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Topic: Alumni

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  • Country singer sums up recent success as ‘almost surreal’
    Country singer sums up recent success as ‘almost surreal’
    Feb. 28, 2013

    Alumnus Eric Church ’00 won the Country Music Association’s album of the year in 2012, but before he got his break, he could be found studying between gigs at Waffle House in Lenoir.

  • A passion for travel leads to overseas success
    A passion for travel leads to overseas success
    Dec. 17, 2012

    Melanie Whitaker '01 is the learning and development manager for the Dorchester Collection, three, five-star luxury hotels in the United Kingdom. She oversees training and development for more than 1,100 employees. A study abroad opportunity led her to discover a passion that developed her career.

  • Melanie Whitaker '01: A passion for travel leads to overseas success
    Melanie Whitaker '01: A passion for travel leads to overseas success
    Dec. 17, 2012

    Melanie Whitaker '01 is the learning and development manager for the Dorchester Collection, three, five-star luxury hotels in the United Kingdom. She oversees training and development for more than 1,100 employees. A study abroad opportunity led her to discover a passion that developed her career.

  • Global Learning at Appalachian
    Global Learning at Appalachian

    ‘Multiple and varied’ experiences are central for students in new plan

    Dec. 15, 2012

    A five-year plan called “Global Learning: A World of Opportunities for Appalachian Students,” to be implemented beginning in the 2013-14 academic year, emphasizes strengthened activities which are offered both at home and abroad and earlier in a student’s college career.

  • Changing students' lives in Kenya
    Changing students' lives in Kenya
    Sept. 1, 2011

    An Appalachian State University graduate is helping change students' lives in Kenya through a project to distribute e-readers.

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