Topic: Community Engagement

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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
Sept. 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
Sept. 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
Sept. 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’
Sept. 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
Sept. 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.
CTE — integrating teaching with real-world experience
Q&A with Dr. Jerianne Taylor
Sept. 24, 2018
Dr. Jerianne Taylor talks about why Appalachian State University is a great school choice for career and technical education (CTE).
App State cuts ribbon on first Connect NC Bond-funded project
Sept. 21, 2018
Appalachian’s Leon Levine Hall leads to innovative and collaborative learning for thousands, and more graduates prepared for the health sciences workforce. It is the first completed project of the Connect NC Bond referendum.
Appalachian’s Chancellor Everts engages with students, shares books at the Academy at Middle Fork
Sept. 21, 2018
The Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork will be a living laboratory of educational research, collaboration, outreach and impact that will be life-changing for more than 300 K–5 students.
ASU starts Middle Fork lab school in Winston-Salem
Watauga Democrat
Sept. 20, 2018
Appalachian State University is in its fourth week of school at a state-mandated laboratory school it launched in Winston-Salem this year. The Academy at Middle Fork is a public school and partnership between the Reich College of Education at ASU and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools that serves kindergarten through fifth grades.
Appalachian confers awards for outstanding leadership of students, student organizations and advisors
Sept. 19, 2018
Numerous Appalachian students, student organizations and advisors were recognized (by the university’s Division of Student Affairs) during the 2017–18 Student Organization Leadership Awards ceremony on the university’s campus.
Campus sustainability efforts at Appalachian are a ‘win-win-win,’ garner Appalachian top rankings from AASHE and SIERRA magazine
Sept. 14, 2018
Sustainability efforts in place on Appalachian’s campus — from a zero waste commitment to biodegradable straws — have earned the university top rankings in AASHE’s 2018 Sustainable Campus Index and SIERRA magazine’s 2018 index of “Cool Schools.”
Appalachian’s USAS chapter works to bring Alta Gracia apparel to University Bookstore
Sept. 13, 2018
The move supports workers’ rights and Appalachian’s sustainability commitment, since Alta Gracia is known for paying a living wage and offering a healthy workplace.
Why does FEMA’s Brock Long take Florence so seriously? Because he remembers Hugo.
The News & Observer
Sept. 12, 2018
For North Carolina native and Appalachian alumnus Brock Long ’97 ’99, Hurricane Florence is personal. Long, who grew up in Newton, was 14 in 1989 the night Hurricane Hugo swept in, toppling trees and damaging buildings.
‘Nothing to play with:’ FEMA chief’s Hurricane Florence alarm draws on vivid memories of Hugo
The Washington Post
Sept. 11, 2018
Hugo “came right over my house,” says Brock Long ’97 ’99, who grew up in Newton, N.C. The FEMA administrator, and Appalachian alumnus, says Hurricane Florence may be even more dangerous.