Join us for a GARC (Graduate Appalachian Research Community) meeting at the Appalachian Center on Thursday, November 14th at 1:00PM. Students interested in learning about GARC are also welcome to attend! Lunch will be provided.
Join us for a screening of the film Tapped and learn more about the effects of the bottled water industry. Stick around after the film screening for food, a reception, and reusable mason jars. This event is co-sponsored by the Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment.
Join us for a screening of Water Stories: Martin County by filmmaker Kate Levy followed by a panel discussion with community organizers Nina McCoy, Martin County Concerned Citizens; Mickey McCoy, Martin County Concerned Citizens; Ricki Draper, Appalachian Citizens' Law Center; Madison Mooney, UK College of Social Work Master's Student, Jason Unrine, UK Plant & Soil Science. The film will begin in the William T Young Library UKAA Auditorium at 3:15 and a reception will follow at the William T. Young Library Alumni Gallery.
Join us for our first event of Water Week! We will be hosting a forum with speakers focusing on the theme of ecology, considering questions such as "Where does our water come from?" The speaker forum will start at 4:30 pm in the UKAA Auditorium of the William T. Young Library. Steven Evans (Associate Director of the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute at UK) will be presenting "Watershed Planning: A Case Study from Letcher County, Kentucky." Erika Hernandez (Doctoral Student specializing in Water Distribution Modeling) will be presenting "At the tap: an overview of drinking water infrastructure." Amanda Gumbert (Extension Water Quality Specialist with UK's College of Agriculture, Food and Environment) will be presenting "A Glimpse Into Lexington Watersheds."
Water Week is a student-led series of events sponsored by the UK Appalachian Center to bring awareness to issues relating to water in eastern Kentucky and beyond.
DAY 1: Monday, November 18
Ecology - “Where Does Our Water Come From?” Speaker Forum
William T. Young Library UKAA Auditorium
4:30 P.M.
Speakers:
Steven Evans M.A.
Associate Director of the Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute University of Kentucky
Title of presentation: “Watershed Planning: A Case Study from Letcher County, Kentucky”
Erika Hernandez Hernandez PhD student specializing in water distribution modeling
Graduate Research Assistant University of Kentucky
Title of presentation: "At the Tap: An Overview of Drinking Water Infrastructure"
Amanda Gumbert Ph.D.
Extension water quality specialist with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
Title of presentation: “A Glimpse Into Lexington Watersheds.”
DAY 2: Tuesday, November 19
Infrastructure - "Water Stories: Martin County" Film Screening and Panel Discussion
William T. Young Library UKAA Auditorium
3:15 P.M.
Reception to follow
William T. Young Library Alumni Gallery
Jason Unrine: Associate Professor in the UK Department of Plant & Soil Science.
Nina McCoy: Community organizer involved with Martin County Concerned Citizens
Micky McCoy: Community organizer involved with Martin County Concerned Citizens
Ricki Draper: Community Engagement Coordinator for LiKEN (Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network),
Madison Mooney: UK College of Social Work master's student
DAY 3: Wednesday, November 20
Bottled Water - "Tapped" Film Screening
William T. Young Library UKAA Auditorium
5:00 P.M.
Reception to follow
William T. Young Library Alumni Gallery
MC of event: Alyssa Dyer, Digital Media and Design major and Appalachian Studies minor
DAY 4: Thursday, November 21
Tabling and Networking with Organizations
Whitehall Classroom Building, 1st floor
10:00 A.M.
Want to know more about how to get involved? Various clubs and organizations working to address water-related issues will be stationed on the first floor of Whitehall Classroom Building to answer your questions and to provide information about their services and projects.
Join Mountain Cats & the Appalachian Center on a fieldtrip to Stearns, Kentucky, and a ride on the Big South Fork Senic Railway. Pre-registration is required and spaces are limited. This is an all day trip and transportation and food will be provided.
Please fill out the google form to register to attend the trip by Friday, October 18th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKxWCf42Efh5zm_iVdGK_oDcERF_OUCLIQUzvYGV35Da2AYQ/viewform
Here is the itinerary for the trip: hhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1KBv7Z4B6dCqIw4aEkX_MF_wVy_5VRnJ0DGM…
For more information email Michael Morris: ukmountaincats@gmail.com
Students interested in getting involved with planning events and initiatives relating to water access and water quality in eastern Kentucky are invited to attend this student-led planning meeting at the Appalachian Center at 624 Maxwelton Ct. on Friday, September 13th at 6:00 pm. Pizza will be provided. For more information about how to get involved with water-related issues in eastern Kentucky please contact Alyssa Dyer at alyssa.dyer@uky.edu or Madison Mooney at vmmo227@uky.edu.
