Class field trips, applied case studies, and community-based projects that directly engage the rich history and cultures of the American Southwest are integral to the HPR program. Faculty and students study and document aspects of New Mexico communities, such as historic plazas and courthouse squares. Then we work directly with local communities on preservation and economic development plans that cultivate heritage for quality of life, local identity and tourism development. Concepts and techniques learned in these programs are directly applicable in any neighborhood, city, region or nation.

The Program also subsidizes student attendance at professional conferences such as the annual meeting of the New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance, American Planning Association, and National Trust for Historic Preservation.

These are some of our past research, field survey and community-based projects (links in development):