Topic: Accolades

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Appalachian’s Risk Management and Insurance Program named Global Center of Insurance Excellence
June 9, 2017
The designation is awarded to universities with outstanding risk management and insurance programs, and in selecting designees, the International Insurance Society considers such factors as accreditation, curriculum, involvement with industry and faculty qualifications.
Appalachian’s doctoral program accepted into prestigious Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate
May 9, 2017
Appalachian’s doctoral program, the Ed.D. degree, prepares students for leadership roles in preK-20, including public schools, community colleges, universities and other community organizations.
Appalachian named to Phi Theta Kappa’s Transfer Honor Roll for high-quality support programs
April 3, 2017
Appalachian State University has made Phi Theta Kappa’s 2017 Transfer Honor Roll, which recognizes four-year colleges and universities for creating “dynamic pathways” to support the transfer of students from community colleges.
LendEDU ranks Appalachian among its ‘30 Best Colleges for Outdoor Sports and Recreation’
Feb. 22, 2017
LendEDU said the Blue Ridge Mountains afforded Appalachian’s students “some of the best mountain sports in the country.” It also praised an environment conducive to studying such subjects as recreation and park management and outdoor experiential education.
Appalachian’s Alternative Service Experience among nation’s top 10 higher education institutions for number of programs
Feb. 9, 2017
The Alternative Service Experience (ASE) program allows students to use their fall, winter or spring break to serve alongside communities through various domestic and international service programs.
Appalachian graduate assistant advances bike-friendly campus, is instrumental in earning Bike Friendly University Award℠
Feb. 8, 2017
Appalachian Outdoor Programs graduate assistant Chris Bartram's lifelong love and advocacy for cycling played a large part in Appalachian earning a bronze Bike Friendly University (BFU℠) award from the League of American Bicyclists in November 2016.
Appalachian State University recognized for reducing energy use
Dec. 22, 2016
Appalachian State University has received a Utility Savings Initiative Achievement award from the N.C. Utility Savings Initiative and the N.C. Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service.
Appalachian named one of Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges: 2016 Edition
Dec. 21, 2016
Appalachian State University is one of 361 colleges and universities across the nation included in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 361 Green Colleges: 2016 Edition. This is the seventh year the guide has been released, saluting the nation’s most environmentally responsible green colleges. Appalachian has been included each time.
Appalachian State University named to Victory Media’s 2017 Military Friendly® Schools list
Dec. 20, 2016
The designation means that Appalachian is among those colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus. It has been awarded to Appalachian every year since 2010.
Appalachian’s Walker College of Business featured in Princeton Review’s “Best 294 Business Schools: 2017 Edition”
Dec. 6, 2016
In the student survey, The Princeton Review asked WCOB students about their school’s academics, student body and campus life as well as about themselves and their career plans.
Appalachian included in Sierra magazine’s 2016 list of greenest colleges and universities
Nov. 21, 2016
Sierra magazine has released its 2016 list of “Cool Schools” and once again Appalachian State University is included among the nation’s 201 “greenest” colleges and universities.
Appalachian ranks 3rd among master’s degree-granting institutions for study-abroad participation
Nov. 18, 2016
The strength of Appalachian State University’s study-abroad programs and student interest in global living and learning has placed the university near the top of rankings released Nov. 14 by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Appalachian State University earns highest overall sustainability ranking by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
Nov. 16, 2016
Appalachian earns the top-performer spot in AASHE’s 2016 Sustainable Campus Index.
Appalachian State University takes pledge as healthy campus partner
Oct. 14, 2016
Appalachian joins a growing list of institutions and organizations working to improve the health of campus communities by taking the American College Health Association’s Healthy Campus Pledge.
Appalachian State University ranks third among U.S. News and World Report’s Top Public Regional Universities in the South
Sep. 22, 2016
Appalachian State University continues to excel in U.S. News and World Report rankings.
Appalachian vehicle finishes in sixth place in American Solar Challenge
Aug. 8, 2016
Twelve students who departed the campus of Appalachian State University on July 21 completed a 17-day journey in Hot Springs, South Dakota, on Aug. 6, finishing a nearly 2,000-mile solar car race in sixth place overall and winning three international awards along the way with their solar vehicle, Apperion.
Actuarial science program ranked in two nationwide best-values lists
July 25, 2016
Appalachian State University’s actuarial science program was recently identified by Online Accounting Degrees as one of the “Top 40 Values in Bachelor of Actuarial Science Degree Programs for 2016.” In addition, the program was listed in the “30 Best Value Actuarial Science Programs 2016” ranking by College Values Online.
Appalachian’s Plemmons Student Union wins Excellence in Student Training award
May 16, 2016
Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union has won the Excellence in Student Training Award from the Association of College Unions International (ACUI).