Throughout the year, the Godbey Lecture Series sponsors tours ranging from local one-day events to ten-day international excursions. All are led by knowledgeable faculty who are experts in their fields and provide a multi-level learning experience for participants.
Summer Day Tour 
Discovering Sacred Traditions
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Led by Professor Robert Hunt
To enjoy a slide show of this trip,which was experienced in July 2009 by a number of our GLS members, click here.
In recent decades there has been an influx of new immigrants from Eastern Europe, Asia and the Near East who have settled in the north Dallas area. Along with other aspects of their native cultures, these new residents have brought their religious practices. This has resulted in distinctive architectural styles that are new to North Texas. Back by popular demand, Dr. Robert Hunt, from SMU's Perkins School of Theology, leads us on an exploration of these religious traditions and their worship centers to uncover the relationship between architecture and spirituality.
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Galapagos 
Close Encounters of the Wild Kind
Aboard the 96-guest National Geographic Endeavour
October 9-19, 2009
Led by Professor Louis Jacobs
Nowhere else on earth do people have the opportunity to interact with such a wide array of creatures – from blue-footed boobies to red-throated frigate birds, marine iguanas and giant tortoises, to playful sea lion pups. Galápagos penguins and many other interesting inhabitants – the sheer amount of wildlife here is astounding. In this, the Land of Darwin, we have the distinct privilege to not only observe the wildlife, but to become immersed in it at a level that even the ground-breaking British scientist might never have dreamed possible.
Join GLS friends and tour leader, Professor Louis Jacobs, on this inspiring adventure, a Lindblad/National Geographic Expedition.
Cruise cost begins at $5,044. Price varies with category of cabin selection. Cost Includes: accommodations, meals, excursions, naturalist staff and guides, use of kayaks, snorkeling, GLS tour director, SMU professor, port charges, and service taxes. Additional cost: airfare from Dallas to Galapagos, pricing unavailable at time of printing. Cost in 2008 is approximately $1,220.
Contact GLS for a detailed brochure.
Download a detailed brochure.
Payment is due in full at the time of booking.
Please make check payable to Godbey Lecture Series, SMU, Box 750154, Dallas, TX 75275-0154
Tour Cancellation and Refund Policy
We recommend that trip cancellation insurance be purchased by each participant. The Godbey Lecture Series reserves the right to amend or change its cancellation policy on any tour, as cancellation dates may vary according to dates of departure and tour length. Each tour's cancellation policy will be included in the tour's travel brochure.
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Fall Day Tour
The Civil War: A People's Contest
Wednesday, November 4
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Led by Professor Glen Linden
Cost: $100 members/$135 non-members
Register
We will visit the Pearce Museum in Corsicana, Texas, home of the largest collection of Civil War documents west of the Mississippi River. The museum houses more than 16,000 letters and documents, as well as an extensive collection of videos which capture the spirit of the bloodiest war in American history.
9:00 Depart East Campus parking lot, 6116 Central Expressway (SE corner of SMU/Yale Blvd & Central Expressway
10:30 Arrive Pearce Museum, Navarro College
10:45 Tour museum accompanied by former Mayor of Corsicana, Jay Nutterman
12:30 Lunch
2:00 Depart Corsicana for Dallas
4:00 Arrive SMU parking lot
Glen Linden is University Distinguished Service Professor at SMU. His specialty is Civil War, which he has taught since the 1970’s. He has written nine books, the most recent of which is Disunion, War, Defeat and Recovery in Alabama: The Journal of Augustus Benners, 1850-1885. Presently, he is working on a book about a Union soldier who fought in many battles and died at Campion Hill in Mississippi in 1863.
To register for this day trip, contact our Godbey Lecture Series office at 214-768-2532.
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SAVE THE DATE 
July 10 – 14, 2010
GLS Summer trip to Taos
Forts and Foray: An Introduction to northern New Mexico with trips to Ft. Union, Ft. Burgwin, Ghost Ranch, and the Taos Ski Valley.
Led by Professor John Ubelaker
*Space is limited