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  • Appalachian’s fall convocation held Sept. 3
    Appalachian’s fall convocation held Sept. 3
    Aug. 24, 2015

    Best-selling author and human rights activist Ishmael Beah will speak at Appalachian State University’s fall convocation. Beah is the author of “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier,” which was the university’s common reading selection for 2015-16.

  • Professors at Appalachian receive NSF grant to study dome formation in Georgia and Western North Carolina
    Professors at Appalachian receive NSF grant to study dome formation in Georgia and Western North Carolina
    Aug. 21, 2015

    The Tallulah Gorge area in Georgia and Toxaway Falls in Gorges State Park in Western North Carolina are well known for their beauty and outdoor recreational offerings. For Appalachian State University geologists Gabe Casale and Jamie Levine, the areas are also rich in geological information.

  • Cherry named to Journal of Environmental Economics and Management editorial board
    Cherry named to Journal of Environmental Economics and Management editorial board
    Aug. 21, 2015

    Todd L. Cherry, a professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Economics, has been named to the editorial board of the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM).

  • ‘The Denim Dynasty’ documentary to be shown Sept. 10 at Appalachian
    ‘The Denim Dynasty’ documentary to be shown Sept. 10 at Appalachian
    Aug. 20, 2015

    Appalachian faculty member and documentary filmmaker Beth Davison’s “The Denim Dynasty” is a documentary about the legacy of the Cone family that shaped prominent features of North Carolina’s landscape.

  • Appalachian retains STARS® Gold rating for sustainability achievements
    Appalachian retains STARS® Gold rating for sustainability achievements
    Aug. 20, 2015

    Appalachian State University has maintained its STARS® Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements in academics, research, campus and public engagement, and operations.

  • Science and environment seminars begin Sept. 17 at Appalachian
    Science and environment seminars begin Sept. 17 at Appalachian
    Aug. 20, 2015

    Seminars for teachers and interested individuals focusing on science and the environment will be held at the Mathematics and Science Education Center at Appalachian State University beginning Sept. 17.

  • “Beauty in All Things” exhibit displayed at Looking Glass Gallery
    “Beauty in All Things” exhibit displayed at Looking Glass Gallery
    Aug. 20, 2015

    The exhibit, featuring work from Professor Elaine O’Quinn from the Department of English, will be on display through Sept. 10.

  • Appalachian continues its sustainability project at American cultural centers in China
    Appalachian continues its sustainability project at American cultural centers in China
    Aug. 18, 2015

    The American Cultural Center (ACC) established at Northeastern University (NEU) in Shenyang, China, by Appalachian State University continued a second year of sustainability activities that included presentations and film discussions led by faculty from Appalachian.

  • DeWitt receives NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship
    DeWitt receives NC Arts Council Artist Fellowship
    Aug. 18, 2015

    Abigail DeWitt of Burnsville, a visiting assistant professor at Appalachian State University, is one of 18 individuals who have received a North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship for 2015–16.

  • Appalachian offers physical education program for home schooled children
    Appalachian offers physical education program for home schooled children
    Aug. 17, 2015

    Area home school students are eligible to participate in physical education activities being offered by the physical education program in Appalachian State University’s Beaver College of Health Sciences.

  • Appalachian’s Visiting Writers Series begins Sept. 3
    Appalachian’s Visiting Writers Series begins Sept. 3
    Aug. 17, 2015

    Authors of memoirs, poetry collections, novels and literary history comprise the speakers for the fall Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series at Appalachian State University. All programs are free and open to the public.

  • Eight Appalachian graduates commissioned as second lieutenants
    Eight Appalachian graduates commissioned as second lieutenants
    Aug. 7, 2015

    It was a special day for eight Appalachian State University students. They were commissioned Aug. 7 as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.

  • R.T. Smith named Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing
    R.T. Smith named Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing
    Aug. 6, 2015

    Writer R.T. (Rod) Smith has been named the 2015-16 Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing at Appalachian State University. Smith will lead an eight-week colloquium during fall semester for students in Appalachian’s creative writing program.

  • Appalachian named a “Best in the Southeast” college by The Princeton Review
    Appalachian named a “Best in the Southeast” college by The Princeton Review
    Aug. 5, 2015

    The education services company lists Appalachian among its “Best in the Southeast” recommended schools in its “2016 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature. Only 140 colleges in 12 Southeastern states made the list for 2016.

  • Registration for Girls on the Run begins Aug. 10
    Registration for Girls on the Run begins Aug. 10
    Aug. 5, 2015

    Local girls in grades 3 through 8 are invited to participate in Girls on the Run of the High Country (GOTR-HC). Registration for the fall semester will begin online Aug.10 at http://gotr.appstate.edu and the program will begin the week of Sept. 8.

  • Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation awards $100,000 to Appalachian to support math education
    Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation awards $100,000 to Appalachian to support math education
    Aug. 5, 2015

    Trustees of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation have awarded a two-year $100,000 grant to Appalachian State University’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction to provide Math Recovery® training and coach approximately 35 elementary mathematics teacher leaders who will in turn support their colleagues in Alleghany, Avery, Burke and Wilkes counties.

  • Appalachian students intern with state agencies
    Appalachian students intern with state agencies
    Aug. 3, 2015

    Eleven students from Appalachian State University have completed a 10-week internship through the N.C. State Internship Program operated by the N.C. Department of Administration.

  • Researchers use tree-ring science to study area log cabins
    Researchers use tree-ring science to study area log cabins
    Aug. 3, 2015

    Saskia van de Gevel looks closely at the ends of logs used to construct two cabins located in the Bear Paw State Natural Area in Watauga County.

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