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Appalachian Police Department hosts training to certify area officers to teach implicit bias training locally
Sep. 23, 2020
The Appalachian Police Department is sponsoring 15 Watauga County officers, including App State officers, to become Fair and Impartial Policing (FIP) LLC trainers through FIP’s nationally recognized curriculum. The class will also include officers from elsewhere in the Western North Carolina region.
National publications, Money.com agree — App State a ‘Best’ for 2021
Sep. 23, 2020
This fall, national publications U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review and personal finance magazine Money.com recognized Appalachian as one of the nation’s top-performing schools for its academics, value, innovation and student veteran services, among other aspects.
Collaboration during COVID and beyond — local law enforcement share efforts to ensure safety
Sep. 18, 2020
The App State and Boone Police departments, along with the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office, are increasing collaboration and communication to work together to support safety measures during COVID-19.
App State participates in questionnaire to support UNC System Racial Equity Task Force
Sep. 18, 2020
The University of North Carolina (UNC) System has released a questionnaire to support the work of its Racial Equity Task Force. The survey — sent to faculty, staff and students of all 17 UNC System institutions, including App State — will be open for submissions until Sept. 30.
4 lauded authors to appear in App State’s first virtual Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
Sep. 11, 2020
The author lineup for Appalachian’s fall 2020 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series, to be held virtually due to COVID-19, includes novelist Jacinda Townsend, creative nonfiction author Graham Hoppe and poets Jacinta White and Nickole Brown.
Stroll and learn: Health, Wellness and Safety Walk signs guide students to helpful resources
Sep. 11, 2020
A self-guided Health, Wellness and Safety Walk in early fall helped inform students about resources available to them for their well-being.
#ShowYourLove in the High Country
Sep. 11, 2020
App State partnered with AppHealthCare on the High Country “Show Your Love” public health campaign, which encourages residents and visitors to follow the 3Ws: wear a face covering, wait 6 feet apart and wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer.
The tradition continues — App State celebrates a hybrid Founders Day
Sep. 8, 2020
App State’s third annual Founders Day commemorates a 121-year history. Ceremonies include Bell Ringers Society induction and ribbon cutting ceremony for two new residence halls.
App State Student Learning Center appoints triplet of leaders
Sep. 8, 2020
The three leaders — Lee Cope, Katharine Johnson and Travis Erickson — began their new roles in the Disco Student Learning Center this summer. Cope serves as the center’s executive director; Johnson serves as interim director of university tutorial services; and Erickson serves as director of auxiliary services.
App State enrollment reaches 20,023, breaks records for underrepresented students
Aug. 28, 2020
App State releases fall 2020 data showing record enrollment of 20,023 students and significant increases of first-year underrepresented students.
From Hollywood to the High Country — App State’s mobile TV studio to serve as a learning lab on wheels
Aug. 28, 2020
The studio, which got its start as a Hollywood movie prop, will serve as a mobile learning lab for Mountaineer students covering High Country news and events through AppTV. The truck’s first stop? Appalachian’s 2020 Founders Day celebration.
From the Triassic to Appalachian — Archie the aetosaur makes his bronze debut on campus
Aug. 28, 2020
A four-year collaboration of faculty and students in Appalachian’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences (GES) and Department of Art is now on display — Archie “is the largest and most accurate aetosaur sculpture in the northern hemisphere and one of the best in the world.”
Hendren named director of App State Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics
Aug. 28, 2020
Dr. Christine Hendren began her new position as director of Appalachian’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics Aug. 3. She comes to Appalachian from Duke University, where she served as executive director of the school’s Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology.
App State’s College of Fine and Applied Arts names trio of department chairs
Aug. 27, 2020
The three chairs — Dr. Jim Toub, Michael Helms and Dr. Scott Welsh — “are recognized leaders within their faculty, excellent teachers and mentors … and well prepared for the challenges ahead,” according to Dr. Janice T. Pope, interim dean of Appalachian’s College of Fine and Applied Arts.
Paying it forward: App State professor creates scholarship for STEM-focused first-generation students
Aug. 26, 2020
First-generation college students in Appalachian’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) are benefiting from the pay-it-forward efforts of professor Dr. Chrystal Dean and her late husband. The pair created the Dean Family First Generation Teacher Education Scholarship, which supports first-generation RCOE students focused on STEM education.
An act of App State kindness: University Post Office staff assemble bike for first-year student
Aug. 26, 2020
University Post Office staff members Tim Norris, Matt Story and Daniel Greer went above and beyond during Appalachian’s move-in week, when they assembled a bicycle for first-year student Madeline Ryan.
Appalachian to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Sept. 2
Aug. 24, 2020
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
‘Poetry that slams the page’ — App State names 2020–21 winner, runner-up of Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship competition
Aug. 21, 2020
Appalachian English majors Jay Phillips and Victoria Goff have been named winner and runner-up, respectively, of the university’s Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing in poetry for 2020–21. As the winner, Phillips was awarded a $3,649 scholarship.