Topic: Community Engagement

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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.
Online veterinary technician degree program kicks off at App State
dvm360
May 11, 2022
Leading veterinary professional resource dvm360 shares information about App State's new online veterinary technology degree.
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
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
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
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.
Ode to Appalachia: An ASU Student Led Dining Experience Partnership with The Beacon Butcher Bar
High Country Press
April 22, 2022
Sixteen Appalachian State University art students worked alongside The Beacon Butcher Bar to celebrate Appalachia and the Boone community by creating a shared meal and handmade tableware project.
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.
Food physicist offers Earth Day cooking tips [faculty featured]
Yale Climate Connections
April 21, 2022
Yale Climate Connections highlights Carla Ramsdell, pre-engineering advisor and practitioner in residence in App State's Department of Physics and Astronomy, and her seven-part Sustainable Food Cooking Challenge video series.
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
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
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’
Phase 1 development includes the Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research, 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 Education and Research, 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
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
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
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
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
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.