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  • North Carolina’s Heroes of Healing
    North Carolina’s Heroes of Healing
    May 26, 2021

    Retired App State associate professor Dr. Phoebe Pollitt shares details of her career in nursing, and the impact of the field, in this republished article from the May 2021 issue of Our State magazine. Over the course of her career, Pollitt has worked as a nurse, an educator and a historian of nursing.

  • Digital marketing concentration combines creativity and business skills
    Digital marketing concentration combines creativity and business skills

    Q&A with student Kayla Sessoms

    May 7, 2021

    App State’s Kayla Sessoms is graduating from one of App State’s newest degree concentrations: digital marketing.

  • Sociology major begins career with AmeriCorps before heading to graduate school
    Sociology major begins career with AmeriCorps before heading to graduate school
    April 28, 2021

    App State’s Emily Hatem ’19 started her career with AmeriCorps and will soon head to graduate school with important lessons learned — including how to work with young people and how to stay flexible and adaptable.

  • App State embraces Earth Day every day
    App State embraces Earth Day every day
    April 22, 2021

    App State’s Office of Sustainability offers programs and events to help the campus community learn ways to stay environmentally conscious year-round.

  • Service-learning and undergrad research make the grade for student Tatum Schwartz
    Service-learning and undergrad research make the grade for student Tatum Schwartz
    April 22, 2021

    App State student Tatum Schwartz found her major by taking an introductory course through the general education curriculum. Now she is excelling in sociology with plans for graduate school — she counts service-learning and undergraduate research among her most meaningful experiences.

  • Mountaineer photographer Jesse Barber focuses on storytelling
    Mountaineer photographer Jesse Barber focuses on storytelling
    April 20, 2021

    Jesse Barber, a senior from Sawmills, combines his passion for photography, the environment, people and culture in his self-designed interdisciplinary studies major, focusing on documentary studies in Appalachia.

  • App State climate ‘superhero’ Dr. Baker Perry inspires young Brazilian scientist
    App State climate ‘superhero’ Dr. Baker Perry inspires young Brazilian scientist
    April 16, 2021

    The climate science research of App State’s Dr. Baker Perry has inspired a 4-year-old science enthusiast in Brazil. In an email to Perry, the child’s father shared his son has become fascinated with Perry after watching a documentary on the 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Expedition to Mount Everest, in which Perry participated.

  • Tackling trauma — Mountaineer strives to bring compassion and care to Watauga County
    Tackling trauma — Mountaineer strives to bring compassion and care to Watauga County
    April 14, 2021

    Appalachian State University alumna and adjunct instructor Denise Presnell ’93 ’17 has made it her mission to educate and inform the High Country about trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and resiliency. In the process, she has engaged a village.

  • App State Fulbright awardee Dr. Gregory Perreault engages in cross-national study on digital journalism
    App State Fulbright awardee Dr. Gregory Perreault engages in cross-national study on digital journalism
    April 12, 2021

    App State’s Dr. Gregory Perreault, assistant professor of multimedia journalism, has been awarded a 2020–21 Fulbright to teach and perform research at Austria’s University of Vienna this spring and summer. Through his research project, he is comparing the differences in journalistic values and practices between Austrian digital journalists and their American counterparts.

  • An App State sustainable development major hopes to ‘save the world’
    An App State sustainable development major hopes to ‘save the world’
    April 12, 2021

    Justin Marks, a senior sustainable development major with a concentration in community, regional and global development, announced on national television he hopes to “save the world” — a plan playing out through his community engagement and service.

  • Solving geological mysteries
    Solving geological mysteries

    Q&A with Dr. Steven J. Hageman, professor of geology

    April 8, 2021

    Two-time Fulbright award recipient Dr. Steven J. Hageman talks about his love for teaching and researching geology at Appalachian State University and how he helps students become effective problem-solvers.

  • App State alumna Marisa Sedlak is a parks and recreation star
    App State alumna Marisa Sedlak is a parks and recreation star
    April 6, 2021

    Alumna Marisa Sedlak ’14 ’20 has been recognized by the National Recreation and Park Association as one of the top 30 parks and recreation professionals under age 30 to watch in 2021. Learn how Sedlak’s Appalachian Experience — from mountains to mentors — helped prepare her for her role with Town of Beech Mountain’s Parks and Recreation Department.

  • Lynn Patterson’s door at App State’s Belk Library is open
    Lynn Patterson’s door at App State’s Belk Library is open
    April 1, 2021

    Lynn Patterson ’89, university program specialist in App State's Belk Library and Information Commons, considers her relationships with students as an important part of her job. The alumna has mentored many students over her 30-year employment at the university.

  • Appalachian Police Department’s new diversity, inclusion and community engagement officer promotes positive interactions
    Appalachian Police Department’s new diversity, inclusion and community engagement officer promotes positive interactions
    March 29, 2021

    As a child, Cashae Cook ’14 said she was always glad to see police officers arrive at her house — because it meant she and her siblings would be safe. Now, as Appalachian Police Department’s new diversity, inclusion and community engagement officer, Cook wants to make sure the Mountaineer community also experiences positive interactions with police officers.

  • For ‘the gram’: App State’s Dr. Lubna Nafees studies social media influencers
    For ‘the gram’: App State’s Dr. Lubna Nafees studies social media influencers
    March 29, 2021

    Dr. Lubna Nafees, assistant professor in App State’s Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, studies how social media influencers shape the attitudes, perceptions and buying habits of consumers.

  • App State champions transfer student success
    App State champions transfer student success
    March 8, 2021

    Looking to transfer to App State? You’re in good company, and you’ll find support to help you succeed. One in four students at App State is a transfer student, whether they come from a community college, a four-year institution, the military or years spent in the workforce.

  • A ‘diploma in persistence’ for this App State staff member and student
    A ‘diploma in persistence’ for this App State staff member and student
    March 5, 2021

    Wendy Wilt was pulled out of traditional schooling in the seventh grade. Years later, she earned her high school diploma and is now on her way to a B.S. in public health at App State. She also serves as a full-time staff member in the university’s Advancement Services.

  • A vision within a dream — an alumnus and Black student leader shares his App State Experience
    A vision within a dream — an alumnus and Black student leader shares his App State Experience
    March 5, 2021

    App State alumnus DeJon Milbourne ’20 shares his experience of being a Black student leader on App State’s campus. As a back-to-back president of App State’s student body, Milbourne helped advocate for diversity and inclusion initiatives, as well as wellness and prevention services and campus safety. Learn more about his journey to leadership.

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