Topic: Community Engagement

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‘Every day is Earth Day at Appalachian’
The university celebrates with sustainable practices and strengthened resiliency
March 27, 2019
Learn how Appalachian celebrates Earth Day year-round. Plus, see the slate of Earth Month events on campus in April.
NC AHEC funds Appalachian–Ashe Memorial Hospital partnership to develop nursing clinic
March 26, 2019
The clinical site at Ashe Memorial allows undergraduate nursing students at Appalachian to strengthen their skills of therapeutic communication, basic nursing care, and safety and health promotion for underserved, rural populations.
Appalachian’s Upward Bound receives over $700K in ED funding for 2018–19
March 26, 2019
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has awarded Upward Bound Director Aaron Gersonde with over $700,000 in funding for the program, which supports regional high schools students’ transition to and success in postsecondary education.
Shauna Caldwell '18 captures women of Appalachia
All About Women
March 25, 2019
When people speak about Shauna Caldwell, they use words like “intentional,” “caring,” “wise” and “creative.” A High Country native born in Boone and raised in Banner Elk, Shauna is an artist, herbalist and graduate student in the Appalachian Studies program at Appalachian State University.
Author visits Middle Fork Academy, talks to kids about new book
Winston-Salem Journal
March 22, 2019
Award-winning children’s author Derrick Barnes stopped by the Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork this week to read to the students and encourage them to continue to read and write.
Winners announced for 2019 Chancellor’s Innovation Scholars Program
March 21, 2019
The winning teams earned awards up to $10,000 each from the Office of the Chancellor and Division of Academic Affairs.
The case for resiliency
Appalachian biology professor Dr. Shea Tuberty and former FEMA Administrator Brock Long discuss how developing a culture of preparedness fosters resiliency
March 19, 2019
From the national level to the borders of Appalachian’s campus, prioritizing resilience measures is critical, say former FEMA Administrator Brock Long ’97 ’99 and Appalachian biology professor Dr. Shea Tuberty.
ASU student, employee IDs approved as photo IDs for elections
Watauga Democrat
March 19, 2019
Appalachian State University students and employees can use their university-issued identification cards as a valid photo ID card to vote in the 2020 elections, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced Friday.
With 60 Floats and Over 4,000 Spectators, Boone’s St. Patrick’s Parade a Huge Success on Saturday
High Country Press
March 18, 2019
Floats during the parade were judged by a panel of four judges that included Boone Mayor Rennie Brantz, Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts, Appalachian State football head coach Eli Drinkwitz and U.S. Olympic snowboarder Louie Vito.
From volunteer to director — Appalachian alumna forges a career and makes a difference
March 18, 2019
Appalachian alumna Heather Canipe uses her degree in social work to serve youth in the High Country.
Dr. Mark Spond assesses condition of agricultural parcels along Blue Ridge Parkway using NPS funding
March 15, 2019
Spond — Appalachian’s liaison to the National Park Service — completed the assessment in fall 2018, evaluating the current conditions of the parcels to identify corrective actions and/or best management practices needed.
Research by Appalachian economics professor suggests lack of sleep reduces voter turnout
March 15, 2019
The research of Dr. David Dickinson, professor of economics at Appalachian, along with political scientists Drs. John Holbein and Jerome Schäfer, has found that insufficient sleep predicts lower voter turnout.
New director named for Appalachian’s Interprofessional Clinic
March 12, 2019
Appalachian alumnus Bryan Belcher ’97 has been appointed director of the Beaver College of Health Sciences Interprofessional Clinic. The clinic enables students to learn important skills while providing needed services to the community.
Breathing life into black history at the Academy
The Chronicle
March 7, 2019
Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork Elementary School celebrated Black History Month through song, dramatic play, daily trivia, door decorations, a historically black college and university research presentation, a local radio personality visit, and a living wax museum.
New River Light and Power recognized with Public Power Award of Excellence
March 6, 2019
New River Light and Power was recognized for its achievements in all five award categories: communicating the value of public power, grid modernization, continuous improvement, workforce development and wholesale power cost.
Registering success: Appalachian’s SDAP partners with technology firm ECRS
March 6, 2019
Appalachian Scholars with Diverse Abilities learn real-life career skills through a partnership with Boone-based technology company ECRS.
One Reason Rural Students Don't Go To College: Colleges Don't Go To Them
NPR
March 6, 2019
"Providing greater postsecondary opportunities for rural residents isn't simply a matter of equity or moral obligation — it's a matter of continued national prosperity," says Appalachian State University's Andrew Koricich. He points out that our economy relies heavily on rural communities and workers.
Common Reading Program announces ‘Just Mercy’ as its 2019–20 selection
March 5, 2019
Appalachian’s incoming first-year students in fall 2019 will take part in the university’s Common Reading Program by collectively reading Bryan Stevenson’s nonfiction book “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.”