The 2nd annual Outreach EXPO will be held in September 2008
Check back to our website frequently for details on the 2nd annual Outreach EXPO to be held in September 2008. If you would like to participate as an exhibitor, contact the Campus-Community Engagement Office at partnerships@ohio.edu or 740.593.2526.

Read about the 2007 Outreach EXPO and Appalachian Studies conference below.

Campus · Community Engagement events culminated for the year on April 13th and 14th  with the 1st annual Outreach EXPO, and concurrent event, A Celebration of Teaching, Research and Service in Appalachian Ohio.

Thanks to all who participated! View collectible poster for both events.

Celebration of Teaching, Research & Service in Appalachian Ohio

Building upon the work of the Appalachian Learning Community , the Appalachian Studies Group received a planning grant from the 1804 Fund in 2006. The group’s activities include benchmark visits to other Appalachian Studies centers, forums, and a plan to develop a proposal for a new center this summer.

The most important undertaking of the group was hosting the first institution-wide discussion about what it means, or could mean, for Ohio University to be a leader among higher education institutions in the Appalachian region.

The April 13th and 14th event began on Friday evening at a reception with Ohio University’s Swallow Press featuring their collection of publications about Appalachia. The conference keynote by Dr. Helen Lewis followed at 6pm.

Dr. Lewis was the President of the Appalachian Studies Association in 2001-2002 and Director of the Appalachian Center at Berea College in the early 1990s.  Formerly on the staff of the Highlander Research and Education Center in Tennessee, Dr. Lewis established the first Appalachian Studies program in the early 1970’s and has taught at more than half a dozen Appalachian colleges and universities. She is the recipient of Berea College’s 2006 Service Award.

View keynote  by Dr. Helen Lewis. 

The conference continued on Saturday the 14th with panel presentations and a brainstorming discussion generating ideas for a new center for the study of Appalachia.

Thanks to our panelists who presented their work:

Panel Discussion: Education in Appalachian Ohio

• Rosalie Romano (Education)
• Jack Wright (Fine Arts - Athens)
• Dave Lucas (Communication - Southern)
• Geoff Buckley (Geography – Athens)

Panel Discussion:  Research and Creative Activity in Appalachian Ohio

• Deanda Johnson (African American Studies – Athens)
• Sharon Denham (Nursing – Athens)
• Debra Henderson (Sociology – Athens)
• Mark Waters (Biology - OU Eastern)

Panel Discussion: Service in Appalachian Ohio

• Leslie Moss (Kids On Campus – Athens)
• Ayana Jordan (Upward Bound – Athens) (tentative)
• Kathy Trace (OUCOM – Athens)
• Barb Reichenbach (Modern Languages – Athens)