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Mandela Fellows reflect on time spent at Appalachian
Aug. 31, 2016
For six weeks during summer, Appalachian State University hosted 25 young leaders from 19 African countries from the 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute.
Everts names special assistant for athletics compliance
Aug. 31, 2016
Bandy’s prior positions include assistant director of academic and membership affairs for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and assistant athletic director for compliance at the University of Montana.
Keeping students safe
Wellness and Prevention Services makes strategic partnership with Jed Foundation Campus Program
Aug. 30, 2016
Appalachian institutes a program to assess and enhance mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention programming.
Wellness and Prevention Services helps students navigate safely and successfully
Aug. 30, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Wellness and Prevention Services helps students navigate college years safely and successfully.
Appalachian offers Koru Mindfulness classes to build resiliency
Aug. 30, 2016
Learn about the Koru Mindfulness Curriculum classes being offered by Appalachian’s Wellness and Prevention Services, beginning Fall 2016.
Health, Wellness and Safety Week held Aug. 29 – Sept. 1 at Appalachian
Aug. 30, 2016
The primary purpose of Heath, Wellness and Safety Week is to highlight campus resources available to the university’s students.
Banking Professor honored by community and university; Davis shares vision and thoughts about Appalachian, the High Country and the world
Aug. 29, 2016
Dr. Harry M. Davis, professor of finance and past chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance at Appalachian, shared some thoughts about the economy, globalization, education and his personal accomplishments.
Three new exhibits open at Turchin Center on Sept. 2
Aug. 26, 2016
Admission is free and visitors are welcome to “engage, discover and connect through the arts,” while enjoying free appetizers, a cash bar and an opportunity to meet the artists.
Michael McNally named director of North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies
Aug. 26, 2016
The center’s 55,000 square-foot facility, located in Hickory, provides facilities for applied research in engineering-related fields and serves as a conduit to baccalaureate education delivered by institutions in the the University of North Carolina system.
Appalachian community partners are doing ‘business for good’
Aug. 26, 2016
Do business for good. Area speakers share sustainable business practice theories and applications in the High Country.
Walker College of Business hosts Business for Good, promotes responsible economic, social and natural resource management
Aug. 26, 2016
Do business for good. Speakers share sustainable business practice theories and applications in the High Country and the world.
27th Annual Walk for Awareness slated for Aug. 30 at Appalachian State University
Aug. 26, 2016
The annual Walk for Awareness is a silent walk through the Appalachian State University campus to commemorate lives lost to violence.
Podcast Preview: Jon Ronson on Public Shaming
Aug. 26, 2016
Hear Jon Ronson on the phenomenon of public shaming via social media. Have we come that far from the stocks in the public square? Is Twitter our new scarlet letter?
Geography Professor Sugg receives award for continued research on her North Carolina heat-health vulnerability tool
Aug. 26, 2016
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has awarded $10,356 to Dr. Margaret Sugg, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Geography and Planning.
Connell sets her eye on Beaver College of Health Sciences master’s program
Aug. 26, 2016
In May, Leah Connell ’16 accepted her diploma, a bachelor’s degree in communications sciences and disorders from the Beaver College of Health Sciences. She said her experience at the university exceeded expectations.
Oncology nurse Sheets ’14 returns to serve Boone
Running her own show
Aug. 25, 2016
ACCESS alumna Hannah Sheets Adams ’14 joins Watauga Medical Center’s radiation oncology department. “Giving my patients my all is a big deal to me.”
Jon Ronson on Public Shaming
Is social media programming us to be intolerant?
Aug. 24, 2016
Hear Jon Ronson on the phenomenon of public shaming via social media. Have we come that far from the stocks in the public square? Is Twitter our new scarlet letter?
Six students honored with Wilson Scholarship
They are ‘passionate about service’ and ‘dedicated to understanding the world around them’
Aug. 24, 2016
Six incoming students earned the Wilson Scholarship this year, Appalachian’s most prestigious merit-based scholarship. Selected on academic achievements, service and leadership, these students are passionately engaged!