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Documentary ‘Come Hell or High Water’ explores Western North Carolina flood of 1916, its impact and implications
Oct. 6, 2016
The film explores the history of Western North Carolina’s worst natural disaster. One hundred years ago this past July, 22 inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period, raising the French Broad River 17 feet above flood stage and causing extensive flooding throughout the western part of the state.
Appalachian State University Board of Trustees elects new officers, passes resolution supporting underrepresented students
Oct. 6, 2016
Vice Chair Alice G. Roess is the new chair of the board, James M. Barnes is now vice chair, and John M. Blackburn replaced Barnes as the board’s secretary.
“The Schaefer Center Presents” at Appalachian features screening of “Remember,” a Holocaust film, followed by a panel discussion
Oct. 5, 2016
In “Remember,” award-nominated director Atom Egoyan creates a fast-paced revenge thriller that intimately addresses the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Appalachian’s Humanities Council to present Oct. 7 symposium titled “Intersectionality, Pedagogy, and the Humanities: Rethinking Knowledge”
Oct. 5, 2016
The symposium will feature two plenary speakers: Dr. Christopher Teuton, who chairs the American Indian Studies department at the University of Washington; and Dr. Janice Willis, a professor emerita of religion at Wesleyan University.
Gormly: Appalachian is the right place for veterans and active duty personnel
Oct. 5, 2016
Appalachian State University is ranked seventh among regional universities in the South as a “Best College for Veterans” by U.S. News and World Report. That ranking could be one more reason veterans and active-duty military members select Appalachian.
Mikayla Sage and Cameron Small are winners of Appalachian’s 2016 ECRS Computer Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship scholarships
Oct. 4, 2016
Both Sage and Small are first-year computer science majors. Each receives a $4,000 per year scholarship in addition to $500 each year for materials such as software or a computer application for research, which the ECRS scholarship promotes.
Faculty and alumna of Appalachian’s Department of Communication benefit from being named Kopenhaver Fellows
Oct. 4, 2016
The three faculty are Heather Paige Preston, Dr. Newly Paul and Dr. Mildred “Mimi” Perreault. The alumna is Dr. Jennifer Brannock Cox.
Alicia Chapman and Karen Robertson to be featured in a faculty performance Oct. 5
Oct. 4, 2016
Dr. Alicia Chapman, oboe and English horn, and Dr. Karen Robertson, horn, will be featured in a faculty concert.
Nominations sought for Global Leadership and Local to Global awards
Oct. 4, 2016
Both the Global Leadership awards and the Local to Global award recognize “extraordinary contributions of students, faculty and staff who have initiated, developed and/or supported opportunities for global learning.”
Educators inducted into Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Oct. 4, 2016
The inductees were Dr. Kim Blackburn-Morrison ’93 ’10, Bob M. Mauldin ’61 and Dawn B. Wooten ’89.
Appalachian’s first health care provider, Nurse Mary S. Shook
Generations of Appalachian students received care from this founding member of the Student Health Association of North Carolina. The university's M.S. Shook Health Service is named for her.
Oct. 3, 2016
Generations of students turned to M.S. Shook Health Service’s namesake ‘Nurse Shook’ for care – through flu, sports injuries, homesickness and more.
Recollections of Boone from Nurse Mary S. Shook’s niece
Oct. 3, 2016
Alumna Betty S. Telford shares memories of Boone, Appalachian State University and her aunt, Nurse Mary S. Shook.
Through flu, sports injuries, homesickness and more
Oct. 3, 2016
Nurse Mary S. Shook talks about her 40-year career healing and nurturing Appalachian State University students.
Appalachian Wind Ensemble program Oct. 2 to celebrate the life of Dr. William A. Gora with music and reflections of guest speakers
Sep. 30, 2016
The Appalachian Wind Ensemble will present “A Concert in Celebration of Life” for Dr. William A. Gora, its former music director.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Oct. 5
Sep. 29, 2016
Appalachian State University will test its campus siren warning system at 11:55 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
Enrollment increases, first-year class largest and most diverse in university history
Sep. 28, 2016
According to data released by the university, total enrollment for academic year 2016-17 is the highest ever at 18,295, and the first-year class is the largest and most diverse in Appalachian’s history.
Appalachian Symphony Band to perform Oct. 3 in Rosen Concert Hall
Sep. 28, 2016
The program, a presentation of Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music, is titled “To Boldly Go…”
Appalachian State University leadership passes resolutions in support of underrepresented students, revises chalking policy
Sep. 28, 2016
Appalachian’s Board of Trustees adopted a resolution in support of underrepresented students on Friday, Sept. 23. Appalachian’s Faculty Senate adopted a similar resolution on Monday, Sept. 19. On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Chancellor Sheri N. Everts announced a change in the facilities use policy related to chalking messages on university sidewalks.