Participants will engage in interdisciplinary experiential learning during this professional development opportunity and will create a community of practitioners and collaborators. In addition to producing a compendium that can be used on all AASCU campuses, the cohort members will develop strategic goals of how to prioritize sustainability and constructive discourse for students on their campuses.

• January−May: The engagement begins virtually, building community and deepening knowledge of stewardship efforts and strategies.
• June 24-28: The group will meet in Glacier National Park for a four-day/five-night convening where we will study how rangers, indigenous tribes, scientists, and community members are engaging in productive dialogue about climate change and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility issues. While at the park, we will explore the cultural history and significance of Glacier National Park to indigenous communities; learn of the historical presence of bison in the area and the controversy of reintroduction; and witness the impact of tourism, ecosystem change due to climate change, and water and land management decisions.
• July−December: The cohort will put into practice the lessons they’ve learned and collaborate on a compendium of their discoveries including, but not limited to, strategies for conflict resolution, ideas for incorporating discourse related to SOPL into curriculum, and approaches for encouraging students to be better stewards of place.

• Monday, June 24: Arrival to airport, transportation into Glacier NP (provided by Glacier Institute), Field Camp welcome, camp logistics, itinerary overview, AASCU program in evening
• Tuesday, June 25: Hikes to Upper Two Med Lake trail and Rockwall Falls or Swiftcurrent Nature Trail and Iceberg/Grinnell/Cracker Lakes.
  Objectives: Indigenous initiatives; cultural history and significance of Two Medicine Valley; discuss the historical presence of bison in the area and the controversy of reintroductions
• Wednesday, June 26: Hikes to Hidden Meadow or Covey Meadow and Big Prairie.
  Objectives: how to foster a community of land stewards; mitigation of “nuisance” wildlife activity; history of the homesteads and settlements; wolves and bears in North Fork Valley
• Thursday, June 27: Hikes to Highline Trail or Hidden Lake Overlook.
  Objectives: Climate Change in the Alpine; GNP’s glaciers, pika as a bioindicator, & white bark pine habitat loss; explore park visitor use, methods to reduce visitor impact, & dual mandate
• Friday, June 28: Camp wrap-up, move out of cabins, transportation to airport by Glacier Institute

• Dates: Monday, June 24, 2024 through Friday, June 28, 2024
• Cost: $1600 per person. This includes all lodging, meals, and transportation to and within the park.
• Lodging and meals: The Glacier Institute’s Field Camp is located inside Glacier National Park’s West Entrance. Field Camp consists of five rustic cabins with twin size beds that can house up to five guests each; there is a separate community bath house. All meals will be provided during the stay at Field Camp and dietary modifications will be honored.
• Transportation: Participants are responsible for their own transportation to/from the Glacier Park International Airport (Kalispell, MT) airport. The Glacier Institute will provide shuttle trips to and from the airport to their Field Camp. All in-park transportation will be provided during the seminar. If you choose to drive to Glacier, we will arrange parking by the Glacier Field Camp.

The cohort has been filled, but please fill out an application if you would like to be added to the waitlist.. We do require that all applicants are able to join the in-person trip from June 24-28, 2024.

Once you have filled out your application, we will review it and send a link to process your payment. Once we have received payment, you will officially be part of the cohort. Space for this trip is extremely limited and the cohort will be filled on a first-come basis.

AASCU will fully refund your payment if you provide Cathy Copeland a written refund request by January 15, 2024. After that date, refunds will not be issued.