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2017 Staff Excellence Award winners
Aug. 31, 2017
Appalachian’s 2017 Staff Excellence Awards were presented to James Burniston, Daniel Bryan, Haley Childers and Mary Beth McKee.
Innovative Leadership at Appalachian
Colleges’ and schools’ deans committed to demonstrating sustainability-focused innovation
Aug. 28, 2017
Appalachian has new leadership at the helm of nearly every academic unit. Reach out and welcome these individuals to campus.
Living like you mean it
Meet some Mountaineers who are living intentional lives, and making a difference for others
Aug. 4, 2017
Meet some Mountaineers who are living intentional lives, and making a difference for others.
Appalachian alum builds boys’ confidence, character and strength through Xcel2Fitness after-school program
Aug. 3, 2017
Appalachian alum creates after-school program for young boys.
Mary Sheryl Horine makes her ‘playground’ a healthier, happier place to play
Aug. 2, 2017
Back at home, Appalachian staff member Mary Sheryl Horine engages in changing lives and lifestyles.
Mandela Fellows hone leadership skills in the High Country, experience the Appalachian Community
July 21, 2017
The Mandela Washington Fellows are highly accomplished young professionals from sub-Saharan Africa who are expanding their leadership skills at Appalachian, while also inspiring the campus community.
Meet the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellows
July 20, 2017
Who are the Mandela fellows? You will discover Appalachian’s cohort of fellows are effecting innovation and positive change and their ambitions for the future are as big and diverse as the continent of Africa.
Chibutu to ‘ignite’ Boone and Washington with talk illustrating servant leadership
July 20, 2017
Mandela fellow Henry Chibutu of Zambia will deliver an “Ignite” talk during the closing group ceremonies of the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship at Appalachian State University.
Action plans in action
2016 Mandela Fellows share their successes and strategies
July 20, 2017
Here are two examples of the influence Appalachian State University has had on the young and promising African leaders who spend six weeks on campus as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Faith Tanui of Kenya and Dr. Issoufa Bachir Bounou of Niger participated in 2016.
Thwarting Human Traffickers
Alumni Matt and Laura Parker run a nonprofit that helps find and free slaves
July 18, 2017
Appalachian graduates’ non-profit has facilitated rescue of more than 800 slaves.
Saving the bees
Appalachian student and faculty researchers seek to recover declining honeybee population
July 13, 2017
There’s hope for declining honeybee populations thanks to Appalachian student and faculty research and special projects.
Appalachian professors practice what they teach, operate their home at net positive energy use with solar panels
July 11, 2017
Drs. Jim and Jennifer Westerman, both professors at Appalachian State University, made a decision that has saved the equivalent of 276 trees and avoided 10,624 pounds of CO2 emissions so far this calendar year: having 50 solar panels installed on their 1972 home.
Appalachian communication professor helps students turn assignments into podcast fame
July 11, 2017
Some of the best essays from the Department of Communication now circulate far beyond campus as content on the popular Optimal Living Daily (OLD) podcast.
Runnin’ on Shine
Team Sunergy competes in the Formula Sun Grand Prix July 3-9
June 30, 2017
Solar-powered Appalachian State University’s Team Sunergy took second place at the 2017 Formula Sun Grand Prix after thousands of hours of preparation and three days of intense strategy and track racing.
Meet the 2017 Wilson Scholars
The Wilson Scholarship is Appalachian’s most prestigious scholarship program
June 7, 2017
Among the six new Wilson Scholars at Appalachian State University this year are a published author, the founder of a non-profit charity and an advocate for women’s empowerment. One recipient has worked to relieve hunger in his community. Another has promoted community involvement and drug- and alcohol-free schools, while yet another is passionate about environmental advocacy.
Appalachian’s 2017 Fulbright awards
June 5, 2017
Fulbright Scholar awards send Appalachian faculty to Ghana and Malaysia, while the Fulbright U.S. Student Program creates opportunities in Austria and Germany for one alumna and one graduating senior.
Dr. Anatoli Ignatov, land ownership and management in Ghana
Faculty Member of Distinction
College of Fine and Applied Arts – Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainable Development
June 1, 2017
Dr. Anatoli Ignatov receives a 2017 Fulbright Scholar Award to study land ownership and management in Ghana.
Dr. Susan Lappan, helping to save the siamang
Faculty Member of Distinction
College of Arts and Sciences – Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
May 31, 2017
Dr. Susan Lappan has been researching the siamang and their ecosystems since 2000. A Fulbright Scholar Award for the 2017-18 academic year will support a new research project in Malaysia.