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  • How Appalachian State’s Police Officer Development Program is Revolutionizing Policing
    How Appalachian State’s Police Officer Development Program is Revolutionizing Policing
    Campus Safety
    June 14, 2022

    Campus Safety magazine interviews App State Police Chief and Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist Andy Stephenson for an article and podcast about App State's innovative Appalachian Police Officer Development Program.

  • App State announces new master’s degree in occupational therapy
    App State announces new master’s degree in occupational therapy

    Program to help address OT shortage in rural NC, welcomes first cohort in fall 2024

    June 10, 2022

    Beginning in fall 2024, Appalachian State University’s new Master of Science in occupational therapy program will help address a critical lack of occupational therapists in Western North Carolina.

  • Cardiovascular Recovery in Young Adults Takes Several Months after COVID-19 Infection
    Cardiovascular Recovery in Young Adults Takes Several Months after COVID-19 Infection
    American Physiological Society
    June 8, 2022

    The findings of research conducted at App State are published in the June 2022 issue of The Journal of Applied Physiology.

  • A return to Everest: App State’s Dr. Baker Perry leads climate science expedition to the world’s highest mountain
    A return to Everest: App State’s Dr. Baker Perry leads climate science expedition to the world’s highest mountain
    June 7, 2022

    Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer and professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, led a successful return expedition to Mount Everest, coordinating the maintenance of weather stations at the top of the world.

  • Jennifer Myers named chief audit officer at App State
    Jennifer Myers named chief audit officer at App State
    June 2, 2022

    Following a national search, Jennifer Myers has been named chief audit officer at Appalachian State University. She will begin her new role, in which she will direct App State’s Office of Internal Audits, on June 6.

  • NRLP projects aim to improve reliability for customers and campus
    NRLP projects aim to improve reliability for customers and campus
    Watauga Online
    June 1, 2022

    New River Light and Power — App State's nonprofit electric utility — highlights recent projects to improve infrastructure and increase reliability for its customers on campus and in Boone neighborhoods.

  • App State commercial photography alumnus photographs Tokyo Olympics
    App State commercial photography alumnus photographs Tokyo Olympics
    May 31, 2022

    Daniel Gajda ’20 has turned his passion into a career, working as a professional freelance photographer after earning his B.S. in commercial photography from App State. He was able to put his skills to practice in summer 2021, photographing Tokyo’s Sport Climbing Olympics.

  • Sean Gaillard named principal of App State’s Academy at Middle Fork lab school
    Sean Gaillard named principal of App State’s Academy at Middle Fork lab school
    May 27, 2022

    Sean Gaillard has been appointed principal of App State’s Academy at Middle Fork lab school in Walkertown. Gaillard currently serves as principal of Moore Magnet Elementary School in Winston-Salem. His new role begins July 1, 2022.

  • Veteran Mike Waters lays Memorial Day wreath at App State memorial
    Veteran Mike Waters lays Memorial Day wreath at App State memorial
    May 27, 2022

    Air Force veteran, App State staff member and Boone native Mike Waters continued the university's longstanding practice of placing a commemorative wreath at the campus Veterans Memorial, which honors members of the App State community who died while in military service.

  • Next-gen weather station installed near Everest’s summit
    Next-gen weather station installed near Everest’s summit
    National Geographic
    May 25, 2022

    National Geographic chronicles a return expedition to Mount Everest co-led by Dr. Baker Perry, National Geographic Explorer and professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, to coordinate the maintenance of weather stations at the top of the world.

  • Commentary: Post-pandemic performance reviews should not disadvantage those working from home [faculty featured]
    Commentary: Post-pandemic performance reviews should not disadvantage those working from home [faculty featured]
    Channel News Asia
    May 25, 2022

    As some people are working from home and others from the office, assessing employees fairly in appraisals will be much trickier, according to Yalcin Acikgoz, associate professor of psychology.

  • Dan Layzell named vice chancellor of finance and operations at App State
    Dan Layzell named vice chancellor of finance and operations at App State
    May 24, 2022

    Dr. Dan Layzell has been named vice chancellor of finance and operations at App State, effective Aug. 15. Formerly known as the vice chancellor of business affairs, this position oversees finance and administration, campus services, facilities management and human resources.

  • Campus emergency siren test to be conducted June 1
    Campus emergency siren test to be conducted June 1
    May 24, 2022

    During the test, App State uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, the discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for the all-clear signal.

  • 3 Triad towns among 19 in NC Commerce’s development program
    3 Triad towns among 19 in NC Commerce’s development program
    Fox 8 News
    May 24, 2022

    Three Triad towns are among 19 rural communities selected for an N.C. Department of Commerce and App State program designed to help them grow their economies.

  • App State’s donations from Scottish Rite exceed $2 million
    App State’s donations from Scottish Rite exceed $2 million

    The organization’s latest donations mark 60-plus years of university and community support

    May 19, 2022

    To date, App State has received more than $2 million in support from Scottish Rite organizations, which has benefited clinics, scholarships and programs related to communication disorders and reading education.

  • App State student-athletes extend 3.0+ GPA streak to 10 years
    App State student-athletes extend 3.0+ GPA streak to 10 years
    May 18, 2022

    The 2021–22 academic year marked the 10th consecutive year that App State student-athletes have earned a cumulative GPA above 3.0. A total of 185 student-athletes achieved either the Chancellor’s List or Dean’s List in spring 2022.

  • Jamie Parson named chief diversity officer at App State
    Jamie Parson named chief diversity officer at App State
    May 17, 2022

    Jamie Parson has been named chief diversity officer at Appalachian State University, effective immediately. Parson is the second cabinet-level chief diversity officer to hold the position at App State.

  • Rural Colorado students go to college at low rates. Tiny Fowler goes against the trend. [faculty interviewed]
    Rural Colorado students go to college at low rates. Tiny Fowler goes against the trend. [faculty interviewed]
    Chalkbeat
    May 17, 2022

    Sonja Ardoin, associate professor of human development and psychological counseling, is interviewed for a feature about college-going patterns in rural Colorado.

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