White Sands Institute 2011
Schedule of Field Seminars and Workshops

The White Sands Institute field seminars combine a mixture of outdoor field excursions along with classroom presentations. All courses will take place at White Sands National Monument. The field seminars will be taught in small groups, so interested individuals are advised to register as soon as possible before classes fill up.

For information or to register, please contact the NMSU Alamogordo Community Education office at 575.439.3842 or email them at commed@nmsua.nmsu.edu.

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White Sands Watercolors: Watercolor workshop

November 14-16, 2011

Dan Stouffer is an award winning watercolorist of the White Sands. He will present three days of indoor painting workshops and

demonstrations. Outdoor lectures will include evening sunset sessions. Limit of 10 participants. Cost is $175 per person for this three-day workshop. Please provide your own brown bag lunch and/or dinner. Contact the NMSU Alamogordo Community Education office at (575) 439-3842 or email them at commed@nmsua.nmsu.edu for more information.

The full workshop schedule can be found at http://nmsua.edu/communityed/fa-2011-adult-community-education-courses/white-sands-watercolors-workshop/.

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Looking for instructors!

New Mexico State University Alamogordo and White Sands National Monument offer a series of field seminars called the "White Sands Institute." The White Sands Institute is now looking for qualified instructors to teach several field seminars at White Sands National Monument in 2012. The Monument offers an inspirational and educational landscape that serves as the perfect backdrop and laboratory for teaching and learning. We are looking for applicants interested in leading the following seminars:

1. Black and White large and medium format photography - August 2012

2. Digital color photography- September 2012

3. Geology of the Tularosa Basin and White Sands National Monument - October 2012

Each field seminar will be offered once in 2012, and applicants must commit to established dates. Applicants must have previous teaching/instruction experience and be highly skilled in the subject area of each seminar. If you are interested, submit your information using the proposal form below to Joan Griggs at NMSU Alamogordo by October 31. Include your name, phone number, and email address. Also include a brief paragraph (100 words or less) describing your skills. In early November we will send out applications to those selected and ask for a sample of your work, along with a resume. Instructors will be selected in early January.

Please download and fill out our proposal form. Submit the form via email to jgriggs@nmsua.nmsu.edu by October 31, 2011. For more information, please contact Joan Griggs at (575) 439-3626.

Even though the White Sands Institute is now in it's third year, it is still a new and developing resource for serious amateurs and others interested in working and learning at the White Sands. We welcome new prospective instructors' ideas and hope you will help us develop this concept.