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Appalachian students accepted in Japanese exchange program
Sep. 1, 2017
Five Appalachian students have been chosen to participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program for 2017-18. JET is a competitive employment program that gives young professionals a chance to live and work in Japan while representing the United States as cultural ambassadors.
2017 Staff Excellence Award winners
Aug. 31, 2017
Appalachian’s 2017 Staff Excellence Awards were presented to James Burniston, Daniel Bryan, Haley Childers and Mary Beth McKee.
Registration open for Black Saturday 5K to be held Sept. 23
Aug. 31, 2017
Registration is open for the annual Black Saturday 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds benefit the Recreation Management Scholarship Endowment of the recreation management program in the Beaver College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University.
Meeting and Working with Nelson Mandela: Politics and Memory in a Democratic State
Aug. 31, 2017
Robert Haswell, geographer, political activist and former member of the Democratic Party of Parliament in South Africa, will present a lecture entitled, “Meeting and Working with Nelson Mandela: Politics and Memory in a Democratic State.”
Author Susan Rivers to speak Sept. 7, proceeds support University Libraries’ Student Employee Scholarship Program
Aug. 30, 2017
Back by popular demand, the University Libraries at Appalachian State University will sponsor “A Novel Experience” fundraising dinner with award-winning playwright Susan Rivers.
Appalachian professor directs season four of ‘A Craftsman’s Legacy,’ premiering Sept. 9
Aug. 30, 2017
Dr. Kelly Davis, assistant professor of electronic media/broadcasting in the Department of Communication, returns to “A Craftsman’s Legacy” to direct his second season.
Faculty and staff honored for excellence
Aug. 30, 2017
Seven faculty and four staff members at Appalachian State University were honored for excellence at the Fall Semester Faculty and Staff Meeting on Aug. 25 in Plemmons Student Union.
Appalachian’s Howard Street Hall ready for students, faculty
Aug. 30, 2017
More than 50 guests attended the ceremony and toured the building. Classes were in session in both classrooms, which accommodate 68 and 76 students. The classrooms will be open for use by all colleges on campus.
The Edible and Visual South: UNC scholars visit Appalachian Sept. 15
Aug. 30, 2017
Southern scholars Marcie Cohen Ferris and William R. Ferris of University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill will be on campus for two events. Cohen Ferris will speak about how food – as cuisine and as commodity – has expressed and shaped southern identity. William Ferris’s talk will focus on his photography and documentary film work.
Professor: 'Average' season for fall leaves in NC
Winston-Salem Journal
Aug. 30, 2017
Forecasters say North Carolina can expect an "average" season for fall leaves, but Appalachian State University biology professor Howard Neufeld suggests it may not be so bad.
UNC Wilmington, Appalachian State earn FIRE’s highest rating for free speech
thefire.org
Aug. 29, 2017
The University of North Carolina Wilmington and Appalachian State University have both earned the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s highest, “green light” rating for protecting student and faculty free speech, a distinction held by only 35 institutions in the country.
Descendant Of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee Denounces Racism At VMA’s
Ebony
Aug. 28, 2017
“We have made my ancestor an idol of white supremacy, racism and hate,” Reverend Robert W. Lee said.
Innovative Leadership at Appalachian
Colleges’ and schools’ deans committed to demonstrating sustainability-focused innovation
Aug. 28, 2017
Appalachian has new leadership at the helm of nearly every academic unit. Reach out and welcome these individuals to campus.
Winston-Salem names new police chief
Winston-Salem Journal
Aug. 25, 2017
Catrina Amelia Thompson says she has big shoes to fill as the city's new police chief but feels more than up to the task. Thompson holds a master’s in public administration from Appalachian State University.
‘Boone doesn’t want to be the next Charlottesville’: Supremacists hang banner at App State
News & Observer
Aug. 24, 2017
The white supremacy group Identity Evropa hung a banner at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. It didn’t stay up long.
Lt. Gen. Ashley to become 21st Defense Intelligence Agency director
Homeland Preparedness News
Aug. 24, 2017
Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr., U.S. Army, was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Robert P. Ashley, Jr. Currently serving as deputy chief of staff, G-2, for the U.S.
Appalachian to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Sept. 6
Aug. 23, 2017
Appalachian State University will conduct a full test of its emergency notification system – including siren, email, voice and text messaging and the Alertus desktop notification system – at 11:55 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 6.
English major presents at American Literature Association
Aug. 23, 2017
As a member of the Gertrude Stein Society, English major Tommy Young was one of four scholars to present a paper on a panel titled “New Directions in Stein Studies.”