Topic: Community Engagement

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Counseling partnership yields positive results for WHS students
Watauga Democrat
July 13, 2018
The Assessment, Support and Counseling (ASC) Center at Watauga High School served 325 students — 24 percent of the student body — in the 2017-18 academic year. Appalachian professor and child clinical psychologist Kurt D. Michael is the founder of the ASC Center, a partnership between Appalachian State University and regional K-12 public schools to provide counseling and mental health education to students.
Appalachian’s NEXUS research project cuts by half local farm's greenhouse energy consumption
July 12, 2018
The root zone heat distribution system installed by Appalachian’s NEXUS team at Springhouse Farm in Vilas, North Carolina, has reduced the farm’s greenhouse energy consumption by 50 percent from January–May.
Appalachian’s Vietnamese Summer Academy kicks off at 5,280 feet
July 12, 2018
Middle and high school students in Appalachian’s Vietnamese Summer Academy are learning about American and Appalachian culture and improving their English language skills as they explore the region and interact with the community.
IDEA funds second annual Vietnamese Summer Academy at Appalachian
July 12, 2018
The academy allows visiting middle and high school Vietnamese students to learn about American and Appalachian culture and improve their English language skills as they explore the region and interact with the community.
Appalachian hosts 25 young African leaders for six-week institute
July 10, 2018
The Mandela Washington Fellows joined Appalachian campus and local community members at the opening reception of a six-week institute focused on civic leadership.
Innovative business ideas win regional students scholarships in Appalachian’s GEAR UP Pitch Competition
July 10, 2018
Among the students’ idea pitches were a solar-powered phone case, a device for car pedal extension and an organic, homemade sanitizer spray.
Appalachian students build tiny house for local nonprofit KAMPN
July 9, 2018
Students in Appalachian’s Department of Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment have been working to construct a tiny house for LIFE Village — a new initiative of Kids with Autism Making Progress in Nature (KAMPN).
New leadership at Appalachian’s Teaching and Research Farm brings collaborative opportunities
July 5, 2018
C.C. “Chip” Hope III, the new director of Appalachian’s Teaching and Research Farm, said his long-term plans for the farm include a Seeds of Resilience project, monthly homesteading workshops and more.
Chancellor Everts shares updates on campus projects and initiatives at Appalachian’s Board of Trustees meeting
June 29, 2018
At Appalachian’s June 22 Board of Trustees meeting, Chancellor Everts provided updates on a major housing project and more while the trustees approved a parking permit fee increase.
Equine assisted therapy course at Appalachian prepares future counselors through a ‘multisensory approach to learning’
June 26, 2018
For the second consecutive summer, students in the Equine Assisted Learning and Psychotherapy course had the opportunity to learn therapeutic techniques by working with full-sized and miniature horses at Lazy Acres Farm.
Student success — early intervention is key
June 26, 2018
Dr. Greg Lester, executive director of academic advising and student success, says early intervention is key for students who are struggling academically. The Office of Student Success offers help at Appalachian.
Appalachian’s Cannon Music Camp to celebrate 50th anniversary
June 26, 2018
A reunion weekend in celebration of the anniversary will be held July 6–8. Concerts, along with a banquet and a reception for camp alumni and guests are among the planned reunion activities.
Sociologist weighs in on immigrant family separations — including social, economic impact
June 20, 2018
Dr. Cameron Lippard says families are hiding from persecution, even if they’re in the U.S. legally, as a result of recent immigration family separations.
Celebrating 50 years — Appalachian’s growth in university status and its Class of 1968
June 18, 2018
Appalachian marks its transition from teachers college to multipurpose regional university, while the Black & Gold Reunion celebrates the classes of 1968 and prior.
From mitigating wildfires to re-creating a battlefield
Appalachian alumnae preserve history through National Park Service internships
June 13, 2018
Appalachian alumnae Cala Castleberry and Hayley Wynn put the hands-on training and education they received in Appalachian’s Anthropology (BS) – Archaeology degree program to use during back-to-back National Park Service internships.
Chancellor Everts addresses Appalachian’s Board of Visitors and visits legislators in Raleigh
June 12, 2018
Everts reported on the performance goals the UNC System has set for Appalachian in its strategic plan, gave an overview of planned facility expansions and improvements, and more.
Appalachian hosts second annual Inclusion Infusion Summer Institute
June 11, 2018
The goal of the event was to encourage inclusionary practices and relationships that support a state in which everyone is valued, respected and supported.
Appalachian’s Reich College of Education names 2018 awards recipients
June 1, 2018
The 2018 RCOE awards — which recognize Outstanding Teaching, Mentoring, Service and more — were conferred on six faculty and staff members, along with the college’s Lucy Brock Child Development Laboratory School.