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  • Dr. Hill appointed to the North Carolina Psychology Board by Gov. Roy Cooper
    Dr. Hill appointed to the North Carolina Psychology Board by Gov. Roy Cooper
    Nov. 9, 2017

    Dr. Robert Hill, an associate professor of psychology in Appalachian State University’s Department of Psychology, was appointed as a member who is a licensed psychologist to the North Carolina Board of Psychology by Gov. Roy Cooper. The appointment is a three-year term, which expires in 2020.

  • Alumna Profile: Belinda Marino ’10 ’13
    Alumna Profile: Belinda Marino ’10 ’13
    Nov. 7, 2017

    Belinda Marino ’10 was named Wilkes County’s 2016-17 Teacher of the Year. When asked what she loves best about her career, Marino said that if she had to pick one, it would be the relationships she gets to build with students.

  • Appalachian recognizes Summeys as Family of the Year
    Appalachian recognizes Summeys as Family of the Year
    Nov. 3, 2017

    The Summey family’s dedication to Appalachian, and each other, was recognized by the Office of Parent and Family Services when they received the inaugural Family of the Year Award at the Family Recognition Breakfast on Oct. 21. The new award recognizes the important role students’ families play in their college success and is open to all Appalachian students.

  • Accounting major earns U.S. citizenship, gives back to Ethiopia
    Accounting major earns U.S. citizenship, gives back to Ethiopia
    Nov. 3, 2017

    Senior Maheder Yohannes emigrated from Ethiopia at age 10. Now a U.S. citizen, the first-generation college student is helping underprivileged children in her native country stay in school.

  • Appalachian education student aspires to teach lessons in individuality
    Appalachian education student aspires to teach lessons in individuality
    Nov. 3, 2017

    Representing people who may not conform to the mainstream is important to Judson MacDonald, the 2016-17 Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year at Appalachian State University.

  • NC attorney general hosts first collegiate council meeting to combat college opioid crisis
    NC attorney general hosts first collegiate council meeting to combat college opioid crisis
    The Daily Tar Heel
    Nov. 2, 2017

    N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein led the first of four collegiate council meetings within the UNC system to work with students on combating opioid addiction on college campuses. The meeting, held at Appalachian State University on Oct. 16, included representatives from Appalachian, Western Carolina University, UNC-Asheville, East Carolina University, N.C. State, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Pembroke and UNC-Chapel Hill.

  • Appalachian Wilson Scholars host Charlotte middle schoolers for outdoor leadership and college access programs
    Appalachian Wilson Scholars host Charlotte middle schoolers for outdoor leadership and college access programs

    Initiative is part of the premier scholarship program that embodies academic excellence, leadership and service

    Nov. 1, 2017

    The City to Mountains Student Exchange was started in 2015 by current seniors Sarah Aldridge, from Concord, and Juliet Irving, from Batesburg, South Carolina, when they were sophomore Wilson Scholars at Appalachian.

  • A community of ‘doers’
    A community of ‘doers’

    The Appalachian Community pulls together to address food insecurity in the High Country

    Nov. 1, 2017

    North Carolina has a higher-than-average food insecurity rate — 16 percent, ranking it eighth among the United States for the number of people who lack access to enough food for an active, healthy life. In comparison, a total of 13 percent of Americans were considered food insecure between 2013-15, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. When the Appalachian Community explores a social problem like this, it doesn’t “just talk.”

  • Food insecurity — it’s real and it’s a problem in the High Country
    Food insecurity — it’s real and it’s a problem in the High Country
    Nov. 1, 2017

    Dr. Adam Hege is an Appalachian State University public health researcher who has looked at hunger in Caldwell, Watauga and McDowell counties.

  • Food Summit, other projects model how campus and community can work together
    Food Summit, other projects model how campus and community can work together
    Nov. 1, 2017

    The annual Food Summit sponsored by Appalachian State University and Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture is billed as a gathering of scholars, farmers and food lovers.

  • Is your plate half empty or half full? Students benefit from food pantry
    Is your plate half empty or half full? Students benefit from food pantry
    Nov. 1, 2017

    Appalachian State University’s food pantry opened during the 2016–17 academic year in response to surveys that indicated food insecurity was above 46 percent for students.

  • New generation of students want action, not just awareness
    New generation of students want action, not just awareness
    Nov. 1, 2017

    A generation of students more concerned with effecting change, rather than simply learning about an issue, is encouraging campus units like Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT) to examine how it develops student engagement programs.

  • Community Feast - October 3, 2017
    Community Feast - October 3, 2017
    Nov. 1, 2017

    Watch scenes from the October 2017 Community FEaST (Food Engagement and Story Telling) event on Sanford Mall. Video produced by University Documentary Services.

  • Marching band festival draws high school bands from across the region
    Marching band festival draws high school bands from across the region
    The Appalachian
    Nov. 1, 2017

    Braving cold and rainy conditions, the Rho Tau chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity hosted 20 high school bands on Saturday for the 38th annual Appalachian Marching Band Festival. Bands arrived from across the region to compete, from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Abingdon, Virginia.

  • Appalachian Alumni Association 2017 award winners
    Appalachian Alumni Association 2017 award winners
    Oct. 30, 2017

    Three socially conscious, entrepreneurial alumni are honored by the Appalachian Alumni Association.

  • App State Mountaineers Enjoy Record-Breaking Crowds at Kidd Brewer Stadium This Season
    App State Mountaineers Enjoy Record-Breaking Crowds at Kidd Brewer Stadium This Season
    High Country Press
    Oct. 26, 2017

    Crowds in excess of 30,000 are heading to the High Country to watch Appalachian State’s first-place team compete on a home field surrounded by visible stadium enhancements that have made the gameday experience in Boone even better.

  • Rod “R.T.” Smith ’75
    Rod “R.T.” Smith ’75
    Oct. 25, 2017

    Rod “R.T.” Smith ’75 receives Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences 2016-17 Outstanding Alumni Award.

  • Geography major finds adventure and stories in the field
    Geography major finds adventure and stories in the field
    Oct. 25, 2017

    Digging a snowpit, setting up tents or strapping bags on horses high in the Andes is a long way from day-to-day life in Greensboro. For Evan Montpellier, who loves science and working with his hands, fieldwork for Appalachian State University’s Master of Arts in Geography pointed the way to a fulfilling course of study.

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