Mode of Program Participation
Community Organizing and Educational Programming
Participation Type
Paper
Presentation #1 Title
Title: “Appalachian Studies at the Academy: The Economy of Program Development”
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
Abstract: The successful Appalachian Studies Program is not only multi-disciplined but it is multifaceted and connects a variety of community and university programs that enhance the region. Shepherd University is a model for small, state-supported schools with no direct funding per se coming from the university but which has found a way to create a varied and sustained program to serve the region and to serve as a model for schools interested in initiating or enhancing Appalachian Studies at an institution where funding is limited. This paper will discuss this model, offer suggestions for enhancing programs already established, and give advice on initiating programs still only in the imagination.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt is past President of the Appalachian Studies Association and Conference Chair for the 2016 Conference. She is Coordinator of Appalachian Studies at Shepherd University, Director of the NEH Summer Institute at Shepherd University, and a published poet and scholar. She has written books on writing and composition and on Appalachian writers. She was West Virginia's 2006 Professor of the Year.
Title: “Appalachian Studies at the Academy: The Economy of Program Development”
Abstract: The successful Appalachian Studies Program is not only multi-disciplined but it is multifaceted and connects a variety of community and university programs that enhance the region. Shepherd University is a model for small, state-supported schools with no direct funding per se coming from the university but which has found a way to create a varied and sustained program to serve the region and to serve as a model for schools interested in initiating or enhancing Appalachian Studies at an institution where funding is limited. This paper will discuss this model, offer suggestions for enhancing programs already established, and give advice on initiating programs still only in the imagination.
