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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.
Author Linda Hogan visits Appalachian
Hogan’s visit is part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series
April 20, 2018
Poet, novelist and essayist Linda Hogan will read from her work and give a craft talk as part of Appalachian’s spring 2018 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.
Aspiring accountant aims for career working with veterans
April 20, 2018
Appalachian State University junior Rachel Foutz aspires to help veterans by combining her accounting education with a passion for making dreams a reality.
One Major Sports Scandal Can Tank a University’s Applications
The Chronicle of Higher Education
April 19, 2018
A new data analysis by researchers at Appalachian State University and Seton Hall University finds that the ramifications of athletic scandals are typically wide-reaching, affecting both the quantity and quality of applications and enrollment.
Submit a name for Appalachian’s new solar car
Winner’s name to be featured in the car
April 19, 2018
Team Sunergy, Appalachian State University’s student-run solar vehicle team, seeks a name for its new Cruiser Class solar car, which will race in the 2018 American Solar Challenge.
Appalachian’s Dr. Twila Wingrove named director of research data analysis
April 19, 2018
On March 19, Appalachian professor Dr. Twila Wingrove began serving as the director of research data analysis in Appalachian’s Office of Research.
Appalachian junior awarded Critical Language Scholarship
April 19, 2018
Appalachian State University junior Logan Cleary, an English major, will travel to Hikone, Japan, this summer to study abroad through the Critical Language Scholarship Japanese Program.
Solar charging station ribbon-cutting draws lunchtime crowd at Appalachian’s Peacock Hall
April 17, 2018
The ribbon-cutting for Appalachian’s solar charging picnic tables — which were installed in February and are located on the first-floor patio of Peacock Hall — coincides with the campus’ Earth Month celebrations.
ORAU awards funding for Appalachian Carbon Research Group workshop
April 17, 2018
Oak Ridge Associated Universities has awarded the interdisciplinary Appalachian Carbon Research Group a grant to host its second OFFSET Workshop: “Developing a Forest Offset Protocol for Small-Scale Forest Owners.”
The Health Foundation supports Appalachian’s 2018 Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest
April 17, 2018
A $10,000 grant from The Health Foundation Inc. will support the 2018 Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest organized by Appalachian State University’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country.
Appreciation barbecue held for workers building Appalachian’s health sciences facility
April 17, 2018
Appalachian’s Chancellor Sheri Everts thanks Rodgers Builders Inc. workers for progress on new health sciences facility with lunch event.
Nadine Lambert ’17 applies her math degree at CGI, a worldwide IT consulting firm
April 16, 2018
As a functional analyst with CGI, Appalachian State University alumna Nadine Lambert ’17 gets to solve puzzles every day.
Appalachian State Athletics Complex Named for Alum Mark Ricks
April 16, 2018
Appalachian State University has named its on-campus athletics complex the Mark E. Ricks Athletics Complex, in recognition of the 1989 alum's $10 million commitment to the university's A Mountaineer Impact initiative. The commitment, announced in November 2017, represents the university's largest outright gift to date.
Appalachian alumnae to serve as park interpreters through NPS funding
April 16, 2018
Thanks to grant funding from the National Park Service, Appalachian alumnae Paige Anderson ’17 and Kate Hayes ’16 will serve as park interpreters at Shenandoah National Park.
NPS supports Appalachian wildfire mitigation efforts in the Great Smoky Mountains
April 16, 2018
Appalachian alumnae Cala Castleberry and Hayley Wynn assisted with wildfire mitigation services in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park following the Chimney Tops 2 and Cobbly Nob wildfires.
Appalachian alumni reunite at Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Ian Mance and Dustin Chicurel-Bayard served together in Student Government Association
April 12, 2018
Alumni Ian Mance and Dustin Chicurel-Bayard became friends as freshmen in 1999. They now work together for the Durham-based nonprofit.