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App State Community Music School launches new fall classes in Boone and Hudson
Aug. 19, 2021
Musicians of all ages and experience levels in Boone and Hudson can enjoy music classes through App State’s Community Music School (CMS). For fall 2021, CMS is launching new group classes at two locations: App State’s Broyhill Music Center and the HUB Station Arts Center in Hudson. All private lessons are offered online.
6,200 students settled into residence halls on App State’s campus
Aug. 17, 2021
During move-in week for the fall 2021 semester, 6,200 students settled into residence halls on App State’s campus.
Mentor and guide: App State resident assistants help students connect
Aug. 13, 2021
App State resident assistants lead the charge in helping mentor and guide the thousands of students living in on-campus residence halls each year — creating a safe, welcoming environment and helping students connect with university resources.
It’s digital! E-book rentals lighten costs — and backpacks — for App State students
Aug. 13, 2021
E-book rentals lighten the load for App State students — both physically and financially. And, with immediate delivery, it’s easy to be ready for class from day one.
App State's Team Sunergy wins big in US solar racing challenge — No. 1 in Cruiser Class
Aug. 12, 2021
App State’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, swept the 2021 American Solar Challenge — finishing in first place for multiple-occupant vehicles (MOV), winning all three stages of the race from Missouri to New Mexico and clocking a total of 964.8 miles.
College students race solar cars from Missouri to New Mexico [students featured]
Santa Fe New Mexican
Aug. 7, 2021
The Santa Fe New Mexican interviews App State Team Sunergy member Sam Cheatham about the American Solar Challenge. Team Sunergy finished first in its class in the road race.
App State and Cone Estate connection spans 100-plus years, yields academic and engagement opportunities
Aug. 6, 2021
App State’s location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina opens avenues of academic and civic engagement particular to the area. The university’s partnership with the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park in Blowing Rock — spanning more than a century — is a good example.
App State’s solar vehicle team takes Formula Sun Grand Prix 2nd place, qualifies for 1,000-mile road challenge
Aug. 5, 2021
App State’s solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, captured second place in its class in the 2021 Formula Sun Grand Prix, qualifying for the American Challenge (ASC) road race — this year from Missouri to New Mexico. Follow Team Sunergy’s third ASC showing as they power west on sustainable energy Aug. 3–7.
Future education leaders at App State receive boosted support from about $3 million in state grants
Aug. 5, 2021
App State is one of six UNC System institutions awarded recurring grants through the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program to train and support future education leaders. The nearly $3 million in funding will boost programming provided through App State’s school administration program, which prepares students for principal roles and other director positions.
Laurel Creek Hall is move-in ready: New building to house 640 App State students
Aug. 5, 2021
Suite- and apartment-style campus living awaits first-year students moving into the new Laurel Creek Hall — the latest residence hall to be completed in App State’s multiphase housing project.
Researchers support rural-serving colleges and universities from new center at App State
Aug. 4, 2021
The Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC) is now housed in App State’s Reich College of Education. The move to App State signals ARRC’s continued growth as the leading research organization focused on regional colleges, according to executive director Dr. Andrew Koricich.
How to navigate the return to in-person activities
Aug. 3, 2021
App State’s Dr. Kurt Michael offers insights on how to reintegrate into in-person activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is water always the best choice on a hot day? [faculty featured]
BBC
Aug. 3, 2021
Dr. David Nieman, a professor of biology at Appalachian State University and director of the Human Performance Laboratory at North Carolina Research Campus, is included among experts interviewed about the healthiest drinks for rehydration.
The American Solar Challenge will start Tuesday in Independence and end in New Mexico [students featured]
The Examiner
Aug. 2, 2021
App State student and Team Sunergy Co-Mechanical Director Jessica Navarro-Luciano is interviewed in this article about the American Solar Challenge, a road race of solar-powered cars from Missouri to New Mexico.
Smoke from Western fires wafts to region [faculty featured]
The Mountain Times
July 29, 2021
Dr. James Sherman, physics and astronomy professor at App State, is interviewed by The Mountain Times about the smoke that drifted to the area from Western U.S. wildfires in summer 2021.
App State professor awarded ADVANCE grant to foster gender equity in information technology
July 27, 2021
Women faculty in the field of information technology are set to benefit from ImPACT IT — a three-year research project aimed at removing barriers to women’s advancement to full professor. App State professor Dr. Lakshmi Iyer is partnering with four other women IT faculty on the project, which is supported by a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation ADVANCE grant.
App State students design and produce award-winning wine labels — cheers!
July 26, 2021
A new family of wines developed by App State students and faculty has an award-winning look, with labels designed and printed by students in the graphic communications management program. The labels won second place in the 2021 Phoenix Challenge — a college competition between graphic communications students across North America.
Appalachian State unveils solar-powered race car's new look ahead of race events
WJHL
July 23, 2021
WJHL reports on the App State Solar Vehicle Team and shares images from its practice at the Johnson County (Tennessee) Airport.