Posts

Displaying 1459 - 1476 of 3795

App State’s Grace King to write for laughs in Television Academy Foundation internship
July 2, 2019
This summer, King — a graduating senior majoring in communication, electronic/media broadcasting — will intern in the comedy scriptwriting department at ABC Entertainment in Burbank, California.
Joseph Bathanti wins Lee Smith Award for his literary contributions to Appalachian culture
July 2, 2019
Bathanti, professor of creative writing and the McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Education at Appalachian, was recognized for his work to preserve and promote Appalachian culture.
New languages, new stories — Appalachian student combines her passion for travel and literature
July 1, 2019
Appalachian’s Emily Sedlacek ’19 finds new ways to express herself — and view the world.
App State’s Rachel Gaines is a goalkeeper in sports — and in life
June 27, 2019
Gaines, a student-athlete and environmental science major, is inspired to guard the future of the planet.
Campus Dining to operate coffee shops in student union and library
June 26, 2019
The move will further incorporate Wired Scholar and Crossroads into student life at Appalachian, while continuing to offer the coffee shops’ popular food and beverages.
Campus emergency siren test to be conducted July 3
June 26, 2019
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 senior and former market analyst awarded NC Space Grant
June 26, 2019
Jordan Greene, a former marketing analyst from Boone, returned to college to pursue a mathematics degree. While at Appalachian, he has earned a North Carolina Space Grant Scholarship to study scientific data.
App State student sets his research sights out of this world through NC Space Grant
June 26, 2019
A campus tour as a prospective student led Appalachian junior Nathaniel Scott — a physics major with a concentration in applied physics and a minor in mathematics — to research opportunities.
On your mark, get set — race! High Country Half Marathon now accepting registrations
June 26, 2019
Appalachian announces open registration for its High Country Half Marathon, — a 13.1-mile race from Boone to Blowing Rock. Proceeds from the race benefit local children’s organizations.
Sun Belt names App State’s Dr. Amanda C. Howell a 2019 Faculty Member of the Year
June 25, 2019
Howell, senior lecturer and chemistry lab coordinator at Appalachian, is one of 12 educators nationally to be recognized by the Sun Belt Conference for having a positive impact on the lives of students and student-athletes.
Appalachian State basketball star Bayley Plummer trains to be in law enforcement
WSOC-TV
June 25, 2019
Bayley Plummer wasn’t meant to sit behind a desk all day, so when the App State basketball star enrolled in Boone she quickly changed her major from accounting, her mother’s profession, to criminal justice, her grandfather’s passion.
AppX: Life in App State Residence Halls
June 25, 2019
Find out what you can and can't bring to your residence hall, as well as tips and tricks from res hall experts at Appalachian.
App State’s Dr. Sonja Ardoin co-authors book examining social class in higher education
June 24, 2019
Ardoin’s third book, “Straddling Class in the Academy,” released by Stylus Publishing in May, “open(s) the conversation around social class identity and higher education.”
App State student and volunteer gains real-life interior design experience
June 21, 2019
Kayla McDougle, a junior interior design major, is getting a head start with real-life experience as she works on Habitat for Humanity design projects.
Reich College of Education inducts 3 new Rhododendron Society members
June 21, 2019
The Rhododendron Society’s newest members — Appalachian alumni Dorothy “Dot” Case ’69, Chris Moody ’99 and Angela Quick ’91 — were inducted Friday, June 14, during a brunch held at Hound Ears Club in Boone.
Appalachian produces new documentary on the history of Moses Cone’s Flat Top Manor
June 20, 2019
Appalachian partnered with the National Park Service to produce a new documentary about the history of Flat Top Manor at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park. The film is now showing in the manor’s minitheater.
App State music industry studies major lays down sound through NYC internship
June 20, 2019
Professional experiences from Boone to New York City — including working in Appalachian’s Robert F. Gilley Recording Studio and interning at audio postproduction studio Big Yellow Duck — prepare junior Ryan Dozer for success in the music industry.
NEA grant supports 35th annual An Appalachian Summer Festival
June 20, 2019
For the past 34 years, An Appalachian Summer Festival has brought renowned creative and performing artists to the High Country. This year’s lineup includes Patti LaBelle, The Temptations, the Punch Brothers and others.