Citizenship and Sense of Place

FAIN: AKA-290993-23

Maryville College (Maryville, TN 37804-5907)
Phillip Sherman (Project Director: August 2022 to May 2023)
Phillip Sherman (Project Director: May 2023 to present)
Daniel Klingensmith (Co Project Director: April 2023 to present)

A year-long series of faculty work group meetings that would revise curriculum and plan a new interdisciplinary minor focused on citizenship and place in Appalachia

Maryville College seeks a Humanities Connection planning grant to support a new Citizenship and Sense of Place (CSP) minor. Planning will build upon the college’s tradition of embedding place into education, creating a CSP minor that will explore concepts of citizenship and belonging, and their connection to sense of place. The planning team will consist of a faculty cohort of 5-7 individuals and student representatives who will meet monthly to explore concepts of citizenship from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Guest speakers will lead workshops and serve as consultants for the development of courses. The process will result in: development of a new introductory course; incorporation of humanities concepts of citizenship into at least ten existing classes; creation of a new speaker series and experiential learning opportunities; internal dissemination of project outcomes at the end of the planning year; and approval of the new CSP minor by the Maryville Academic Life Council.