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App State Announces 2017 Athletic Hall of Fame Class
Induction Ceremony Set for Sept. 9
High Country Press
June 1, 2017
Volleyball’s Brittany Zahn Arnold (2005-07) men’s soccer’s David Mor (1974-75), football’s Cedric Felton (1982-86), wrestling’s Bruce Schlegel (1967-71), and men’s basketball’s James (Jim) Wilcox (1963-66) comprise the 2017 inductees.
Five campus leaders receive Appalachian’s 2017 Plemmons Leadership Medallions
June 1, 2017
The recipients, each recognized in a specific category, are: Martha Marking, faculty; Dr. Mike Mayfield, staff; James J. “J.J.” Brown III, student development; John Martin “Jamal” Peters, student leader; and Jonathan Mauldin, W.H. Plemmons Fellow.
Dr. Susan Lappan, helping to save the siamang
Faculty Member of Distinction
College of Arts and Sciences – Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
May 31, 2017
Dr. Susan Lappan has been researching the siamang and their ecosystems since 2000. A Fulbright Scholar Award for the 2017-18 academic year will support a new research project in Malaysia.
Newton-Conover High School names Teacher of the Year
The Observer News Enterprise
May 31, 2017
Caroline McCrary, Science Teacher at Newton-Conover High School, was named the 2017 N-CCS Teacher of the Year at this year’s Staff of the Year Banquet. A graduate of the Teacher Education program at Appalachian State University, Caroline received both a Bachelors degree in Biology - Secondary Education and a Bachelors degree in Biology - Ecology and Evolutionary Sciences.
Appalachian’s chancellor and university representatives discuss Appalachia economic, energy and educational issues with bipartisan U.S. Senate panel in D.C.
May 31, 2017
The Task Force on Appalachia is gathering leading experts from around the country and the Appalachia region for four separate roundtable discussions organized around these themes: education and the workforce; entrepreneurialism and job creation; energy and infrastructure; and rural health.
Veteran Eric Gormly delivers moving address at Appalachian’s Memorial Day ceremony
May 29, 2017
“For those who fight for it, freedom has a taste the protected will never know.” As Eric Gormly began the keynote address at the 2017 Memorial Day ceremony at Appalachian State University, he quoted these words, which he and his fellow U.S. Marines saw painted on the walls of their barracks at combat training.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted June 7
May 26, 2017
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7.
James Douthit named dean of Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music
May 26, 2017
Dr. James Douthit, pianist, teacher and an administrator at Nazareth College in suburban Rochester, New York, will be the next dean of the Hayes School of Music (HSOM) at Appalachian State University.
$100K grant from National Endowment for the Humanities provides funds to explore war and its effects through art
May 23, 2017
Part of the NEH’s “Dialogues on the Experience of War” program, this grant project was developed by Dr. Valerie Wieskamp, Department of Communication; Dr. Lynn Searfoss, Department of English; and Dr. Clark Maddux, Watauga Residential College.
Dr. Tim Ludwig — keeping workers safe
May 22, 2017
A leading authority on industrial safety, Appalachian State University’s Dr. Tim Ludwig has good reason to want to keep workers safe.
Appointments to Appalachian’s Board of Trustees announced
May 19, 2017
The UNC Board of Governors has made one new appointment and reappointed three members to Appalachian State University’s Board of Trustees.
Ribbon-cutting May 25 to mark reopening of New River banks near Appalachian’s State Farm Fields
May 19, 2017
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the reopening of banks along the New River located at Appalachian State University’s State Farm Fields.
Cre8tive Drama Day Camp provides summer fun for High Country students, June 15 registration deadline
May 19, 2017
The Department of Theatre and Dance and Cre8tive Drama once again will present Cre8tive Drama Day Camp, a weeklong summer day camp filled with theatre activities for students 6-16 years of age.
May 2017 Commencement video
May 19, 2017
In this May 2017 Commencement video, graduates describe the impact community service made on their lives while enrolled at Appalachian.
Coordinator of Veteran Services Eric Gormly to speak at Appalachian’s Memorial Day ceremony May 29
May 19, 2017
Appalachian State University will mark Memorial Day with a ceremony featuring remarks by Eric Gormly, the coordinator of student veteran services at Appalachian.
Stephenson named director of public safety and chief of police at Appalachian
May 19, 2017
Andy Stephenson joins Appalachian from Indiana University (IU), where he served as captain with oversight of all divisions within the police department.
10 incoming freshmen receive prestigious Chancellor’s Scholarship at Appalachian
May 17, 2017
As Appalachian’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship, the Chancellor’s Scholarship is designed for students with ambitious academic goals – those who seek graduate or professional post-baccalaureate degrees to become physicians, Ph.D. holders and more.
Appalachian faculty Goudas and Inlow use book clubs to provide learning platforms for faculty and students
May 17, 2017
Book clubs have had resurgence ever since Oprah launched one 20 years ago, and a program at Appalachian State University that helps students with learning differences has adopted the format with great success. The program supports two clubs, one for faculty and one for students.