FRANKLIN, Ind. – Franklin College has received a $2,500 grant from the Community Engaged Alliance (CEA) to support community education about the total solar eclipse occurring on April 8, 2024.
The Supporting Engagement/Authentic Dialogues grant was given to Arbin Thapaliya, Ph.D., associate professor of physics at Franklin College for his project, “The Great Eclipse – A Once in a Lifetime Learning Experience.”
This will be the first total solar eclipse to cross Indiana since 1869, and Indiana is one of 13 U.S. states that will be in the eclipse’s narrow path of totality. The City of Franklin anticipates experiencing 2.5 hours of eclipse and four minutes of totality.
Programming provided by the grant will be in collaboration with the Johnson County Public Library. The purpose is to educate the public about the eclipse as well as to make information and activities accessible to residents with limitations that prevent them from attending the larger community-wide activities being planned by Festival Country Indiana in the city of Franklin.
The full story is available on the Franklin College website. To learn more about what Franklin College and Festival Country Indiana in Franklin have planned to celebrate the solar eclipse, go here.