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Student support services helps first-generation college students succeed
Sept. 24, 2015
For the past 43 years, Appalachian State University has been part of the federally funded Student Support Services Program (SSS) designed to help increase the number of low-income college students, first-generation students and those with disabilities successfully complete a postsecondary education.
Appalachian’s fall CareerFest brings employers to campus
Sept. 24, 2015
The Sept. 29 event will feature 130 employers and showcase internship and employment opportunities for Appalachian students and alumni.
Gearing up for college success
Sept. 23, 2015
students from Ashe County Middle School were among 1,350 students from Ashe, Alleghany, Yancey and Burke counties who were on campus Sept. 18 for GEAR UP Day.
“Rhythm and Revolution” — Cuba Study Abroad, 2015
Sept. 23, 2015
Images from a multidisciplinary, study abroad course titled “Rhythm and Revolution: Exploring Music and Dance in Cuba.” The program was led by faculty in dance, music and global studies.
Registration is open for the annual running of The Knob
Sept. 22, 2015
Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to be part of the 9th annual running of The Knob. As the third and final race of the 2015 High Country Triple Crown series, The Knob is a great way to kick off Appalachian State University’s Homecoming Weekend.
“An Enemy of the People” to be presented Sept. 30-Oct. 4
Sept. 21, 2015
Appalachian’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents “An Enemy of the People,” playwright Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 masterpiece about an eco-conscious doctor who uncovers a controversial secret.
Lettuce Learn to host garden-based professional development series for educators
Sept. 21, 2015
Lettuce Learn, Appalachian’s Mathematics and Science Education Center and Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department will host “Local Food Systems 101,” the first of four “Lettuce Learn Garden SMARTs” workshops at a local small-scale family farm in Zionville.
Cheeseman presents faculty recital Oct. 4
Sept. 21, 2015
Cheeseman is a member of the Hayes School of Music faculty. The program is comprised of contemporary compositions written from 1980 to 2010.
Kirkpatrick receives Brockman-Campbell Book Award for her Irish-themed poetry collection
Sept. 21, 2015
A poet and professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of English, Kirkpatrick had long wanted to write about Gonne, who was a muse to William Butler Yeats, but she was uncertain of the creative device – such as lyric or dramatic monologue – that she wanted to use.
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak to speak at Appalachian Sept. 24
Sept. 18, 2015
Professor Gayatri Spivak—a brilliant theorist in postcolonial studies—will deliver the talk “The Subaltern, Again and Again.”
AppX: Acronyms, Jargon and General Confusion
Sept. 17, 2015
All is made clear as AppX's brand new host Patrick welcomes student body president Carson Rich to the podcast studio for a discussion that makes sense out of the alphabet soup that is college.
Bringing Global Learning into the Classroom
Sept. 17, 2015
Appalachian Students tie classroom to real world situations with global learning opportunities.
Service-Learning at App State: An Alternative to Spring Break
Sept. 17, 2015
Students choose Alternative Service Experience (ASE) over cruising or car trips for Spring Break.
Professor mentorship: Libby Puckett & Nicole Reilly
Sept. 17, 2015
Chemistry major Nicole Reilly ’11 credits her professors, specifically Chemistry Professor Libby Puckett with “preparing her for life.”
Appalachian receives NSF grant to address math and science teacher shortage in rural schools
Sept. 17, 2015
A four-year, $1,165,039 grant from the National Science Foundation awarded to Appalachian State University will help address the shortage of math and science teachers in rural schools.
The First Year Showcase to be presented Sept. 24-27
Sept. 16, 2015
Appalachian State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present The First Year Showcase, an exclusive first look at up-and-coming talent at Appalachian.
Appalachian Symphony Orchestra performs Sept. 27
Sept. 16, 2015
Morning, noon and night in Boone is the theme for the Sept. 27 performance of the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra at Appalachian State University.
Whiskytree visual effects founder to speak at Power of Design in October
Sept. 16, 2015
Jonathan Harb, CEO and creative director of the computer graphics company Whiskytree Inc., will present “From Boone to the Big Screen” at the Power of Design lecture Oct. 5 at Appalachian State University.

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