Topic: Community Engagement

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Beyond the heart of Appalachian: The beauty of Appalachia
Dec. 19, 2019
This photo gallery showcases some of the favorite getaways for Appalachian students within 15 miles, or a 10-minute drive, of the heart of campus. Take in the beauty and variety the High Country has to offer.
App State named No. 1 nationally for certified teachers
Dec. 18, 2019
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards ranked Appalachian No. 1 in its “Top 50 Alma Maters by Total Number of NBCTs” list for the fourth consecutive year. Appalachian leads the nation for the number of National Board Certified Teachers — 2,057.
Five-year grant aims to expand WHS mental health program to Ashe
Watauga Democrat
Dec. 11, 2019
Appalachian State University, Ashe County Schools and RTI International are collaborating as part of a five-year, rural mental health grant that has received $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education. Their grant proposal was titled “Rural School Mental Health Training and Service Provision in North Carolina.”
App Builds a Home receives match donation
Watauga Democrat
Dec. 11, 2019
Curt and Linda Gillespie of Blowing Rock and Naples, Fla., were so inspired by the hard work at the first High Country Blitz Build, which was completed within 48 hours on Sept. 21-22 in affiliation with Watauga Habitat for Humanity and the student-led organization App Builds a Home of Appalachian State University, that they made a matching gift to the project.
Appalachian students give back
The Courier-Tribune
Dec. 9, 2019
During fall break, 29 students, staff and faculty gave back to organizations in North Carolina and Georgia by participating in Alternative Service Experience (ASE) programs offered through Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT) — part of Appalachian State University’s Division of Student Affairs. Among them was Bri Carter of Randleman.
Appalachian alumna Catrina Thompson ’09 focuses on community as Winston-Salem’s chief of police
Dec. 6, 2019
Winston-Salem’s chief of police, Catrina Thompson ’09, forges relationships with her officers and fellow Appalachian alumni to manage a community-oriented police force.
$2.5M grant supports App State’s continued provision of mental health training and services in rural NC
Dec. 4, 2019
Dr. Kurt Michael, Appalachian’s Stanley R. Aeschleman Distinguished Professor of Psychology, is the university’s principal investigator for the federal grant that, over the next five years, will support the provision of mental health services and training in Western North Carolina’s rural K–12 schools.
Siblings in service: Brothers and sisters have combined 132 years at App State [staff featured]
Watauga Democrat
Nov. 29, 2019
Two sets of siblings who have served Appalachian State University and the state of North Carolina for a collective 132 years were among more than 120 staff members recognized at the university’s inaugural Chancellor’s Service Awards Luncheon held Nov. 19 on Appalachian’s campus.
ASU honors staff members for decades of service [staff featured]
Mountain Times
Nov. 28, 2019
Appalachian State University honored more than 120 staff members who have served the university for 20 years or more at the inaugural Chancellor’s Service Awards Luncheon, held Tuesday on Appalachian’s campus.
App State’s Army ROTC program celebrates 50th anniversary
Nov. 26, 2019
Appalachian State University’s Army ROTC culminated its 50th anniversary celebrations with a weekend of events that included participation in the university’s Heroes Day during the last home football game of the regular season.
American Council of Learned Societies funds App State anthropological research of Navajo Nation
Nov. 26, 2019
Powell, assistant professor in Appalachian’s Department of Anthropology, is using her ACLS funding to collaborate with Diné community experts in the Navajo Nation to explore human–water relationships and the impact of climate change on the region.
$4M-plus in federal funding supports App State GEAR UP
Nov. 22, 2019
Appalachian GEAR UP, a federally funded college access program, serves approximately 15,000 high school students from 11 Western North Carolina school districts by helping them prepare to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.
Brothers and sisters clock 132 combined years of dedicated service to App State
Nov. 21, 2019
Brothers Randy and Terry Edwards and sisters Sheila Perry and Kathy Deas were among the more than 120 staff members recognized for their service to the university at the inaugural Chancellor’s Service Awards Luncheon held Tuesday.
App State honors more than 120 staff members for decades of service
Nov. 21, 2019
At the inaugural Chancellor’s Service Awards Luncheon, Appalachian honored more than 120 staff members who have achieved 20 years or more of service to the university, including the longest serving staff member with 45 years of service.
UNC-TV to air App State documentary on Dulatown — a Caldwell County community of black and white kith and kin
Nov. 20, 2019
African American and white descendants of a slave and her white owner live as kin in a Caldwell County community known as Dulatown. A new Mountaineers-produced documentary chronicles their story.
Preserving Community Canneries [faculty featured]
Southern Foodways Alliance
Nov. 20, 2019
Appalachian’s Caleb Johnson, visiting creative writing professor in the Department of English, reports on community and pride in the practice of canning in this episode of Gravy podcast, presented by the Southern Foodways Alliance.
App State’s 2019 Spooky Duke raises over $24K for children with special needs
Nov. 19, 2019
The ninth annual Spooky Duke Race at App State raised over $24K in support of the university’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country, which assists regional families who have children with special needs.
Double Wood Farm scholarships recognize App State students for academic excellence, service to the community
Nov. 14, 2019
Double Wood Farm, owned by Appalachian Board of Trustees Secretary Mark E. Ricks ’89, donates two scholarships to Appalachian to recognize students for academic excellence and service to the community. The scholarships were awarded during the Oct. 31 football game.