Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College students worked with a coalition of community change partners in Harlan County, Kentucky, including Christian Outreach with Appalachian People (COAP), Southeast Kentucky Revitalization Project (SEKYRP), Harlan Country Schools, and Cawood Ledford Boys and Girls Club to implement downtown development plans and devise new economic development ideas. During the summer and fall of 2018, students worked with a youth coalition and professional artists to create murals in the downtowns of Harlan County as part of a downtown development strategy. Approximately 75 youth aged 12-24 participated in the creation of at least two large-scale murals. This work combined hands-on experience in project planning and execution, nature education through PMSS, participation in Boys and Girls Club mentoring programs, and hands-on experience for youth in art making. ATP students provided leadership and served as mentors to youth working in this process. In addition, fall 2018 ATP students worked with the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center to use the data gathered by Appalachian Land Study project at UK to engage the community in planning and generate new economic development ideas.
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Contact Information:
Mr. Robert Gipe
Appalachian Program Director
Professor of Humanities
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College
700 College Road
Cumberland, KY 40823
Telephone: (606) 589-3130
E-Mail: robert.gipe@kctcs.edu
Previous Conference Participation:
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009