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Appalachian’s Common Reading Program announces 2018-19 selection
Feb. 16, 2018
“The Laramie Project,” a play about the community of Laramie, Wyoming, following the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998, is Appalachian’s 2018-19 Common Reading Program selection for first-year students.
Sustainable Development and Food Services foster farm-to-table initiative on campus
Feb. 16, 2018
Appalachian’s Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development and the university’s Food Services partner to provide food from the department’s Teaching and Research Farm to campus dining halls and markets.
NEH funds Appalachian event to preserve the history of the Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School
Feb. 16, 2018
Using NEH funding, Appalachian faculty hosted an event last fall at the Lincoln Heights Rosenwald School in Wilkesboro for alumni of the school and community members to share their stories.
ECU funds research of the Village of Portsmouth by Appalachian professor, students
Feb. 16, 2018
East Carolina University awards funding for ECU and Appalachian faculty and students to research the Village of Portsmouth on Portsmouth Island for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
Appalachian to add students to police force, create police academy
Watauga Democrat
Feb. 16, 2018
The Appalachian State University Police Department is starting a police academy for students, known as the App State Police Department Police Development Program, this summer. The program, headed by University Police Chief Andy Stephenson, will be only the second of its kind in the nation.
Appalachian National Guard Specialist thanks faculty for their support with ESGR Patriot Award
Feb. 15, 2018
Appalachian student veteran Jake Keller ’17, who will deploy overseas to Iraq in March, recognized three Hayes School of Music faculty members with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Patriot Award.
Appalachian to host 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
Feb. 15, 2018
Appalachian State University will host 25 African leaders during its 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
A taste of science
Appalachian team creates an edible laser
Feb. 13, 2018
Dr. Lauren Woods and a team of undergraduates from Appalachian State University want to bring lasers out of the realm of Star Wars weaponry and into the home for practical use. In fact, the laser Woods’ team is developing contains turmeric, which can be eaten when lasing is finished.
Local interracial family's history chronicled in documentary
“Dulatown” goes back in time more than 150 years
The News Herald
Feb. 13, 2018
Dr. Beth Davison’s “Dulatown” goes back in time more than 150 years to examine the lives of Harriet and Alfred Dula, which first came to life in Dr. Leslie McKesson ’s book, “Black and White: The Story of Harriet Harshaw and Squire James Alfred Dula.”
ERG supports Appalachian Energy Center’s research of landfill biogas projects
Feb. 12, 2018
The Eastern Research Group has awarded funding to the Appalachian Energy Center at Appalachian to conduct research of worldwide community-based landfill gas projects that benefit communities near landfills.
“Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” supported by NEH
Feb. 12, 2018
The National Endowment for the Humanities funds Appalachian’s “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” discussion series, which explores how the humanities affect our understanding of armed conflict.
Appalachian welcomes a new group of internationals
The Appalachian
Feb. 11, 2018
At the beginning of the semester, 32 international students arrived in the United States to start studying at Appalachian State University for the 2018 spring semester. These students come from several different countries, such as France, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Chile, Germany, Pakistan, South Korea, Japan, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, Madagascar, Thailand, Switzerland, Nigeria, Peru, India and Canada.
100th Podcast Spectacular
Feb. 9, 2018
App's UComm team takes a look back at where we've been and where we're headed.
College Factual names Appalachian among best colleges for veterans and international students
Feb. 9, 2018
Appalachian State University recognized in College Factual’s 2018 “Best Colleges for Veterans” and “Best U.S. Colleges & Universities for Students From Outside the USA” rankings.
Public film and discussion series “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring 2018 offerings
Feb. 9, 2018
Discussion series of “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring 2018 offerings to take place on Appalachian State University’s campus during February, March and April 2018.
Duke University Press publishes debut book by Appalachian’s Dana E. Powell
Feb. 8, 2018
“Landscapes of Power,” by Appalachian’s Dr. Dana Powell, examines the cultural politics of energy development on Navajo (Diné) Nation land spurred by the Desert Rock Power Plant initiative.
Appalachian’s Pia Albinsson explores the ‘sharing economy’ in new book
Feb. 7, 2018
“The Rise of the Sharing Economy: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Collaborative Consumption,” co-authored by Pia Albinsson, marketing professor at Appalachian, and B. Yasanthi Perera, explores collaborative consumption and the rise of the ‘sharing economy.’
Design student from Charlotte earns a top honor in international PAVE competition
Feb. 7, 2018
Senior Emma Morris designed a modular restaurant made from shipping containers and earned a top honor in the PAVE 2017 Student Design Competition.