Robinson
Scholars Visit Special Collections:
On May 20th, the Robinson Scholars, a distinguished group of high
school sophomores and juniors, came into Special Collections for a unique
archives active learning experience. The
Robinson Scholars Program provides exceptional students from 29 eastern
Kentucky counties with historically low college attendance with scholarships to
the University of Kentucky upon high school graduation and completion of the
program’s eligibility requirements.
The
program selects students when they are in the eighth grade to participate in
various activities through their high school careers that help to provide
academic support, social mentoring and college preparation. Part of that
preparation includes bringing the students to UK during the summers to
participate in camps that introduce them to the intellectual challenges of
college life in a supportive environment.
This year as one of their activities, the students completed an archival
exercise on coal camps that was designed by Kate Black, allowing them to handle
and begin to critically analyze primary source materials. Sheli Saltsman led the exercise - Gail
Kennedy, Ruth Bryan, and Deirdre Scaggs assisted. Special Collections was thrilled to be able
to work with the Robinson Scholar Program and to help make their college living
camp a fun and educational success!
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