The Doc Watson Endowment for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University provides opportunities for Appalachian Music students to work with expert practitioners in the field, and it brings Appalachian musicians and scholars to our campus. Students are able to document, celebrate, and study the contributions of Appalachian musicians adding to a growing body of knowledge of the diverse musical traditions that intersect in Appalachia.
WELCOME TO THE CENTER FOR APPALACHIAN STUDIES
The Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains in Boone, North Carolina.
The Center for Appalachian Studies develops, coordinates, and facilitates curricula and programs which deal with the Appalachian region. Operating within the framework of the University’s basic missions of teaching, research, and service, the Center’s activities seek to encourage individuals drawn from among Appalachian’s students, faculty, and public to invest more of themselves in the region than the simple economic exchanges derived from studying, working and relaxing here, and so add to the human capital available for the region’s development. Through study of the region’s rich cultural and environmental inheritance, the Center encourages members of the university community to understand more fully the social and cultural implications of the choices they make as permanent or part-time residents and as consumers of the region’s many amenities. The Center’s programs also broadcast to the larger world a deeper understanding of the special needs of mountain regions both as cultural and environmental settings. It assists ASU scholars in their teaching and research about the region, so that their professional development parallels their involvements as citizens and as residents.
Come on in and wander!
