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Dave by the Bell: Can I retake that class?
April 16, 2019
What class would you retake if you had the chance? Find out what App State students said on a brand new Dave by the Bell.
Appalachian’s first solar vehicle — Apperion — featured in 2019 Triangle SciTech Expo
April 12, 2019
Apperion is one of more than 50 exhibits included in the expo, which showcases the state’s newest advancements in various technologies and scientific disciplines.
Dr. Leonardo Flores named chair of Appalachian’s Department of English
April 12, 2019
Flores joins Appalachian from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, where he has served as interim director of English since 2017. He will assume his new position as chair of Appalachian’s English department in July.
Dr. Dana E. Powell awarded 2019–20 Cornell University SOH Fellowship
April 8, 2019
Powell, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Anthropology, is one of only seven scholars in the U.S. and Canada selected by the Cornell University Society for the Humanities (SOH) as 2019–20 Fellows.
Don’t be an April Fool for ‘fake news’
Appalachian communication professor Dr. Andrew Davis shares tips on how to discern fact from fiction in a world of increasing misinformation
April 2, 2019
Appalachian’s Dr. Andrew Davis shares tips on how to distinguish fake news from credible news media communications.
Kristian Jackson connects humans and the environment — by building trails and a legacy
April 2, 2019
The senior lecturer in the Department of Recreation Management and Physical Education taps into his passion for mountain biking to teach students while enriching the community.
Dancing with words at Appalachian
Alumna and author Dr. Meredith McCarroll shares her interdisciplinary Appalachian Experience — on the page and the stage
March 29, 2019
McCarroll, director of writing and rhetoric at Bowdoin College and author of “Appalachian Reckoning,” said the balance between dance and English kept her “healthy and happy” while learning to be an educator at Appalachian.
AppTV show ‘Religion in Life’ recognized with RCC Wilbur Award
March 26, 2019
The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) recognized “Religion in Life” host Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt, professor of philosophy and religion at Appalachian, for the episode in which Ostwalt interviews Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Shauna Caldwell '18 captures women of Appalachia
All About Women
March 25, 2019
When people speak about Shauna Caldwell, they use words like “intentional,” “caring,” “wise” and “creative.” A High Country native born in Boone and raised in Banner Elk, Shauna is an artist, herbalist and graduate student in the Appalachian Studies program at Appalachian State University.
Author visits Middle Fork Academy, talks to kids about new book
Winston-Salem Journal
March 22, 2019
Award-winning children’s author Derrick Barnes stopped by the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork this week to read to the students and encourage them to continue to read and write.
Triangle Community Foundation awards continued support for Luther H. Hodges biography
March 18, 2019
The additional Triangle Community Foundation funding will support Campbell, associate professor of history at Appalachian, as he continues his biography project on “one of North Carolina’s most important political and economic leaders” — Luther H. Hodges.
With 60 Floats and Over 4,000 Spectators, Boone’s St. Patrick’s Parade a Huge Success on Saturday
High Country Press
March 18, 2019
Floats during the parade were judged by a panel of four judges that included Boone Mayor Rennie Brantz, Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts, Appalachian State football head coach Eli Drinkwitz and U.S. Olympic snowboarder Louie Vito.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.