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Appalachian offers updated and renamed graduate certificate in aging, <span style="white-space: nowrap;">health and society</span>
Appalachian offers updated and renamed graduate certificate in aging, health and society
June 14, 2018

The former gerontology program at Appalachian — the first such graduate program in North Carolina — has been re-designed “to incorporate and address direct health issues … and to meet professional development and educational needs.”

  • Racing on Solar Energy — the evolution of ROSE and Appalachian’s solar vehicle team
    Racing on Solar Energy — the evolution of ROSE and Appalachian’s solar vehicle team
    June 22, 2018

    Appalachian’s Team Sunergy unveils its Cruiser Class car named ROSE (Racing on Solar Energy), designed for 2018 competitions and beyond.

  • Sociologist weighs in on immigrant family separations — including social, economic impact
    Sociologist weighs in on immigrant family separations — including social, economic impact
    June 20, 2018

    Dr. Cameron Lippard says families are hiding from persecution, even if they’re in the U.S. legally, as a result of recent immigration family separations.

  • Celebrating 50 years — Appalachian’s growth in university status and its Class of 1968
    Celebrating 50 years — Appalachian’s growth in university status and its Class of 1968
    June 18, 2018

    Appalachian marks its transition from teachers college to multipurpose regional university, while the Black & Gold Reunion celebrates the classes of 1968 and prior.

Appalachian public relations alumna aims to develop future students as student affairs administrator
Appalachian public relations alumna aims to develop future students as student affairs administrator
June 8, 2018

A public relations major with triple minors, Appalachian alumna Kiley Coster stresses the importance of being involved as she prepares for graduate school at the University of Tennessee in pursuit of a career in student affairs.

Events

  • Black & Gold Reunion Weekend ’18
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    Black & Gold Reunion Weekend ’18
    June 22 - 23, 2018

    Appalachian alumni from the classes of 1968 and prior are invited to celebrate the annual Black & Gold Reunion weekend with us! Highlights include the Black and Gold Society Induction, celebrating alumni from the Class of 1968 and prior; Black & Gold Reunion Welcome; community and campus bus tour; a reunion luncheon; and an athletics facility tour.

  • Theatre Bus Trip to Blumenthal Performing Arts Center: “Bright Star”
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    Theatre Bus Trip to Blumenthal Performing Arts Center: “Bright Star”

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Saturday, June 30, 2018
    10:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.

    An Appalachian Summer Festival is hitting the road and setting its sights for Charlotte! Join us for a matinee performance of the five-time Tony nominated Broadway musical “Bright Star.”

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    An Appalachian Summer Festival
    Summer 2018

    Presented by Appalachian State University’s Office of Arts & Cultural Programs, this annual celebration of the performing and visual arts is held every July in venues across the university campus, and features a diverse mix of music, dance, theatre, visual arts and film programming.

  • Kool & the Gang
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    Kool & the Gang

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Saturday, July 7, 2018
    7:30 p.m.

    Kool & the Gang have influenced the music of three generations. Thanks to songs like Celebration, Cherish, Jungle Boogie, Summer Madness and Open Sesame, they’ve earned two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits and 31 gold and platinum albums. Kool & the Gang has performed continuously for the past 43 years, longer than any R&B group in history.

  • Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
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    Aspen Santa Fe Ballet

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Wednesday, July 11, 2018
    8 p.m.

    With its bold vision, groundbreaking repertoire and virtuoso dancers, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is known as one of the country’s preeminent touring contemporary ballet companies. The performance includes Jiri Kylian’s emotional “Return to a Strange Land,” Fernando Melo’s floor work “Dream Play” and Cayetano Soto’s playful “Huma Rojo.”

  • I'm With Her
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    I'm With Her

    An Appalachian Summer Festival

    Thursday, July 12, 2018
    8 p.m.

    Collectively, the multi-Grammy award-winners have released seven solo efforts, co-founded two seminal bands (Nickel Creek and Crooked Still), and contributed to critically acclaimed albums from a host of esteemed artists. I’m With Her’s full-length debut album “See You Around” showcases their unique blend of instrumental interplay combined with breathtaking harmonies.

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News headlines

  • Racing on Solar Energy — the evolution of ROSE and Appalachian’s solar vehicle team
    Racing on Solar Energy — the evolution of ROSE and Appalachian’s solar vehicle team
  • Racing on Solar Energy — ROSE's racing team
    Racing on Solar Energy — ROSE's racing team
  • Appalachian professor Dr. Steve Hageman receives Fulbright to study global warming’s effects in the polar Arctic
    Appalachian professor Dr. Steve Hageman receives Fulbright to study global warming’s effects in the polar Arctic
  • John Weaver Endowed Scholarship to benefit Appalachian Athletics programs
    John Weaver Endowed Scholarship to benefit Appalachian Athletics programs
  • Sociologist weighs in on immigrant family separations — including social, economic impact
    Sociologist weighs in on immigrant family separations — including social, economic impact
  • Dr. Michael McKenzie ’99 named dean of Appalachian’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
    Dr. Michael McKenzie ’99 named dean of Appalachian’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
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In the media

  • Conference focuses on safety, security on UNC school system campuses
    Conference focuses on safety, security on UNC school system campuses
    WLOS News 13
  • Why Jordanians are protesting
    Why Jordanians are protesting
    Washington Post
  • Celia Moh Scholarship Announces 2018-2019 Winners
    Celia Moh Scholarship Announces 2018-2019 Winners
    Furniture World
  • Student wins SOURCE Award for Turkish restaurant lighting design
    Student wins SOURCE Award for Turkish restaurant lighting design
    Eaton - The Lighting ReSOURCE
  • When Erbil Meets Boone: Appalachian State University Hosts Visitors From Kurdistan, Iraq
    When Erbil Meets Boone: Appalachian State University Hosts Visitors From Kurdistan, Iraq
    88.5 WFDD
  • Ahead of its time: Exhibition in Boone celebrates Black Mountain College’s diverse creative legacy
    Ahead of its time: Exhibition in Boone celebrates Black Mountain College’s diverse creative legacy
    WHKY
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Features

  • Celebrating 50 years — Appalachian’s growth in university status and its Class of 1968
    Celebrating 50 years — Appalachian’s growth in university status and its Class of 1968
  • Academic excellence, leadership, service
    Academic excellence, leadership, service
  • Appalachian public relations alumna aims to develop future students as student affairs administrator
    Appalachian public relations alumna aims to develop future students as student affairs administrator
  • Poet Joseph Bathanti’s ‘Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly’
    Poet Joseph Bathanti’s ‘Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly’
  • Appalachian actuarial science major seizes opportunities ‘with full force’
    Appalachian actuarial science major seizes opportunities ‘with full force’
  • Rosemary Pierce-Messick ’17 works toward reducing pollution and poverty with startup in Bangalore, India
    Rosemary Pierce-Messick ’17 works toward reducing pollution and poverty with startup in Bangalore, India
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Grants

  • Appalachian awarded continued NSF funding for rainfall variability research
    Appalachian awarded continued NSF funding for rainfall variability research
  • Appalachian supports students with learning differences through grant-funded College STAR project
    Appalachian supports students with learning differences through grant-funded College STAR project
  • Reoxcyn Discoveries Group funds Appalachian research of caffeine and flavonoids’ effects on resting metabolic rate
    Reoxcyn Discoveries Group funds Appalachian research of caffeine and flavonoids’ effects on resting metabolic rate
  • NSF grant funds Appalachian research on ecological diversification of sponges in the Caribbean
    NSF grant funds Appalachian research on ecological diversification of sponges in the Caribbean
  • Macrosystems Biology, Early NEON Science grant supports biodiversity mapping in eastern US
    Macrosystems Biology, Early NEON Science grant supports biodiversity mapping in eastern US
  • ORAU awards funding for Appalachian Carbon Research Group workshop
    ORAU awards funding for Appalachian Carbon Research Group workshop
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Awards and honors

  • John Weaver Endowed Scholarship to benefit Appalachian Athletics programs
    John Weaver Endowed Scholarship to benefit Appalachian Athletics programs
  • Dr. Michael McKenzie ’99 named dean of Appalachian’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
    Dr. Michael McKenzie ’99 named dean of Appalachian’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
  • 8 earn professorships in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business
    8 earn professorships in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business
  • Two-time alumna Johnna Reisner has received a 2018–19 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award
    Two-time alumna Johnna Reisner has received a 2018–19 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Appalachian State University announces 2018 Chancellor’s Scholars
    Appalachian State University announces 2018 Chancellor’s Scholars
  • Appalachian industrial design major receives Celia Moh Scholarship
    Appalachian industrial design major receives Celia Moh Scholarship
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Appalachian student awarded honorable mention in international lighting design competition
Appalachian student awarded honorable mention in international lighting design competition
June 1, 2018

Rising senior Ally Mangini, an interior design major at Appalachian, was recognized in the 41st annual SOURCE Awards competition for her restaurant design titled “A Cultural ‘Twist’ on Turkish Cuisine.” Mangini said “Twist” is a Turkish restaurant inspired by the calligraphic writing of the region.

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