Topic: Community Engagement

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From ‘our big school in the mountains,’ App State chancellor visits Middle Fork Academy students, staff
Winston-Salem Journal
Aug. 30, 2018
For a short time Thursday afternoon, Appalachian State University Chancellor Sheri Everts returned to a familiar scene: a K-12 classroom. Everts stopped by each classroom at Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork, handing out books for every student to take home with them. Her visit was meant to be both an opportunity to increase literacy options for students, as well as show the university’s support to those in the elementary school.
Appalachian’s Inclusive Excellence Team offers faculty professional development
Aug. 28, 2018
The faculty-driven initiative is helping bring greater elements of equity, diversity and inclusion into the classroom.
App State professor: August rain shouldn't fade fall leaves
WSOC-TV
Aug. 28, 2018
Abundant August rains shouldn't have an impact on fall leaves showing their colors in western North Carolina, according to a university professor. Appalachian State University professor Howard Neufeld said it's an old wives' tale that if you get a lot of rainfall in the summer it dilutes the fall color, the Asheville Citizen Times reports.
Student Success at Appalachian
Finding balance academically, financially, personally
Aug. 24, 2018
Appalachian has systems, personnel and strategies in place to ensure students have the help they need in all three areas of the “success stool.”
Financing the dream — staying fiscally afloat at Appalachian
Aug. 24, 2018
FAFSA. FSEOG. ACOG. Acronyms abound when exploring how to pay for college. At Appalachian, interpreters are in place to help students and their families navigate the process of securing financial aid.
Diana Wilcox ’91 awards NRLP scholarship she received as a student at Appalachian
Aug. 23, 2018
A graduate of the computer science program at Appalachian, Wilcox is now the chair of the New River Light and Power scholarship committee.
The students are in the house! Appalachian welcomes students on first day of classes
Aug. 22, 2018
Classes for the fall 2018 semester convene at Appalachian State University.
Mother of hate crime victim addresses Appalachian's class of 2022
Watauga Democrat
Aug. 21, 2018
Appalachian State University’s freshman class welcomed the mother of a 1998 hate crime victim with a standing ovation at the Aug. 20 Black and Gold Convocation. The new freshman class gathered at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center before the start of the 2018-19 school year — where Judy Shepard served as the event’s keynote speaker.
Appalachian Home School Physical Education Program ‘SPARKs’ active lifestyle for local children
Aug. 20, 2018
Children in pre-K through middle school, along with their parents, will have the opportunity to flex their muscles through Appalachian’s 2018–19 Home School Physical Education Program.
Dave by the Bell: Fall Move-In 2018
Aug. 19, 2018
Parents of App State's newest Mountaineers take a second with Dave to share their hopes for their students while at Appalachian.
Appalachian’s move-in day 2018 — a flow of first years, families and full vehicles
Aug. 18, 2018
Appalachian’s first-year and transfer students move in with the help of the university’s Army ROTC and many blue-shirted volunteers.
Mark Ricks ’89 and junior DeJon Milbourne are newest members named to Appalachian’s Board of Trustees
Aug. 17, 2018
Appalachian alumnus Mark Ricks ’89 will be officially sworn in during the board’s next meeting Sept. 20–21. Appalachian junior and SGA president DeJon Milbourne became a member of the board in June.
US Department of State supports a world of teachers at Appalachian
8th annual TEA program brings educators from across the globe to Appalachian’s campus
Aug. 17, 2018
Teachers from four different continents will take part in Appalachian’s 2018 TEA program to enhance their skills in teaching science and English as a foreign language.
Mother of hate crime victim to speak at Appalachian convocation on diversity and erasing hate
Aug. 13, 2018
Judy Shepard is president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, which works to champion those causes her late son Matthew espoused during his life, including social justice, diversity awareness and education, and equality for LGBTQ individuals.
Apples, Australia and vaccines
Appalachian alumni take different paths to careers in fermentation
Aug. 6, 2018
Three alumni from Appalachian’s fermentation sciences program demonstrate the diversity and versatility of career options open to students.
App State AD Gillin on the football gameday experience, projects and beyond
Winston-Salem Journal
Aug. 4, 2018
Appalachian State athletics is enveloped in change right now. Some of those changes are coming right away, and some will start to form in the near future. The waves of development require athletics director Doug Gillin to view progress through many different scopes.
Wellness and Student Success at Appalachian
Why 8 dimensions of wellness are important to students’ holistic balance
Aug. 3, 2018
Dr. Alex F. Howard explains why staying healthy in multiple ways impacts a student’s ability to stay and complete a degree.
Watauga and Ashe County scholars achieve academic and career success through continued Appalachian–Young Eisner Scholars partnership
July 31, 2018
Young Eisner Scholars (YES) provides second- and third-year funding for its partnership with Appalachian, which benefits regional middle school through ninth-grade scholars by giving them the resources, support and academic skills necessary for success.