Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Josie McQuail Introduces Students to Rugby, TN
Rural Reimagined wants to recognize Dr. Josie McQuail, faculty in the English department, for the rural service-learning projects and writing assignments that her English 4995 classes have conducted in Rugby, TN. Rugby is both a living village and historical site located about an hour and a half east of Cookeville. Over the past couple of years, Dr. McQuail’s students have completed service-learning projects to help the Rugby community, including an Energy Conservation Plan, a new museum exhibit, and a marketing plan for educating local public school age children, among others. Additionally, students have participated in other initiatives like transcribing diaries and letters in the Rugby archives and written historical fiction pieces based on the area. If you are conducting rural-related service-learning projects or research and want to be recognized, reach out to Kinsey Potter at sw-kbpotter@tntech.edu. Wings up!