This training is offered in three weeklong sessions leading to a professional certification. Both year 1 and year 2 trainings will be offered this year. Using the metaphor and structure of a family reunion, participants will discuss the role that class, race, gender, and environment has played in shaping the history of the West. Guest speakers include Dan Kemmis - Director of the Center of the Rocky Mountain West, former mayor of Missoula, Montana, Idaho author Kim Barnes, Colorado history professor Patricia Nelson Limerick, and many more. Two highly regarded community development trainings are again offered this year.
Some scholarships are available.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.