Topic: Community Engagement

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CCC&TI, Appalachian announce Aspire Appalachian Co-Admission Program agreement
Dec. 14, 2018
The new agreement will create a seamless pathway for students who want to start at the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute and complete their degree at Appalachian State University.
Appalachian student-athlete returns to graduate after four years in the NFL
Dec. 14, 2018
When Demetrius McCray left Appalachian for the NFL draft in 2013, he had full intentions to return to finish his degree. After five years away, he is back and graduating this December.
Appalachian receives NRPA funding for survey on older adults’ participation in sports
Dec. 13, 2018
Using NRPA data from 1,200 adults over the age of 50, Appalachian’s Dr. Stephanie West and Jill Naar will identify how parks and recreation departments can best facilitate older adult participation in sports and physical activities.
With App State Police, Madison Cook follows in family footsteps of service
Dec. 12, 2018
The junior criminal justice-international studies major is a member of the first class of Appalachian’s two-year Police Development Program, which was created to equip Appalachian students with the knowledge, skills and training to become law enforcement officers.
Mountaineer Concessions excites fans with new, sustainable-minded menus
Dec. 7, 2018
Mountaineer Concessions serves game day traditions, trendy street foods and highlights community partnerships. Its intentionally crafted menus highlight Food Services and the Office of Sustainability’s mission toward a zero waste stadium.
Sun Belt Conference gifts $10K to Appalachian’s Reich College of Education and Watauga County Schools
Dec. 7, 2018
The gift was part of the CFP Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Week initiative and funded Appalachian’s First Teach Program.
ASC Centers credited for improved teen mental health
Watauga Democrat
Dec. 4, 2018
Kurt Michael says he got “a front-seat view of human suffering” while volunteering for a crisis line for three years as a psychology major at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Teens and mental health
A school-based intervention program developed by Appalachian’s Dr. Kurt Michael lowers rural teens’ suicide attempts and boosts their well-being
Nov. 29, 2018
Appalachian’s Aeschleman Distinguished Professor of Psychology shows his passion for teens’ mental health through the ASC school-based treatment program he founded in 2006.
Appalachian alumna is Honolulu’s first female police chief
Nov. 27, 2018
When Susan Ballard ’79 graduated from Appalachian with a teaching degree, being a police officer wasn’t even on her radar. Now she is the first female police chief of the Honolulu Police Department.
Appalachian alum: Energy grid 'on the brink of disruption'
Watauga Democrat
Nov. 23, 2018
During the kick-off talk in Appalachian State University’s fall 2018 Sustainable Energy Speaker Series: Alumni Edition, Bill Pfleger said the U.S. electricity system, which has served the nation for more than 100 years, “is standing on the brink of disruption” — and that’s a potentially good thing.
Fuel up for success with the new Rise Market + Bakery
Nov. 20, 2018
Rise Market + Bakery, located in Appalachian’s Leon Levine Hall of Health Sciences, offers quick, quality menu items that are intentionally crafted and sourced.
Appalachian alumnus Bill Pfleger explores ‘The New Energy Landscape’ through microgrid technology
Nov. 20, 2018
In his fall 2018 Sustainable Energy Speaker Series talk at Appalachian, Pfleger, solutions architect manager for Schneider Electric, said the U.S. electricity system is on the brink of a disruption — a potentially good thing.
Cheers for Cider: Local Options Abound
Local Cidery Entrepreneurs Turn Apple Season into Tasty High Country Libations
All About Women
Nov. 16, 2018
A graduate of Appalachian State University’s growing fermentation science degree program, Nathan, a first-generation German-American, found a whole new route for his brewing creativity with the ciders he creates.
ASU Student Receives American Red Cross’ Highest Award
GoBlueRidge.net
Nov. 15, 2018
An Appalachian State University student’s action performing CPR on an unresponsive classmate this February has earned her the American Red Cross’ highest award, the Certificate of Merit. Amanda Buffa, a senior special education major from New Bern, received the award during a ceremony Monday, Nov. 12, in the Plemmons Student Union Solarium on campus.
ASU Community Music School's Scale Olympiad celebrates students in its fifth year
The Mountain Times
Nov. 15, 2018
The Community Music School at Appalachian State University held its fifth annual Scale Olympiad on Saturday, Nov. 10, for High Country area pre-college pianists. Almost 30 students demonstrated their technical and theory skills, earning ribbons and rosettes for varying levels of mastery.
Patrick Sullivan ’16 facilitates an outdoor challenge course while pursuing a master’s degree in higher education administration
Nov. 14, 2018
Patrick Sullivan ’16 finds that his public relations concentration in communication plays a big role in his career path, regardless of his job title.
Sound the Alarm — It can save a life
Avery Journal
Nov. 14, 2018
The American Red Cross, Appalachian State University students and representatives of the Boone Fire Department teamed up with the goal of visiting 167 households in two mobile home communities. They were to install free, 10-year life smoke alarms. Toys and disaster activity books were also distributed to the children.
Appalachian student receives American Red Cross’ highest award
Nov. 13, 2018
For senior Amanda Buffa, her February day of class in Appalachian’s Reich College of Education started out as normal. Then, when one of her classmates collapsed and became unresponsive, her CPR skills were put to the test.

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