Master of Arts in Cultural Sustainability

Monday, February 10, 2020 at 6:00 PM until 7:00 PMEastern Standard Time UTC -05:00

M.A.C.S.: 10 Years of Innovation in Cultural Equity Education

January 2020 marks 10 years since the M.A. in Cultural Sustainability Program first launched at Goucher College. This milestone gives us an opportunity to reflect on innovations in graduate education and the impact of those innovations on activism and cultural equity work. Join M.A.C.S. Academic Director Amy Skillman for a conversation with students, faculty, and alumnae/i about how they have applied their education to work toward equity in their communities. 

Carol Brooks, M.A.C.S. ’16, has an extensive background in development. She served for many years as a workforce analyst with the Baltimore County Department of Economic & Workforce Development. She has spearheaded many sector-based strategies, including research for The Job Connector Toolkit, a resource guide to the top industries and in-demand occupations in Baltimore County. Her most recent passion is teaming up with the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project to bring restorative justice workshops to Baltimore County.






Heather Gerhart, M.A.C.S. ’17, uses digital storytelling to complement traditional cultural documentation, as well as for cultural work practices that involve community members as partners in knowledge production. Heather received the 2017 Rory Turner Prize in Cultural Sustainability for her capstone research. She currently teaches Cultural Documentation in the program. Heather will share the results of a recent digital storytelling project she facilitated with our graduates.








Jasmine Turk, M.A.C.S. ’21, is a second-year graduate student in the M.A. in Cultural Sustainability Program. In addition to being a student, Jasmine is also a harm reduction case manager at Youth Empowered Society (YES), a youth-centered organization in Baltimore City that uplifts an anti-oppression, social justice approach towards eradicating youth homelessness. Before their time at YES, Jasmine worked in Health Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and other notable health agencies. 




Amy Skillman works at the intersection of culture and tension, where paying attention to culture can serve to mediate social change. When she isn’t serving as the M.A.C.S. Program academic director, Amy advises artists and community-based organizations on the implementation of programs that honor and conserve cultural traditions. She also guides them to potential resources and develops programs to help build their capacity to sustain these initiatives.

 

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