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                                   Get Your Kicks on Route 66!

 

Follow the Road to Independent Study­­—Route 66 St. Louis

Online registration available at:

https://www.dce.siu.edu/index.php/AACIS

 

 (Click on the Registration button below the Route 66 header.)

On November 6, a pre-conference tour will highlight some of St. Louis’ unique features such as the Gateway Arch, Forrest Park—home of the 1904 World’s Fair, the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Millionaire’s Row, and much more.  The group will enjoy lunch at Rigazzi’s, the oldest restaurant on the Hill.  Don’t miss their Toasted Ravioli!

Join us on the Mother Road to kick off the conference with a Route 66-St. Louis inspired reception.  The conference will continue with session topics which include administration, learner needs and services, curriculum, technology, faculty issues, and research.

 

On Friday evening, we will travel to Union Station (which opened in 1894 and once served more than 100,000 rail passengers a day) for an evening of shopping, tours and dinner.  Participants may choose to spend their free time browsing through over 80 shops or experiencing a guided tour of the station.  Dinner will be served at the Hard Rock Café as participants enjoy the memorabilia of the genre of rock n’ roll.

 

The post-conference tour will explore the architecture of St. Louis.  Professor Jon Davey will guide the tour. He is a recognized faculty member at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and coordinates the annual youth architecture camps and many international architectural travel programs. Each summer Professor Davey takes more than 100 youth on tours through various architectural wonders. The conference participants will first travel to Bellefontaine Gardens and Cemetery. Bellefontaine Cemetery is home to a number of historic and extravagant graves and mausoleums. Learn how Adolphus Busch, William Clark, William S. Burroughs, politicians, inventors and many more individuals wished to have their lives interpreted after their deaths. 

 

The tour will continue at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, a masterpiece of art and history.  It rivals the grandest cathedrals in the world.   In 1912, installation of mosaics in the interior began.  Completed in 1988, it contains 41.5 million glass tesserae pieces, applying over 7,000 colors.  Covering 83,000 square feet, it is the largest mosaic collection in the world, and was created by 20 different artists including Hildreth Meiere. The tours will return to the hotel at approximately 6:00 PM.

 

Fees:

 

Registration Fee: $370.00

Registration Fee after 10/15: $400.00

Presenter:  $340.00

Presenter after 10/15:  $370.00

Group (three or more participants from one institution): $340.00

Group after 10/15 (three or more participants from one institution):$370.00

  

Optional Fees:

 

Guest Meals:  $120.00

Pre-Conference Trip:  $76.00

Post-Conference Trip: $44.00

Add Guest to Pre-Conf Trip: $76.00

Add Guest to Post-Conf Trip: $44.00

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