Skip to main content

Appalachian Today

News and events at Appalachian State University
  • Subscribe
  • For the media
  • Contact
  • Events
  • Webcams
  • Podcasts
  • In the News
  • Research & Arts
  • Awards
  • Experts
  • All News
  • Topics
  • Accolades
  • Alumni
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Athletics
  • Awards and Honors
  • Community Engagement
  • Events
  • Faculty and Staff
  • Gifts and Grants
  • Global
  • Health and Wellness
  • Publications
  • Research and Creative Works
  • Safety
  • Scholarships
  • Students
  • Sustainability
☰ Menu
  • Events
  • Webcams
  • Podcasts
  • In the News
  • Research & Arts
  • Awards
  • Experts
  • All News
  • Topics
  • Subscribe
  • For the media
  • Contact

Topic: Community Engagement

Displaying 847 - 864 of 1365
  • Counseling partnership yields positive results for WHS students
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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’
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.

Previous
1
...
46
47
48
49
50
...
76
Next
  • Events
  • Videos
  • Galleries
  • In the News
  • Research & Arts
  • Awards
  • Experts
  • All News
  • Topics
  • Subscribe
  • For the media
  • COVID updates
  • Contact

App State

Copyright 2025 Appalachian State University. All rights reserved.

University Communications
ASU Box 32153
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-6156
[email protected]

Abouts

Disclaimer | EO Policy | Accessibility | Website manager: montaldipa (beltmr) .. | Website Feedback

Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Snapchat