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Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Oct. 11, 2018
The director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was recognized during Appalachian’s Homecoming Week 2018 for his work, service and philanthropy.
Brock Long receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award
Oct. 11, 2018
The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was recognized during Appalachian’s Homecoming Week 2018 for his work, service and philanthropy.
Carole Wilson receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Outstanding Service Award
Oct. 11, 2018
The Appalachian Board of Trustees member was recognized during Homecoming Week 2018 for her work, service and philanthropy to the university.
David English receives Appalachian Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Award
Oct. 11, 2018
North Carolina School of the Arts’ executive vice chancellor and provost was recognized during Appalachian’s Homecoming Week 2018 for his work, service and philanthropy.
Growth, infrastructure and new academy detailed at Appalachian’s Board of Trustees meeting
Oct. 10, 2018
At Appalachian’s Sept. 21 Board of Trustees meeting, Chancellor Sheri Everts shared fall semester 2018 enrollment numbers and provided updates on the university’s major construction projects.
Appalachian student teams up with staff to deliver bottled water for hurricane relief
Oct. 9, 2018
A collaboration between Appalachian’s Physical Plant, Mountaineer Athletics and the Marching Mountaineers helped sophomore Cam Hunter deliver bottled water to Wallace and Elizabethtown — areas hit hard by Hurricane Florence.
New River Light and Power customers to benefit from new, ‘technologically advanced’ infrastructure
Oct. 9, 2018
The Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is an integrated system of smart meters, communications networks and data management systems enabling two-way communication between NRLP and its customers.
Giving Rural Students ‘the Short Box’
Inside Higher Ed
Oct. 8, 2018
Colleges often go about recruiting rural students in the wrong way, admissions experts say. But they can commit to better practices if they recognize "rurality is different everywhere." Colleges need to be engaged in communities in ways that are responsive to their needs, said Rachel Fried, program coordinator at GEAR UP, a federally funded college access program at Appalachian State University.
UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning
Associated Press
Oct. 8, 2018
Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge.
Appalachian Community celebrates NPHC Plots and Garden with ribbon-cutting and unveiling ceremony
Oct. 5, 2018
Recently opened on the Appalachian campus, the National Pan-Hellenic Council Plots and Garden give alumni and current members of African-American Greek organizations that compose “The Divine Nine” a location for reflection and celebration.
Fall leaves off to a slow start due to warm weather
GoUpstate
Oct. 5, 2018
Appalachian State University biology professor Howard Nuefeld, known as the “Fall Color Guy,” reported optimism last week for the upcoming leaf season. Without a drought or recent bad storm, the color should be strong, but if temperatures stay warm, it may delay the leaves turning.
‘Fall Color Guy’: Unprecedented warm weather is delaying fall leaf color
Oct. 3, 2018
Dr. Howard Neufeld, Appalachian State University’s “Fall Color Guy,” says warm weather is delaying this fall’s patchwork of colors.
Appalachian’s 2018 Homecoming
Oct. 2, 2018
See images from Homecoming 2018's “Cirque du Appalachian,” including the parade, APPtoberfest, unveiling of the NPHC Plots and Garden and more.
15 Appalachian student veterans aid in Hurricane Florence recovery efforts
Sep. 28, 2018
Deployed to areas ravaged by Hurricane Florence, such as New Bern and Wilmington, Appalachian student veterans assist in emergency management services and relief efforts.
Appalachian colleges celebrating 50 years to host ‘500 for the 50th’ goods drive
Sep. 28, 2018
In honor of their 50th anniversaries, Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fine and Applied Arts and Reich College of Education will collect donated goods for the university’s food pantry and free store.
Dr. Nickolas Jordan receives Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance Award from Appalachian’s AAUP chapter
Sep. 26, 2018
The chapter praised Jordan, associate dean of student affairs and program services in Appalachian’s Reich College of Education, for his work as an advocate for Appalachian’s students, faculty and administrators.
Students in Appalachian’s Honors College spend a ‘Day at the Farm’
Sep. 26, 2018
New students in Appalachian’s Honors College learned about sustainable farming and sustainability at Appalachian through visiting the university’s Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm.
Did Hurricane Florence affect NC's leaf season?
ABC11 WTVD
Sep. 25, 2018
“If this storm had come through two weeks later, it would have had a bigger impact. So, my forecast is that we're still in pretty good shape,” said Howard Neufeld in an Asheville Citizen-Times story. Neufeld is known as the “Fall Color Guy” and is a professor of biology at Appalachian State University in Boone.