Rocky Mountain Regional Conference 2012

The 2012 Rocky Mountain Region AEE conference will occur Friday, March 23, through Sunday, March 25, 2012, on the campus of Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.

In addition to engaging experiences that focus on your professional development, Durango and the south San Juan mountains provide pre- and post-conference adventure opportunities for alpine and backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, and, at lower elevations, mountain biking and hiking.

2012 KEYNOTE SPEAKER - DR. DAN GARVEY

"Experiential education a key to a sustainable future."

Dan is currently a Faculty Fellow in the Institute for Sustainable Social Change at Prescott College. He previously served as Prescott College's President for a decade.  Prior to moving to Arizona he was a faculty member in the Outdoor Education Program at The University of New Hampshire.  He has had a 25-year career as an administrator and educator focused on education reform and improvement. He is a former president and executive director of the Association for Experiential Education, has sailed around the world three times as dean of the Semester at Sea Program through the University of Pittsburgh, served as vice president for the American Youth Foundation, was associate dean of Student Affairs at the University of New Hampshire.  He has also served on the Americorps Executive Committee and participated in writing their first program grant. Garvey has a bachelors degree from Worcester State College, a masters degree from Cambridge-Goddard Graduate School of Social Change, a division of Goddard College, and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado.

Volunteers needed! 

Our conference cannot happen without the dedicated support from a collection of volunteers. Please consider joining our conference committee by serving on one of our sub-committees. You can find out more by CLICKING HERE.

Please email your questions to Bob Stremba, the conference convener, at stremba_b@fortlewis.edu or via phone at 970-247-6295.