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  • Appalachian alum builds boys’ confidence, character and strength through Xcel2Fitness after-school program
    Appalachian alum builds boys’ confidence, character and strength through Xcel2Fitness after-school program
    Aug. 3, 2017

    Appalachian alum creates after-school program for young boys.

  • Visual history archive with 55,000 testimonies of genocide survivors and witnesses will be accessible this fall through Appalachian’s Belk Library and Information Commons
    Visual history archive with 55,000 testimonies of genocide survivors and witnesses will be accessible this fall through Appalachian’s Belk Library and Information Commons
    Aug. 2, 2017

    This fall semester, Appalachian State University will become one of 79 sites to provide full access to the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive. The archive contains 55,000 testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust, the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (1994), the Nanjing Massacre (1937), the Guatemalan Genocide (1978-1996), the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923) and the Cambodian Genocide (1975-1979).

  • Meet the 2017 Chancellor’s Scholars
    Meet the 2017 Chancellor’s Scholars

    This is Appalachian’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship

    Aug. 2, 2017

    Ten incoming freshmen have been awarded the prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship for the 2017-18 academic year.

  • Appalachian awards 11 students Plemmons Scholarships for 2017-2018
    Appalachian awards 11 students Plemmons Scholarships for 2017-2018
    Aug. 2, 2017

    Eleven first-year students at Appalachian State University have been awarded Plemmons Leadership Scholarships. Plemmons Scholars have shown outstanding leadership in either their high schools or communities.

  • Mary Sheryl Horine makes her ‘playground’ a healthier, happier place to play
    Mary Sheryl Horine makes her ‘playground’ a healthier, happier place to play
    Aug. 2, 2017

    Back at home, Appalachian staff member Mary Sheryl Horine engages in changing lives and lifestyles.

  • Appalachian’s Carson Rich ‘17 appointed UNC General Administration Presidential Scholar
    Appalachian’s Carson Rich ‘17 appointed UNC General Administration Presidential Scholar
    July 31, 2017

    The Presidential Scholars serve a one-year appointment and provide a wide range of professional functions for GA. The position has regular interaction with senior leadership and members of the UNC Board of Governors and will also work to help research, write, and implement policy.

  • Communication faculty member receives Wade H. Hargrove Community Leadership Award
    Communication faculty member receives Wade H. Hargrove Community Leadership Award
    July 31, 2017

    Dan “Vallie” Hill, practitioner-in-residence in the Department of Communication at Appalachian and WASU-FM manager, was awarded the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) 2017 Wade H. Hargrove Community Leadership Award in June. The award is given to North Carolina broadcasters who have demonstrated a commitment to public service in their communities.

  • High Country Half Marathon Announces New Route for 2017 Race
    High Country Half Marathon Announces New Route for 2017 Race
    July 28, 2017

    As the second race in the High Country Triple Crown series, the High Country Half Marathon is celebrating its seventh annual race. All proceeds benefit Girls on the Run of the High Country, a self-confidence building program for girls in the third through eighth grades.

  • Community and campus events lead up to the Great American Eclipse; two occur July 28 and 29, with more in mid-August
    Community and campus events lead up to the Great American Eclipse; two occur July 28 and 29, with more in mid-August
    July 26, 2017

    As the Great Solar Eclipse approaches this August, there is much to learn about and participate in during the lead up to this rare event. Members of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian have partnerships and community outreach events happening for the next month across the area.

  • Find Your Sustain Ability: Majora Carter “The Prophet of Local”
    Find Your Sustain Ability: Majora Carter “The Prophet of Local”
    July 26, 2017

    Whether she's turning a landfill into an award-winning 3 million-dollar park, or transforming a neglected streetscape into a picturesque, Parisian-cafe inspired greenspace, Majora Carter's vision and drive for sustainable, local living is potent and compelling.

  • Women in Educational Leadership Symposium is Sept. 22 – 24
    Women in Educational Leadership Symposium is Sept. 22 – 24
    July 26, 2017

    The second annual Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS) will be held on the campus of Appalachian State University. Keynote speakers are Dr. Jane K. Fernandes, president of Guilford College, and Dr. Sharon L. Contreras, superintendent of Guilford County Schools.

  • The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017
    The Great Solar Eclipse of 2017
    July 26, 2017

    On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will occur over the United States. Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Physics and Astronomy have been working for months to share the experience with the campus and community.

  • Find Your Sustain Ability: Former Head of EPA Gina McCarthy
    Find Your Sustain Ability: Former Head of EPA Gina McCarthy
    July 21, 2017

    Gina McCarthy discusses what it was like to be in charge of 15,000 people at the EPA and shares why she remains hopeful about our nation and our world.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Aug. 2
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Aug. 2
    July 21, 2017

    Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2.

  • Mandela Fellows hone leadership skills in the High Country, experience the Appalachian Community
    Mandela Fellows hone leadership skills in the High Country, experience the Appalachian Community
    July 21, 2017

    The Mandela Washington Fellows are highly accomplished young professionals from sub-Saharan Africa who are expanding their leadership skills at Appalachian, while also inspiring the campus community.

  • Meet the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellows
    Meet the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellows
    July 20, 2017

    Who are the Mandela fellows? You will discover Appalachian’s cohort of fellows are effecting innovation and positive change and their ambitions for the future are as big and diverse as the continent of Africa.

  • Chibutu to ‘ignite’ Boone and Washington with talk illustrating servant leadership
    Chibutu to ‘ignite’ Boone and Washington with talk illustrating servant leadership
    July 20, 2017

    Mandela fellow Henry Chibutu of Zambia will deliver an “Ignite” talk during the closing group ceremonies of the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship at Appalachian State University.

  • Action plans in action
    Action plans in action

    2016 Mandela Fellows share their successes and strategies

    July 20, 2017

    Here are two examples of the influence Appalachian State University has had on the young and promising African leaders who spend six weeks on campus as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Faith Tanui of Kenya and Dr. Issoufa Bachir Bounou of Niger participated in 2016.

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