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  • GAIT alumna presses on in her career by networking with fellow Mountaineers
    GAIT alumna presses on in her career by networking with fellow Mountaineers
    March 18, 2019

    Taylor Coggins enjoys interaction with customers — and fellow Mountaineers — in her workplace at Salem One, a printing, direct marketing, packaging and logistics company headquartered in Winston-Salem.

  • From volunteer to director — Appalachian alumna forges a career and makes a difference
    From volunteer to director — Appalachian alumna forges a career and makes a difference
    March 18, 2019

    Appalachian alumna Heather Canipe uses her degree in social work to serve youth in the High Country.

  • Appalachian alumnus counts a career in his Ashe County hometown as a plus
    Appalachian alumnus counts a career in his Ashe County hometown as a plus
    March 18, 2019

    As a staff accountant for SkyLine, alumnus Luke Eggers’ satisfaction with his job goes beyond the numbers.

  • From part-time repairs to CEO — Appalachian alumna followed a logical path to lead SkyLine Membership Corp.
    From part-time repairs to CEO — Appalachian alumna followed a logical path to lead SkyLine Membership Corp.
    March 18, 2019

    Logic and reasoning skills learned while pursuing a mathematics degree at Appalachian State University led this alumna on a path from part-time repairs to CEO.

  • From the Appalachians to the Andes
    From the Appalachians to the Andes

    A Peru study abroad becomes a metaphor for the Appalachian Experience

    March 15, 2019

    In summer 2018, two groups of students, led by Appalachian professors, trekked the highest peaks of Peru and explored the Amazon rainforest, sharing sustainability practices and conducting critical climate research along the way.

  • Climbing into thin air for climate research
    Climbing into thin air for climate research

    A faculty-led study abroad in Peru supports NSF experiments and student learning

    March 15, 2019

    Appalachian students joined Dr. Baker Perry, one of the top experts in his field, to climb mountains and traverse glaciers in Peru, all while participating in climate research projects that may impact the world.

  • Appalachian’s international collaboration yields renewable solutions for Peru village
    Appalachian’s international collaboration yields renewable solutions for Peru village
    March 15, 2019

    During summer 2018, Appalachian students traversed Peru — from the heights of Machu Picchu to Puerto Maldonado in the Amazon rainforest — with the focus of studying and implementing renewable energy solutions in remote areas of the country.

  • Dr. Baker Perry — 'cornerstone of research’ in Appalachia and the Andes
    Dr. Baker Perry — 'cornerstone of research’ in Appalachia and the Andes
    March 15, 2019

    Dr. Baker Perry, professor in App State’s Department of Geography and Planning, has involvement and research interests in the tropical Andes and Appalachian Mountains. His work in studying precipitation, snow and ice, tropical glacier–climate interactions and climate change helps affected populations plan for the future.

  • A different point of view
    A different point of view

    Through her lens and personal narrative, University Photographer Marie Freeman '85 focuses on one Peruvian citizen scientist’s story of the impact of climate change

    March 15, 2019

    While trekking in Peru during a summer 2018 study abroad, Appalachian Photographer Marie Freeman took more than a photo — she captured a citizen scientist’s story of climate change impacts.

  • Peak to peak — Mountaineers study abroad in Peru
    Peak to peak — Mountaineers study abroad in Peru
    March 15, 2019

    Learn about the Peruvian study abroad experience and climate change research of Appalachian State University students and faculty through nine brief videos.

  • Dr. Lucy Purgason receives Chi Sigma Iota JCLA Outstanding Article Award
    Dr. Lucy Purgason receives Chi Sigma Iota JCLA Outstanding Article Award
    March 15, 2019

    Purgason, an assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling, along with her co-authors, was recognized for the article “Mentoring Counselor Education Students: A Delphi Study with Leaders in the Field.”

  • Dr. Mark Spond assesses condition of agricultural parcels along Blue Ridge Parkway using NPS funding
    Dr. Mark Spond assesses condition of agricultural parcels along Blue Ridge Parkway using NPS funding
    March 15, 2019

    Spond — Appalachian’s liaison to the National Park Service — completed the assessment in fall 2018, evaluating the current conditions of the parcels to identify corrective actions and/or best management practices needed.

  • Research by Appalachian economics professor suggests lack of sleep reduces voter turnout
    Research by Appalachian economics professor suggests lack of sleep reduces voter turnout
    March 15, 2019

    The research of Dr. David Dickinson, professor of economics at Appalachian, along with political scientists Drs. John Holbein and Jerome Schäfer, has found that insufficient sleep predicts lower voter turnout.

  • Expanded partnership increases access to sustainable food on Appalachian’s campus
    Expanded partnership increases access to sustainable food on Appalachian’s campus
    March 13, 2019

    Through their continued partnership, Appalachian’s Department of Sustainable Development and Food Services plan to increase the growing capacity of the department’s Teaching and Research Farm, providing more local food for the Appalachian Community.

  • New director named for Appalachian’s Interprofessional Clinic
    New director named for Appalachian’s Interprofessional Clinic
    March 12, 2019

    Appalachian alumnus Bryan Belcher ’97 has been appointed director of the Beaver College of Health Sciences Interprofessional Clinic. The clinic enables students to learn important skills while providing needed services to the community.

  • Bienenstock Furniture Library Announces 2019 Furniture Design Competition Winners
    Bienenstock Furniture Library Announces 2019 Furniture Design Competition Winners
    Furniture World
    March 11, 2019

    There were 32 entries from 7 different colleges. Colleges represented included: Weber State, Kendall, SCAD, Appalachian State University, University of Central Oklahoma, University of Idaho, and the University of Houston. John Lalevee of Appalachian State University won the first place award for Furniture Design.

  • How much are you 'willing toupee?' Combing through the economics of baldness
    How much are you 'willing toupee?' Combing through the economics of baldness
    CBC Radio
    March 8, 2019

    A team of economists in the U.S., including Walker College of Business associate professor Dr. Dave McEvoy, say men of a certain age are coping with a particularly hairy sort of stress — and they’ll pay through the teeth to avoid facing it head on.

  • Dr. Sonja Ardoin recognized for scholarship, teaching, service and more
    Dr. Sonja Ardoin recognized for scholarship, teaching, service and more
    March 8, 2019

    The American College Personnel Association and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators have recognized Ardoin for her scholarship, teaching and service in higher education, and her outstanding commitment to the field of student affairs.

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