Topic: Community Engagement

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App State social work students bring diverse books to WCS classrooms
Watauga Democrat
Nov. 10, 2021
App State social work students raised money to donate books to Watauga County elementary schools to better represent diverse student populations.
Thousands return to Boone for App State Homecoming 2021
Nov. 1, 2021
For Mountaineer alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends, App State Homecoming 2021 represented not only an annual return to Boone, but also a return to traditional in-person gatherings and activities.
App State’s Spooky Duke 2021 raises more than $25K — most to date — for children with special needs
Oct. 29, 2021
Ghouls, ghosts and goblins gathered on App State’s campus — and virtually — Oct. 16 for the 11th annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest. The event raised more than $25,000 to benefit App State’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country, which assists regional families who have children with special needs.
16 App State students develop professional skills through SECU Foundation internships
Oct. 28, 2021
This spring and summer, 16 App State students served their local and regional communities as participants in the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Public Fellows Intern Program. The program, funded by the SECU Foundation, is designed to help students develop their professional skills as they work with leaders of community-based businesses, nonprofits or government agencies.
Teachers from 15 countries visit Elkin Schools
The Elkin Tribune
Oct. 26, 2021
Elkin City Schools hosted visiting teachers from countries around the world through a partnership with Appalachian State University.
History and tradition — App State’s 4th annual Founders Day celebration
Oct. 8, 2021
App State celebrated its history and traditions during the fourth annual Founders Day, Sept. 17. The day’s events included a Bell Ringers Society ceremony and a lecture and tour of the historic Boone Cemetery, along with AppalFest on Sanford Mall.
The 16 best college football towns in the nation
247sports.com
Oct. 6, 2021
This list highlights Boone and App State as having a" great game-day experience — one of the best in the Group of Five."
FEMA vaccine clinics on App State’s campus Sept. 19–22
Sep. 17, 2021
Free COVID-19 vaccines will be administered from a FEMA mobile unit on the App State campus starting Sunday, Sept. 19, through Wednesday, Sept. 22. Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen vaccines will be available for the campus and High Country communities.
App State alumna Carter Blue ’20 — a champion for survivors of violence
Sep. 13, 2021
As a senior at App State, Carter Blue ’20 delved into intimate partner violence in her senior thesis. Now this honors graduate applies her B.S. in sociology-social inequities to advocate for domestic violence survivors at OASIS in Watauga and Avery counties.
App State mourns the passing of former Chancellor John E. Thomas
Sep. 3, 2021
Dr. John E. Thomas, who served as Appalachian State University’s chancellor from 1979–1993, died Thursday, Sept. 2, at the age of 90.
Find resources, support at Health, Wellness and Safety Week Sept. 7-14
Sep. 3, 2021
A week of engaging events helps App State students learn about safety and wellness resources available on and off campus — and how they can be a support to others.
App State Community Music School launches new fall classes in Boone and Hudson
Aug. 19, 2021
Musicians of all ages and experience levels in Boone and Hudson can enjoy music classes through App State’s Community Music School (CMS). For fall 2021, CMS is launching new group classes at two locations: App State’s Broyhill Music Center and the HUB Station Arts Center in Hudson. All private lessons are offered online.
App State and Cone Estate connection spans 100-plus years, yields academic and engagement opportunities
Aug. 6, 2021
App State’s location in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina opens avenues of academic and civic engagement particular to the area. The university’s partnership with the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park in Blowing Rock — spanning more than a century — is a good example.
Future education leaders at App State receive boosted support from about $3 million in state grants
Aug. 5, 2021
App State is one of six UNC System institutions awarded recurring grants through the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program to train and support future education leaders. The nearly $3 million in funding will boost programming provided through App State’s school administration program, which prepares students for principal roles and other director positions.
Harris and Wyatt appointed to App State’s Board of Trustees
July 20, 2021
The North Carolina General Assembly appointed two members to App State’s Board of Trustees in June. The House of Representatives appointed James “Jamie” E. Harris ’84, and the Senate appointed Steven D. Wyatt ’83. Their appointments began July 1.
App State’s Julianna Roupas ’21 designed her own path to medical school
July 2, 2021
Julianna Roupas ’21 wrote her own ticket to medical school with a self-designed major at App State, combining biology, chemistry and exercise science into an interdisciplinary studies degree.
Career Development Center relocation to increase center’s visibility, accessibility for employers and App State students
June 29, 2021
App State’s Career Development Center is being relocated to Plemmons Student Union, maximizing its visibility and accessibility as a career hub in the center of campus.
App State–Wilkes Community College agreement eases access and offers savings for nursing students
June 28, 2021
3+1 agreement lets students with an associate degree in nursing from Wilkes Community College obtain a Bachelor of Science in nursing from App State through a one-year, online program.