Date and Prices have been set. The program is scheduled for July 12- July 25, 2009. The program fee of $1200 will cover class room materials, tuition, room and board on the Irving campus and activity fees. Applications are being accepted. Click on the link to submit an online application for Summer 2009!

If you would like to receive a brochure and other information as it becomes available, or if you have any specific questions about the program please complete an online inquiry form.

According to the great texts of the past - those texts on which Western men and women have attempted to build a civilization- the noble life requires first of all, removing the scales from one's eyes and seeing clearly.

The next step, even more difficult, is to "do" the right thing: to be able to choose, in sometimes ambiguous circumstances, the path that leads to freedom rather than enslavement. This twofold process has formed the basis of Liberal Education and constitutes the foundation on which civilization rests.

The University of Dallas's summer program Arete will initiate your journey to freedom by introducing you to these essential texts of Western Civilization and allowing you to reflect on works of fine art, film, and music. Students participating in the Arete program will enjoy living on the University's Irving campus to enhance the camaraderie that inevitably develops in a learning community.

This distinctive program was designed by Professor Louise Cowan, recipient of the distinguished NEH Humanities Award, architect of the renowned University of Dallas freshman and sophomore core curriculum, and founder of the summer program for teachers at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.

Some of the authors you'll read include:
Plato
Aristotle
Sophocles
Shakespeare
Nietzsche
and Flannery O'Conner

Students participating in the program will have the singular opportunity to be taught by regular faculty members from varying University departments. Assisting these professors will be advanced graduate students, who will give individual attention to participants in order to help them develop their skills in both reading and writing.

Click here to view the 2008 Arete itinerary!

Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors are invited to apply to this distinguished summer program. The program fee of $1200 covers classroom materials, tuition, room and board on the Irving campus and activities fees.

Arete Application & Registration Materials

All Arete application materials can be found under the Resources link. New applicants should submit the following completed application materials to the Rome and Summer Programs Office.

Arete application materials include:

Click here to fill out an online inquiry form or contact:

Ms. Janet M. Johnson
Rome and Summer Programs Office
University of Dallas
1845 East Northgate Drive
Irving, Texas 75062-4736
Office (972) 721-5181
Fax (972) 721-5283
email: udsummer@udallas.edu.
AOL IM Screenname: Udsummer

Be sure to include your name, address, phone number, the high school you attend and year of high school graduation in your request. We'd also like to know how you heard about the program.