Apollon: The Undergraduate eJournal
The best undergraduate humanities research typically finishes its circulation when it comes back to the student with "A+" written on the first page. That changed in October, 2010, when volume 1.1 of Apollon: The Undergraduate eJournal debuted.
Dr. Jason Cohen, Assistant Professor of English, Theater and Communication at Berea College conceived the idea of an intercollegiate, peer reviewed, scholastic ejournal for undergraduates. Another place for the best of those "A+" papers to land.
Such publications are associated with graduate studies, papers written by and for experts, academics doing their best to publish and not perish. Until now, such publications did not exist in the undergraduate humanities domain. Cohen's leap of faith was envisioning a project that would begin with great expectations: faculty and students not from one class or one department or one school, but from several different institutions working collaboratively. From concept to the on line publication of Volume 1.1 in October, 2010, that leap of faith became a launch.
Though there are only four research papers published in Apollon Volume 1.1, Cohen writes, "It took the work of ten faculty members, eight undergraduate reviewers, and three student editors to bring this issue together." In addition to Berea College, faculty affiliates, student editors and reviewers come from Randolph College (Virginia), Millikin University (Illinois), East Carolina University, Centre College (Kentucky), Manchester College (Indiana), Clemson University (South Carolina), University of Virginia at Wise, and Lindsey Wilson College (Kentucky).
Berea College provided start-up resources for Apollon across the 2010-2011 academic year. Next year Cohen plans to ask affiliated colleges and universities to help fund the operation. Cohen and his intra-collegiate student-staff also plan to incorporate audio interviews and eventually video and multi-media projects in the ejournal. An Apollon sponsored or co-sponsored conference is also in development.
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