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When Jimmy Hunt gets an idea, look out. A business class project in 2007 wasn't hypothetical in this student's mind. When his professor assigned the task of coming up with a business plan, Hunt decided to take it a step further. Together with his friend Nick Barringer, he put the plan into action. The result was Boone's first large-scale music festival, Music on the Mountain, held in August 2008. [ more . . . ]
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Kala Robertson waited until her junior year to join Appalachian State University's ROTC program, later than most ROTC students. But in a year's time, she has become one of the program's top cadets and is known for demonstrating exceptional personal drive, passion and faith. [ more . . . ]
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Few people get the opportunity to spend time in a foreign military. ROTC Cadet Michael Hoffman did. The political science major earned a spot in summer 2008's competitive Cadet Culture Immersion Program sponsored by Army ROTC. He traveled to Slovakia and spent five days training alongside members of the Slovak army at the European nation's equivalent of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. [ more . . . ]
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The university is redesigning its basic requirements for a bachelor's degree and already has created a new portal for academic success - called University College - that is dedicated to developing students' reflective, life-long learning and transferable skills necessary for a changing world. [ more . . . ]
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Seventy-five school teachers from across the country participated in a weeklong National Endowment for the Humanities institute called "Not Just a Scenic Road: The Blue Ridge Parkway and Its History." Offered twice in July 2008, the institute offered educators the opportunity to learn from Appalachian faculty and other experts what the roadway can teach about the environment, Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and social issues both old and new. [ more . . . ]
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Through one of Appalachian's many study abroad opportunities, students enjoy the indigenous culture of New Zealand. [ more . . . ]
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The New Zealand expedition gave students from seven different academic majors—recreation management, biology, health education, public relations, art, business and communication—the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in real-life situations. [ more . . . ]
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To show kindness to the planet and increase environmental awareness, Appalachian State University has formed a partnership among its academic areas, Outdoor Programs and Office of International Education and Development to design carbon-neutral international travel. [ more . . . ]
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The city of Lenoir, North Carolina lost thousands of jobs when the furniture manufacturing industry moved overseas for cheaper labor. Growing up, Appalachian State University student Jennifer Livingston knew her hometown's economic future looked bleak. Years later, she began asking laid-off workers about their mental and emotional anguish. [ more . . . ]
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An Appalachian Summer Festival, inaugurated in 1984 on the campus of Appalachian State University, has emerged as one of the nation's most highly regarded regional, multidisciplinary arts festivals. Through innovative programming, offered at affordable ticket prices, the festival brings some of the world's finest creative and performing artists to the North Carolina High Country every June and July, contributing significantly to the cultural landscape of the region. [ more . . . ]
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