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| Staff | APPALACHIAN ARTS AND STUDIES IN THE SCHOOLS During the 2008-2009 academic year, eighty Radford University students, eighteen high school teachers, and 160 students from Southwest Virginia high schools are participating in a program called Appalachian Arts and Studies in the Schools (AASIS). The AASIS program, funded by a private benefactor, was designed to achieve two goals: the first---to encourage promising young Southwest Virginia students to pursue higher education; the second---to give these students an opportunity to learn more about the culture of the Appalachian region. The eighteen high school teachers participating in AASIS collaborate to prepare lessons for their classrooms on Appalachian studies. Each teacher also chooses ten AASIS Scholars, high school students identified by their teachers as "college-able, but not college-bound." Each Radford University student participating in AASIS became a Mentor to two AASIS Scholars. Mentors visit their AASIS Scholars' school twice during the school year to make presentations about college life and about Appalachian studies. They also act as hosts and tour guides for their AASIS Scholars during two field trips to the Radford University campus. Mentors and AASIS Scholars get to know each other and keep in touch throughout the year via letters and e-mail. The AASIS Scholars finish up the year by making presentations in their schools and communities about what they learn from the AASIS program. The AASIS Program is celebrating its twelfth year in 2008-2009. Come and be a part of something special, join in Appalachian Arts and Studies in the Schools.
To become a mentor, just fill out an AASIS application and ask two of your professors to fill out a mentor recommendation form. The application and recommendation forms are available below. If you have any questions about the application process, please call the Appalachian Regional Studies Center at 831-5366. Click here for the AASIS application. Click here for the AASIS mentor recommendation form. Click here for the AASIS Scholarship Application for Radford University. Calendar of Meetings and Events Spring 2009
Visit the Appalachian Regional Studies Center in Buchanan House and Have a great year with AASIS!
For information about the ARSC and its programs,
please contact Kerri Huff. For comments about this Website, please contact Gene Hyde. Last updated on February 10, 2009. |