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John Weaver Endowed Scholarship to benefit Appalachian Athletics programs
June 20, 2018
The scholarship is named in honor of John Weaver — the 1971 Appalachian alumnus who capped his 47-year coaching career at the university following the conclusion of the 2018 outdoor track and field season.
Sociologist weighs in on immigrant family separations — including social, economic impact
June 20, 2018
Dr. Cameron Lippard says families are hiding from persecution, even if they’re in the U.S. legally, as a result of recent immigration family separations.
Nurses attitudes are key to better compliance with infection control practices
The University of Manchester
June 20, 2018
A study by researchers at The University of Manchester, Columbia University, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York and Appalachian State University has shown that attitudes among community nurses are important for their compliance with infection control practices. The study is published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Dr. Michael McKenzie ’99 named dean of Appalachian’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
June 18, 2018
Appalachian alumnus Dr. Michael McKenzie, interim associate provost and chief research officer at Winston-Salem State University, will assume his role as dean of the university’s graduate school on July 1.
Celebrating 50 years — Appalachian’s growth in university status and its Class of 1968
June 18, 2018
Appalachian marks its transition from teachers college to multipurpose regional university, while the Black & Gold Reunion celebrates the classes of 1968 and prior.
8 earn professorships in Appalachian’s Walker College of Business
June 18, 2018
The professorships, which will take effect July 1, were awarded to Drs. Tracy Reed, Tammy Kowalczyk, Heather Dixon-Fowler and Ash Morgan, Scott Hunsinger, Peter Groothuis, Dana Clark and Pia Albinsson.
What caused the earthquakes that shook N.C.'s mountains this week? [faculty quoted]
Winston-Salem Journal
June 15, 2018
Dr. Sarah Carmichael in Appalachian State University’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences discusses how the old, inactive faults in the Appalachian mountains respond to shifts by the North American Plate.
Two-time alumna Johnna Reisner has received a 2018–19 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award
June 15, 2018
Reisner will teach English language classes at a higher education or other academic institution in Poland for the 2018–19 academic year.
AppX: International Roommates
June 14, 2018
An Australian in the High Country sings songs at Mabel School, teaches kids to play cricket and learns what Southerners mean when they say “buggy.”
Appalachian offers updated and renamed graduate certificate in aging, health and society
June 14, 2018
The former gerontology program at Appalachian — the first such graduate program in North Carolina — has been re-designed “to incorporate and address direct health issues … and to meet professional development and educational needs.”
From mitigating wildfires to re-creating a battlefield
Appalachian alumnae preserve history through National Park Service internships
June 13, 2018
Appalachian alumnae Cala Castleberry and Hayley Wynn put the hands-on training and education they received in Appalachian’s Anthropology (BS) – Archaeology degree program to use during back-to-back National Park Service internships.
Appalachian State University announces 2018 Chancellor’s Scholars
June 13, 2018
Appalachian names 10 incoming students as Chancellor’s Scholars. The Chancellor’s Scholars Program is the university’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship.
Chancellor Everts addresses Appalachian’s Board of Visitors and visits legislators in Raleigh
June 12, 2018
Everts reported on the performance goals the UNC System has set for Appalachian in its strategic plan, gave an overview of planned facility expansions and improvements, and more.
Appalachian’s Walker College of Business receives extended AACSB International accreditation
June 12, 2018
The extension of the AASCSB International accreditation covers the Walker College of Business’ undergraduate business programs, as well as its MBA, M.S. in accounting and M.S. in applied data analytics programs.
Appalachian hosts second annual Inclusion Infusion Summer Institute
June 11, 2018
The goal of the event was to encourage inclusionary practices and relationships that support a state in which everyone is valued, respected and supported.
Appalachian industrial design major receives Celia Moh Scholarship
June 11, 2018
Ryan Decker, an industrial design major with a concentration in furniture design at Appalachian, is one of only three students from across the U.S. to receive the Celia Moh Scholarship.
Academic excellence, leadership, service
The Wilson Scholars Program blends these and more for students passionate about making a difference
June 8, 2018
Are you a creative, independent thinker? Do you want to make a difference? Is global learning important to you? Consider applying for the Wilson Scholars Program.
Western Association of Women Historians awards Barbara ‘Penny’ Kanner Prize to Appalachian’s Dr. Lynne Getz
June 8, 2018
Dr. Lynne Getz, professor of history at Appalachian, is the recipient of the Western Association of Women Historians’ Barbara “Penny” Kanner Prize for her book “Abolitionists, Doctors, Ranchers, and Writers.”