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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.
Masterworks performed by Appalachian Wind Ensemble Oct. 4
Sep. 18, 2015
The program is directed by John Stanley Ross with student conductors Matthew Brusseau and Onsby Rose assisting.
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak to speak at Appalachian Sept. 24
Sep. 18, 2015
Professor Gayatri Spivak—a brilliant theorist in postcolonial studies—will deliver the talk “The Subaltern, Again and Again.”
Appalachian receives NSF grant to address math and science teacher shortage in rural schools
Sep. 17, 2015
A four-year, $1,165,039 grant from the National Science Foundation awarded to Appalachian State University will help address the shortage of math and science teachers in rural schools.
The First Year Showcase to be presented Sept. 24-27
Sep. 16, 2015
Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present The First Year Showcase, an exclusive first look at up-and-coming talent at Appalachian.
Appalachian Symphony Orchestra performs Sept. 27
Sep. 16, 2015
Morning, noon and night in Boone is the theme for the Sept. 27 performance of the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra at Appalachian State University.