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Integrating substance dependence and pain management into counseling approaches [faculty op-ed]
Counseling Today
Nov. 5, 2020
In this opinion piece, Dr. Geri Miller offers seven core suggestions that counselors can use as a guide in addressing substance dependence and pain management from a biopsychosocial perspective in their counseling approach. Miller teaches in App State’s Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling.
App State alumnus’s fellowship program puts college grads to work in NC communities
Nov. 4, 2020
App State alumnus Dylan Russell ’14 is helping uplift communities in North Carolina through Lead for North Carolina — a fellowship program designed for recent college graduates.
‘Doughnut Forget to Vote’ — grant funds voter education, mobilization event for App State students
Nov. 4, 2020
Nearly 750 App State students were treated to a sweet reminder to vote, along with voter information, as part of “Doughnut Forget to Vote” — a nonpartisan voter education and mobilization event held Oct. 22 on App State’s campus.
Capturing an unusual year: App State’s 2020 International Education Week Photo Contest
Nov. 2, 2020
Students, faculty and staff submitted their best photos taken during international education experiences in 2019–20 — a year marked by travel restrictions during the global pandemic.
15 benefits of cycling: why cycling is good for weight loss, fitness, legs and mind [faculty quoted]
Cycling Weekly
Nov. 2, 2020
In the No. 2 reason for cycling, App State’s Dr. David Nieman shares his research on the ability to reduce the number of sick days by exercising regularly. Nieman is director of the university's Human Performance Lab.
App State Staff Shout Out program announces October drawing winner
Nov. 1, 2020
Love, who serves as research operations manager in App State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, is among more than 1,500 individual App State staff members who were recognized as of November for their Shout Out-worthy service to the university.
App State puts a new spin on homecoming traditions
Oct. 30, 2020
With a global pandemic in full force, the fall 2020 semester at App State has necessitated changes to campus events, including major celebrations such as Homecoming. Mountaineers rose to the challenge, reimagining App State traditions and instituting new events during the university’s homecoming festivities last week.
Nineteen Universities Join Large-Scale Effort To Diversify STEM Faculty
Forbes
Oct. 30, 2020
App State joins the third cohort of Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty program, an ongoing project aimed at developing more inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring and retention in STEM disciplines at universities throughout the U.S.
From mountains to skyscrapers — App State alumnus reflects on his path as an NYC artist
Oct. 29, 2020
App State alumnus Kameron Neal ’14 credits his Appalachian Experience with setting his career course as a multidisciplinary artist living and working in New York City. Here, Neal reflects on his time at App State and the opportunities that helped broaden his artistry.
Interview with Kinji Ito: Motivating Students During a Pandemic [faculty featured]
The FLTMAG
Oct. 27, 2020
This Q&A features Dr. Kinji Ito, assistant professor of Japanese in App State’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, on how he keeps students motivated in online learning.
Precision on and off the field — App State undergraduate research a springboard for aspiring surgeon
Oct. 27, 2020
App State senior Cole Garrison, an exercise science major and member of the Mountaineers football team, has been accepted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, where he plans to pursue a career as a surgeon.
Colleges & COVID
WSOC-TV
Oct. 27, 2020
Dave Faherty reports on the decreasing numbers of COVID-19 cases at App State.
$500K grant funds mountain-to-mountain collaboration between App State and South Africa’s UFS
Oct. 27, 2020
App State and South Africa’s University of the Free State (UFS) will strengthen their existing partnership through a two-year mountain-to-mountain project that has received $500,000 in grant support. Read more about the project, which will engage faculty, staff and graduate students at both institutions.
App State students use peer-to-peer efforts to help slow the spread of COVID-19
Oct. 26, 2020
App State students emphasize healthy behaviors to their peers through a number of student-led initiatives to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
App State welcomes first group of GEAR UP students
Oct. 26, 2020
Nearly 200 first-year students enrolled at App State this fall are proof that GEAR UP — a federally funded program to prepare students for postsecondary education — works. These GEAR UP graduates — among the first in Western N.C. — represent a 38% increase over 2019–20 enrollment of first-year students from App State’s GEAR UP school partners.
App State faculty member fosters equitable experiences for underrepresented students
Oct. 20, 2020
App State’s Dr. Jamie Parson is fostering access to careers in insurance for underrepresented students in the Walker College of Business through diversity and inclusion initiatives designed to give students the resources they need to be successful.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted Nov. 4
Oct. 20, 2020
During the test, App State uses the hi/low tone for emergencies, discontinuous air horn for tests of the system and the alert tone for all-clear signal.
Climate change ‘threat multiplier’ means extra risk of heat illness in rural NC [faculty quoted]
The News & Observer
Oct. 20, 2020
The research of Dr. Maggie Sugg and Dr. Jen Runkle that connects occurrences of heat illness, which is increasing in rural areas, and climate change is included in this news story. The researchers say that the changing climate amplifies existing vulnerabilities, such as poorly insulated housing, limited resources to afford air conditioning and little or no tree canopy. They both teach in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning.