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Gormly: Appalachian is the right place for veterans and active duty personnel
Oct. 5, 2016
Appalachian State University is ranked seventh among regional universities in the South as a “Best College for Veterans” by U.S. News and World Report. That ranking could be one more reason veterans and active-duty military members select Appalachian.
Mikayla Sage and Cameron Small are winners of Appalachian’s 2016 ECRS Computer Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship scholarships
Oct. 4, 2016
Both Sage and Small are first-year computer science majors. Each receives a $4,000 per year scholarship in addition to $500 each year for materials such as software or a computer application for research, which the ECRS scholarship promotes.
Faculty and alumna of Appalachian’s Department of Communication benefit from being named Kopenhaver Fellows
Oct. 4, 2016
The three faculty are Heather Paige Preston, Dr. Newly Paul and Dr. Mildred “Mimi” Perreault. The alumna is Dr. Jennifer Brannock Cox.
Alicia Chapman and Karen Robertson to be featured in a faculty performance Oct. 5
Oct. 4, 2016
Dr. Alicia Chapman, oboe and English horn, and Dr. Karen Robertson, horn, will be featured in a faculty concert.
Nominations sought for Global Leadership and Local to Global awards
Oct. 4, 2016
Both the Global Leadership awards and the Local to Global award recognize “extraordinary contributions of students, faculty and staff who have initiated, developed and/or supported opportunities for global learning.”
Educators inducted into Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Oct. 4, 2016
The inductees were Dr. Kim Blackburn-Morrison ’93 ’10, Bob M. Mauldin ’61 and Dawn B. Wooten ’89.
Appalachian’s first health care provider, Nurse Mary S. Shook
Generations of Appalachian students received care from this founding member of the Student Health Association of North Carolina. The university's M.S. Shook Health Service is named for her.
Oct. 3, 2016
Generations of students turned to M.S. Shook Health Service’s namesake ‘Nurse Shook’ for care – through flu, sports injuries, homesickness and more.
Recollections of Boone from Nurse Mary S. Shook’s niece
Oct. 3, 2016
Alumna Betty S. Telford shares memories of Boone, Appalachian State University and her aunt, Nurse Mary S. Shook.
Appalachian Wind Ensemble program Oct. 2 to celebrate the life of Dr. William A. Gora with music and reflections of guest speakers
Sep. 30, 2016
The Appalachian Wind Ensemble will present “A Concert in Celebration of Life” for Dr. William A. Gora, its former music director.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 5
Sep. 29, 2016
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Enrollment increases, first-year class largest and most diverse in university history
Sep. 28, 2016
According to data released by the university, total enrollment for academic year 2016-17 is the highest ever at 18,295, and the first-year class is the largest and most diverse in Appalachian’s history.
Appalachian Symphony Band to perform Oct. 3 in Rosen Concert Hall
Sep. 28, 2016
The program, a presentation of Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music, is titled “To Boldly Go…”
Appalachian State University leadership passes resolutions in support of underrepresented students, revises chalking policy
Sep. 28, 2016
Appalachian’s Board of Trustees adopted a resolution in support of underrepresented students on Friday, Sept. 23. Appalachian’s Faculty Senate adopted a similar resolution on Monday, Sept. 19. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Chancellor Sheri N. Everts announced a change in the facilities use policy related to chalking messages on university sidewalks.
The Smith Gallery hosts visiting artist Sheryl Oring Sept. 29
Sep. 27, 2016
Sheryl Oring brings her “I Wish to Say Project” to Appalachian State University as part of the Smith Gallery’s visiting artist series.
Registration is open for the Annual Black Saturday 5K Run/Walk
Sep. 27, 2016
Registration is open for the annual Black Saturday 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds benefit the Recreation Management Scholarship Endowment of the recreation management program in the Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University.
Evan Lohmann joins Appalachian’s Office of International Education and Development as assistant director of education abroad
Sep. 27, 2016
Two of Lohmann’s main areas of emphasis in his first year at Appalachian are to increase the outreach efforts and strengthen student advising for the OIED.
Appalachian State University assistant communication professor directs another season of “A Craftsman’s Legacy”
Sep. 26, 2016
Kelly Davis, an assistant professor of electronic media and broadcasting in the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University, has directed the third season of “A Craftsman’s Legacy.”
Howard Street Hall renovation and restoration to begin, will provide offices and classrooms for academics
Sep. 26, 2016
The area being renovated is 12,878 square feet; the building, including the childcare center it houses, is 21,555 square feet. The current total project estimate, including planning, design, construction and contingency, is $2,418,000.