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Accounting major earns U.S. citizenship, gives back to Ethiopia
Nov. 3, 2017
Senior Maheder Yohannes emigrated from Ethiopia at age 10. Now a U.S. citizen, the first-generation college student is helping underprivileged children in her native country stay in school.
Appalachian education student aspires to teach lessons in individuality
Nov. 3, 2017
Representing people who may not conform to the mainstream is important to Judson MacDonald, the 2016-17 Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year at Appalachian State University.
A community of ‘doers’
The Appalachian Community pulls together to address food insecurity in the High Country
Nov. 1, 2017
North Carolina has a higher-than-average food insecurity rate — 16 percent, ranking it eighth among the United States for the number of people who lack access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In comparison, a total of 13 percent of Americans were considered food insecure between 2013-15, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. When the Appalachian Community explores a social problem like this, it doesn’t “just talk.”
Food insecurity — it’s real and it’s a problem in the High Country
Nov. 1, 2017
Dr. Adam Hege is an Appalachian State University public health researcher who has looked at hunger in Caldwell, Watauga and McDowell counties.
Food Summit, other projects model how campus and community can work together
Nov. 1, 2017
The annual Food Summit sponsored by Appalachian State University and Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture is billed as a gathering of scholars, farmers and food lovers.
Is your plate half empty or half full? Students benefit from food pantry
Nov. 1, 2017
Appalachian State University’s food pantry opened during the 2016–17 academic year in response to surveys that indicated food insecurity was above 46 percent for students.
New generation of students want action, not just awareness
Nov. 1, 2017
A generation of students more concerned with effecting change, rather than simply learning about an issue, is encouraging campus units like Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT) to examine how it develops student engagement programs.
Appalachian Alumni Association 2017 award winners
Oct. 30, 2017
Three socially conscious, entrepreneurial alumni are honored by the Appalachian Alumni Association.
Dr. Leslie Bradbury creatively prepares tomorrow’s science teachers
Oct. 23, 2017
Dr. Leslie Bradbury advocates creative delivery in the classroom. So, you just might find her standing on her head as she prepares tomorrow’s science teachers in the Reich College of Education.
Dr. Davis Hankins: a liberal arts education = resourcefulness
Oct. 23, 2017
Today’s most pressing concerns can’t be addressed through any one discipline, this religious studies professor says. Dr. Davis Hankins encourages undergraduates to take advantage of Appalachian’s interdisciplinary opportunities.
Teaching Excellence and Achievement program (TEA)
Appalachian hosts 21 international educators enhancing their teaching skills
Oct. 5, 2017
Appalachian is hosting 21 educators from 18 countries this month through its Teaching Excellence and Achievement program (TEA), now in its seventh year.
Honoring the Black-eyed Susan
Native perennial becomes the official flower of Appalachian State University
Sep. 28, 2017
Appalachian’s Board of Trustees endorse this native perennial as the official flower of the university.
Drs. Zach and Alisha Farris address conservation and health crises in Madagascar
Sep. 18, 2017
Research by Drs. Zach and Alisha Farris is sustaining ecosytems, improving animal and human health and providing learning opportunities. They are ‘living like they mean it.’
Appalachian music grad teaching, playing trumpet in Cairo
Sep. 15, 2017
A degree from Appalachian State University can take you anywhere you want to go. Ask Trestan Peck ’15, a music teacher and trumpeter who studied at Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music. Or, look him up the next time you visit Cairo, his home for the last couple of years.
Dr. Eric Frauman keeps education ‘relevant, engaging and memorable’
Sep. 14, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Eric Frauman engages recreation management students with literature and encourages them to be informed and affect change.
Dr. Timothy J. Smith — a teacher-scholar of Latin America
Sep. 14, 2017
Teaching and research go hand in hand. A scholar of indigenous representation and politics in Latin America, Dr. Timothy J. Smith is dedicated to both.
From Farm to Table
Appalachian donates fresh produce to local organizations for residents in need
Sep. 9, 2017
Appalachian donates fresh produce to local organizations for residents in need.
Student wellness programs seek to inform and engage
Sep. 5, 2017
Dr. Alex Howard in Wellness and Prevention Services summarizes his community-based approach to student health as “less PowerPoint, more engagement.”