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- The mission of the UK Appalachian Center is to bring the multifaceted expertise
related to teaching, research, and service at UK to issues, challenges and
opportunities of importance in Appalachia.
The Center's Vision
The Appalachian Center works to help fulfill the University's commitment to
improve the quality of life for the people of Appalachian Kentucky and the
larger Appalachian region. Founded in 1977, the Center facilitates research,
teaching,community-based civic projects, arts programming, and other
initiatives that promote understanding of Appalachian society, history, and
culture.
The Center serves as a resource for community leaders, policy makers,
educators, and citizens concerned with the social, economic, and environmental
health of the region. A key part of the Center's work is gathering and mapping
regional socio-cultural and economic data, including indicators of civic
capacity, community development, entrepreneurship, poverty, and health. The
Center provides extensive support to nonprofit and community-based
organizations working on community development issues in the Appalachian
region. Faculty, staff, and graduate assistants at the Center conduct research,
provide technical expertise and other assistance to community partners, and
publish on a variety of topics ranging from
entrepreneurship to global regional studies.
The Center is an active member of the campus community. The Center sponsors
multidisciplinary conferences, hosts guest scholars and artists, and serves as
a support center for students researching Appalachian topics. The Center helps
coordinate the Appalachian Studies curriculum, which features courses taught by
leading historians, sociologists, writers, political theorists, musicians, and
others. The Center also serves as a national and regional source of information
about Appalachia and makes this information available to the public and to the
media through reports, Web-based information delivery, participation in public
events, and personal interviews.
Website: http://www.uky.edu/RGS/AppalCenter/Home/Frameset/HomeFrameset.htm
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