Appalachian Studies

Undergraduate Research EXPO

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is pleased to announce the 5th biannual Undergraduate Research Expo on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm in the Gatton Student Center Social Staircase. 

The Research Expo is like a career fair, but for research opportunities.

The Research + Creative Experience Expo offers Colleges, departments, faculty, research centers and institutes the opportunity to connect with interested students. The Expo’s goal is to increase awareness of research opportunities, recruit for competitive research programs, promote research fellowships, and facilitate an inclusive research campus environment by connecting students to opportunities on- and off-campus.

Research EXPO Fall 2025 flyer with images of booths and event detail

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Gatton Student Center Social Staircase
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Appalachian Book Club (ABC) to discuss Andrew Joseph White's 2024 novel Compound Fracture

You're invited to join the Appalachian Book Club (ABC) on Wednesday, April 9 at 6:00 p.m. for a discussion of Andrew Joseph White's 2024 Novel Compound Fracture. Compound Fracture, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, is described as "a queer Appalachian thriller that pulls no punches—following a trans autistic teen who’s drawn into the generational struggle between the rural poor and those who exploit them". Additional accolades for the novel include: Instant New York Times bestseller, Instant USA Today Bestseller, Instant Indie Bestseller, Kids’ Indie Next Selection, Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, A Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Recipient, and Paste Magazine Best YA Books.

The book club will meet at the UK Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Court. We hope to see you there!

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Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Court

Appalachian Book Club (ABC) Spring Meeting

Join the Graduate Appalachian Research Community (GARC) for the Spring edition of Appalachian Book Club (ABC) at the App Center (624 Maxwelton Ave) for a discussion of Andrew Joseph White's 2024 novel Compound Fracture! 

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Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Court

Elevating Indigenous Voices: Reflections from a Native Delegation to the UN & ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (Dadiwonisi) "We Will Speak" Film Screening

Join us for Elevating Indigenous Voices: Reflections from a Native Delegation to the UN with panelists:

  • E. Skye Byrd, Director of Strategic Partnerships, The National Center for American Indian Enterprise
  • Shelbie Larmour, Kentucky Indigenous Delegation
  • Venus Evans, Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
  • Anagali Shace Duncan, Native Youth Community Organizer | Founder of 7-Ravens | Keetoowah
  • Edward Lo, Georgia Southern University
  • ᎤᎶᎩᎳ / Schon Duncan | Member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians | Instructor of Cherokee Language at University of Oklahoma

These panelists participated in the Seminar on Indigenous Issues, held April 24, 2024 in New York City, as part of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The panelists will report back from their experiences with the forum and will discuss Indigenous issues in the Commonwealth and beyond. Learn more about the UN Forum here. 

Join us also for the film screening of ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (Dadiwonisi) We Will Speak, a feature-length documentary collaboration chronicling the efforts of Cherokee activists, artists, & educators fighting to save the Cherokee language featuring filmmaker Schon Duncan.

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James F. Hardymon Theatre in the Davis Marksbury Building

GARC Weekly Meeting

GARC meetings are meetings of graduate students working on planning events, opportunities, and other graduate-related things. We will meet once a week in preparation for the symposium. These meetings are open to any member of GARC and occur in a hybrid format. We will meet in the Appalachian Center Annex Conference Room (641 S. Limestone; entrance is in the back by the gravel lot beside the Appalachian Center and via Zoom). Please see the agenda for topics to be discussed!

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