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Goto feature story Diversity Celebration to be held March 23, 2010
  • Diversity Celebration to be held March 23, 2010
    The Diversity Celebration encourages students and university employees to celebrate and become more aware of a wide variety of cultures. The celebration allows people to celebrate their differences and become united in common interests. [ more . . . ]
Goto feature story Developing future leaders
  • Developing future leaders
    Today's employers demand strong leadership skills, and getting involved in campus life isn't the only way to develop them. At Appalachian State University, students can actually pursue a minor in leadership studies as they participate in clubs and organizations. [ more . . . ]
Goto feature story Protecting the environment through education
  • Protecting the environment through education
    The Blue Ridge Parkway brings thousands of visitors to the area each year to admire its beauty and recreational offerings. It also has been an outdoor playground for Appalachian students, faculty and the community of Boone for generations. However, high usage and careless behavior occurring in some areas leaves irreversible impact. The student volunteer Blue Ridge Parkway Corps (BRPC) works with Blue Ridge Parkway staff to educate the public about trails, the environment, and the biology of sensitive areas in order to preserve and protect the area for all to enjoy. [ more . . . ]
Goto feature story Why walk?
  • Why walk?
    Each September, students, faculty and staff walk silently as a community to commemorate lives lost to violence, to support victims and survivors of violence, and to commit to speaking out against violence in all forms. [ more . . . ]
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Save and reuse

ACT's 2009 BIG Sale of gently used items saved 52.5 tons of material from landfills. It raised $13,500 for four local charities and a service-learning scholarship for an Appalachian student.

Best and brightest

Appalachian continues to attract some of the best and brightest students. The 2009 freshman class had an average SAT of 1158 with an average high school GPA of 3.92.

Campus Camera: Winters Past
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This image shows the eastern (front) entrance to D. D. Dougherty Library, built 1935, and the stairway in front of it after a snowfall at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) on January 10, 1959. Two people can be seen walking along the snow-covered sidewalk in front of the building. The building served as the campus library for Appalachian State from 1935 until 1969 when the first Belk Library opened.

The Magazine: Fall 2009
 

 
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