Those who are flying, will have the option to fly into the Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ): 60 minutes from campus, or the Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF): 30 minutes from campus. Many more carriers fly into the Albuquerque airport and airfare to ABQ may be cheaper. The college is not able to provide ground transportation from the airport to campus.
Check In will be held between 1–4 p.m. on Sundays. Signage will be posted at the entrance of campus directing folks where to park/drop off and to the Summer Academy check-in area. A map of campus can be located on the St John’s website. Parents/guardians of the student are not allowed to accompany their Summer Academy student inside the dorms, without supervision from a staff member. This is for safety reasons. Summer Academy Resident Assistants will be present during check in to greet students, hand out materials for the week, and help assist with luggage and move in. Family and friends are welcome to stay on campus for a campus tour (usually offered from 3–4:30 p.m. on Sundays). Dinner will be served from 5:30–6:30 p.m., Family and friends are welcome to stay for dinner on Sundays. The dining hall accepts cash and credit card.
Early/Late Arrivals We cannot offer accommodations on campus before Sunday. If your student plans to arrive before Sunday, the international hostel in Santa Fe will allow guests under the age of 18 to book a room, and we also have a list of recommended hotels in Santa Fe on our travel webpage. If your student needs to arrive a few hours before check in, Pritzker Student Center will be open for them to wait. We recommend students provide their own meals and snacks if they arrive early; our campus is not within walking distance of any restaurants and the dining hall/coffee shop has limited summer and weekend hours.
If you anticipate your student arriving after 4 p.m. on Sunday, please be mindful that dinner service ends at 6:30 p.m. and the first Seminar will begin at 7 p.m. All late arrivals should communicate directly with the Summer Academy Director (summer.academy(at)sjc.edu).
Fridays are the departure day for each Summer Academy week. Students must vacate their dorm rooms by 10 a.m. on Friday and check out with their RA. Departing students must leave campus, by 12 p.m./Noon. Students waiting for transportation may store their luggage in a designated community space at their own risk. We cannot guarantee supervision for these items. We recommend giving 1.5 hours to get to the ABQ airport and 45 minutes to the SF airport. If students use rideshare apps, they should pre-schedule their ride. Santa Fe is small and there will not be rideshares available upon demand.
Early/Late Departures: Please coordinate early departures with the Director by emailing summer.academy(at)sjc.edu. Discounts or pro-rated tuition will not be offered to those who must depart early from Summer Academy. If students have delayed or cancelled flights, we can host students for a weekend fee of $200.
Students will be able to indicate in their application on CampDoc if they would like to add-on to their Summer Academy week with a Friday excursion and/or a weekend stay. Please email summer.academy(at)sjc.edu if you have questions and/or would like to register for a Friday or weekend stay.
Students may extend their week on campus and add on a Friday excursion + overnight stay for $200. This option is for students who are not staying an additional week of Summer Academy and will plan to depart campus on Saturday morning by 10 a.m. An off-campus day trip will be planned by the Outdoor Program with St. John’s College, for students to explore greater New Mexico. Excursions may include local sites like Bandelier National Monument and areas around northern New Mexico for hiking, biking, rafting, and more. The final Friday night of Summer Academy (July 24) we will attend the Santa Fe Opera; ticket to the opera will be included in the overnight fee.
Assigned staff members will provide overnight supervision for students. Emergency services and public safety will be available, but the Summer Academy Clinic will be closed starting at 12 p.m. Friday– Sunday.
If your student is enrolled in two or three consecutive weeks, they may stay on campus for $200 per weekend. They will have the choice to attend a Friday Excursion (please read to blurb above), at no additional charge. Assigned staff members will provide weekend supervision for students but will not offer any pre-planned activities beyond Friday’s excursion. Students will have time to do laundry and prepare for their upcoming week of classes. Emergency services and public safety will be available, but the Summer Academy Clinic will be closed starting at 12 p.m. Friday–Sunday.
Weekend Students who wish to leave campus on their own must have a parent/guardian email written permission to the Director, audrey.brazeel(at)sjc.edu, by the Friday at 5 p.m.
All summer Academy students must be in their assigned dorm buildings by 10 p.m., and dorm rooms between the hours of 11 p.m.–6 a.m. Public Safety will be on duty over the weekends. Breaking curfew will result in immediate dismissal from Summer Academy. Please see the Student Agreement in Campdoc.
Summer Academy students will live in the residential halls on campus. Depending on availability, students can live in single and double dorm rooms with a Summer Academy RA assigned to each floor. Each floor will have a community bathroom; there are non-gendered bathrooms available as well. If roommates are assigned, we will match roommates based on the roommate questionnaire in the registration documents.
The college provides the following furniture and accessories for each student: an extra-long twin bed, desk, chair, desk lamp, mirror, dresser, and closet.
St. John’s College in Santa Fe is located in a high desert climate at 7,300 feet above sea level. The air is drier and the sun is stronger here compared to most places. The best precautions are extra sun protection and drinking at least three liters of water everyday starting a couple days before traveling to Santa Fe.
Address mail to your Summer Academy student as follows:
(Student’s Name) St. John’s College Summer Academy ATTN: SUMMER ACADEMY DIRECTOR 1160 Camino de Cruz Blanca Santa Fe, NM 87505
Meals are provided by SAGE Dining, our campus food service provider. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided daily in the campus Dining Hall or by catering service. SAGE provides a variety of cuisines, including vegetarian and vegan options. However, because they operate a commercial kitchen that serves hundreds of people buffet-style each day, not all dietary restrictions can be accommodated. In regards to allergens and religious practices, cross-contamination is always possible. Please make sure to fill out the paperwork in Campdoc completely to inform us of any special dietary needs your student may have.
Students are expected to read all class materials before they arrive, and there will be some free time during the week to reread and review with current St John’s students. Because classes are discussion-based, the success of a conversation requires that all students are well-prepared and engaged. Students are not expected to purchase or otherwise acquire the reading materials on their own. Readings will be compiled into a single document and will be available for download in June. There is no need to print them; hard copies of all readings will be provided to students upon arrival. If a full book is included in the curriculum, it will be mailed to the student’s primary address before July.
Students who would like to request accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act will need to submit documentation and requests on CampDoc, under the Accommodations section.
College faculty members work with students in the classroom and the college’s professional administrative staff organizes and manages extra-curricular activities. Undergraduate Resident Assistants supervise Summer Academy participants and are responsible for supervision of Summer Academy participants. Campus Security and Public Safety are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All Resident Assistants are CPR/AED certified. The Summer Academy Clinic will be available Monday–Friday, closed on the weekend.
