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  • Matt Arcaini Of WavMaker: “You don’t have to know it all, but you have to know enough” [alumni featured]
    Matt Arcaini Of WavMaker: “You don’t have to know it all, but you have to know enough” [alumni featured]
    Authority Magazine
    Jan. 20, 2025

    Authority Magazine features App State alumnus Matt Arcaini in its “Five Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became A CEO” series. Arcaini is the CEO of WavMaker, an online music licensing platform designed to help video producers find songs. He earned a bachelor's degree in music industry studies from App State in 2009.

  • California fires show states’ ‘last resort’ insurance plans could be overwhelmed [faculty featured]
    California fires show states’ ‘last resort’ insurance plans could be overwhelmed [faculty featured]
    Stateline
    Jan. 16, 2025

    Experts, including Dr. Lori Medders, chair and professor in App State’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, explain how “last resort” insurance plans likely won’t have enough reserves to cover damages from natural disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires and hurricanes Helene and Milton, specifically in Florida.

  • Home Losses From the LA Fires Hasten ‘An Uninsurable Future’ [faculty featured]
    Home Losses From the LA Fires Hasten ‘An Uninsurable Future’ [faculty featured]
    TIME
    Jan. 9, 2025

    Experts, including Dr. David Marlett, professor in App State’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, weigh in on what they identify as home insurance shortfalls that have been exposed by the Los Angeles wildfires.

  • Best Cities for Jobs (2025) [faculty featured]
    Best Cities for Jobs (2025) [faculty featured]
    WalletHub
    Jan. 7, 2025

    In this WalletHub feature, Dr. Yalçın Açıkgöz, associate professor in App State’s Department of Psychology, offers his expert predictions for the job market in 2025. Açıkgöz is a faculty member in App State’s Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (IOHRM) program.

  • Mountain Strong: How App State Football United a Community After Disaster
    Mountain Strong: How App State Football United a Community After Disaster
    YouTube
    Dec. 31, 2024

    Former NFL player Jason Kelce documents his trip to Boone after Hurricane Helene, where he attended the App State homecoming football game and experienced the “Mountain Strong” community firsthand. Kelce and his team speak with App State football players and coaches, faculty and staff, students and community members, who reflect on the devastation of Helene and the resilience of the High Country community.

  • 2 App State grads from Catawba County talk about their future, role of Hickory [alumni featured]
    2 App State grads from Catawba County talk about their future, role of Hickory [alumni featured]
    Hickory Daily Record
    Dec. 30, 2024

    The Hickory Daily Record features two recent App State graduates, Vee Bui ’24 and Cody Zimmerman ’24, both first-generation students from Hickory, who speak about their time at the university and their plans for the future. Bui earned her bachelor’s in communication sciences and disorders from App State in 2024, and Zimmerman earned his bachelor’s in both general management and sales from App State in 2024.

  • What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer? [faculty featured]
    What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer? [faculty featured]
    The Conversation
    Dec. 26, 2024

    Dr. Brandy Hadley, associate professor in App State’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, and Dr. Brian Bank, associate professor of finance at Mississippi State University, discuss what to expect in 2025 for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer.

  • The Leading American Colleges And Universities For Study Abroad
    The Leading American Colleges And Universities For Study Abroad
    Forbes
    Dec. 18, 2024

    The latest Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange has ranked American colleges and universities that sent the greatest number of students to study abroad in the 2022–23 academic year. App State ranked third among master’s level institutions, with 697 students who studied abroad during that time frame. The university also ranked first for the number of students who participated in short-term study abroad programs, and 13th for the number of students who participated in mid-length study abroad programs.

  • App State researchers create new tool for honeybees
    App State researchers create new tool for honeybees
    WXII-TV
    Dec. 12, 2024

    This feature from WXII-TV highlights ongoing research by Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, App State’s Lowe’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, who has spent years leading the development of the Beemon Hive Monitoring System.

  • “Nobody wants a nervous pilot:” Education leaders discuss leading with compassion [faculty featured]
    “Nobody wants a nervous pilot:” Education leaders discuss leading with compassion [faculty featured]
    Hickory Daily Record
    Dec. 5, 2024

    The Hickory Daily Record covers the second installment of App State’s Hickory Leadership Forum series, moderated by Dr. Melba Spooner, dean of the Reich College of Education. At the event, Spooner and other local education leaders discussed leading with compassion.

  • Audio Education 2024, Pt. 4: Appalachian State University [faculty featured]
    Audio Education 2024, Pt. 4: Appalachian State University [faculty featured]
    Mix Magazine
    Nov. 27, 2024

    App State’s Hayes School of Music recently installed a Dolby Atmos control room in its Robert F. Gilley Recording Studio. Scott Wynne, professor of music industry studies at App State, speaks about the system installation and how it was a positive experience for students, as well as future projects that are in the works for the studio.

  • Appalachian State to add nursing doctorate in 2026 [faculty featured]
    Appalachian State to add nursing doctorate in 2026 [faculty featured]
    WFDD
    Nov. 25, 2024

    App State is set to launch a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program in fall 2026 — the university’s first doctoral program in the field of health sciences. WFDD speaks with Dr. Tammy Haley, professor in and chair of App State’s Department of Nursing, who explains how the new program will help address the nursing shortage in rural North Carolina.

  • Jason Kelce celebrates App State Saturday game win with fans
    Jason Kelce celebrates App State Saturday game win with fans
    WRAL
    Nov. 24, 2024

    Retired NFL player Jason Kelce attended App State’s homecoming football game at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Nov. 23. Kelce, who was decked out in black and gold overalls to support the Mountaineers, tailgated and took photos with fans before the game, and at halftime, he spoke on the field to hype up the crowd.

  • Appalachian State student teachers navigate the realities of teaching
    Appalachian State student teachers navigate the realities of teaching
    The Paper
    Nov. 23, 2024

    Morganton’s The Paper highlights two App State student teachers, Savannah Epley and Laiken Baker, who reflect on the challenges and joys of stepping into their first teaching roles while navigating the unexpected realities of the profession. Both Epley and Baker are senior elementary education majors from Morganton.

  • What Is Confirmation Bias? [faculty featured]
    What Is Confirmation Bias? [faculty featured]
    MoneyGeek
    Nov. 14, 2024

    In this MoneyGeek article, financial experts speak about confirmation bias and how it can affect financial decision-making. Dr. Neel Das, professor in App State’s Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, explains how confirmation bias can influence investment behaviors.

  • Harvard Recognizes Innovators in Early Education
    Harvard Recognizes Innovators in Early Education
    GlobeNewswire
    Oct. 31, 2024

    The Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has announced the winners of its 2024 Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge. Now in its fifth year, the challenge recognizes and awards promising new ideas and strategic approaches that have the potential to transform early education. A team from App State’s Reich College of Education won an Audience Choice Award for its proposal to create a bachelor’s degree program with a concentration in child development.

  • How to Prepare for Your First Job Post-Graduation [staff featured]
    How to Prepare for Your First Job Post-Graduation [staff featured]
    U.S. News & World Report
    Oct. 31, 2024

    This article in U.S. News & World Report offers eight tips on how college graduates can be successful when first joining the workforce. Jennifer Shaffer, director of App State’s Career Development Center, advises students to use past experiences from internships, part-time jobs and volunteer opportunities to better their chances of landing a great job.

  • Dark skies advocates seek celestial views away from human-made lights [faculty featured]
    Dark skies advocates seek celestial views away from human-made lights [faculty featured]
    WFDD
    Oct. 30, 2024

    Dr. Daniel Caton, professor in App State’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, speaks to WFDD about the negative effects of light pollution and the importance of preserving dark skies for educational and environmental purposes. Caton is the director of App State’s Dark Sky Observatory, a research facility equipped with multiple telescopes that is open to the public once a month.

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