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Topic: Community Engagement

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  • App State’s donations from Scottish Rite exceed $2 million
    App State’s donations from Scottish Rite exceed $2 million

    The organization’s latest donations mark 60-plus years of university and community support

    May 19, 2022

    To date, App State has received more than $2 million in support from Scottish Rite organizations, which has benefited clinics, scholarships and programs related to communication disorders and reading education.

  • 4 App State alumni awarded 2022–23 Fulbrights to teach or research abroad
    4 App State alumni awarded 2022–23 Fulbrights to teach or research abroad
    May 13, 2022

    App State alumni Payton Blaney ’22, Andrew Williard ’22, Henry Campbell ’21 and Ilya Wang ’20 have been awarded 2022–23 Fulbright grants. Beginning in fall 2022, they will travel abroad to fulfill English language teaching assistantships or engage in research.

  • Mandela Washington Fellowship returns to App State in summer 2022
    Mandela Washington Fellowship returns to App State in summer 2022

    25 African leaders will visit App State for a 6-week Leadership Institute — the first held in person since summer 2019

    May 10, 2022

    App State has been selected as an Institute Partner for the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. As part of the Fellowship, App State will host 25 emerging Civic Engagement leaders from Africa for a six-week, on-campus Leadership Institute this summer.

  • App State students choose a ‘wild’ experience for spring break
    App State students choose a ‘wild’ experience for spring break

    University's Alternative Service Experiences provide community impact, education

    May 5, 2022

    From serving at an elephant sanctuary to building boardwalks at a wildlife refuge, Mountaineer students, staff and faculty serve the local, regional and global community through Alternative Service Experiences during university breaks.

  • App State shares latest advancements toward climate neutrality
    App State shares latest advancements toward climate neutrality

    A year after the adoption of App State’s latest climate action plan, AppCap 1.0, multiple carbon mitigation strategies are underway

    May 5, 2022

    A year after releasing its latest climate action plan, App State is continuing to make progress toward its climate neutrality goals. Among the most notable achievements — a 16 percentage point increase in the university’s renewable energy purchases.

  • App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program celebrates a decade of transforming lives
    App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program celebrates a decade of transforming lives

    Program announces expansion to 4-year option

    April 29, 2022

    App State’s Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) — an inclusive college experience designed for students with intellectual disabilities — celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. It will expand to a four-year program option in fall 2023.

  • Emma Hatfield-Sidden named principal of App State’s Academy at Elkin
    Emma Hatfield-Sidden named principal of App State’s Academy at Elkin
    April 21, 2022

    App State has named Emma Hatfield-Sidden ’08 ’19 as principal of its newest lab school, the Academy at Elkin, slated to open this fall. Hatfield-Sidden, who will begin her new role May 31, is described as being “laser-focused” on students and their success.

  • Alum's donation paves the way for new speech therapy camp at App State
    Alum's donation paves the way for new speech therapy camp at App State
    April 19, 2022

    Inspired by his daughter’s positive experience at a speech therapy camp, alumnus Dr. Ed Rankin ’79, along with his wife, Thuy Le, donated funding to App State to support a similar program at the university — it will be the first summer camp of its kind in North Carolina.

  • High Country migrant and refugee populations share ‘Stories of Migration’ — a grant-funded App State project
    High Country migrant and refugee populations share ‘Stories of Migration’ — a grant-funded App State project
    April 13, 2022

    “Roots and Routes: Stories of Migration in the High Country” — an App State project supported by the N.C. Humanities Council — is providing Hmong refugee and Latinx migrant families an opportunity to share their stories, histories and contributions to Western North Carolina.

  • Pamela Mars Wright, former Mars Inc. chair, gives 63rd Boyles Lecture at App State
    Pamela Mars Wright, former Mars Inc. chair, gives 63rd Boyles Lecture at App State
    March 28, 2022

    Pamela Mars Wright, former chair and director of the board that governs the $40 billion Mars Inc., delivered the 63rd Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished Lecture on March 17 at AppState’s Holmes Convocation Center.

  • App State breaks ground on Innovation District project — ‘the potential is limitless’
    App State breaks ground on Innovation District project — ‘the potential is limitless’

    Phase 1 development includes the Conservatory for Biodiversity and Education, as well as faculty/staff housing.

    March 25, 2022

    On March 25, App State ceremoniously broke ground on a long-held goal and a valuable piece of its future — the Innovation District project. Phase one of development includes the Conservatory for Biodiversity and Education, as well as housing for App State faculty and staff.

  • ‘Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community’ selected for 2022–23 Common Reading Program
    ‘Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community’ selected for 2022–23 Common Reading Program

    All incoming App State first-year and transfer students will receive a copy during orientation.

    March 23, 2022

    All incoming first-year and transfer students will receive a copy of “Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community” during their orientation sessions as part of App State’s 2022–23 Common Reading Program.

  • App State research team ventures into Linville Gorge Wilderness to discover archaeological sites
    App State research team ventures into Linville Gorge Wilderness to discover archaeological sites
    March 22, 2022

    Dr. Alice Wright and Dr. Cameron Gokee are leading an archaeological research team into the Linville Gorge Wilderness area to learn more about the lives of Indigenous people who used the land hundreds of years ago, while facilitating the preservation of cultural resources.

  • 3 renowned, NC-connected authors to visit App State this spring
    3 renowned, NC-connected authors to visit App State this spring
    March 21, 2022

    Three renowned authors — Robert Morgan, Annie Woodford and Megan Mayhew Bergman — will visit App State’s campus, in person and virtually, this spring as part of the university’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.

  • App State’s Police Officer Development Program jump-starts careers in policing
    App State’s Police Officer Development Program jump-starts careers in policing
    March 7, 2022

    Graduates of the Appalachian Police Officer Development Program at App State — who are now employed with agencies across North Carolina — reflect on how the program prepared them to enter the workforce.

  • App State students, staff and faculty give back to Boone during 2022 MLK Day of Service
    App State students, staff and faculty give back to Boone during 2022 MLK Day of Service
    March 2, 2022

    More than 50 App State faculty, staff and students rolled up their sleeves to volunteer at local nonprofit organizations during the university’s 2022 MLK Day of Service, Feb. 26. App State Community members have participated in this annual day of reflection, education and service for more than two decades.

  • App State to host academy aimed at preparing Appalachian region’s future entrepreneurs
    App State to host academy aimed at preparing Appalachian region’s future entrepreneurs
    Feb. 24, 2022

    This summer, App State is hosting the 2022 Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy (AEA) — an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) initiative that aims to prepare the Appalachian region’s next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and thinkers. AEA is a partnership between ARC, App State, the National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education and STEM West.

  • A legacy of leadership at App State and beyond: Meet 7 National Pan-Hellenic Council alumni
    A legacy of leadership at App State and beyond: Meet 7 National Pan-Hellenic Council alumni
    Feb. 21, 2022

    Members of App State’s National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) fraternities and sororities have built a legacy of leadership and service — both on and off campus.

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