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

  • Out of cold storage — App State vaccine and drug research could speed delivery, cut costs
    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.

  • 15 App State, High Country police officers now certified as implicit bias trainers
    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.

  • WinterFest provides connection, engagement for App State students in the midst of pandemic
    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.

  • Tips for staying physically active this winter — advice from App State’s Dr. Rebecca Battista
    Tips for staying physically active this winter — advice from App State’s Dr. Rebecca Battista
    Nov. 20, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Becki Battista offers seven tips for how to stay motivated with an exercise routine this winter. “Even 10-minute bouts sprinkled throughout the day can help,” Battista said.

  • An ‘Amazing Race’ for an App State Mountaineer alumnus
    An ‘Amazing Race’ for an App State Mountaineer alumnus
    Nov. 19, 2020

    Frank Eaves ’16 — a Walker College of Business alumnus and former App State basketball player — said he had the adventure of a lifetime competing on “The Amazing Race,” an Emmy Award-winning television reality series.

  • 5 tips from App State’s Dr. Alex F. Howard on how to form a pandemic pod
    5 tips from App State’s Dr. Alex F. Howard on how to form a pandemic pod
    Nov. 13, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Alex F. Howard offers tips on how to select a small group of people to allow for social connectedness while reducing risk of exposure to COVID-19.

Holiday Scholarship Concert
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.

Events

  • COVID-19 surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff
    Dec
    2
    COVID-19 surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff
    Wednesday, Dec. 2, 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.

  • Hayes School of Music: Holiday Scholarship Concert
    Dec
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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.

  • COVID-19 surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff
    Dec
    9
    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.

  • December 2020 Commencement
    Dec
    11
    December 2020 Commencement
    Friday, Dec. 11, 2020

    Congratulations to our graduates! December's commencement will be virtual, and we are busy planning to make this a very special celebration. Stay tuned for details.

  • COVID-19 surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff
    Dec
    16
    COVID-19 surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff
    Wednesday, Dec. 16, 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.

  • Summer Exhibition Celebration
    Jul
    2
    Summer Exhibition Celebration

    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

    Friday, July 2, 2021
    6 - 10 p.m.

    Several times a year, to celebrate new exhibitions, the Turchin Center invites the public inside after hours, to “engage, discover and connect through the arts.” It’s an opportunity for art lovers to meet the artists, have some food and enjoy a cocktail while wandering one of the most exciting venues in town: a collection of seven galleries filled with a diverse mix of contemporary art from local, regional, national and international artists.

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News headlines

  • App State coronavirus information
    App State coronavirus information
  • WinterFest provides connection, engagement for App State students in the midst of pandemic
    WinterFest provides connection, engagement for App State students in the midst of pandemic
  • App State delivers nearly 10,000 free meals during COVID-19
    App State delivers nearly 10,000 free meals during COVID-19
  • A second local family will benefit from App Builds a Home collaboration
    A second local family will benefit from App Builds a Home collaboration
  • Out of cold storage — App State vaccine and drug research could speed delivery, cut costs
    Out of cold storage — App State vaccine and drug research could speed delivery, cut costs
  • Free meals for App State faculty, students and staff in need over extended winter break
    Free meals for App State faculty, students and staff in need over extended winter break
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In the media

  • Nineteen Universities Join Large-Scale Effort To Diversify STEM Faculty
    Nineteen Universities Join Large-Scale Effort To Diversify STEM Faculty
    Forbes
  • Colleges & COVID
    Colleges & COVID
    WSOC-TV
  • Human-driven climate change is changing the colors of fall foliage, scientists say [faculty quoted]
    Human-driven climate change is changing the colors of fall foliage, scientists say [faculty quoted]
    The Washington Post
  • Expert: Beware Of Simple Solutions - Tree Planting Won’t Solve Climate Change [faculty featured]
    Expert: Beware Of Simple Solutions - Tree Planting Won’t Solve Climate Change [faculty featured]
    Forbes
  • Fall leaves may be more vibrantly colored than usual this year [faculty featured]
    Fall leaves may be more vibrantly colored than usual this year [faculty featured]
    WWAY-TV
  • The leaves this fall could be more vibrantly colored than usual | When they'll peak in NC [faculty featured]
    The leaves this fall could be more vibrantly colored than usual | When they'll peak in NC [faculty featured]
    WTVD-TV
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Features

  • App State alumnus credits Mountaineer experience for his research success
    App State alumnus credits Mountaineer experience for his research success
  • Tips for staying physically active this winter — advice from App State’s Dr. Rebecca Battista
    Tips for staying physically active this winter — advice from App State’s Dr. Rebecca Battista
  • An ‘Amazing Race’ for an App State Mountaineer alumnus
    An ‘Amazing Race’ for an App State Mountaineer alumnus
  • The sky is the limit for this high-achieving Mountaineer
    The sky is the limit for this high-achieving Mountaineer
  • 5 tips from App State’s Dr. Alex F. Howard on how to form a pandemic pod
    5 tips from App State’s Dr. Alex F. Howard on how to form a pandemic pod
  • Rising above adversity: A Mountaineer’s road to success
    Rising above adversity: A Mountaineer’s road to success
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Grants

  • ‘Doughnut Forget to Vote’ — grant funds voter education, mobilization event for App State students
    ‘Doughnut Forget to Vote’ — grant funds voter education, mobilization event for App State students
  • $500K grant funds mountain-to-mountain collaboration between App State and South Africa’s UFS
    $500K grant funds mountain-to-mountain collaboration between App State and South Africa’s UFS
  • High Country families benefit from $73K-plus in grant funding awarded to App State Parent to Parent FSN-HC
    High Country families benefit from $73K-plus in grant funding awarded to App State Parent to Parent FSN-HC
  • App State furniture design program awarded $12K grant to support student scholarships
    App State furniture design program awarded $12K grant to support student scholarships
  • App State awarded nearly $1M grant to ADVANCE APPALACHIAN women in STEM academic careers
    App State awarded nearly $1M grant to ADVANCE APPALACHIAN women in STEM academic careers
  • US Geological Survey funds App State research on climate change impacts to Ozark salamander species
    US Geological Survey funds App State research on climate change impacts to Ozark salamander species
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Awards and honors

  • The sky is the limit for this high-achieving Mountaineer
    The sky is the limit for this high-achieving Mountaineer
  • App State’s Dr. Rebecca Payne Jordan among 8 appointed UNC System Literacy Fellows
    App State’s Dr. Rebecca Payne Jordan among 8 appointed UNC System Literacy Fellows
  • Precision on and off the field — App State undergraduate research a springboard for aspiring surgeon
    Precision on and off the field — App State undergraduate research a springboard for aspiring surgeon
  • Dr. Tandrea Carter appointed App State ombudsperson — a neutral facilitator for conflict resolution
    Dr. Tandrea Carter appointed App State ombudsperson — a neutral facilitator for conflict resolution
  • App State’s premier signature scholarships — a lifetime of value
    App State’s premier signature scholarships — a lifetime of value
  • App State announces 2020–21 class of Chancellor’s Scholars
    App State announces 2020–21 class of Chancellor’s Scholars
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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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