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  • Dr. Cameron Lippard named chair of Appalachian’s Department of Sociology
    Dr. Cameron Lippard named chair of Appalachian’s Department of Sociology
    March 7, 2019

    Lippard, who served as the Department of Sociology’s interim chair in the fall 2018 semester, assumed his new position as chair on March 1.

  • Breathing life into black history at the Academy
    Breathing life into black history at the Academy
    The Chronicle
    March 7, 2019

    Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork Elementary School celebrated Black History Month through song, dramatic play, daily trivia, door decorations, a historically black college and university research presentation, a local radio personality visit, and a living wax museum.

  • Water quality, volcanic destruction and glacier recession among Appalachian's research highlighted at national conference
    Water quality, volcanic destruction and glacier recession among Appalachian's research highlighted at national conference
    March 6, 2019

    Fifteen Appalachian State University students, alumni and faculty attended the 2018 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C., where the students and alumni presented research in a range of earth science topics.

  • New River Light and Power recognized with Public Power Award of Excellence
    New River Light and Power recognized with Public Power Award of Excellence
    March 6, 2019

    New River Light and Power was recognized for its achievements in all five award categories: communicating the value of public power, grid modernization, continuous improvement, workforce development and wholesale power cost.

  • Registering success: Appalachian’s SDAP partners with technology firm ECRS
    Registering success: Appalachian’s SDAP partners with technology firm ECRS
    March 6, 2019

    Appalachian Scholars with Diverse Abilities learn real-life career skills through a partnership with Boone-based technology company ECRS.

  • One Reason Rural Students Don't Go To College: Colleges Don't Go To Them
    One Reason Rural Students Don't Go To College: Colleges Don't Go To Them
    NPR
    March 6, 2019

    "Providing greater postsecondary opportunities for rural residents isn't simply a matter of equity or moral obligation — it's a matter of continued national prosperity," says Appalachian State University's Andrew Koricich. He points out that our economy relies heavily on rural communities and workers.

  • Common Reading Program announces ‘Just Mercy’ as its 2019–20 selection
    Common Reading Program announces ‘Just Mercy’ as its 2019–20 selection
    March 5, 2019

    Appalachian’s incoming first-year students in fall 2019 will take part in the university’s Common Reading Program by collectively reading Bryan Stevenson’s nonfiction book “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.”

  • Local business ECRS establishes new scholarship program for Appalachian computer science students
    Local business ECRS establishes new scholarship program for Appalachian computer science students
    March 1, 2019

    Over the next four years, ECR Software Corporation (ECRS) will award $176,000 in total scholarship support to eight undergraduate and two graduate students in Appalachian’s Department of Computer Science.

  • Setzer named executive director of national alumni and parent engagement for Appalachian State University
    Setzer named executive director of national alumni and parent engagement for Appalachian State University
    March 1, 2019

    Appalachian alumnus Patrick Setzer ’90 ’98 will assume his new role April 1. Setzer, who has been employed at Appalachian since 1990, has served as executive director of alumni affairs for Appalachian since 2010.

  • Studies: Road salt use impacts local waterways
    Studies: Road salt use impacts local waterways
    Watauga Democrat
    March 1, 2019

    Salted roads can reduce accidents by 51 to 88 percent once the treatment is applied, according to The Salt Institute. Despite road salt’s seemingly essential role in keeping society mobile during harsh High Country winters, Dr. Shea Tuberty, along with other students and teachers at Appalachian State University, wondered— where does all the salt go once the snow is gone?

  • Cherokee High School students share Valentine's Day lesson at Green Valley
    Cherokee High School students share Valentine's Day lesson at Green Valley
    Watauga Democrat
    March 1, 2019

    Cherokee High School students traveled to Green Valley Elementary School on Feb. 13 to teach a Valentine’s Day lesson by sharing the traditional Cherokee story of the first strawberries. The six CHS students who visited the school are dual-enrolled at Appalachian State University and are taking this semester’s Cherokee Culture and Leadership class taught by CHS teacher Heath Robertson and Reich College of Education Associate Professor Allen Bryant.

  • Owens Field House demolition begins
    Owens Field House demolition begins
    Watauga Democrat
    March 1, 2019

    The anticipated demolition of Owens Field House has begun with the dismantling of the building’s interior, and the exterior is slated to come down the week of March 11, according to Appalachian State University spokesperson Megan Hayes.

  • Mental health — a key to academic and social success
    Mental health — a key to academic and social success

    Appalachian offers year-round programming on mental health awareness, self-care and suicide prevention

    Feb. 27, 2019

    A variety of opportunities help students keep mental health and self-care a priority, explains Coordinator for Student Mental Wellness Elizabeth Cavallaro.

  • ‘Careers for Impact’: Students explore businesses balancing purpose and profit
    ‘Careers for Impact’: Students explore businesses balancing purpose and profit
    Feb. 27, 2019

    The inaugural “Careers for Impact” event on Appalachian’s campus introduced students to regional nonprofit organizations and Certified B Corporations — a type of business that balances purpose and profit, working for the greater good.

  • N.C. Arts Council supports Dance Theatre of Harlem residency at Appalachian
    N.C. Arts Council supports Dance Theatre of Harlem residency at Appalachian
    Feb. 27, 2019

    As part of the residency, Dance Theatre of Harlem members performed at Appalachian in the 2018–19 “The Schafer Center Presents …” series and conducted workshops and master classes with theater and dance students.

  • NIOSH supports Appalachian research on how to keep workers safe on the job
    NIOSH supports Appalachian research on how to keep workers safe on the job
    Feb. 26, 2019

    Appalachian psychology professors Drs. Shawn Bergman and Tim Ludwig will collaborate on a four-year pilot study funded by NIOSH to examine how using HSE data in analytics can help keep workers safe on the job.

  • Appalachian announces International Mountain Studies Symposium
    Appalachian announces International Mountain Studies Symposium
    Feb. 26, 2019

    Drs. Dawn Hollis, Jon Mathieu and Gilles Rudaz — three international academics in mountain studies — are the keynote speakers for the symposium and will present their research alongside Appalachian students, faculty and staff.

  • Effective risk management leads to a more resilient society
    Effective risk management leads to a more resilient society

    Q&A with Walker College of Business’ Dr. David Marlett

    Feb. 26, 2019

    The director of Appalachian’s Brantley Risk and Insurance Center talks about the risk management and insurance degree program and why it remains relevant.

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