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  • Aspiring NASCAR reporter Noah Cornelius is on track for a career in broadcasting
    Aspiring NASCAR reporter Noah Cornelius is on track for a career in broadcasting

    App State junior pursues internships, student media opportunities to build portfolio

    Jan. 19, 2023

    App State junior Noah Cornelius, a Waxhaw native, dreams of working as a NASCAR broadcaster. With academic pursuits in the electronic media/broadcasting program, hands-on work for student outlets AppTV and WASU-FM and multiple internships in the industry, he’s racing toward that goal.

  • App State alumna Juliet Irving ’19: A multimedia designer in the performance world
    App State alumna Juliet Irving ’19: A multimedia designer in the performance world
    July 21, 2022

    As a dancer and choreographer, an artist and a social justice advocate, App State’s Juliet Irving ’19 has a blended perspective in her work as a freelance multimedia designer.

  • App State biology interns spend summer in Wilson Creek’s ‘natural playground’
    App State biology interns spend summer in Wilson Creek’s ‘natural playground’

    Cleanup, conservation and outreach for a National Wild and Scenic River

    June 29, 2022

    App State biology majors Nick Campany and Carson Scott serve as interns for ACleanWilsonCreek.org, a conservation effort encompassing research, education and hands-on cleanup.

  • App State commercial photography alumnus photographs Tokyo Olympics
    App State commercial photography alumnus photographs Tokyo Olympics
    May 31, 2022

    Daniel Gajda ’20 has turned his passion into a career, working as a professional freelance photographer after earning his B.S. in commercial photography from App State. He was able to put his skills to practice in summer 2021, photographing Tokyo’s Sport Climbing Olympics.

  • Technical writing is like ‘working out a puzzle’ for App State senior
    Technical writing is like ‘working out a puzzle’ for App State senior

    Gabby Brown lends her skills to student peers at The Peel, Writing Center

    April 8, 2022

    Gabby Brown loves the challenge of transforming complex subjects into simple language that anyone can understand. This English–professional writing major plans to pursue a career in technical writing.

  • Cut from a different cloth: App State alumnus Mitch Purgason ’15 stitches his way to fashion’s forefront
    Cut from a different cloth: App State alumnus Mitch Purgason ’15 stitches his way to fashion’s forefront
    Feb. 14, 2022

    Mountaineer alumnus Mitch Purgason ’15 stitches his way to award-winning success, designing custom clothing for professional athletes, executives and fashion influencers.

  • App State answers 5 common questions about financial aid
    App State answers 5 common questions about financial aid
    Feb. 10, 2022

    App State’s Office of Student Financial Aid and University Scholarships provides answers for five common questions about financial aid.

  • Money management do’s and don’ts
    Money management do’s and don’ts

    Financial literacy director Bryan Bouboulis shares advice for students

    Jan. 26, 2022

    App State’s financial literacy director, Bryan Bouboulis, shares some helpful money do’s and don’ts for students.

  • App State students share 7 tips for success — inside and outside the classroom
    App State students share 7 tips for success — inside and outside the classroom
    Jan. 5, 2022

    App State students share their tips for making the best of their overall Mountaineer experience — inside and outside the classroom.

  • From a new Mountaineer campus to a solar-powered championship: Reflections on an App State year of continued innovation
    From a new Mountaineer campus to a solar-powered championship: Reflections on an App State year of continued innovation
    Dec. 20, 2021

    App State celebrates another year of Mountaineer innovation and progress, including several ‘firsts’ and many sustained successes under the leadership of Chancellor Sheri Everts.

  • App State leads climate research at the top of the world
    App State leads climate research at the top of the world
    Dec. 15, 2021

    App State has stepped onto the world stage as the lead institution to operate and maintain weather stations at the highest elevation on the planet — Mount Everest. Funded by the National Geographic Society, the project is creating new opportunities on campus and impacting climate research worldwide.

  • Student ambassadors: The ‘face of sustainability’ on App State’s campus
    Student ambassadors: The ‘face of sustainability’ on App State’s campus
    Dec. 10, 2021

    Student Sustainability Ambassadors serve as peer educators in App State’s Office of Sustainability, planning and operating outreach events, zero waste initiatives and educational programs.

  • Chris Petti’s gift to An Appalachian Summer Festival a major lift for Schaffels’ $1 million challenge
    Chris Petti’s gift to An Appalachian Summer Festival a major lift for Schaffels’ $1 million challenge
    Nov. 17, 2021

    Benefactor Chris Petti has pledged $500,000 to be applied toward a $1 million challenge gift from Nancy and Neil Schaffel, in support of the endowment fund for An Appalachian Summer Festival — Appalachian State University’s annual celebration of the performing and visual arts.

  • Pandemic experiences inspired Jeffrey Dean Foster’s latest album
    Pandemic experiences inspired Jeffrey Dean Foster’s latest album
    Sep. 24, 2021

    Musician Jeffrey Dean Foster ’82, who formed his first band while a student at Appalachian State University, has released an album inspired by the pandemic.

  • App State alumna Carter Blue ’20 — a champion for survivors of violence
    App State alumna Carter Blue ’20 — a champion for survivors of violence
    Sep. 13, 2021

    As a senior at App State, Carter Blue ’20 delved into intimate partner violence in her senior thesis. Now this honors graduate applies her B.S. in sociology-social inequities to advocate for domestic violence survivors at OASIS in Watauga and Avery counties.

  • Mountaineer alumna Rhiannon Reed-Kelly ’20 has her eye on international urban design
    Mountaineer alumna Rhiannon Reed-Kelly ’20 has her eye on international urban design
    Sep. 3, 2021

    Rhiannon Reed-Kelly ’20 plans to pursue her master’s degree in urban design in Ireland, combining her interests in planning and sustainable development to create positive changes for people and the natural environment.

  • App State’s Nataly Jimenez: A scholar and an advocate
    App State’s Nataly Jimenez: A scholar and an advocate
    Sep. 2, 2021

    First-generation student and Wilson Scholar Nataly Jimenez, a senior majoring in sociology-criminology, deviance and law, aspires to become an immigration lawyer — a goal inspired by watching her own immigrant family encounter hardships.

  • Mentor and guide: App State resident assistants help students connect
    Mentor and guide: App State resident assistants help students connect
    Aug. 13, 2021

    App State resident assistants lead the charge in helping mentor and guide the thousands of students living in on-campus residence halls each year — creating a safe, welcoming environment and helping students connect with university resources.

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