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  • Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
    Appalachian awarded funding for second STARTALK Program — an immersion in Chinese language, culture
    May 7, 2019

    The three-week program — to take place July 8–26 on Appalachian’s campus — is open to rising ninth through 12th grade students in the High Country area with limited or no previous exposure to Chinese.

  • Dr. Cameron Gokee awarded NSF grant to conduct archaeological research in Bandafassi — a West African ‘shatter zone’
    Dr. Cameron Gokee awarded NSF grant to conduct archaeological research in Bandafassi — a West African ‘shatter zone’
    May 6, 2019

    Gokee will spend the next two academic years leading archaeological research in the Bandafassi region of eastern Senegal to study how the Atlantic slave trade impacted social life in this West African “shatter zone.”

  • Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded Fulbright to teach interdisciplinary courses in Austria
    Dr. Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand awarded Fulbright to teach interdisciplinary courses in Austria
    April 23, 2019

    Sterling-Hellenbrand, professor of German and global studies in Appalachian’s Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, will serve as the Fulbright Visiting Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Graz in Austria in spring 2020.

  • Dr. Dana E. Powell awarded 2019–20 Cornell University SOH Fellowship
    Dr. Dana E. Powell awarded 2019–20 Cornell University SOH Fellowship
    April 8, 2019

    Powell, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Anthropology, is one of only seven scholars in the U.S. and Canada selected by the Cornell University Society for the Humanities (SOH) as 2019–20 Fellows.

  • NC AHEC funds Appalachian–Ashe Memorial Hospital partnership to develop nursing clinic
    NC AHEC funds Appalachian–Ashe Memorial Hospital partnership to develop nursing clinic
    March 26, 2019

    The clinical site at Ashe Memorial allows undergraduate nursing students at Appalachian to strengthen their skills of therapeutic communication, basic nursing care, and safety and health promotion for underserved, rural populations.

  • Appalachian’s Upward Bound receives over $700K in ED funding for 2018–19
    Appalachian’s Upward Bound receives over $700K in ED funding for 2018–19
    March 26, 2019

    The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has awarded Upward Bound Director Aaron Gersonde with over $700,000 in funding for the program, which supports regional high schools students’ transition to and success in postsecondary education.

  • Triangle Community Foundation awards continued support for Luther H. Hodges biography
    Triangle Community Foundation awards continued support for Luther H. Hodges biography
    March 18, 2019

    The additional Triangle Community Foundation funding will support Campbell, associate professor of history at Appalachian, as he continues his biography project on “one of North Carolina’s most important political and economic leaders” — Luther H. Hodges.

  • Dr. Mark Spond assesses condition of agricultural parcels along Blue Ridge Parkway using NPS funding
    Dr. Mark Spond assesses condition of agricultural parcels along Blue Ridge Parkway using NPS funding
    March 15, 2019

    Spond — Appalachian’s liaison to the National Park Service — completed the assessment in fall 2018, evaluating the current conditions of the parcels to identify corrective actions and/or best management practices needed.

  • N.C. Arts Council supports Dance Theatre of Harlem residency at Appalachian
    N.C. Arts Council supports Dance Theatre of Harlem residency at Appalachian
    Feb. 27, 2019

    As part of the residency, Dance Theatre of Harlem members performed at Appalachian in the 2018–19 “The Schafer Center Presents …” series and conducted workshops and master classes with theater and dance students.

  • NIOSH supports Appalachian research on how to keep workers safe on the job
    NIOSH supports Appalachian research on how to keep workers safe on the job
    Feb. 26, 2019

    Appalachian psychology professors Drs. Shawn Bergman and Tim Ludwig will collaborate on a four-year pilot study funded by NIOSH to examine how using HSE data in analytics can help keep workers safe on the job.

  • NPS funds Appalachian survey of WNS-affected bats in Blue Ridge Parkway area
    NPS funds Appalachian survey of WNS-affected bats in Blue Ridge Parkway area
    Feb. 22, 2019

    The survey, conducted in fall 2018 by Dr. Mark Spond, Appalachian’s liaison to the National Park Service, investigated the distribution and extent of white-nose syndrome in the southern Appalachian Mountains.

  • JustPax Fund supports sustainability leadership development for educators, administrators at Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork
    JustPax Fund supports sustainability leadership development for educators, administrators at Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork
    Feb. 15, 2019

    Mel Falck ’14, an undergraduate teacher education adviser in Appalachian’s James Center for Student Success and Academic Advising, is the grant recipient.

  • OSEP funding supports Appalachian iSHINE scholars
    OSEP funding supports Appalachian iSHINE scholars
    Feb. 14, 2019

    The Interdisciplinary Support for High-Intensity Needs in Education (iSHINE) grant helps prepare pre-professional speech-language pathologists, reading specialists and special educators to serve children with disabilities who have “high intensity” needs.

  • LIFE Village funds collaboration with Appalachian to design homes for adults with autism
    LIFE Village funds collaboration with Appalachian to design homes for adults with autism
    Jan. 29, 2019

    During fall 2018, students and faculty in the Building Science Architectural Design Studio III at Appalachian worked with the LIFE Village board to design living spaces that meet the needs of adults with autism.

  • Watauga County Schools funds continued support of Appalachian ASC Center
    Watauga County Schools funds continued support of Appalachian ASC Center
    Jan. 18, 2019

    This funding ensures that, for the 13th consecutive year, students in Watauga High School have access to the high-quality mental health services provided by Appalachian’s Assessment, Support, and Counseling Center.

  • US Department of Education funds Appalachian Fulbright-Hays GPA Program in Indonesia
    US Department of Education funds Appalachian Fulbright-Hays GPA Program in Indonesia
    Dec. 18, 2018

    Through the four-week program, regional K–12 teachers, along with Appalachian faculty and students in the RCOE, will study abroad in Indonesia to develop curricula and immersive digital media.

  • Appalachian receives continued support for Federal TRIO SSS program
    Appalachian receives continued support for Federal TRIO SSS program
    Dec. 18, 2018

    The Federal TRIO Student Support Services program at Appalachian provides comprehensive services for about 200 first-generation and/or low-income students.

  • Appalachian receives NRPA funding for survey on older adults’ participation in sports
    Appalachian receives NRPA funding for survey on older adults’ participation in sports
    Dec. 13, 2018

    Using NRPA data from 1,200 adults over the age of 50, Appalachian’s Dr. Stephanie West and Jill Naar will identify how parks and recreation departments can best facilitate older adult participation in sports and physical activities.

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