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  • Coal ash flooding didn’t harm Cape Fear River, NC regulators say
    Coal ash flooding didn’t harm Cape Fear River, NC regulators say
    The Herald-Sun
    Oct. 4, 2018

    Flooding from Hurricane Florence that submerged a Duke Energy coal ash storage area in Wilmington did not contaminate the Cape Fear River, according to the NC Department of Environmental Quality. Environmentalists disagree.

  • Minute to minute: Holocaust survivor shares experiences with App State crowd
    Minute to minute: Holocaust survivor shares experiences with App State crowd
    Mountain Times
    Oct. 4, 2018

    Minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day. Holocaust survivor Susan Cernyak-Spatz’ sole survival method was to focus on living to the next minute, which she credits as being the mentality that kept her alive.

  • ‘Fall Color Guy’: Unprecedented warm weather is delaying fall leaf color
    ‘Fall Color Guy’: Unprecedented warm weather is delaying fall leaf color
    Oct. 3, 2018

    Dr. Howard Neufeld, Appalachian State University’s “Fall Color Guy,” says warm weather is delaying this fall’s patchwork of colors.

  • Appalachian’s 2018 Homecoming
    Appalachian’s 2018 Homecoming
    Oct. 2, 2018

    See images from Homecoming 2018's “Cirque du Appalachian,” including the parade, APPtoberfest, unveiling of the NPHC Plots and Garden and more.

  • ‘After Coal’ documentary produced by Appalachian’s Thomas Hansell adapted as book
    ‘After Coal’ documentary produced by Appalachian’s Thomas Hansell adapted as book
    Sep. 28, 2018

    How do coal-mining communities and their cultures survive once the coal industry moves on? Hansell’s book “After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales,” forthcoming from WVU Press, explores this issue.

  • 15 Appalachian student veterans aid in Hurricane Florence recovery efforts
    15 Appalachian student veterans aid in Hurricane Florence recovery efforts
    Sep. 28, 2018

    Deployed to areas ravaged by Hurricane Florence, such as New Bern and Wilmington, Appalachian student veterans assist in emergency management services and relief efforts.

  • Dave by the Bell: Homecoming Hijinks 2018
    Dave by the Bell: Homecoming Hijinks 2018
    Sep. 28, 2018

    Do they know it's Homecoming at all?

  • Appalachian colleges celebrating 50 years to host ‘500 for the 50th’ goods drive
    Appalachian colleges celebrating 50 years to host ‘500 for the 50th’ goods drive
    Sep. 28, 2018

    In honor of their 50th anniversaries, Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fine and Applied Arts and Reich College of Education will collect donated goods for the university’s food pantry and free store.

  • Cara Hagan visits Gonzaga to teach in-screen dance
    Cara Hagan visits Gonzaga to teach in-screen dance
    The Gonzaga Bulletin
    Sep. 26, 2018

    Cara Hagan, assistant professor of dance studies at Appalachian, visited Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. for a week to work with the dance program. Hagan has had guest residencies teaching dance everywhere from Thirak, India to James Madison University.

  • Appalachian’s Holly Thornton authors ‘The It Factor: What Makes a Teacher Great’
    Appalachian’s Holly Thornton authors ‘The It Factor: What Makes a Teacher Great’
    Sep. 26, 2018

    Thornton’s book explores the ‘It Factor’ behind the makings of great teachers and “blends voices of teachers and students as well as their stories and experiences in a dynamic way.”

  • Dr. Nickolas Jordan receives Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance Award from Appalachian’s AAUP chapter
    Dr. Nickolas Jordan receives Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance Award from Appalachian’s AAUP chapter
    Sep. 26, 2018

    The chapter praised Jordan, associate dean of student affairs and program services in Appalachian’s Reich College of Education, for his work as an advocate for Appalachian’s students, faculty and administrators.

  • Students in Appalachian’s Honors College spend a ‘Day at the Farm’
    Students in Appalachian’s Honors College spend a ‘Day at the Farm’
    Sep. 26, 2018

    New students in Appalachian’s Honors College learned about sustainable farming and sustainability at Appalachian through visiting the university’s Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm.

  • Podcast Preview: Damon Williams on Vision with Execution
    Podcast Preview: Damon Williams on Vision with Execution
    Sep. 26, 2018

    When a predominantly white campus wants to increase diversity and inclusion for all, it's important to acknowledge the difficulties and challenges along the way while continuing to move forward. Dr. Damon Williams shares his expertise on bringing communities together.

  • Damon Williams on how to move the needle on campus diversity and inclusion
    Damon Williams on how to move the needle on campus diversity and inclusion
    Sep. 26, 2018

    When a predominantly white campus wants to increase diversity and inclusion for all, it's important to acknowledge the difficulties and challenges along the way while continuing to move forward. Dr. Damon Williams shares his expertise on bringing communities together.

  • Trailblazing athletes: App State honors 50th anniversary of women's varsity sports
    Trailblazing athletes: App State honors 50th anniversary of women's varsity sports
    Watauga Democrat
    Sep. 26, 2018

    In recognizing the thousands of women who played varsity sports over the years, Appalachian honored the trailblazers of women’s intercollegiate varsity sports with a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 21. The ceremony was for the current and former student-athletes in women’s field hockey, track and field, cross country, volleyball, soccer, tennis, golf, basketball, softball, cheer and the discontinued varsity sports of gymnastics, swimming and rifle.

  • Did Hurricane Florence affect NC's leaf season?
    Did Hurricane Florence affect NC's leaf season?
    ABC11 WTVD
    Sep. 25, 2018

    “If this storm had come through two weeks later, it would have had a bigger impact. So, my forecast is that we're still in pretty good shape,” said Howard Neufeld in an Asheville Citizen-Times story. Neufeld is known as the “Fall Color Guy” and is a professor of biology at Appalachian State University in Boone.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 3
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 3
    Sep. 25, 2018

    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.

  • CTE — integrating teaching with real-world experience
    CTE — integrating teaching with real-world experience

    Q&A with Dr. Jerianne Taylor

    Sep. 24, 2018

    Dr. Jerianne Taylor talks about why Appalachian State University is a great school choice for career and technical education (CTE).

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