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Coopers, Maness receive Honorary Alumni Awards at Appalachian State University
Oct. 11, 2016
Appalachian State University presented the Alumni Association’s Honorary Alumni Award to Faye and John Cooper of Valle Crucis and The Honorable Roy James Maness of Troy during a Sept. 30 celebration at the university’s Appalachian House.
Freeman-ASIA scholarship helps fund semester in Japan for Appalachian State University sophomore Jason Le
Oct. 11, 2016
Jason Le, a sophomore from North Wilkesboro who is majoring in computer information systems in the Walker College of Business at Appalachian, is spending the current academic year studying at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan.
10 students named as 2016 Chancellor’s Scholarship recipients
Oct. 10, 2016
The 10 newest recipients of the university’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship arrived on campus this fall.
Chancellor’s Scholars study in Ireland during fall break
Oct. 10, 2016
The 10 newest Chancellor’s Scholarship recipients at Appalachian State University will study abroad in Dublin, Ireland in October 2016.
‘Softly Pointed’ exhibit on view at Appalachian’s Looking Glass Gallery through Oct. 14
Oct. 10, 2016
The Looking Glass Gallery in Appalachian’s Plemmons Student Union is presenting “Softly Pointed,” an exhibition of eight artists working in fibers. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Appalachian State University hosts “Power of Design 16”
Oct. 6, 2016
“Power of Design” is an annual event that brings together students, faculty and members of the professional community in disciplines such as interior design, graphic design, industrial design, architectural design, theater design and photography.
Appalachian State University Board of Trustees elects new officers, passes resolution supporting underrepresented students
Oct. 6, 2016
Vice Chair Alice G. Roess is the new chair of the board, James M. Barnes is now vice chair, and John M. Blackburn replaced Barnes as the board’s secretary.
Documentary ‘Come Hell or High Water’ explores Western North Carolina flood of 1916, its impact and implications
Oct. 6, 2016
The film explores the history of Western North Carolina’s worst natural disaster. One hundred years ago this past July, 22 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period, raising the French Broad River 17 feet above flood stage and causing extensive flooding throughout the western part of the state.
“The Schaefer Center Presents” at Appalachian features screening of “Remember,” a Holocaust film, followed by a panel discussion
Oct. 5, 2016
In “Remember,” award-nominated director Atom Egoyan creates a fast-paced revenge thriller that intimately addresses the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Appalachian’s Humanities Council to present Oct. 7 symposium titled “Intersectionality, Pedagogy, and the Humanities: Rethinking Knowledge”
Oct. 5, 2016
The symposium will feature two plenary speakers: Dr. Christopher Teuton, who chairs the American Indian Studies department at the University of Washington; and Dr. Janice Willis, a professor emerita of religion at Wesleyan University.
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.