Meetings

The 57th Annual Meeting of the

Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky:

Disconnecting and Reconnecting

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Centre College

600 West Walnut Street

Danville, Kentucky

Keynote speaker: Dr. Kaelyn Wiles, Centre College

Keynote address: “Scrolling Alone: Technology and the Digital Roots of Disconnection”

The conference will run from 9AM to 4PM. Registration and poster setup will be from 8AM to 9AM.

Registration: $30 for faculty and practitioners, $15 for students. Fee includes lunch. 

Pay in advance here: https://venmo.com/u/Jennifer-Cox-363

If paying on site, please plan to pay in cash, with a check, or by Venmo.

Registration and conference presentations will take place in Young Hall (“A2” on the campus map).

Lunch will take place in the Nichols Dining Room in Cowan Dining Hall, which is located in the Roush Campus Center (“3” on the campus map).

Technology for paper presenters/roundtables: In every classroom, there is a teacher's station with a projector and room computer. Participants will have access to logins and passwords to use the room technology. We suggest emailing your presentation, or a link to your presentation, to yourself just in case the room technology is temperamental.

Parking: The closest parking to Young Hall is next to Champions Hall (“P12” on the campus map). You may also park behind the Norton Center for the Arts (“P2” on the campus map) . If these lots are filled, you may also park in the Beatty Avenue lot by the south athletic fields (“P24/P25” on the campus map).

Parking Note: If you park behind the Norton Center, you must have your car out of the lot by 5PM. There is an event in the Norton Center on the evening of April 11th and all remaining cars will receive a ticket after 5PM. 

Accessibility: Please see the accessibility map of Centre College for all accessible entrances and paths on campus. The closest accessible entrance to Young Hall from the Champions Hall parking lot is near the Bell Tower (“A7” on the campus map), which is easily visible from the Champions Hall parking lot. There is an elevator located on the back hallway of Young Hall.

For additional information contact Dr. Jeffrey Shenton:  jeffrey.shenton@centre.edu

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