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  • Registration now open for Appalachian Energy Center workshops scheduled between Aug. 11 and Sept. 29
    Registration now open for Appalachian Energy Center workshops scheduled between Aug. 11 and Sept. 29
    Aug. 3, 2017

    The Appalachian Energy Center is a source of up-to-date information related to renewable energy, building science and energy efficiency. The workshops are held in various locations in and around Boone and provide continuing education credits for architects, engineers, attorneys and NABCEP professionals.

  • Communicating can ease everyone’s stress
    Communicating can ease everyone’s stress
    The Elkin Tribune
    Aug. 3, 2017

    Communication makes everyone’s lives easier. That was the message at a media summit held in Boone at Appalachian on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Attendees included police and health care providers, educational institutions and media outlets. The main message, from every direction, was communication is key.

  • Nascar diversity program no longer stuck in neutral
    Nascar diversity program no longer stuck in neutral

    Appalachian alumnus Richie Williams pursued the opportunity to participate in the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program

    Indianapolis Recorder
    Aug. 3, 2017

    Williams flourished quickly and found employment initially in 2010 with Germain Racing in the NASCAR Truck Series before joining Jack Roush Racing in 2012 for both the Cup series and the Xfinity series. Williams accepted his current position with Ganassi as a crewmember for driver Jamie McMurray’s car.

  • 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.

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