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Appalachian to host qualifying event for NCCTM State Mathematics Contest
Feb. 1, 2017
Appalachian is one of 14 sites for qualifying competitions that will take place across North Carolina. In these contests, middle and high school students will participate in different levels of competition congruent with each student’s mathematical expertise.
Appalachian’s MLK Challenge engages 200 students, helps 23 local charitable organizations
Jan. 30, 2017
Appalachian students give over 1,200 combined hours of local community service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and legacy.
Photos from MLK Challenge 2017
Jan. 30, 2017
Appalachian State University students gave over 1,200 combined hours of local community service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and legacy during the MLK Challenge held Jan. 21. A total of 23 charitable organizations in the Boone area were served. All Photos by Marie Freeman
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Feb. 1
Jan. 27, 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. on Wednesday, Feb.1.
Appalachian’s new Center for Academic Excellence becomes one-stop shop for effective teaching and learning
Jan. 27, 2017
Student success depends on effective teaching and learning. Appalachian’s Center for Academic Excellence keeps faculty at the top of their game.
Dr. Edward Westermann, author of ‘Hitler’s Ostkrieg and the Indian Wars,’ to lecture Feb. 2 at Appalachian
Jan. 27, 2017
In “Hitler’s Ostkrieg and the Indian Wars,” published by the University of Oklahoma Press last year, Westermann examines the parallels that Hitler drew between the Nazi quest for Lebensraum in Eastern Europe and the westward expansion of the United States, known as Manifest Destiny.
Dr. Rick Klima, math skills builder
Jan. 27, 2017
Dr. Rick Klima, professor and assistant chair of Appalachian State University’s Department of Mathematical Sciences, uses encryption and the democratic process as tools for teaching math skills.
Dr. Ok-Youn Yu, extending the growing season with biomass
Jan. 27, 2017
Dr. Ok-Youn Yu is using on-farm biomass resources to produce energy for greenhouses, increasing winter yields of fresh produce and farmers’ profits.
Dr. Dana Powell, activist researcher at the Dakota Access Pipeline
Jan. 27, 2017
The Standing Rock pipeline protest led to on-the-ground activist research for Dr. Dana Powell, assistant professor of anthropology at Appalachian.
Dr. Karen Caldwell uses the expressive arts to prepare future counselors
Jan. 27, 2017
Appalachian State University’s Dr. Karen Caldwell promotes expressive arts therapy in developing marriage and family counselors.
Appalachian secures funding for community-wide suicide prevention training
Jan. 23, 2017
The North Carolina Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has awarded $19,150 for training in an innovative suicide prevention program to the Counseling and Psychological Services Center and the Assessment, Support, and Counseling (ASC) Center.
Six Appalachian students awarded the Generation Study Abroad Scholarship
Jan. 23, 2017
Six Appalachian students received a $2,500 scholarship to study abroad through the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Generation Study Abroad™ initiative.
Appalachian one of 8 UNC institutions to host Laboratory School, will partner with Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools to advance literacy
Jan. 20, 2017
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors selected Appalachian because of the quality of its educator preparation program.
Appalachian leads writing projects at Chinese universities
Jan. 20, 2017
As part of a recent project of Appalachian’s American Cultural Center at Northeastern University (NEU) in Shenyang, China, three Appalachian professors developed instructional videos and other online materials for a website on academic writing in English.
Sparks receives honorary degree from Appalachian
Jan. 19, 2017
Among those receiving degrees from Appalachian State University during its Fall Commencement on Dec. 10, 2016, was Richard G. Sparks, president and CEO of Appalachian Regional Healthcare System.
Appalachian continues building engaged community through Sustained Dialogue initiative, now in its second year
Jan. 19, 2017
Sustained Dialogue builds a more cohesive, engaged and understanding campus community. Sign up for spring activities today.
Future Engineer Camp donors fund summer camp for youths
Jan. 19, 2017
Organizers of the Future Engineer Camps program closed another successful summer series thanks to the support of some generous donors.
Study shows significant majority of Appalachian State University students employed or continuing their education within a year of graduation
Jan. 13, 2017
Key data are being tracked regarding the success of Appalachian State University students after they graduate, and the initial results are promising. A recent study found that 85 percent of undergraduate and nearly 100 percent of graduate alumni, tracked from Appalachian’s 2015 graduating class, were either employed or enrolled in some level of post-secondary education within one year of graduation.