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Homecoming location changes
Sep. 29, 2015
Due to inclement weather, three Friday night homecoming events at Appalachian State University have been moved from outdoor locations to the Holmes Convocation Center.
Adcock, Roess and Barnes elected to positions on Appalachian’s Board of Trustees
Sep. 29, 2015
Adcock will continue as chairman of the board and Roess was re-elected vice chair. Jimmy Barnes of Raleigh was elected to a one-year term as secretary of the board.
Commemoration of Integration will be streamed via the Internet
Sep. 29, 2015
The ceremony, to be held in the Holmes Convocation Center, is designed to inform, educate and provide deserved recognition and acknowledgement to the historic integration at Appalachian The program will honor former students and faculty who played a role during this time.
Campus emergency siren test conducted Oct. 7
Sep. 29, 2015
Appalachian State University will test its campus-wide siren warning system Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 11:55 a.m.
Appalachian commemorates integration with Oct. 2 ceremony
Sep. 28, 2015
Alumni who were African-American leaders while at Appalachian and part of the university’s early diversity efforts will be honored Oct. 2 at Appalachian and receive a Faces of Courage award during a Commemoration of Integration celebration.
Nominations sought for Appalachian’s Global Leadership awards
Sep. 25, 2015
The awards recognize students, faculty and staff who have made a significant contribution to advance global learning at the university.
A pledge to serve
Sep. 25, 2015
Recently appointed and reappointed members of Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees took the oath of office Sept. 25 during the quarterly meeting of the board.
Fleming Scholarship awarded to Boyd, Gordon and Henderson
Sep. 25, 2015
The inaugural Willie C. Fleming Scholarship has been awarded to three freshmen at Appalachian State University—Troy Boyd of Stanley, Latanya Gordon of Fayetteville and Jasmine Henderson of Charlotte. Each has received a $1,000 scholarship.
Professor receives NIH grant to study the relationships between mood and memory
Sep. 24, 2015
Lisa Emery, an associate professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Psychology, has received a three-year, $270,375 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health to better understand relationships between mood and memory.
The Appalachian Symphony Band performs Oct. 5
Sep. 24, 2015
Compositions arranged for band based on original works for piano, choir, symphony and King Henry VIII’s court are featured in an Appalachian Symphony Band concert called “Borrowed and Blurred!”
Student support services helps first-generation college students succeed
Sep. 24, 2015
For the past 43 years, Appalachian State University has been part of the federally funded Student Support Services Program (SSS) designed to help increase the number of low-income college students, first-generation students and those with disabilities successfully complete a postsecondary education.
Appalachian’s fall CareerFest brings employers to campus
Sep. 24, 2015
The Sept. 29 event will feature 130 employers and showcase internship and employment opportunities for Appalachian students and alumni.
Gearing up for college success
Sep. 23, 2015
students from Ashe County Middle School were among 1,350 students from Ashe, Alleghany, Yancey and Burke counties who were on campus Sept. 18 for GEAR UP Day.
Registration is open for the annual running of The Knob
Sep. 22, 2015
Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to be part of the 9th annual running of The Knob. As the third and final race of the 2015 High Country Triple Crown series, The Knob is a great way to kick off Appalachian State University’s Homecoming Weekend.
“An Enemy of the People” to be presented Sept. 30-Oct. 4
Sep. 21, 2015
Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents “An Enemy of the People,” playwright Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 masterpiece about an eco-conscious doctor who uncovers a controversial secret.
Lettuce Learn to host garden-based professional development series for educators
Sep. 21, 2015
Lettuce Learn, Appalachian’s Mathematics and Science Education Center and Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department will host “Local Food Systems 101,” the first of four “Lettuce Learn Garden SMARTs” workshops at a local small-scale family farm in Zionville.
Cheeseman presents faculty recital Oct. 4
Sep. 21, 2015
Cheeseman is a member of the Hayes School of Music faculty. The program is comprised of contemporary compositions written from 1980 to 2010.
Kirkpatrick receives Brockman-Campbell Book Award for her Irish-themed poetry collection
Sep. 21, 2015
A poet and professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of English, Kirkpatrick had long wanted to write about Gonne, who was a muse to William Butler Yeats, but she was uncertain of the creative device – such as lyric or dramatic monologue – that she wanted to use.