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App State’s College of Fine and Applied Arts appoints Dr. Janice Pope as interim dean
Aug. 20, 2019
Dr. Janice Pope, who is beginning her 25th year of service to Appalachian, is a professor of public relations in the university's Department of Communication.
Students rate male instructors more highly than female instructors. We tried to counter that hidden bias.
The Washington Post
Aug. 20, 2019
A substantial body of research shows that students systematically give lower teaching evaluations to women and people of color than to white men, even when there are no differences in the teaching’s quality and effectiveness. Nevertheless, most universities and colleges continue to use student evaluations to inform decisions about who gets promoted.
20 Colleges With Great Inclusion Programs for Students With Disabilities
The Mighty
Aug. 19, 2019
Appalachian State University made this list of university disability programs that The Mighty’s community recommends for students choosing their college experience.
National research study demonstrates Girls on the Run transforms young girls’ lives
Aug. 19, 2019
Looking for after-school activities for your tween? Girls on the Run of the High Country is a transformative experience, a study shows. Sign up now.
More than 800 volunteers assist with move-in at App State
Aug. 16, 2019
First-year students were given a warm welcome to Appalachian’s campus during move-in on Friday.
Career development at App State prepares students for a lifetime of employability
Aug. 16, 2019
Appalachian State University’s Career Development Center provides strategic career development resources — including career counselors, signature events and student employment.
App State’s newest parking facility officially open
Aug. 15, 2019
Appalachian opens its newest parking facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and remarks from university leaders and a representative with RISE: A Real Estate Co.
App State, Appalachian Mountain Brewery launch Yosef Golden Ale
Aug. 14, 2019
Yosef Golden Ale — “a light ale that embodies the essence of mountain life” — is Appalachian Mountain Brewery’s newest product. It was created by AMB master brewer and co-founder Nathan Kelischek, a 2011 graduate of Appalachian.
App State’s 2019 Mandela Fellows engage in servant leadership for 10th anniversary of Mandela Day
Aug. 14, 2019
On July 18, recognized as Mandela Day, 25 young African leaders in Appalachian’s 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute engaged with the High Country community by volunteering their time, energy and knowledge at three regional nonprofits.
6 members of App State Community receive Plemmons Leadership Medallions
Aug. 14, 2019
Six members of the Appalachian State University Community have been awarded W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallions in recognition of their efforts to provide campus leadership for students.
4 App State undergrads receive Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in 2019–20
Aug. 13, 2019
Using their Gilman awards, Appalachian undergraduate students Raine Lo, Javon Nathaniel, Kevin Garcia Bautista and Sara Sallam will study abroad during the 2019–20 academic year, traveling to such countries as Germany, England, Japan and Belgium.
The best way to help cows and zebras? Make them live together
Science
Aug. 13, 2019
No rancher likes to think of their cows sharing space with a lion, or even an impala. But that may be the best way to save Africa’s big game, according to a study reported here this week at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. The counterintuitive approach could help the livestock—and therefore ranchers—as well.
Storytelling is fueling climate conversations at Appalachian State University
At the university in Boone, North Carolina, faculty and students are using creative media to express themselves and inspire action
Yale Climate Connections
Aug. 13, 2019
“A chance meeting at a conference in October 2016 with author and climate activist Jeff Biggers, who for years has been sounding the call for more climate storytellers, inspired me to establish and co-lead the Climate Stories Collaborative.” — Laura England.
CofC students do deep dive into coral research
ABC4 News
Aug. 10, 2019
Dr. Cara Fiore, a visiting assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Biology, collaborated on a National Science Foundation (NSF) project that sent three College of Charleston students to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) on Isla Colón to conduct marine research.
‘Creating a Resilient Energy Future’ through 2019 Appalachian Energy Summit
Aug. 9, 2019
Leaders in energy policy and practice gathered on Appalachian’s campus for the Energy Summit, held July 29–31, to share knowledge, innovations and best practices.
App State’s Andy Mendoza demonstrates the importance of access to undergraduate research
Aug. 2, 2019
This summer, cellular/molecular biology major and ACCESS Scholar Andy Mendoza is using the research chops he’s gained at Appalachian as a biostatistics and computational biology intern at the National Institute of Environmental Sciences in Research Triangle Park.
App State alumna’s mantra for students: ‘Make your story — don’t let it make you’
Aug. 2, 2019
Martin, a 2018 graduate of Appalachian’s B.S. in English, secondary education program, said she became an educator “to change the lives of those who have odds stacked against them.”
Dr. Marie Hoepfl appointed associate dean of App State’s School of Graduate Studies
Aug. 2, 2019
Hoepfl, a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment (STBE), began her new position July 1. Prior to this role, Hoepfl served as graduate program director in the STBE department.