John B. Stephenson Center for Appalachian Studies @ Lees-McRae College: A 360º Experience

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Find your home in the mountains in the John B. Stephenson Center for Appalachia



Welcome to the John B. Stephenson Center for Appalachia

The John B. Stephenson Center for Appalachian and Comparative Highland Studies was founded in July 2001 in order to further understanding of Appalachia. Our main purpose is to encourage students and faculty to experience and study the rich culture and history of our mountains. We house the Appalachian Studies Minor and support campus speakers and outreach for highland topics.		Dr. Michael Joslin Stephenson Center for Appalachia 191 Main Street Banner Elk, NC 28604 Phone \| 1.828.898.8758 Fax \| 1.828.898.8814 Email \| joslin@lmc.edu Go Link \| www.go.lmc.edu/stephenson

The Stephenson Center celebrates a man who dared, dreamed and achieved. We strive to inspire and encourage students, faculty and community members to emulate this outstanding Appalachian scholar and leader.		But the need for leadership and vision and the ability to think ahead is real. The changing mix of population brought about by immigration (to the mountains) only serves to heighten the importance of the need for sharper native vision. It is not only nature that abhors a vacuum. Where there is no vision the people may not perish as individuals, but they may well perish as a people. --John B. Stephenson