Robert Gipe, author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed novels Trampoline and Weedeater, joined the Appalachian Center's scholar-in-residence, Gurney Norman for a visit and reading. Since 1997, Robert has served as the Director of the Appalachian Program at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College. Through his fiction and work with the community-theater project, Higher Ground in Harlan, Kentucky, Robert has tackled tough issues in the mountains including drug abuse, environmental degradation, mining, outmigration, and discrimination.

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Convo w Gurney Robert Gipe from UK College of Arts & Sciences on Vimeo.

The ASA Program Committee, comprised of students, faculty, staff and Appalachian resources, meet to discuss the Appalachian Studies Association Conference which will be held at the University of Kentucky in March 2020.

For more information about the Lexington Old Time Music Gathering visit https://www.lexgathering.com/. 

Come join other students the Appalachian Studies Minor/Certificate Program for a get-together and dinner. 

The Appalachian Center will host drop-in Coffee Hours on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month from 10-11 AM. The Center invites students, faculty, staff, and community members for coffee and light refreshments. Come visit with others interested in the region and learn more about the work of the Appalachian Center and the Appalachian Studies Program. Coffee Hour is a space to exchange ideas for programs, initiatives, and events, discuss regional issues, and share research in a casual, collegial atmosphere.

Spring classes begin.

Irma Gall, co-founder of the Lend-A-Hand Center, will be on campus to share her new experiences working on Stinking Creek for the past 60 years. Located in Walker, Kentucky, the Center has served the Stinking Creek community through health, education, agricultural, and children's programs since 1958. Irma is a farmer and school teacher who is involved in Appalachian service work and active in the war on poverty. We welcomed Irma to campus on Monday, November 26th from 5-6:30PM at the Niles Gallery in the Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library for her presentation, and enjoyed a full day spent learning about her life's work and passion!

60 Years on Stinking Creek: The Story of the Lend-A-Hand Center from UK College of Arts & Sciences on Vimeo.