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  • Appalachian will test its emergency notification system Jan. 13
    Appalachian will test its emergency notification system Jan. 13
    Dec. 14, 2015

    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 – Wed., Jan. 13, at 11:55 a.m. The siren test will consist of a 75-second discontinuous air horn tone followed by a pre-recorded voice message that says, “This is a test. This is a test of the emergency warning system. This is only a test.”

  • Walking the Walk with Dr. Lee Ball
    Walking the Walk with Dr. Lee Ball
    Dec. 12, 2015

    Dr. Lee Ball, the interim director of sustainability for Appalachian State University, has all the credentials: a doctorate in Sustainability Education, a master’s in Environmental Education, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Science.

  • Geology faculty and students contribute to better understanding of early climate change during the Devonian and Carboniferous Periods
    Geology faculty and students contribute to better understanding of early climate change during the Devonian and Carboniferous Periods
    Dec. 11, 2015

    A five-year UNESCO and International Union of Geological Sciences project on the interaction between climate change and the earth’s biodiversity, IGCP 596, has culminated in the book “Planet Earth – In Deep Time,” co-edited by Professor Johnny Waters at Appalachian State University.

  • Dave by the Bell: Spreading the Cheer
    Dave by the Bell: Spreading the Cheer
    Dec. 10, 2015

    App State Students aren't just kicking back this holiday season, they're giving back as well!

  • Grains of sand hold clues to the history of Alaska’s glaciers
    Grains of sand hold clues to the history of Alaska’s glaciers
    Dec. 10, 2015

    Show most people a core sample from the ocean floor and they only see mud. Ellen Cowan sees a ribbon of time dating back 1 million years or more. Since 2013, Cowan, a geology professor at Appalachian State University, has been part of an international team of scientists studying climate change and earth systems in the Gulf of Alaska. Their work with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program is supported in part by the National Science Foundation.

  • Agreement strengthens Appalachian’s relationship with Wilkes Community College
    Agreement strengthens Appalachian’s relationship with Wilkes Community College
    Dec. 10, 2015

    BOONE—An agreement between Wilkes Community College and Appalachian State University opens up a seamless pathway for students interested in earning an architectural technology and design degree from Appalachian. The agreement was signed by Dr. Darrell Kruger, provost and executive vice chancellor at Appalachian, and Dr. John Hauser, vice president of industrial and workforce development at Wilkes Community College.

  • Latest issue of the Appalachian Journal focuses on Appalachian music
    Latest issue of the Appalachian Journal focuses on Appalachian music
    Dec. 9, 2015

    BOONE—The Appalachian Journal has published its first special edition on Appalachian music. This double issue (vol. 42, nos. 3-4) is the largest one in the journal’s 42-year history, with 300-plus pages and 60-plus contributors. Guest editors Mark Freed and Trevor McKenzie are both musicians and music teachers who kick off this issue with a roundtable discussion: 25 musicians, teachers and scholars who select and describe their Appalachian “Top 10” playlists, offering lively defenses of their choices.

  • AppX: The App State Bucket List
    AppX: The App State Bucket List
    Dec. 9, 2015

    What every App Student must do before graduation.

  • Take a Break with the Chancellor
    Take a Break with the Chancellor
    Dec. 3, 2015

    BOONE—Grab a friend and “Take a Break with the Chancellor” on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. in the atrium of Belk Library and Information Commons. Free snacks, coffee and tea will be provided. The event with Chancellor Sheri N. Everts and college deans is one of several activities that are part of Belk Library’s Library Cares week Dec. 6-9, an opportunity for students to achieve balance, relaxation and success during exam week.

  • Appalachian joins the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    Appalachian joins the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    Dec. 2, 2015

    BOONE—Twenty-nine faculty from across three colleges at Appalachian State University are involved in atmospheric sciences or related research.

  • More than 1,700 students will receive an Appalachian diploma Dec. 12
    More than 1,700 students will receive an Appalachian diploma Dec. 12
    Dec. 2, 2015

    BOONE—Appalachian State University diplomas will be awarded this month to 1,321 undergraduates who will complete their degree requirements in December, and 407 graduate students who completed degree requirements in either August or December.

  • Annual Holiday Scholarship Concert presented Dec. 4 at Appalachian
    Annual Holiday Scholarship Concert presented Dec. 4 at Appalachian
    Dec. 1, 2015

    BOONE—The Hayes School of Music presents its annual Holiday Scholarship Concert Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts at Appalachian State University. Admission is $10. Tickets are available at the Schaefer Center or by calling 800-841-2787 or 828-262-4046.

  • Appalachian offers variety of options for meditation and well-being as semester ends
    Appalachian offers variety of options for meditation and well-being as semester ends
    Dec. 1, 2015

    BOONE—As final exams for fall semester near, Appalachian State University offers a variety of options for maintaining well-being. Appalachian’s Rich Mountain Meditation Room in Plemmons Student Union has been remodeled to better serve students, faculty and staff looking for a quiet respite from their busy lives. It is located on the third floor of Plemmons Student Union and is available for prayer, meditation or small group spiritual gatherings.

  • “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” to be presented Dec. 5 and 6
    “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” to be presented Dec. 5 and 6
    Nov. 30, 2015

    BOONE—The Appalachian Women’s Theatre Troupe (AWTT) at Appalachian State University presents the 1993 comedy “Five Women Wearing The Same Dress” by playwright Alan Ball about five bridesmaids hiding in a bedroom during a wedding reception.

  • Slow recovery after running? New research shows why and what to do about it
    Slow recovery after running? New research shows why and what to do about it
    Nov. 30, 2015

    KANNAPOLIS—David Nieman, DrPH, with the Appalachian State University Human Performance Lab on the NC Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis, gets a steady stream of emails from runners who find themselves unable to recover from intense exercise like marathons after years of training and competing.

  • Appalachian recognizes alumni with Faces of Courage Awards
    Appalachian recognizes alumni with Faces of Courage Awards

    The award recognizes those who were instrumental in Appalachian State University’s early diversity efforts. Another former student received an honorary degree and the Black and Gold Medallion.

    Nov. 25, 2015

    Five alumni who played key roles in Appalachian’s history were recognized - four with Faces of Courage Awards and one with an honorary degree - at a special ceremony during Homecoming 2015.

  • Student industrial designers thrive at Appalachian
    Student industrial designers thrive at Appalachian
    Nov. 25, 2015

    BOONE—End-of-semester projects in the industrial design program at Appalachian State University have names like Flow, Sip and Sprout, Cinnaway and Hollo Band. The work of senior students in the product design studio is a culmination of their experiences in the product design concentration within the Department of Applied Design’s industrial design program.

  • Podcast Preview: Faculty Discuss Sustainability’s 3E’s: economics, equity and environment
    Podcast Preview: Faculty Discuss Sustainability’s 3E’s: economics, equity and environment
    Nov. 24, 2015

    In the first of four podcasts on sustainability at Appalachian State University, Drs. Shea Tuberty, Todd Cherry and Dinesh Paudel, each engaged in research and teaching around economics, equity or environmental issues, share opinions on what’s hopeful—and what’s not—for our university, the Boone community, our state and our world.

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