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  • App State students choose a ‘wild’ experience for spring break
    App State students choose a ‘wild’ experience for spring break

    University's Alternative Service Experiences provide community impact, education

    May 5, 2022

    From serving at an elephant sanctuary to building boardwalks at a wildlife refuge, Mountaineer students, staff and faculty serve the local, regional and global community through Alternative Service Experiences during university breaks.

  • App State shares latest advancements toward climate neutrality
    App State shares latest advancements toward climate neutrality

    A year after the adoption of App State’s latest climate action plan, AppCap 1.0, multiple carbon mitigation strategies are underway

    May 5, 2022

    A year after releasing its latest climate action plan, App State is continuing to make progress toward its climate neutrality goals. Among the most notable achievements — a 16 percentage point increase in the university’s renewable energy purchases.

  • ‘Cold Mountain Shadow’ — App State music therapy student wins scholarship for original song
    ‘Cold Mountain Shadow’ — App State music therapy student wins scholarship for original song

    Renee Yong was one of 5 international student winners worldwide in the Make Your Mark International Scholarship Contest

    May 5, 2022

    App State music therapy student Renee Yong was one of five students worldwide to win a scholarship in the fall 2021 Make Your Mark International Scholarship Contest, for her song “Cold Mountain Shadow.” Post-graduation, she aims to research music therapy treatments for depression.

  • App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program celebrates a decade of transforming lives
    App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program celebrates a decade of transforming lives

    Program announces expansion to 4-year option

    April 29, 2022

    App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) — an inclusive college experience designed for students with intellectual disabilities — celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. It will expand to a four-year program option in fall 2023.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted May 4
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted May 4
    April 25, 2022

    During the test, App State uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.

  • Emma Hatfield-Sidden named principal of App State’s Academy at Elkin
    Emma Hatfield-Sidden named principal of App State’s Academy at Elkin
    April 21, 2022

    App State has named Emma Hatfield-Sidden ’08 ’19 as principal of its newest lab school, the Academy at Elkin, slated to open this fall. Hatfield-Sidden, who will begin her new role May 31, is described as being “laser-focused” on students and their success.

  • Alum's donation paves the way for new speech therapy camp at App State
    Alum's donation paves the way for new speech therapy camp at App State
    April 19, 2022

    Inspired by his daughter’s positive experience at a speech therapy camp, alumnus Dr. Ed Rankin ’79, along with his wife, Thuy Le, donated funding to App State to support a similar program at the university — it will be the first summer camp of its kind in North Carolina.

  • App State’s online RN to BSN program receives scholarship support for students in Western NC
    App State’s online RN to BSN program receives scholarship support for students in Western NC
    April 14, 2022

    Students in 18 Western North Carolina counties and the Qualla Boundary will have new opportunities to receive scholarship support for App State’s online RN to BSN program thanks to a recent $150,000 donation from Dogwood Health Trust.

  • App State earns Gold distinction as Military Friendly School for 2022–23
    App State earns Gold distinction as Military Friendly School for 2022–23

    University announces new emergency scholarship for student veterans

    April 7, 2022

    For more than a decade, App State’s support of military-affiliated students has earned it national recognition from VIQTORY as a Military Friendly School. App State has been named a Military Friendly School with Gold distinction for 2022–23.

  • 5 App State faculty share takeaways from BRIDGES women’s leadership program
    5 App State faculty share takeaways from BRIDGES women’s leadership program

    Application information for BRIDGES 2022 now available

    April 5, 2022

    App State’s Melissa Bryan, Dr. Melissa Gutschall, Dr. Lakshmi Iyer, Dr. Amy Milsom and Dr. Trina Palmer were accepted into and participated in the virtual 2021 BRIDGES leadership development program for women. Application information for BRIDGES 2022 is now available.

  • Dr. Sandra Vannoy named dean of App State’s Walker College of Business
    Dr. Sandra Vannoy named dean of App State’s Walker College of Business
    April 4, 2022

    After a national search, Dr. Sandra Vannoy has been named dean of App State’s Walker College of Business. Vannoy previously served as acting and then interim dean of the college. Her new role became effective April 1.

  • App State MBA ranks among world’s top tier programs for 2022 — CEO Magazine
    App State MBA ranks among world’s top tier programs for 2022 — CEO Magazine
    March 31, 2022

    App State’s full-time, on-campus Master of Business Administration (MBA) has been named a Tier One program by CEO Magazine — part of the publication’s “2022 Global MBA Rankings.” App State has held the Tier One distinction for six consecutive years, and its online MBA was ranked alongside 98 internationally recognized programs.

  • Pamela Mars Wright, former Mars Inc. chair, gives 63rd Boyles Lecture at App State
    Pamela Mars Wright, former Mars Inc. chair, gives 63rd Boyles Lecture at App State
    March 28, 2022

    Pamela Mars Wright, former chair and director of the board that governs the $40 billion Mars Inc., delivered the 63rd Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture on March 17 at AppState’s Holmes Convocation Center.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted April 6
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted April 6
    March 28, 2022

    During the test, App State uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.

  • App State breaks ground on Innovation District project — ‘the potential is limitless’
    App State breaks ground on Innovation District project — ‘the potential is limitless’

    Phase 1 development includes the Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research, as well as faculty/staff housing.

    March 25, 2022

    On March 25, App State ceremoniously broke ground on a long-held goal and a valuable piece of its future — the Innovation District project. Phase one of development includes the Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research, as well as housing for App State faculty and staff.

  • ‘Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community’ selected for 2022–23 Common Reading Program
    ‘Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community’ selected for 2022–23 Common Reading Program

    All incoming App State first-year and transfer students will receive a copy during orientation.

    March 23, 2022

    All incoming first-year and transfer students will receive a copy of “Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community” during their orientation sessions as part of App State’s 2022–23 Common Reading Program.

  • App State’s Dr. Reeves Shulstad receives 2022 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award
    App State’s Dr. Reeves Shulstad receives 2022 UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award

    Six other faculty receive campus-based awards for innovative teaching methods

    March 23, 2022

    Dr. Reeves Shulstad continually fine-tunes her teaching to engage and transform her students through discussion-based music courses. Shulstad is the 2022 recipient of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award for App State.

  • 3 renowned, NC-connected authors to visit App State this spring
    3 renowned, NC-connected authors to visit App State this spring
    March 21, 2022

    Three renowned authors — Robert Morgan, Annie Woodford and Megan Mayhew Bergman — will visit App State’s campus, in person and virtually, this spring as part of the university’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.

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