Amanda Witbeck, a student in Matt Wilson's GIS Workshop at the University of Kentucky, discusses the classes community partnership with the Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice.
Jon Finnie, a student in Matt Wilson's GIS Workshop at the University of Kentucky, discusses the classes community partnership with Seedleaf.
Kerby Neill, volunteer coordinator for the Central Kentucky Council for Peace and Justice, discusses the council's partnership with Matt Wilson's Geographic Information Systems Workshop at the University of Kentucky.
Ryan Koch, the founder and director of Seedleaf discusses the non-profits partnership with Matt Wilson's Geographic Information Systems Workshop at the University of Kentucky.
UK Anthropology searched for artifacts with co-director of the Kentucky Archaeological Survey and professor Kim Mcbridge this summer at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
This workshop explores how community mapping and geospatial technology can be incorporated in the classroom. A primary goal of this technique is helping students develop and demonstrate higher order thinking skills that engage them in the process of discovering and answering questions about their community. The goal is to introduce a range of simple open source/open access mapping tools that can be easily leveraged in class projects to highlight local issues and initiate conversations about community dynamics, space, and priorities.
WHAT: Community Day of Writing at the Lexington Farmers Market
WHERE: Victorian Square
WHEN: Saturday, Feburary 11, 8:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Students in the UK College of Arts & Sciences will be recording oral histories and scanning photos, posters, and any other memorabilia from Lexington Farmers Market supporters. Drop by the atrium at Victorian Square between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to share your memories or your memoriabilia with student oral historians. Help preserve the community's memories of the Lexington Farmers Market. For more information contact Professor Jenny Rice at jenny.rice@uky.edu
Lexington has a creek running through downtown, though you would never discover it if you walk the city's streets. Town Branch Creek, part of the South Elkhorn Creek, has long been buried underground. In 2010, several geography students at UK attempted to bring Town Branch into the space of public memory through an art project downtown.
Mark Kornbluh continues his Dean's Channel series with a conversation with Department of Geography professor Rich Schein, who is teaching a new course this semester - Community 101. A class that will connect students to Lexington history, culture, modern issues - and most importantly, why all of that should matter to them.
