Courtney Gauthier, an AmeriCorps/VISTA employee, works at UNCA’s Center for Diversity Education and serves on the Think About It Committee, which has launched a new campaign this semester.
The campaign aims to raise awareness about responsible tattooing practices, and to get students to think before they get a tattoo, said Jewell Gist, an assistant to the multicultural student program and to the student activities and integrated learning.
With twenty-five tattoo parlors in Asheville’s vibrant economy, students are encouraged to research artists and consider if their choice of careers might influence where they want to get their tattoo. Campaign workers want to make it clear they are not trying to discourage people from getting tattoos.
AmeriCorps/VISTA describes itself as “the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty.”
