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K-9 Yaya puts her nose to work as 1st four-legged Appalachian Police officer
Feb. 9, 2021
Officer Yaya, a golden Labrador retriever, and her handler, Appalachian Police Officer Kevin Wilson, make up the Appalachian Police Department’s new K-9 unit. Yaya is certified in explosive detection, as well as tracking, trailing and firearm and shell casing recovery.
App State awarded SECU funds for pilot program to benefit nonprofits in rural Northwest NC
Feb. 8, 2021
App State is one of three state universities selected to implement the Rural Opportunity Grant program — a pilot initiative of the North Carolina State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation designed to support public nonprofits in the state’s Northwest, Northeast and Sandhills regions. The project is supported through SECU Foundation grant funding.
Reimagined App State residence hall to offer community for transfer students
Feb. 5, 2021
Beginning this fall, students who are transferring into Appalachian State University will have the opportunity to live in the university’s first residence hall designated for transfer students.
App State virtually hosts 4 acclaimed authors for spring 2021 Visiting Writers Series
Feb. 3, 2021
Four award-winning authors — Anna Deavere Smith, Charles Dodd White, Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle and Carter Sickels — will pay a virtual visit to App State this spring as part of the university’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. Novelists White, Clapsaddle and Sickels will read from their work and give talks on the craft of writing, and playwright Smith will give a storytelling presentation.
What’s new on the menu at App State?
Campus Dining launches fresh options aimed at increasing variety and customization
Feb. 2, 2021
App State’s Campus Dining has launched new initiatives, including fresh menu items and made-to-order options.
Students return to App State’s residence halls for spring 2021
Feb. 2, 2021
Students who live in Appalachian State University’s residence halls move back in for spring semester Jan. 28–31, with continued COVID-19 health and safety policies in place.
Why Exercising Is So Tricky After Covid-19 [faculty quoted]
Elemental
Feb. 2, 2021
App State’s Dr. David Nieman shares his research and anecdotal experience with athletes whose strength changed after other viral infections when discussing when people can begin exercising after having had COVID-19. Nieman is director of the university’s Human Performance Lab.
Appalachian State senior part of National Guard sent to Washington, D.C. [student profiled]
Watauga Democrat
Feb. 2, 2021
Lauren Spangler, an App State senior majoring in psychology, was among National Guard members stationed in Washington, D.C., during Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. She is from Charlotte.
A virtual stage keeps App State arts patrons, students entertained — from a distance
Feb. 1, 2021
App State’s Department of Theatre and Dance will offer a variety of virtual performing arts events during the spring 2021 semester to help keep campus and local community members safe during the pandemic.
To boost immunity, forget ‘magic pills.’ Focus on sleep, exercise, diet and cutting stress. [faculty quoted]
The Washington Post
Jan. 30, 2021
App State’s Dr. David Nieman, director of the Human Performance Lab, shares how to keep your immune system strong this winter.
App State using wastewater testing to mitigate residence hall COVID-19 outbreaks [faculty quoted]
Watauga Democrat
Jan. 28, 2021
App State’s Dr. Ece Karatan, biologist and vice provost for research, is quoted regarding the university’s wastewater surveillance project being used to identify possible clusters of COVID-19 infection in residence halls.
Research alliance aims to elevate profile of regional public colleges [faculty mentioned]
Inside Higher Ed
Jan. 27, 2021
Dr. Andrew Koricich in App State’s Reich College of Education is mentioned as being among faculty conducting research on rural schools as part of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges. The new research hub was founded to highlight the importance of regional public institutions to students and communities.
How New River got its flow back: App State’s NRLP completes Payne Branch environmental restoration project
Jan. 25, 2021
App State’s New River Light and Power has completed its grant-funded project to remove the historic Payne Branch dam from the New River’s Middle Fork, helping to restore this river corridor to a more natural state — which includes improved water quality and enhanced habitat for the area’s aquatic wildlife. Dive in to learn more.
Nearly $12 million in federal funding supports App State Empowering Teacher Learning program
Jan. 22, 2021
App State has been awarded nearly $12 million in federal grant funding to implement Empowering Teacher Learning — a teacher-directed professional learning program designed to add flexibility to traditional recertification and state licensure renewals for Western North Carolina teachers.
Schaffels commit to $1 million matching gift for An Appalachian Summer Festival
Jan. 22, 2021
Nancy and Neil Schaffel and the Murar Foundation have made a $1 million matching gift to the endowment for Appalachian State University’s An Appalachian Summer Festival. The gift will support the festival’s music, dance, theater, film and visual arts programming.
App State alumnus produces news to keep Kentuckians informed
Jan. 21, 2021
As a news producer at Spectrum News 1 in Louisville, Kentucky, App State alumnus John Park ’20 uses the skills he learned at App State to create news programs.
App State to conduct full test of its emergency notification system Feb. 3
Jan. 20, 2021
During the test, Appalachian uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
App State transfer student has a ‘Head Start’ on her career
Jan. 20, 2021
Junior Kaitlyn Helton, an App State Online transfer student, works in McDowell County’s Head Start program while pursuing her B.S. in child development-birth through kindergarten (licensure) — applying techniques as she learns.