Imagining Alabama: Writing Through History

FAIN: AA-284505-22

Auburn University (Auburn, AL 36849-0001)
Kyes Stevens (Project Director: May 2021 to present)
Shaelyn Smith (Co Project Director: December 2021 to present)

The development and implementation of a new summer bridge program and first-year writing curriculum focused on Alabama history, for students in Alabama correctional facilities.

The Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project (APAEP) at Auburn University (AU) offers quality educational experiences to those inside of state correctional facilities in Alabama. APAEP is proposing a redesign and implementation of year-long Alabama History-themed writing program for incoming first-year college students at Staton Men's Correctional Facility and Tutwiler Prison for Women. First-year APAEP students will have a greater understanding of Alabama history from their unique place and time, and will imagine their current and future contributions to their state's history. Faculty and students based at the AU main campus will serve as instructors and peer tutors to APAEP students, thereby building the connection between APAEP students and the greater AU community.