Topic: Community Engagement

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New residence halls named for natural landmarks [staff quoted]
Watauga Demcrat
March 11, 2020
Appalachian State University has selected names for the four new residence halls being constructed near Kidd Brewer Stadium. Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Matt Dull explains who named them and why.
Transfer and teach: App State awarded $500,000 grant for education student scholarships
Feb. 28, 2020
Blue Cross NC has awarded Appalachian State University a $500,000 grant to support scholarships for community college transfer students intending to study within the Reich College of Education and teach in their home communities.
New partnership with NTE will accelerate efforts to reach climate neutrality
Feb. 27, 2020
Under the new agreement, NRLP customers will have more control and choice over their energy consumption and spending through new, innovative rates, such as time- of-use rates, according to NRLP General Manager Ed Miller.
State ag agency awards funding to App State biochar project
Watauga Democrat
Feb. 24, 2020
Appalachian State University’s biochar project in the Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment is among 15 projects to receive funds from the N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative and the New and Emerging Crops Program. The project will receive $80,738.
Groovin’ for a cause: App State’s annual Dance Marathon raises nearly $50K
Feb. 21, 2020
The annual Dance Marathon provided fun — and funds — as students danced for 15 hours and raised nearly $50,000 for local nonprofits.
Blue Cross announced $8 million investment to rural communities
Shelby Star
Feb. 21, 2020
Appalachian State University and East Carolina University are among nine organizations receiving funds as part of the company’s investment. Both universities will use their allotment to support scholarships awarded to community college transfer students who wish to teach in their home communities.
App State partners continue service work in Africa with Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni
Feb. 20, 2020
Relationships fostered during Appalachian’s Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institutes take several locals overseas to launch new initiatives in Africa.
Ndinephupha Youth Talks in New Brighton
Mandela Washington Fellowship Leadership Institute at App State yields partnership to encourage youth to express their dreams
Feb. 20, 2020
Youth in South Africa are trained to express their dreams in public speeches, then work with community partners to achieve those dreams.
App State’s Common Reading Program announces ‘Rising’ as 2020–21 book selection
Feb. 7, 2020
“Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore” by Elizabeth Rush “guides readers through some of the places where (climate) change has been most dramatic.” All incoming first-year and transfer students at Appalachian will receive a copy of the book during their Summer Orientation session.
AT&T, Appalachian State team up to examine climate change, community impacts
WRAL TechWire
Feb. 7, 2020
Appalachian State University is one of five universities selected by AT&T to participate in the Climate Resiliency Community Challenge — a major research initiative aimed at helping communities in the southeastern United States build resilience to climate change.
On the Home Stretch — App Builds a Home project nears completion
Feb. 6, 2020
A dedication ceremony for the home is planned and future builds are discussed as App Builds a Home nears the completion of its first home built in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity.
White House hopefuls storm Iowa in last efforts to win support [faculty quoted]
The Gazette
Feb. 1, 2020
Dr. William Hicks, a political-science professor at Appalachian State University, explains how seeing presidential candidates in person, rather than just on TV, can inform both voters and young people studying the U.S. political system.
End zone facility to be rented for community events [staff quoted]
Watauga Democrat
Jan. 29, 2020
Nick Katers, Appalachian State University’s associate vice chancellor for facilities management, updates the Boone Town Council on campus construction projects, including the $50 million, mixed-use end zone facility at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
Students contribute 1,350 service hours in App State’s 21st MLK Challenge
Jan. 24, 2020
Around 150 students participated in Appalachian’s 21st annual MLK Challenge, contributing 1,350 hours of service to 16 local organizations. The day of reflection, education and service honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Little-Known Boone: A Blue Ridge Carolina Vacation Treasure
Forbes
Jan. 21, 2020
In this travel piece on Boone, the town’s mountain setting is called “a lure” to Appalachian State University students who “help keep the town humming.”
App State presents inaugural awards for inclusive excellence, welcomes poet Nikki Giovanni
Jan. 17, 2020
Appalachian honored Dr. Claudia Cartaya-Marin, Rabbi Stephen Roberts and the Watauga County Schools Coffee Talk program with the inaugural Chancellor’s Awards for Inclusive Excellence during a luncheon held Jan. 13 on the university’s campus.
Read 2 Succeed: App State Academy at Middle Fork
WFMY News 2
Jan. 17, 2020
Each week, WFMY News staff members visit a local school to talk about their love of reading. This video segment features students at the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork.
Taking Students to the Iowa Caucus: An Experiential Approach to American Politics [faculty contributor]
Political Science Now
Jan. 16, 2020
Dr. Phillip Ardoin, professor of political science and chair of the Department of Government and Justice Studies at Appalachian State University, describes the valueof taking Appalachian political science students to experience the presidential campaign process and to observe the Iowa Caucus as part of a course titled #App2Iowa 2020.