , 10:15am.. Weekly evaluation on plane.