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Appalachian freshman Jackson Barbee wins top prize in the fall 2017 Big Idea Pitch Competition
Dec. 5, 2017
Jackson Barbee, an Appalachian freshman and management major from Cary, won first place in the fall 2017 Big Idea Pitch Competition held on Nov. 10, 2017 for his idea of a bag designed specifically for rock climbers. Second prize went to the creator of an online role-playing game for the visually impaired and third prize was awarded for a proposed mobile barbershop app.
Larry Richard Clark ’62 receives Historian of the Year Award from the North Carolina Society of Historians
Dec. 4, 2017
The award is given to those who have made outstanding contributions to the preservation of local, regional and statewide history. Clark was specifically recognized for his decades of teaching, as well as his writing, which explores North Carolina’s prehistoric Native Americans and its earliest colonial era, when Spanish soldiers marched across the Carolinas.
AppX: Finding Your Major
Dec. 4, 2017
No idea what to major in? No idea where to start? Liz Pope sits down with Geralyn Mitchell from the Career Development Center to give you some solid first steps.
North Carolina Humanities Council Announces 2017 Linda Flowers Literary Award Recipient
North Carolina Humanities Council
Dec. 4, 2017
On November 4, 2017 the North Carolina Humanities Council announced Mr. Aaron Ballance as the recipient of its 2017 Linda Flowers Literary Award for his entries of “Sugarfoot,” “Old Trouble,” “The Peaks,” “One-Eyed Jenny,” “The Brink,” “Leading Flash to the Barn – January,” and “Rust.”
Bowl Bound Again: Apps to Face Toledo in Dollar General Bowl
Dec. 3, 2017
The matchup of top teams from the Sun Belt Conference and Mid-American Conference was announced Sunday as the 2017-18 bowl schedule was unveiled.
Light pollution
Adverse impact of excessive artificial nighttime lighting on natural systems is worldwide
Wilkes Journal-Patriot
Dec. 1, 2017
Dr. Daniel Caton, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, has worked with local governments in Wilkes and other counties to seek ordinances regulating outdoor lighting.
Paige Anderholm receives 2017 Global Leadership Undergraduate Student Award
Dec. 1, 2017
Paige Anderholm, a political science major from Summerfield, North Carolina, received Appalachian State University’s 2017 Global Leadership Undergraduate Student Award during the university’s International Education Week.
Team Sunergy finalizes designs on second-generation solar vehicle
Watauga Democrat
Dec. 1, 2017
Pressured by a blooming reputation as well as changes to race regulations, Appalachian's Solar Vehicle Team is now finalizing designs for its second-generation vehicle.
Assistant principal named best in state
Gaston Gazette
Nov. 30, 2017
An advocate for students who are at-risk or have disabilities, she’s now among the state’s top school administrators. Bessemer City High’s Meghan LeFevers has been named the 2018 North Carolina Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year by the North Carolina Principals & Assistant Principals’ Association, or NCPAPA.
Appalachian’s MBA program listed among The Princeton Review’s 2018 best
Nov. 29, 2017
Princeton Review's unranked list is based on a combination of institutional and student survey data, including career outcomes, admissions selectivity and academic rigor, among others. They noted Appalachian’s MBA program for having an international experience requirement, rigorous academics, and accessible and interesting professors.
Sonsight Wind funds prototype testing of their new three-kilowatt small wind turbine at Appalachian’s Beech Mountain Small Wind Research and Demonstration Site
Nov. 29, 2017
Appalachian State University received funding from Sonsight Wind to prototype test a new three-kilowatt small wind turbine at Appalachian’s Beech Mountain Small Wind Research and Demonstration Site in Banner Elk.
Appalachian’s ACCESS program receives additional funding from Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge for women’s summer school scholarships
Nov. 29, 2017
Continued funding from Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge will provide five summer school scholarships for women in Appalachian’s ACCESS program in 2018.
Research examining the contemporary contestations over land ownership in the Northern Region of Ghana funded by Fulbright Scholar Program
Nov. 29, 2017
Funding provided by the Fulbright Scholar Program will allow Appalachian’s Dr. Anatoli Ignatov to travel to Ghana to research contemporary contestations over land ownership in the country’s Northern Region for his second project, “Who Owns the Land? Power, Belonging, and the Remaking of History in Ghana”
UNC-GA continues funding for collaborative project supporting students with learning differences
Nov. 29, 2017
Funding from the University of North Carolina General Administration will support the third phase of College STAR, a program that supports students with learning differences.
UNC-Greensboro funds Learning Through Implementation: Investigating Mathematics Learning Across Communities project
Nov. 29, 2017
Funding from the University of North Carolina Greensboro will support the work of Appalachian and UNC-G professors to advise upon and implement new secondary mathematics standards.
Continued funding for marriage and family therapy interns providing services for rural Appalachian youth
Nov. 29, 2017
Funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration will continue a program for marriage and family therapy interns to provide services for children, adolescents and transitional age youth in rural Appalachian communities.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Dec. 6
Nov. 28, 2017
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6.
Solar-powered shelter: Hospitality House of Boone reveals 54 solar panels
Watauga Democrat
Nov. 28, 2017
The Hospitality House of Boone cut the ribbon Nov. 28 on its new solar panel system with 54 photovoltaic panels, becoming what it says is the first homeless services facility in the United States with solar power. Appalachian State University’s Appalachian in the Community Together service group committed to $5,000 for the project.