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  • The tradition continues — App State celebrates a hybrid Founders Day
    The tradition continues — App State celebrates a hybrid Founders Day
    Sep. 8, 2020

    App State’s third annual Founders Day commemorates a 121-year history. Ceremonies include Bell Ringers Society induction and ribbon cutting ceremony for two new residence halls.

  • From Hollywood to the High Country — App State’s mobile TV studio to serve as a learning lab on wheels
    From Hollywood to the High Country — App State’s mobile TV studio to serve as a learning lab on wheels
    Aug. 28, 2020

    The studio, which got its start as a Hollywood movie prop, will serve as a mobile learning lab for Mountaineer students covering High Country news and events through AppTV. The truck’s first stop? Appalachian’s 2020 Founders Day celebration.

  • Paying it forward: App State professor creates scholarship for STEM-focused first-generation students
    Paying it forward: App State professor creates scholarship for STEM-focused first-generation students
    Aug. 26, 2020

    First-generation college students in Appalachian’s Reich College of Education (RCOE) are benefiting from the pay-it-forward efforts of professor Dr. Chrystal Dean and her late husband. The pair created the Dean Family First Generation Teacher Education Scholarship, which supports first-generation RCOE students focused on STEM education.

  • A career high note — 2 App State alumni nominated for 2021 Music Educator Award
    A career high note — 2 App State alumni nominated for 2021 Music Educator Award
    Aug. 3, 2020

    Appalachian alumni Jenny S. Lanier ’01 and Kameron L. Radford ’08 are among 216 music educators recognized nationally as quarterfinalists for the 2021 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum.

  • Political Science alum fundraises for DC research institution
    Political Science alum fundraises for DC research institution
    June 16, 2020

    Tommy Wrenn ’14 has worked as a development professional in Washington, D.C., fundraising for organizations connected to the environment and addressing climate change — an issue he describes as a “personal passion.”

  • Jane Barghothi named vice chancellor for university advancement at App State
    Jane Barghothi named vice chancellor for university advancement at App State
    June 15, 2020

    Jane McIntyre Barghothi ’96 has been named Appalachian State University’s vice chancellor for university advancement. Barghothi has served as senior associate vice chancellor for university development since July 2019.

  • App State alumnus shapes public policy
    App State alumnus shapes public policy
    June 15, 2020

    Nathan Smith ’09 tackles some of the most pressing political and societal challenges facing the country today, advocating for LGBTQ equality and voting access as a senior associate at Civitas Public Affairs Group in Washington, D.C.

  • App State alumna makes the best of disasters and emergencies
    App State alumna makes the best of disasters and emergencies
    June 10, 2020

    Lynn Fisher ’97 applies skills learned in outdoor experiential education at Appalachian and Broadstone — the university’s outdoor education facility — to a career in emergency planning.

  • App State sets new record for Fulbright U.S. Student grant awardees in 2020–21
    App State sets new record for Fulbright U.S. Student grant awardees in 2020–21
    June 5, 2020

    Five Appalachian alumnae have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2020–21 academic year — a new record for the university. Appalachian was named a top producing institution for Fulbright students among master’s institutions for the 2019–20 grant year.

  • App State announces 2019–20 Student Teacher of the Year and finalists
    App State announces 2019–20 Student Teacher of the Year and finalists
    May 26, 2020

    Class of 2020 graduate Brandon Moore has been named Appalachian’s Student Teacher of the Year for the 2019–20 academic year. The award recognizes student teachers’ professionalism and effectiveness in the classroom. Six other Appalachian alumni were named as award finalists.

  • A passion for the environment: App State Energy Manager Jonathan Pierson
    A passion for the environment: App State Energy Manager Jonathan Pierson
    May 22, 2020

    Meet Appalachian energy manager Jonathan Pierson ’06 ’08 — an alumnus who circled back to campus after a decade of implementing energy efficiency projects in Alaska.

  • A commencement in the cloud — App State virtually celebrates 3,600-plus graduates
    A commencement in the cloud — App State virtually celebrates 3,600-plus graduates
    May 19, 2020

    More than 3,600 Mountaineer graduates who were conferred degrees during Appalachian’s virtual Spring 2020 Commencement celebrated — at a physical distance — with family, friends and Appalachian Community members. They also took to social media to share their black and gold pride and excitement.

  • Geological and Environmental Sciences faculty publish culminating research paper on ancient human footprints found in Tanzania
    Geological and Environmental Sciences faculty publish culminating research paper on ancient human footprints found in Tanzania

    The footprints give clues to human social behavior tens of thousands of years ago

    May 15, 2020

    Two faculty members in Appalachian’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences have published a culminating article about ancient human footprints in the journal Scientific Reports after a decade of research. The footprints give clues to human social behavior tens of thousands of years ago.

  • ‘I go where I’m needed’ — App State nursing grad assists in NYC during pandemic
    ‘I go where I’m needed’ — App State nursing grad assists in NYC during pandemic
    May 7, 2020

    Feeling called to help, Appalachian alumna Kim McMillan ’17 responds to the need in New York City during the pandemic. “As a young, experienced ICU nurse with no medical history and no family depending on me in Colorado, I felt called to come and help,” she said.

  • App State alumnus identifies a new tyrannosaur species
    App State alumnus identifies a new tyrannosaur species
    March 25, 2020

    While working on his master’s thesis at the University of Calgary in Canada, Appalachian alumnus Jared Voris ’16 noticed unique features on some tyrannosaur bones, leading to the discovery of a new species.

  • US Army Women’s Foundation honors Edna Cummings — App State alumna and military trailblazer
    US Army Women’s Foundation honors Edna Cummings — App State alumna and military trailblazer
    March 20, 2020

    Appalachian’s first African American female ROTC graduate, Edna W. Cummings ’78, is one of the newest inductees in the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame. Cummings is a retired Army colonel with a distinguished 25-year military career.

  • Alumnus applies a different philosophy to health care management
    Alumnus applies a different philosophy to health care management
    March 20, 2020

    Jalyn Howard ’17 incorporates leadership, community service and philosophy in his approach to health care management.

  • Research by App State alumna shows ankle injuries can be treated by targeting the brain
    Research by App State alumna shows ankle injuries can be treated by targeting the brain
    Feb. 28, 2020

    Appalachian alumna Amelia Bruce ’19 researches ligament injury treatments with a twist — using electrical currents targeting the brain.

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