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Free meals for App State faculty, students and staff in need over extended winter break

Nov. 20, 2020

A longer-than-usual winter break during the pandemic and an outpouring of support from the university and community have spurred Campus Dining to offer free, chef-inspired meals to the Appalachian Community from Dec. 11–Jan. 14, 2021.

Black, gold — and white: App State's first significant snowfall of 2020 blankets campus
Dec. 3, 2020
App State students, faculty and staff were treated to a winter wonderland Tuesday, Dec. 1, as Boone received its first significant snowfall of the season. Check out this photo gallery to experience the black and gold campus dressed in white.
App State professors explore an environmental perspective on the Civil War
Dec. 2, 2020
App State professors Dr. Judkin Browning and Dr. Timothy Silver have co-authored a book that reevaluates the Civil War from a perspective focused on the environment. “An Environmental History of the Civil War” was published by the University of North Carolina Press in February.
$29M-plus in anticipated federal funding supports Appalachian GEAR UP from 2020–27
Nov. 30, 2020
Over the next seven years, Appalachian GEAR UP, a federally funded college access program, will serve more than 14,000 high school students from 10 Western North Carolina school districts by helping them prepare to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.
Out of cold storage — App State vaccine and drug research could speed delivery, cut costs
Nov. 24, 2020
Recently published research co-authored by three members of the App State Community could yield a more cost-effective storage and delivery method for drugs and vaccines — one that eliminates the need for refrigeration. The new approach would allow life-saving medications to reach those in need sooner.
WinterFest provides connection, engagement for App State students in the midst of pandemic
Nov. 25, 2020
Wearing face coverings and safely distanced during WinterFest, students gathered on App State’s Sanford Mall to snack on free food, sip hot cocoa and participate in a variety of games, as well as karaoke and a scavenger hunt.
15 App State, High Country police officers now certified as implicit bias trainers
Nov. 19, 2020
A bias training event hosted and sponsored by the Appalachian Police Department certified 15 App State and High Country police officers as implicit bias trainers.

Holiday Scholarship Concert

Hayes School of Music
Dec. 4 – 6, 2020
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts

In its 28th year, coordinated by Dr. Stephen Hopkins, Director of Choral Studies in the Hayes School of Music, the Holiday Scholarship Concert offers tunes from classical to jazz to help you ring in the High Country holiday season with joyful music.

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Longing for Amelia – The Historical and Mythological Landscape: Matthew Arnold
Dec. 4, 2020 - May 1, 2021
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
On May 20, 1937, Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan took off from Oakland, California on the first leg of their historic round-the-world flight. They disappeared 43 days later while trying to locate tiny Howland Island in the remote Pacific. With this photographic project, Matthew Arnold documents the environs that play host to the many theories which attempt to resolve the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance.
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Refugium: Christina Laurel
Dec. 4, 2020 - May 1, 2021
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Christina Laurel is a paper artist creating installations and two-dimensional art, all with a Japanese aesthetic. Her mission is to create an “exhale” moment, an oasis that offers a respite and refuge from our daily sensory overload. Suspended lace panels support a migrating pattern of butterflies that cast shadows and respond to air movement.
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Hayes School of Music: Holiday Scholarship Concert
A Schaefer Center Presents Virtual Event
Dec. 4 - 6, 2020
In its 28th year, coordinated by Dr. Stephen Hopkins, Director of Choral Studies in the Hayes School of Music, the Holiday Scholarship Concert offers tunes from classical to jazz to help you ring in the High Country holiday season with joyful music.
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COVID-19 surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020
12 - 5 p.m.
The university is offering free COVID-19 tests for App State students, faculty and staff at “pop-up” testing events. Both walk-up and drive-up testing will be available. No appointments required; however, you will be asked to show your AppCard.
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December 2020 Commencement
Friday, Dec. 11, 2020
4 p.m.
For many graduates, commencement is the ultimate celebration of one of the most significant accomplishments of their lifetimes. This is our second virtual ceremony, and we have worked hard to provide a memorable commencement experience for our fall 2020 graduates. You have been determined and resilient in order to reach this stage in your academic career. We are proud to honor your achievement.
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Annual Diversity and Inclusion Institute
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020
8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Willie Fleming would like to extend an invitation to all faculty, staff, and administrators to attend the Annual Inclusion Infusion Diversity Institute. This year’s Institute is designed to encourage inclusionary practices and relationships that support a state of being valued, respected, and supported. Facilitator: Dr. Timothy Forde, Kentucky State University

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Capturing an unusual year

App State’s 2020 International Education Week Photo Contest

Nov. 2, 2020

Students, faculty and staff submitted their best photos taken during international education experiences in 2019–20 — a year marked by travel restrictions during the global pandemic.

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