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Campus emergency siren test to be conducted June 7
May 26, 2017
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7.
James Douthit named dean of Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music
May 26, 2017
Dr. James Douthit, pianist, teacher and an administrator at Nazareth College in suburban Rochester, New York, will be the next dean of the Hayes School of Music (HSOM) at Appalachian State University.
$100K grant from National Endowment for the Humanities provides funds to explore war and its effects through art
May 23, 2017
Part of the NEH’s “Dialogues on the Experience of War” program, this grant project was developed by Dr. Valerie Wieskamp, Department of Communication; Dr. Lynn Searfoss, Department of English; and Dr. Clark Maddux, Watauga Residential College.
Appointments to Appalachian’s Board of Trustees announced
May 19, 2017
The UNC Board of Governors has made one new appointment and reappointed three members to Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees.
Ribbon-cutting May 25 to mark reopening of New River banks near Appalachian’s State Farm Fields
May 19, 2017
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the reopening of banks along the New River located at Appalachian State University’s State Farm Fields.
Cre8tive Drama Day Camp provides summer fun for High Country students, June 15 registration deadline
May 19, 2017
The Department of Theatre and Dance and Cre8tive Drama once again will present Cre8tive Drama Day Camp, a weeklong summer day camp filled with theatre activities for students 6-16 years of age.
Coordinator of Veteran Services Eric Gormly to speak at Appalachian’s Memorial Day ceremony May 29
May 19, 2017
Appalachian State University will mark Memorial Day with a ceremony featuring remarks by Eric Gormly, the coordinator of student veteran services at Appalachian.
Stephenson named director of public safety and chief of police at Appalachian
May 19, 2017
Andy Stephenson joins Appalachian from Indiana University (IU), where he served as captain with oversight of all divisions within the police department.
10 incoming freshmen receive prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship at Appalachian
May 17, 2017
As Appalachian’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship, the Chancellor’s Scholarship is designed for students with ambitious academic goals – those who seek graduate or professional post-baccalaureate degrees to become physicians, Ph.D. holders and more.
Appalachian faculty Goudas and Inlow use book clubs to provide learning platforms for faculty and students
May 17, 2017
Book clubs have had resurgence ever since Oprah launched one 20 years ago, and a program at Appalachian State University that helps students with learning differences has adopted the format with great success. The program supports two clubs, one for faculty and one for students.
Raichle named chair of the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment
May 17, 2017
Raichle is both a teacher and researcher focusing primarily on renewable energy initiatives. In addition to securing numerous grants for the department, he received the 2013 Fine and Applied Arts Outstanding Teaching Award.
Commencement remarks at Appalachian focus on possibilities, overcoming obstacles and appreciation
May 17, 2017
A total of 3,071 undergraduate students and 400 graduate students received degrees.
Appalachian’s Sarah Beth Anderson receives rural scholarship from the NBCC Foundation
May 16, 2017
Sarah Beth Anderson of Boone, who is pursuing a Master of Arts degree in the clinical mental health counseling program at Appalachian State University, has received a scholarship that includes $8,000 to defray the costs of her education as well as training in the counseling of underserved rural populations.
Fundraising class raises $8,000 for High Country nonprofits
May 16, 2017
Five teams, made up six students each, partnered with the following organizations: Western Youth Network; Children’s Hope Alliance/Grandfather Home; High Country Local First; Blood, Sweat and Gears; and Southern Appalachian Historical Association/Horn in the West.
Student team places second in national Race to Zero Competition
May 16, 2017
Team Appalachian [In]sight, a group of seven graduate and undergraduate students representing Appalachian’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment, placed second in the “Suburban Single-Family Housing” category at the fourth annual Race to Zero Competition.
Appalachian student receives coveted Celia Moh Scholarship
May 16, 2017
John Barton, a junior industrial design major at Appalachian State University, was awarded the Celia Moh Scholarship for the 2017-18 academic year. This prestigious annual scholarship is awarded to just five students nationally and includes full tuition, room, board, books and fees for Barton’s senior year.
Team of Appalachian students wins international Phoenix Challenge competition
May 16, 2017
To best the competition, the team of five students from the Thomas W. Reese Graphic Arts and Imaging Technology (GAIT) program designed a custom-packaging solution and other marketing materials for Moosepacks™, a local, student-owned business.
Four Appalachian professors and one instructor have received the 2017 Reich College of Education Outstanding Faculty Awards
May 15, 2017
They are Dr. Eric Groce, professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction; Dr. David Koppenhaver, professor in the Department of Reading Education and Special Education; and Dr. Lisa Poling, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.