1. Appalachian Collections and Outreach…. Not Always What You Think It Means Marc Brodsky Gene Hyde SAA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL August 24, 2011

2. “More nonsense has been written about the Southern Mountains than any comparable area in the United States” -Robert F. Munn 1966

3. Appalachian State University East Tennessee State University Marshall University Radford University UNC – Asheville Berea College University of Kentucky Ferrum College Virginia Tech Emory & Henry College Mars Hill College Western Carolina University West Virginia University Appalachian Collections in this study

4. Berea College, Berea, KY Sometimes Outreach looks just like you think it should Curricular Engagement General Studies course: Identity and Diversity in the United States

6. Sometimes Outreach might not look like what you imagined Take a Sabbatical Shorten your hours Go to lunch...

7. Think of Outreach as driven by what the community wants, not just what you can show Don’t pass up opportunities And, lastly...

8. ISOLATION is DEATH

9. Marc Brodsky marc9 @ vt.edu Gene Hyde wehyde @ radford.edu

10. ISOLATION is DEATH