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Army Special Operations Aviation Command bids farewell to leader
The Fayetteville Observer
May 3, 2018
Brig. Gen. John R. Evans Jr.’s last day at the helm of U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command was Thursday. A Greensboro-native who attended Appalachian State University, Evans said Fort Bragg has been special to him since he attended ROTC summer camps here while in college.
Appalachian’s Upward Bound awarded nearly $3.5M to support student access to higher education
May 3, 2018
Appalachian’s Upward Bound program will continue to provide academic support to students of Alleghany County, Ashe County, Avery County, Watauga County, Freedom and West Wilkes High schools thanks to federal funding.
Appalachian’s Joseph Gonzalez receives Excellence in Teaching Award
May 3, 2018
Appalachian’s Joseph Gonzalez, associate professor in the Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies, receives UNC Board of Governors award established to both emphasize the importance of and support excellence in teaching.
Appalachian’s REI hosts 2018 Spring Forum
May 2, 2018
Appalachian’s 2018 Renewable Energy Initiative Spring Forum featured interactive sustainability workshops, a raffle, networking opportunities with university organizations and sustainability professionals, and more.
Chris McNeil named chair of Appalachian’s Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance
May 2, 2018
Dr. Chris McNeil, associate professor of finance at Appalachian, will serve as chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance in the Walker College of Business beginning July 1.
Joseph Bathanti awarded McFarlane Family Distinguished Professorship in Appalachian’s Watauga Residential College
May 2, 2018
Joseph Bathanti, writer-in-residence in Appalachian’s Watauga Residential College (WRC), will teach full time in the WRC as the inaugural McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor in Interdisciplinary Education.
Appalachian’s Lynne Waugh wins 2018 Durham Freshman Advocate Award
May 1, 2018
Lynne Waugh — executive director of academic advising in Appalachian’s University College — was recognized for her contributions to improving the freshman experience at Appalachian with the 2018 Durham Freshman Advocate Award.
Shelf Unbound names ‘Train Wreck Earth’ a 2018 Best Independently Published Book
May 1, 2018
E-magazine Shelf Unbound recognizes “Train Wreck Earth” among its top 100 Best Indie Books of 2018. Appalachian Professor Emeritus Dr. Harvard Ayers co-authored the novel, which addresses climate change.
Rosemary Pierce-Messick ’17 works toward reducing pollution and poverty with startup in Bangalore, India
April 30, 2018
A graduate of Appalachian’s Psychology (BS) – Business degree program, Rosemary Pierce-Messick now works for a startup in India focused on reducing pollution and poverty by improving the public transport system.
Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences announces new department chairs
April 30, 2018
Drs. Jennifer L. Burris, Rose Mary Webb, Cameron Lippard and Tammy Wahpeconiah will assume their new positions as department chairs in the College of Arts and Sciences in fall 2018.
Macrosystems Biology, Early NEON Science grant supports biodiversity mapping in eastern US
April 30, 2018
The National Ecological Observatory Network awards funding for a small-scale foliar pigment analysis methods test to be performed by Appalachian and Boise State University faculty.
On Arbor Day, welcome new trees donated to Appalachian
April 27, 2018
This Arbor Day, Appalachian welcomes new trees and shrubs donated by former Board of Trustees Chair Alice Roess.
How athletic scandals can tarnish a college — and turn off potential students
A new study explores the relationship between college basketball scandals and admissions
MarketWatch
April 26, 2018
When a school’s men’s basketball team is banned from post-season play by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the number and quality of its applicants suffers, a new working paper from researchers at Appalachian State University and Seton Hall University suggests.
Local group working on prototype boat for electric pontoon design
The News Herald
April 26, 2018
Appalachian alumnus Christian Williams has a lifelong love for Lake James and its wildlife. That is why he, along with fellow local man Neil Saunders, formed VIS Boats to offer a potential solution to pollution they say is created by gasoline-powered boats and can harm the lake.
IREX grant supports leadership training to enhance Iraqi universities
April 26, 2018
Their visit was made possible by the IREX-funded U.S.-Iraq Higher Education Partnerships (HEP) Program.
Higher education must clean out its ‘front porch’
Washington Post
April 25, 2018
A working paper released by economists at Appalachian State University and Seton Hall University found that an athletics scandal at an individual university—as measured by NCAA postseason tournament bans of men’s basketball teams—“lowers both the quantity and quality” of the students who enroll.
Help Name This Cruiser Class Solar Electric Car
Not SunnyMcSolarFace, please.
Inside EVs
April 24, 2018
Team Sunergy, the solar car club from Appalachian State University, is getting a new photonically-powered vehicle ready for this summer’s American Solar Challenge (ASC). Built for the cruiser class, this racer features amenities unheard of in traditional solar cars: seating for two, conventionally-opening doors, a gauge cluster, and turn signals. Heck, it’s even got cup holders! One thing it doesn’t have, though, is a name.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted May 2
April 24, 2018
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m., Wednesday, May 2.