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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.
App State and Cone Estate connection spans 100-plus years, yields academic and engagement opportunities
Aug. 6, 2021
App State’s location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina opens avenues of academic and civic engagement particular to the area. The university’s partnership with the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park in Blowing Rock — spanning more than a century — is a good example.
How to navigate the return to in-person activities
Aug. 3, 2021
App State’s Dr. Kurt Michael offers insights on how to reintegrate into in-person activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
App State’s Julianna Roupas ’21 designed her own path to medical school
July 2, 2021
Julianna Roupas ’21 wrote her own ticket to medical school with a self-designed major at App State, combining biology, chemistry and exercise science into an interdisciplinary studies degree.
Alumna, professor and award-winning poet shares her Mountaineer journey
June 30, 2021
App State alumna and Allegheny College professor Dr. M. Soledad Caballero ’95 shares how her Appalachian Experience prepared her for a career in academia — and a lifetime love of literature. She is the author of the award-winning debut poetry collection “I Was a Bell.”
Christian Torres-Trujillo ’20 pursues his ‘dream career’ in digital marketing
June 22, 2021
Christian Torres-Trujillo ’20 landed the first job of his “dream career” — a digital marketing specialist in pay-per-click (PPC) marketing with TreeHaus Marketing LLC.
New cybersecurity concentration gives App State students the skills to combat hackers
June 21, 2021
Chris Taylor ’09 ’11 — a Certified Ethical Hacker — teaches his students tricks of the trade, preparing them to earn the new cybersecurity concentration within the computer information systems degree program at App State.
Dr. Baker Perry inspires students to reach new heights
June 1, 2021
Dr. Baker Perry, professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, inspires students to reach new heights in the field and in their future careers.
First-generation student to professor — Dr. Brandy Hadley comes full circle at App State
May 28, 2021
Dr. Brandy Hadley ’09 ’11, assistant professor in App State’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, honored her promise to return to her alma mater to teach.
App State commemorates Memorial Day, shares reflections on its Mountaineer military community
May 28, 2021
On Memorial Day, the Appalachian Community — including faculty, staff, student and alumni veterans — reflect on the importance of the occasion.
Air Force veterans reflect on their careers in the military and at App State
May 28, 2021
App State staff member David H. Cook and his wife, Christy M. Cook ’18, a faculty member in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, were selected by Chancellor Sheri Everts to lay a wreath at App State’s Veterans Memorial to commemorate Memorial Day — a day honoring those who have died in service to their country. The couple reflects on their careers in the U.S. Air Force and at App State.
Active nurses log on and in to App State for career advancement
May 26, 2021
To advance their careers, expand their knowledge or to explore new opportunities in the nursing field, registered nurses (RNs) are enrolling in App State’s online RN to BSN program to pursue their Bachelor of Science in nursing.
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
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
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
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
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
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.