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Mountains and music — Ten university students gain immersion experience in Appalachian culture, issues By Taylor Kuether —Journalism major Just days after completing their final exams, 10 University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire students boarded two minivans for a long drive to Kentucky. From May 22 through June 1, the students toured Eastern Kentucky’s Appalachian Mountains with Dr. Vanda Galen, a social work professor at the university and Kentucky native. Galen said she created the immersion trip because she wanted students to be aware of issues in the Appalachian region. “I thought Appalachia would be a rich experience,” Galen said. “I hope (the students gained) a respect for the culture and the range of diversity and the issues, which certainly aren’t simple.” Such issues included mountain top removal and strip mining, both current causes for debate in Kentucky’s coal- now, especially Eastern Appalachian Kentucky,” Taylor said, “Going there and discussing with the people how they could potentially see an outcome to their environmental issues interested me.” Others were intrigued by the trip for the authentic bluegrass experience, another emphasis of the immersion. “As a music education major, coming to Appalachia really appealed to me,” Venske said. “In Appalachia, the folk music tradition, the old time music tradition, and the bluegrass music tradition is really strong.” There was no shortage of bluegrass music for the students on the trip. Atlantabased bluegrass musician Sonny Houston, a native of Eastern Kentucky, travelled with the group for most of the trip and played during several evenings. The group also attended the Gathering In The Gap bluegrass music festival in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and even enjoyed a few Ten university students on the second Appalachian immersion trip through the social work department pose in front of the view from Pine Mountain in Whitesburg, Ky. on May 28. The 10day trip, led by Dr. Vanda Galen, explored Appalachian environmental issues as well as music and culture in Eastern Kentucky. trip next year. The experience was supported through the BluGold Commitment. Jordan Martin with Folk Arts worker, Randy Wilson, at Hindman Settlement School. songs by banjo player Lee Appalachian Immersion students with Dr. Loyal Jones. Sexton at his home. Still others were interested fields. In addition to a meeting with the in the trip simply for a change of pace. Kentucky Coal Association and a tour “I really wanted to experience a differ- of Portal 31, an old mine in Lynch, Ky., ent culture and a different type of envi- students met with several activists, writronment than I’m used to,” said Ashley ers, miners, and Appalachian natives Schleppenbach, a senior. “Appalachia is DONATIONS Support Scholarships and Student Development Donations to the Social Work Advancement Fund and to special throughout the trip to gain perspective such a unique place and I was really ex- memorial scholarships assist stu- on the issues. cited for that.” dents with their social work educa- Nathaniel Taylor, a sophomore, said For senior Shane Curren, what made tion. (The average debt for graduat- he went on the trip because the environ- the experience unique were the people. ing students is nearly $20,000). Your mental issues interested him. “Specifically as a social worker, I really contributions to the Social Work “There are many environmental is- looked forward to meeting these people Advancement fund are more critical sues currently going on in Kentucky right and hearing about their culture,” Curren in these challenging economic times. said. Your continued support is increasing- Kelsey Snyder, a senior, agreed: “The ly needed and greatly valued. Thank best part of the trip was being invited into you for your contributions. people’s homes and hearing them speak If you would like to donate, to us and tell us about their history, their family, their community,” Snyder said. please send your donation to: “Even if you went to go visit Kentucky UW-Eau Claire Foundation, Inc. by yourself, you would never gain the 214 Schofield Hall knowledge that you would gain on this 105 Garfield Avenue trip because you get to talk to people, you get to gain both sides of the story,” Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004 Appalachian Immersion students in Cumberland, Kentucky, at a monument to eastern European immigrants to the coalfields. Shleppenbach said, “There’s some really valuable life experiences that you will have forever after going on this trip.” Galen said she hopes to continue the To donate online go to: www.uwec.edu.fndn/giving.htm
FACULTY MEMBERS WERE ACTIVE IN RESEARCH AND SERVICE Vanda Galen, MSW, MA, PhD Publication: Galen, V. & Alexander, D. (2012) Rural settlements: Rural social work at the forks of Troublesome Creek. in L. Ginsberg (Ed.) Social Work in Rural Communities- 5th edition (pp.161-182). Alexandria, VA: CSWE. Presentation: Galen, V. & Olson-McBride (2011) Domestic Immersion: Defining and understanding ‘home’. 36th Annual Institute of Rural Social Work and Human Services. July 15, 2011, Natchitoches, LA. Vanda Galen Professor, Department of Social Work Rural Settlements: Rural Social Work at the Forks of Troublesome Creek Social Work in Rural Communities, 2011 This chapter expands the literature on rural social work to celebrate the contributions of Progressive era women who founded rural settlement programs in remote regions in the United States. The work of unsung foremothers of rural social work is examined. Katherine Pettit and May Stone, women from the Bluegrass section of Kentucky who founded Settlement Programs in Appalachia, are discussed as exemplars of the rural settlement movement. Hindman Settlement School, founded by both these women in 1902, and Pine Mountain Settlement School, founded by Pettit in 1913, still exist to serve the mountain region and to preserve and promote the heritage of the mountain area. The women made lifelong careers at their institutions and brought many other women into rural social work. The founders and their institutions helped to build identity, community, and pride in the Appalachian area. These factors should continue to inform all rural social work. Galen, V. (2011). Foremothers of Social Work in Appalachia. June, 6, 2011. Appalachian Seminar, Family Folk Week, Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, KY. Domestic Immersion Appalachia, May 24-June 4, 2011; May 22- June 1, 2012 International Fellows Guatemala, January 1 –January 21, 2012 Collaborative Research “A Sense of Place; Appalachian Eastern Kentucky” with Alyssa Knoll “International Volunteering as Transformative Learning”with Jessi McIntosh and Victoria Hay Donald Mowry, MSW, PhD Accepted for publication Hilton, T. E., & Mowry, D. D. (2012). Teaching Information Systems Ethics through Service-Learning. In Brian A. Nejmeh (Ed.), Service-Learning in the Computer and Information Sciences: Practical Applications in Engineering Education (pp. 243-258). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Faculty/Student Collaborative Research Transformative Learning, Study Abroad, & Global Service-Learning in Costa Rica/ Nicaragua: Student Alumni perspectives. With student researchers Shauna Stoeger, Tia Oestreich, & Kinsey Thompson. International Fellows a) Transformative Learning, Study Abroad, & Global Service-Learning in Costa Rica/ Nicaragua: Program partners, community leaders, and host family perspectives. With student researchers Samantha Pettit, Tehya Rice, & Kinsey Thompson. b) Summer Cultural Immersion Abroad: Teaching English as a Foreign Language Practicum in Tetovo, Macedonia. With faculty partner Kate Reynolds and students Amy Bachinski , Caitlin Ignasiak, & Logan McCarville. Presentations Strengthening Local Democracy Through Civic Engagement: Active Citizenship in Eau Claire, Wisconsin with Thomas McCarthy, Eau Claire County Administrator & Mike Huggins, City Manager of Eau Claire. American Democracy Project Annual Meeting, June 2-4, 2011, Orlando Florida. Environmental Civic Agency: The Pedal and Paddle Pollution Tour Project. Presenters: Ruth Cronje; Dr. Paula Kleintjes-Neff (Biology; UWEC); Dr. Garry Running (Geography and Anthropology, UWEC), Dr. Don Mowry (Social Work, UWEC). Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education, November 5, 2011. High Impact Practices in an International Setting: The International Fellows Program at UW-Eau Claire. With Dr. Karen Havholm, Dr. Karl Markgraf, and Colleen Marchwick. UW System Global Education Conference: Internationalization Across the Disciplines. October 13-14, 2011. The Madison Concourse Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin Otrude Moyo, MSW, PhD Submitted a grant proposal titled: “Ubuntu as a Philosophy of Life: Exploring its Relevance to Southern African Immigrants in the United States,” National Endowment (Faculty members continued on next page) Mary Nienow joins staff Mary Nienow, BSW, UW-EC, 1997, has accepted the position of Field Director for 2012-2013. Mary most recently was Executive Director of Child Care WORKS in Minnesota. From 2007-2010, she served as a researcher for the Minnesota state Senate, tracking and analyzing the nearly 1000 bills that came before the Health and Human Services Budget and Policy Committees. She served as constituent liaison on health and human service issues for 46 Senators and their legislative staff. Mary was also the co-founder and co-director of Grasstops, a lobbying group for non-profit organizations. Ms. Nienow completed her MSW, summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota and is enrolled in the doctoral program in social work at the U of MN. Department of Social Work DIRECTORY www.uwec.edu/sw/index.htm Donald Mowry, Professor dmowry@uwec.edu; 715-836-2270 Darlene Schorbahn, Academic Department Associate schorbdm@uwec.edu; 715-836-4435 Otrude Moyo, Associate Professor moyoon@uwec.edu; 715-836-5828 Mary Nienow, Clinical Instructor and Director of Internship nienowmc@uwec.edu; 715-836-3718 Leah Olson-McBride, Assistant Professor olsonmcl@uwec.edu; 715-836-5404 Thomas Petta, Adjunct Lecturer pettata@uwec.edu; 715-836-2270 Lisa Quinn-Lee, Assistant Professor quinnllm@uwec.edu; 715-836-5405 Rick Ryberg, Adjunct Lecturer rybergra@uwec.edu; 715-836-2614 Jack Wagenknecht, Clinical Instructor wagenkj@uwec.edu; 715-836-5365 Jeffrey Wright, Clinical Instructor wrightjd@uwec.edu; 715-836-3580 Gloria Fennell, Co-Director, Part Time MSW Program, Eau Claire location fennelgl@uwec.edu; 715-836-5101
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