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App Academy lab results come back positive – for joy and engagement
EducationNC
June 20, 2019
The youngest student at Appalachian State University last year was 5 years old. She’s not a prodigy — at least, not as far as anyone knows so far. She’s not even working on her bachelor’s degree. She’s a kindergartner who became a Mountaineer by way of her lab school: Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork.
App State’s Dr. Tracy Smith recognized for distinguished service in middle grades education
June 17, 2019
Smith is the recipient of the 2019 C. Kenneth McEwin Distinguished Service in Middle Grades Education Award for her impact on the advancement of middle-level education in North Carolina.
48 of App State’s youngest Mountaineers graduate from the Academy at Middle Fork
June 14, 2019
The 48 fifth grade students are the first graduating class of Appalachian’s Academy at Middle Fork, the university’s laboratory school in Walkertown.
App State survey: Respondents willing to pay for stormwater management and reduce negative effects from runoff
June 12, 2019
Research conducted by an interdisciplinary team at Appalachian explores how to mitigate impacts from stormwater runoff. The team has also conducted surveys throughout the Appalachian region to learn more about public perceptions of stormwater.
App Builds a Home — App State’s IDEXlab designs zero energy ready home
June 11, 2019
The IDEXlab’s design for an innovative, zero energy ready Habitat for Humanity home was recognized as a finalist in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2019 Solar Decathlon Challenge.
ASU lab school sees improvements after completing first year
Watauga Democrat
June 11, 2019
The Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork — serving kindergarten through fifth grades — is a collaboration between the university’s Reich College of Education and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Serving as the school’s principal for one year before it was adopted as a lab school, Tasha Hall-Powell said the academy has seen significant improvements in attendance, behavior as well as areas in academics.
App State celebrates newest Black and Gold Society members and commemorates the 50th reunion of its Class of 1969
June 10, 2019
During Black and Gold Reunion Weekend, Appalachian inducted about 40 new members into its Black and Gold Society and commemorated the 50th reunion of the Class of 1969.
Girls on the Run-High Country announces open registration for its new summer camp
June 10, 2019
The three-week 2019 Camp GOTR will offer rising third through fifth grade girls the opportunity to develop self-confidence and learn various life skills through physical activity, group games, interactive workshops and individual reflection.
ASU takes steps to protect centuries-old oak tree during construction
Watauga Democrat
June 10, 2019
Appalachian State crews are taking precautions to protect one of the oldest trees on campus as a new multi-use pathway is being constructed nearby. The white oak tree is located between Newland Hall and Wey Hall, where a “pedestrian pathway connector” is planned by the university in an effort to “unite the two halves of Appalachian’s campus” and to allow for temporary vehicular egress during large athletic and arts events.
UNC laboratory schools are changing the formula for education in N.C.
Carolina Journal
June 10, 2019
Poet Adrian Rice, in a thick Irish brogue, paints a scene in the imaginations of the third-graders who sit before him in Walkertown. A small group of 8- and 9-year-olds are spellbound, their notebooks open, pages scrawled across their desks. Several children shove their hands into the air to ask questions or make comments before clutching pencils to scratch out new poems — verses that say a great deal about their lives, their struggles, and their school.
For App State student, leadership award may pave the way for public service
June 6, 2019
Travian Smith is the first recipient of Appalachian’s newly established National Pan-Hellenic Council Leadership Award.
A dose of exercise: App State’s HOPE Lab partners with Park Rx to develop outdoor recreation database
June 4, 2019
Appalachian’s HOPE Lab provides resources for local physicians to prescribe a dose of exercise.
App State partners with Eastman Chemical Co. for NIOSH-funded study on data analytics and workplace safety
June 4, 2019
Appalachian professor Dr. Shawn Bergman has received continued funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for the study, which examines how data analytics could inform employers’ decisions regarding their employees’ health and safety.
App State engages with local community to build Habitat for Humanity home
May 31, 2019
The Appalachian Community has organized in partnership with Watauga County Habitat for Humanity to design, fund and build a home from the ground up for a local family in need.
Picture Yourself as an Earth Scientist
App State receives funding for K–12 geosciences outreach project
May 30, 2019
Appalachian’s Marta Toran has received grant funding from the American Geophysical Union to update the university’s PYES mobile photo booth — an outreach project designed to raise awareness for geoscience careers and the importance of earth science literacy.
Appalachian in the community
Solar barn installed at Horse Helpers of the High Country with energy grant from App State
May 28, 2019
The solar barn project at Horse Helpers of the High Country, which was partially funded by a 2018–19 Energy Efficient Grant through Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT), helps power the farm’s barn and fencing.
For Memorial Day: Poet Joseph Bathanti’s ‘Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly’
May 24, 2019
For Memorial Day, Appalachian professor Joseph Bathanti — former poet laureate of North Carolina — shares his “Saint Francis’s Satyr Butterfly.”
Couple, 72 and 77, known for their philanthropy work in NC, die in house fire
The News & Observer
May 22, 2019
Hughlene and William Frank were killed in a house fire in Greensboro on Sunday. The couple was known for their philanthropy work at Appalachian State University. She was an alumna and former trustee.