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App State’s Team Sunergy qualifies for American Solar Challenge with solid performance at Formula Sun Grand Prix
July 12, 2022
The team completed 475 laps totaling 950 miles over the three-day road course at Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kansas, qualifying for the 1,470-mile American Solar Challenge.
Reich College of Education staff coach Northwestern NC’s new teachers
Dr. Betsy Rosenbalm oversees the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program at App State
July 6, 2022
App State supports new teachers through the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program — offering weekly coaching, professional development and an annual conference.
50 years of giving: App State families change lives, build legacies
July 6, 2022
For more than 50 years, a group of Mountaineer families — including local and regional community leaders — has fostered a legacy of consistent giving to App State. Their support has enabled current and future students to pursue their educational aspirations and created access to cultural programming, entertainment and athletic events.
STYLE: Filipe Ho and Bradley Rhyne of OMJ Clothing [alumni featured]
Charlotte Magazine
July 5, 2022
App State alumni and former roommates and fraternity brothers, Filipe Ho ’07 and Bradley Rhyne ’07, are now co-owners of OMJ Clothing — a men’s casual and custom clothing store in Charlotte. Ho graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and Rhyne graduated with bachelor’s degrees in finance and banking and risk management and insurance.
App State’s Karolyn Martin crowned Miss North Carolina 2022 [alumni featured]
Watauga Democrat
July 5, 2022
App State alumna Karolyn Martin ’22 was named Miss North Carolina 2022, becoming the second consecutive Mountaineer to receive the honor. Martin, an Honors College student, graduated from App State with a bachelor’s degree in communications studies.
Freiman family donates more than $2 million to App State
Gifts benefit An Appalachian Summer Festival and University Libraries
July 5, 2022
The Freiman family has donated more than $2 million to App State in support of An Appalachian Summer Festival and University Libraries. The gifts were given in memory of Larry Freiman — who passed away in 2021 — by his wife, Barbara, and their children and grandchildren.
App State students score 2nd-place divisional win in national solar competition
The student team was recognized for its solar power system, designed to meet the renewable energy needs of a campus community
June 29, 2022
A multidisciplinary team of App State students captured a second-place win in the 2021–22 Solar District Cup, recognized for their solar power system design. This national competition challenges students to develop renewable energy solutions for college campuses or urban districts.
App State biology interns spend summer in Wilson Creek’s ‘natural playground’
Cleanup, conservation and outreach for a National Wild and Scenic River
June 29, 2022
App State biology majors Nick Campany and Carson Scott serve as interns for ACleanWilsonCreek.org, a conservation effort encompassing research, education and hands-on cleanup.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted July 6
June 29, 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.
Find Your Sustain Ability: Dr. Jamie Parson
June 23, 2022
Jamie Parson, App State's newly appointed chief diversity officer and an associate professor in the Walker College of Business, has been active in working to support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on college campuses. On this Find Your Sustain Ability, Parson relates her journey to this position, as well as her goals and foreseen challenges in DEI work.
App State alum donates $1.3 million in support of App State Athletics and Walker College of Business
June 22, 2022
Dennis Covington ’92 and his wife, Katherine, have made a $1.3 million gift in support of academic resources and facilities for App State Athletics and the Walker College of Business.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.