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Chris Petti’s gift to An Appalachian Summer Festival a major lift for Schaffels’ $1 million challenge
Nov. 17, 2021
Benefactor Chris Petti has pledged $500,000 to be applied toward a $1 million challenge gift from Nancy and Neil Schaffel, in support of the endowment fund for An Appalachian Summer Festival — Appalachian State University’s annual celebration of the performing and visual arts.
App State Community honors military Mountaineers, hears military family perspective
Nov. 17, 2021
App State observed Veterans Day 2021 with remarks by Chancellor Sheri Everts, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs J.J. Brown and special guest Barbara Ashley, an entrepreneur and military spouse who is married to App State alumnus Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Robert “Bob” Ashley.
App Builds a Home breaks ground on 3rd ‘safe and affordable home’
Nov. 17, 2021
App Builds a Home held a Nov. 6 groundbreaking ceremony for its third build in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity. Fundraising for the project is off to a strong start with a $20,000 matching grant from State Farm.
Meet App State’s 2021–22 Chancellor’s Scholars
Nov. 12, 2021
Get to know the 10 first-year students who were awarded App State’s oldest and most academically competitive merit-based scholarship in 2021–22.
Three App State leaders attend climate summit in Scotland
Watauga Democrat
Nov. 11, 2021
App State Chief Sustainability Officer Lee Ball, Dr. Dave McEvoy, chair of the Department of Economics, and Dr. Martin Meznar, associate dean for global and civic engagement in the Walker College of Business, represented App State at the 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
App State announces 4 recipients of its Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship
Nov. 10, 2021
Four first-year students have been awarded full in-state tuition to App State through the university’s Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship — a merit-based scholarship designed to support students from underrepresented populations.
App State social work students bring diverse books to WCS classrooms
Watauga Democrat
Nov. 10, 2021
App State social work students raised money to donate books to Watauga County elementary schools to better represent diverse student populations.
Is COVID-19 Seasonal? [faculty interviewed]
The Scientist
Nov. 10, 2021
Dr. Maggie Sugg, associate professor in App State's Department of Geography and Planning, is interviewed for this article by The Scientist.
8 aspiring health care professionals named App State Beaver Scholars for 2021–22
Nov. 10, 2021
App State named eight Beaver College of Health Sciences students as Beaver Scholars for the 2021–22 academic year. The scholarship — established in 2019 by App State alumnus Don Beaver ’62 ’64 and his wife, Vickie Beaver, the couple for whom the college is named — provides support to North Carolina students with a commitment to health care careers.
10 students commit to advancing diversity at App State as 2021–22 Diversity Scholarship recipients
Nov. 8, 2021
The 10 first-year students accepted into App State’s Diversity Scholars Program were recognized for their demonstrated leadership potential, academic achievement and willingness to create positive change, along with a commitment to the principles of diversity.
Dr. Sarah Evans, App State students to explore how water patterns in melting permafrost affect climate change
Nov. 3, 2021
App State assistant professor Dr. Sarah Evans and App State undergraduate students will spend the next three summers studying water saturation patterns in Alaska’s thawing permafrost — research aimed at providing new insights on the advancement of climate change. Their research is supported by a nearly $690,000 National Science Foundation grant.
App State’s TRIO Student Support Services awarded continued federal funding for 2021–22
Nov. 2, 2021
The TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program at App State has received $338,780 in additional federal grant funding for the 2021–22 academic year. For nearly 50 years SSS has provided comprehensive services that support first-generation and/or low-income students throughout their academic careers.
New Appalachian scholarships will benefit 12 Guilford County students annually
WFDD
Nov. 1, 2021
Triad radio station WFDD shares news about the Frank Scholars Program at App State, funded by the late Hughlene Bostian Frank '68 and William "Bill" Frank.
Bristol native was one of two named Young Birder of the Year [student featured]
Bristol Herald Courier
Nov. 1, 2021
Appalachian State University senior biology major Adrianna Nelson was one of two students to be named the American Birding Association’s Young Birder of the Year, a mentoring program that awards young birders across the country from ages 10-18.
Thousands return to Boone for App State Homecoming 2021
Nov. 1, 2021
For Mountaineer alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends, App State Homecoming 2021 represented not only an annual return to Boone, but also a return to traditional in-person gatherings and activities.
App State’s Spooky Duke 2021 raises more than $25K — most to date — for children with special needs
Oct. 29, 2021
Ghouls, ghosts and goblins gathered on App State’s campus — and virtually — Oct. 16 for the 11th annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest. The event raised more than $25,000 to benefit App State’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country, which assists regional families who have children with special needs.
Pavilion at App State’s Kidd Brewer Stadium honors Robert ‘Bob’ Hatley
Oct. 28, 2021
The Hatley Pavilion, which encompasses a west-side turf area at the stadium’s north end zone facility, has been named in recognition of a $500,000 TowneBank Foundation gift to App State Athletics in honor of Robert “Bob” Hatley ’72.
App State celebrates research and creative activity, honors two faculty members
Oct. 28, 2021
At the culmination of App State’s weeklong virtual celebration of research and creativity activity, the university honored Dr. Andy Heckert and Joseph Bathanti with the Chancellor’s and Provost’s Awards, respectively. The faculty were recognized for superior achievement in their fields and sustained productivity.