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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!
Wilson Scholars – service and sustainability education in Costa Rica
Aug. 24, 2016
Learn about the 2016 Wilson Scholars’ upcoming sustainability education trip to Costa Rica’s Monteverde Institute.
Registration underway for fall Craft Enrichment classes at Appalachian
Aug. 18, 2016
The Michael R. Patricelli Craft Enrichment Program offers a variety of classes for novices, advanced students or individuals who are ready to explore a new hobby. Some classes begin as soon as Aug. 25 and fill quickly, so early registration is encouraged.
Racing the Sun
An Appalachian team seeks to change the future of transportation with a solar race car
Aug. 17, 2016
Take a dozen Appalachian students, three passionate faculty and an institutional commitment to sustainability and you get a race car powered by the sun that wins third place in a three-day track race and places sixth in a cross-country race lasting eight days and nearly 2,000 miles. You get innovations in sustainable technology. And, you get a roadmap to the car of the future.
Racing the Sun: History of Apperion
Aug. 17, 2016
How does a group of students end up building a solar car and entering it in an international, collegiate competition? It began with Dan Blakeley, an Army Ranger who was looking to the future, and who would become the leader of Team Sunergy. Inspired to build a solar car by his sustainable transportation instructor, Blakeley found funding and academic support to convert a golf cart from gas to solar power, build a race car prototype, and learn from everyone and every opportunity he could find.
Racing the Sun: The Competition
Aug. 17, 2016
What is this competition, anyway? An international event that involves designing, building and racing solar vehicles, the competition is two-fold. It is comprised of the Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and the American Solar Challenge (ASC).