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Appalachian’s Inclusive Excellence Team offers faculty professional development
Aug. 28, 2018
The faculty-driven initiative is helping bring greater elements of equity, diversity and inclusion into the classroom.
Student Success at Appalachian
Finding balance academically, financially, personally
Aug. 24, 2018
Appalachian has systems, personnel and strategies in place to ensure students have the help they need in all three areas of the “success stool.”
Financing the dream — staying fiscally afloat at Appalachian
Aug. 24, 2018
FAFSA. FSEOG. ACOG. Acronyms abound when exploring how to pay for college. At Appalachian, interpreters are in place to help students and their families navigate the process of securing financial aid.
The graduate experience: conferences, collaboration and scaling the Andes
Aug. 16, 2018
As a graduate student studying geography at Appalachian, Heather Guy did fieldwork in the remote Andes in Peru and Bolivia — far removed from her prior days spent in front of a computer screen.
Shohei Tsutsumi ’18 experiences life-changing encounter with Appalachian music and culture
Aug. 7, 2018
Appalachian alum Shohei Tsutsumi, of Osaka, Japan, exceled in the university’s Appalachian studies graduate program — receiving scholarships for studies on local music traditions, winning prizes at old-time music contests and more.
Fermentation sciences program — and its opportunities — grow at Appalachian
Aug. 6, 2018
In addition to beer and wine, Appalachian’s fermentation sciences degree program focuses on biofuels, fermented foods and distillation — an expanded focus providing students a wide range of career opportunities.
Apples, Australia and vaccines
Appalachian alumni take different paths to careers in fermentation
Aug. 6, 2018
Three alumni from Appalachian’s fermentation sciences program demonstrate the diversity and versatility of career options open to students.
Wellness and Student Success at Appalachian
Why 8 dimensions of wellness are important to students’ holistic balance
Aug. 3, 2018
Dr. Alex F. Howard explains why staying healthy in multiple ways impacts a student’s ability to stay and complete a degree.
Student employment at Appalachian aligns part-time work with career readiness
July 31, 2018
Students can boost their career readiness through part-time jobs that teach the professional skills employers want.
The ultimate resource
Appalachian’s university libraries are vibrant, collaborative learning environments where campus community members come together to create knowledge
July 25, 2018
Belk Library’s vast resources and knowledgeable staff keep Appalachian’s physical library relevant well into the digital age.
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.
Academic excellence, leadership, service
The Wilson Scholars Program blends these and more for students passionate about making a difference
June 8, 2018
Are you a creative, independent thinker? Do you want to make a difference? Is global learning important to you? Consider applying for the Wilson Scholars Program.
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.
Poet Joseph Bathanti’s ‘Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly’
May 25, 2018
For Memorial Day, North Carolina Poet Laureate Emeritus Joseph Bathanti shares a poem originally published in War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities.
Appalachian actuarial science major seizes opportunities ‘with full force’
May 9, 2018
Appalachian senior Malik Hargrave studies actuarial science while taking advantage of leadership opportunities on campus.
Rosemary Pierce-Messick ’17 works toward reducing pollution and poverty with startup in Bangalore, India
April 30, 2018
A graduate of Appalachian’s Psychology (BS) – Business degree program, Rosemary Pierce-Messick now works for a startup in India focused on reducing pollution and poverty by improving the public transport system.
Aspiring accountant aims for career working with veterans
April 20, 2018
Appalachian State University junior Rachel Foutz aspires to help veterans by combining her accounting education with a passion for making dreams a reality.
Nadine Lambert ’17 applies her math degree at CGI, a worldwide IT consulting firm
April 16, 2018
As a functional analyst with CGI, Appalachian State University alumna Nadine Lambert ’17 gets to solve puzzles every day.