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Topic: Community Engagement

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  • WinterFest provides connection, engagement for App State students in the midst of pandemic
    WinterFest provides connection, engagement for App State students in the midst of pandemic
    Nov. 25, 2020

    Wearing face coverings and safely distanced during WinterFest, students gathered on App State’s Sanford Mall to snack on free food, sip hot cocoa and participate in a variety of games, as well as karaoke and a scavenger hunt.

  • App State delivers nearly 10,000 free meals during COVID-19
    App State delivers nearly 10,000 free meals during COVID-19
    Nov. 25, 2020

    Close to 10,000 free meals and nearly 300 cases of water have been delivered to App State students and some community members in isolation or quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • A second local family will benefit from App Builds a Home collaboration
    A second local family will benefit from App Builds a Home collaboration
    Nov. 24, 2020

    The foundation and fundraising are underway for the second App Builds a Home (ABAH) project, built in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity. To date, almost $17,000 has been raised toward the total ABAH goal of $40,000 for the project.

  • Free meals for App State faculty, students and staff in need over extended winter break
    Free meals for App State faculty, students and staff in need over extended winter break
    Nov. 20, 2020

    A longer-than-usual winter break during the pandemic and an outpouring of support from the university and community have spurred Campus Dining to offer free, chef-inspired meals to the Appalachian Community from Dec. 11–Jan. 14, 2021.

  • 15 App State, High Country police officers now certified as implicit bias trainers
    15 App State, High Country police officers now certified as implicit bias trainers
    Nov. 19, 2020

    A bias training event hosted and sponsored by the Appalachian Police Department certified 15 App State and High Country police officers as implicit bias trainers.

  • App State opens first phase of Kidd Brewer Stadium north end zone facility
    App State opens first phase of Kidd Brewer Stadium north end zone facility
    Nov. 16, 2020

    Appalachian State University stakeholders gathered for the north end zone facility ribbon-cutting at Kidd Brewer Stadium Nov. 13. The facility will provide space for athletic, academic and community uses.

  • 178 Spooky Duke racers help App State raise more than $13,000 for special-needs children
    178 Spooky Duke racers help App State raise more than $13,000 for special-needs children
    Nov. 13, 2020

    More than 175 racers from across the nation participated in App State’s virtual 2020 Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest. Proceeds from the annual event benefit App State’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country (FSN-HC), which supports High Country children with special needs and their families.

  • Many nursing homes still face long turnaround times for COVID-19 tests [faculty quoted]
    Many nursing homes still face long turnaround times for COVID-19 tests [faculty quoted]
    CBS17
    Nov. 12, 2020

    Dr. Sandi Lane discusses the various types of COVID tests used in nursing homes and how to limit spread of the coronavirus in these facilities. Lane teaches in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management.

  • App State’s Dr. Rebecca Payne Jordan among 8 appointed UNC System Literacy Fellows
    App State’s Dr. Rebecca Payne Jordan among 8 appointed UNC System Literacy Fellows
    Nov. 11, 2020

    App State’s Dr. Rebecca Payne Jordan is one of eight Literacy Fellows appointed by the University of North Carolina System. The fellows are charged with developing a detailed framework for literacy instruction in teacher preparation, to be adopted by all educator preparation programs in the System.

  • App State observes Veterans Day virtually, recognizes campus heroes
    App State observes Veterans Day virtually, recognizes campus heroes
    Nov. 11, 2020

    App State is observing Veterans Day virtually this year with welcome remarks from App State Chancellor Sheri Everts, along with a series of insights from staff veterans in App State’s Facilities Operations and Nick Katers, the university’s associate vice chancellor for facilities management.

  • Integrating substance dependence and pain management into counseling approaches [faculty op-ed]
    Integrating substance dependence and pain management into counseling approaches [faculty op-ed]
    Counseling Today
    Nov. 5, 2020

    In this opinion piece, Dr. Geri Miller offers seven core suggestions that counselors can use as a guide in addressing substance dependence and pain management from a biopsychosocial perspective in their counseling approach. Miller teaches in App State’s Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling.

  • App State alumnus’s fellowship program puts college grads to work in NC communities
    App State alumnus’s fellowship program puts college grads to work in NC communities
    Nov. 4, 2020

    App State alumnus Dylan Russell ’14 is helping uplift communities in North Carolina through Lead for North Carolina — a fellowship program designed for recent college graduates.

  • ‘Doughnut Forget to Vote’ — grant funds voter education, mobilization event for App State students
    ‘Doughnut Forget to Vote’ — grant funds voter education, mobilization event for App State students
    Nov. 4, 2020

    Nearly 750 App State students were treated to a sweet reminder to vote, along with voter information, as part of “Doughnut Forget to Vote” — a nonpartisan voter education and mobilization event held Oct. 22 on App State’s campus.

  • App State puts a new spin on homecoming traditions
    App State puts a new spin on homecoming traditions
    Oct. 30, 2020

    With a global pandemic in full force, the fall 2020 semester at App State has necessitated changes to campus events, including major celebrations such as Homecoming. Mountaineers rose to the challenge, reimagining App State traditions and instituting new events during the university’s homecoming festivities last week.

  • From mountains to skyscrapers — App State alumnus reflects on his path as an NYC artist
    From mountains to skyscrapers — App State alumnus reflects on his path as an NYC artist
    Oct. 29, 2020

    App State alumnus Kameron Neal ’14 credits his Appalachian Experience with setting his career course as a multidisciplinary artist living and working in New York City. Here, Neal reflects on his time at App State and the opportunities that helped broaden his artistry.

  • Interview with Kinji Ito: Motivating Students During a Pandemic [faculty featured]
    Interview with Kinji Ito: Motivating Students During a Pandemic [faculty featured]
    The FLTMAG
    Oct. 27, 2020

    This Q&A features Dr. Kinji Ito, assistant professor of Japanese in App State’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, on how he keeps students motivated in online learning.

  • Colleges & COVID
    Colleges & COVID
    WSOC-TV
    Oct. 27, 2020

    Dave Faherty reports on the decreasing numbers of COVID-19 cases at App State.

  • App State welcomes first group of GEAR UP students
    App State welcomes first group of GEAR UP students
    Oct. 26, 2020

    Nearly 200 first-year students enrolled at App State this fall are proof that GEAR UP — a federally funded program to prepare students for postsecondary education — works. These GEAR UP graduates — among the first in Western N.C. — represent a 38% increase over 2019–20 enrollment of first-year students from App State’s GEAR UP school partners.

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