Summer on the Lawn:
The 19th Jefferson Symposium
In Jefferson's Voice:
A Vision for America
Charlottesville, Virginia
July 29-August 2, 2007
Program Completed.
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
Who is America? This debate, which began in Thomas Jefferson’s time, continues to resonate today. Are we a nation that takes care of its people or a nation that lets its people take care of themselves? Are we a nation of diplomacy or one that that pursues policy through military action? Are we a nation defined by religion? Are we truly a nation of equals?
Join a distinguished faculty led by Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor of History at the University of Virginia Peter Onuf and David T. Konig, Professor of History and Law at Washington University to explore Thomas Jefferson’s writing and the influence they have exerted to this day.
Held in the Jefferson-designed Academical Village at the University of Virginia, “In Jefferson’s Voice” provides a rare opportunity to use original source materials to gain fresh perspectives on Jefferson, his time, and our own time, as well. Close analysis of Jeffersonian texts will be combined with illuminating commentary on their biographical and historical contexts. Participants will be encouraged to interpret these fascinating documents for themselves and exchange thoughts and ideas with faculty and with each other in discussions both inside and outside the classroom.
Program Highlights
- Explore a rich variety of documents, including the Declaration of Independence and other state papers, Notes on the State of Virginia, and private letters to family members, colleagues, and friends.
- Discover how Jefferson's writings reveal his vision for the American future.
- Study the cast of characters in Jefferson's social and political circles.
- Examine the gripping Presidential election of 1800 and its consequences.
- Enjoy a reception and dinner in the Dome Room of U.Va.'s Jefferson-designed Rotunda (1826), a half-scale model of the Pantheon in Rome and the signature landmark of the University of Virginia.
- Make a private after-hours visit to Thomas Jefferson's beloved mountaintop plantation, Monticello (1768-1796; 1796-1809), and enjoy a guided tour that will allow you to explore areas not normally open to the public.
- Tour the Academical Village, the heart of the Jefferson-designed University of Virginia (1817-1926), with a talented architectural historian.
- Settle into the Jefferson Symposium tradition of relaxing informal evening discussions as the shadows steal quietly across the beautiful Lawn.
- And much more....
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This seminar will give you an opportunity to explore the writings of Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson’s vision for America. It is perfect for those with an interest in Thomas Jefferson, American history buffs, teachers, and anyone who enjoys travel and learning opportunities that provide intellectual stimulation in a welcoming and congenial environment.
This seminar offers unsurpassed value, rich content, and is part of an educational travel tradition with a long history of exceptional participant satisfaction.
PROGRAM LOCATION
This program will take place on the historic Grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819, the University of Virginia is the product of the vision and determination of Thomas Jefferson. The core of the University is the Jefferson-designed Academical Village, which reflects three of Jefferson’s strongest interests--education, architecture, and gardening. The Academical Village, with its ranges, terraced lawn, student rooms, faculty pavilions, colonnade walkways and the famed Rotunda, has been proclaimed the most significant architectural achievement of the nation’s first 200 years.
Rich in history, architectural treasures, and natural beauty, Charlottesville is nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 120 miles southwest of Washington, DC, and 70 miles west of Richmond. Charlottesville (airport code CHO) has extensive air service provided by US Airways, United, Delta, and Northwest. The Charlottesville/Albemarle Airport website offers schedules and booking for flights, hotels, and rental cars. Ground transportation is provided by Amtrak and Greyhound.
Before you arrive, you will be sent useful program materials and information about the University of Virginia and Charlottesville to help guide you here and prepare you for the seminar.
For more information on Charlottesville and Albemarle County, visit the Charlottesville and Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau’s website.
PROGRAM LODGING
During the program you will have the option of staying in the University of Virginia's original Jefferson-designed student rooms on the Lawn. During the academic year, living on the Lawn is a great privilege. Selection is through a scrupulously democratic process that considers the full range of contributions each candidate has made to the University, whether in academics, the arts, athletics, community service, or through positions of leadership. These single occupancy rooms have telephones and are served by centrally located restroom and bath facilities. The rooms are not air-conditioned, but there is a fan in each room.
A limited number of air-conditioned dormitory rooms are available in U.Va.'s Brown College at Monroe Hill, which is located very near the center of the University, just a short walk from the Lawn and Rotunda and the program classroom. Most Brown College rooms share a bathroom with one other room.
A block of rooms have also been reserved at a local hotel. Please contact us for more information.
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Program Faculty
Peter Onuf, Ph.D. (Faculty Director), Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor of History, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia. Mr. Onuf is author of Jefferson’s Empire: The Language of American Nationhood, and is co-editor of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson: History, Memory, and Civic Culture and The Revolution of 1800: Democracy, Race, and the New Republic and editor of Jeffersonian Legacies. With his brother Nicholas G. Onuf, he has just published Nations, Markets, and War: Modern History and the American Civil War.
David Thomas Konig, Ph.D. (Co-Director), Professor of History and Professor of Law, Washington University, St. Louis. Mr. Konig's research interests include the development of constitutional and legal institutions in early America and American culture studies. He has provided expert testimony on Early American law for appellate legal cases, including one before the U.S. Supreme Court. He was also co-director of the project that restored the Courthouse of 1770 for Colonial Williamsburg and also helped write their interpretive program. Mr. Konig is currently writing Nature's Advocate The Legal Mind of Thomas Jefferson while also editing an edition of The Legal Commonplace Book of Thomas Jefferson.
Jan Ellen Lewis, Ph.D., Professor, Department of History, Rutgers University. One of the country’s foremost Jeffersonian scholars, Ms. Lewis has done extensive research and writing on colonial life and culture, especially family life. She has discussed the Founding Fathers on “The News Hour” with Jim Lehrer and on NPR, portraying them as very human men, with very human frailties. Her publications include The Pursuit of Happiness: Family and Values in Jefferson's Virginia.
Clarence Walker, Ph.D., Professor, Department of History, University of California, Davis. Mr. Walker’s teaching, research and publications are centered in his interest in Black American history from 1450 to the present and 19th century social and political history in the United States.
Camille Wells, Ph.D., Department of History, College of William and Mary. Ms. Wells has worked as an architectural historian for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, and for several state historic preservation offices. Author of several essays on the landscapes and buildings of early Virginia, she also founded the series Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture and edited its first two volumes.
Program Staff
Joan Elias Gore, Ph.D., is the Director of Travel Programs at the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Ashleigh Edwards is the Program Administrator.
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Registration
Program Fee Includes:
• Four nights lodging of your choice.
• Most meals, including opening reception and dinner, a reception and dinner in the Rotunda.
• All internal transportation.
• Program sessions led by expert historians.
• Special after hours tour of Monticello, including rooms not normally open to the public.
Ground transportation to and from Charlottesville is not included in the program fee.
Per Person Program Fee: (Reserve your spot with a $350 deposit)
- $1,395 in a single Lawn room
- $1,445 in a single, air-conditioned, Brown College room
- $1,275 with no lodging provided
Printable Registration Form
If you register prior to May 28, 2007, please return the registration form with a $350 per person deposit (or the full fee if you choose). The balance of your program fee is due by May 28, 2007.
If you register after May 28, 2007, please return the registration form with full program fee.
Register By fax, 434-982-5297, or by telephone, 800-346-3882 or 434-982-5252, using VISA or MasterCard; or by sending us your downloadable form by mail with a check (payable to U.Va.) or credit card information to:
Jefferson Symposium
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400764
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4764
WITHDRAWAL
If you withdraw in writing within 14 days of registration you will receive a full refund (if not within final payment date.) If you withdraw in writing before May 28, 2007, you will receive a full refund, minus the $350 deposit. In the event withdrawal is necessary after May 28, 2007, there will be no refund but you may substitute another person to attend the program in your place.
We highly recommend you purchase travel cancellation insurance (and confirm what it may cover.) Useful travel insurance information can be found at www.TripInsuranceStore.com or 888-407-3854. You may also wish to check with your local travel agency for recommended sources.
There will be no refund for unused portions of the program, including but not limited to, missed meals, lodging nights, and sightseeing.
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